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Marvel’s Star Wars #1 enters the era of the New New Republic

Austin Gorton, Scott Redmond and Tony Thornley2 weeks ago2 weeks ago026 mins

Darth Vader is dead! The New Republic lives! Moff Adelhard (you all remember him, right?) is defeated! For the first time, Marvel’s second run of Star Wars comics drops the Star Warriors into an ongoing series set in the post-Original Trilogy era in Star Wars #1, written by Alex Segura, drawn by Phil Noto and…

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  • Star Wars

Alex Segura On Taking Marvel’s Star Wars Into A New Era

Matthew Lazorwitz2 weeks ago2 weeks ago015 mins

May the Fourth and Revenge of the Fifth may have passed for this year, but that doesn’t mean we, or the pop culture landscape, are done with Star Wars. With a new volume of Marvel’s Star Wars ongoing launching this past Wednesday, writer and Star Wars fan Matt Lazorwitz was able to sit down with…

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  • News

Nevermind the asterisk, it’s the New Avengers after all this June

Austin Gorton3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

Following hot on the heels of the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its, “yes, that asterisk in our title is there for a reason” reveal, Marvel on Wednesday announced that Sam Humphries and Ton Lima’s previously announced Thunderbolts series set to debut in June will actually be a New Avengers series. Synergy!…

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  • X-Men

Exceptional X-Men #7 sidesteps the X-Manhunt for other sins of the past

Stephanie Burt2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

Who’s that man with the horns of a ram and your most personal data in the palm of his twitchy hand? It’s Sheldon Xenos, gene-editing superfan, and he’s got a frightening plan in Exceptional X-Men #7, written by Eve Ewing (whom we stan), drawn by Carmen Carnero (who follows her plan), colored by Nolan Woodard…

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  • X-Men

In X-Men #10, if you mess with Cyclops, you get the boom(boom)

Scott Redmond and Tony Thornley4 months ago4 months ago024 mins

Scott Summers burns it ALL down in an issue that shows what this series really can be! X-Men #10 from Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Cyclops has unleashed hell, and I am here for it. Scott [Redmon, not Summers], welcome welcome! Scott Redmond: Thanks for having me!…

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  • X-Men

X-Chat #18: An all new All New Wolverine and the best issue of X-Men yet!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley5 months ago5 months ago023 mins

The X-Men shows you DON’T mess with them, in X-Men #8, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Laura Kinney FINALLY gets her own book again in Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1, written by Erica Schultz, art by…

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Wolverine #3 - cover image
  • Wolverine

Wolverine #3 Does Lone Wolf and Cub with a Wendigo, to pleasing effect.

Scott Redmond6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

As reviewers, we often have access to issues a few days — sometimes week — ahead of time, depending on the publisher and the particular issue. Gives us time to really soak things in and perhaps revisit them a few times before putting proverbial pen to paper and recording our thoughts. As I cracked open…

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  • Marvel

Remember that Halloween When Carnage Conquered Universal Studios?

Tony Thornley7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

When you think of getting scared at Halloween, you probably don’t think of Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park, or how the Marvel Universe could get scary. However, several years before Disney bought Marvel and later incorporated it into their theme parks’ Halloween celebrations, Universal Studios spooked up the House of Ideas, with some…

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Avengers #19 - Cover
  • Avengers

Avengers #19 Puts Doctor Doom at the controls of the trolley

Scott Redmond7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Doctor Doom is the Sorcerer Supreme now, and he’s got a question for the Avengers in Avengers #19, written by Jed MacKay, art by Farid Karami, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit When the term “thought experiment” is thrown out, no doubt most minds tend to turn toward one of the most…

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  • Wolverine

Wolverine #2 queues up Wendigo as the series keeps playing the hits

Scott Redmond7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Still in in the wild, Wolverine experiences more blasts from the past as he has to evade both Department H and Wendigo! But this new Wendigo isn’t all that he seems in Wolverine #2 written by Salad Ahmed, drawn by Martîn Cóccolo, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Cory Petit! From the ashes, a…

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  • X-Men

The Top 10 Scantily-Clad X-Men Looks

Adam Reck8 months ago8 months ago014 mins

Do you like half-nekkid superheroes? Of course you do. And Marvel is betting on it! It’s right there in the promo language for the Rogue: The Savage Land miniseries slated for January, with Polygon quoting writer Tim Seeley as saying the series will allow him to “utilize [his] love for ’80s X-Men, Jim Lee, Chris…

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X-Chat #16 - Phoenix #2
  • X-Men

Wolverine gets revenge and Phoenix heads into space in X-Chat #16!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley9 months ago9 months ago022 mins

He’s the best there is at what he does, and apparently what he does is take revenge! It’s Wolverine: Revenge #1 from Jonathan Hickman, Greg Capullo, Tim Townsend, and Cory Petit! And Jean Grey takes to the stars in Phoenix #1 & 2 from Stephanie Phillips, Alessandro Miracolo, David Curiel and Petit! Tony Thornley: Hey…

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  • Avengers

Avengers #17 has the Avengers saying, “it’s Storm, I know her!”

Scott Redmond9 months ago9 months ago09 mins

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. A tagline long attributed to the gathered heroes known as the Avengers (one they might have given themselves, who can say). Yet, how mighty can a team of heroes be when they routinely ignore some of the most powerful beings around? Who just happens to be mutants, by the way. Don’t worry…

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X-Men #1 - Cover
  • X-Men

X-Men #1 is here, and we’re feeling … fine

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley11 months ago11 months ago026 mins

The X-Men rise from the ashes! Yes, that’s what we’re going with for the flagship debut. X-Men #1 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Ryan Stegman, inked by JP Mayer, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: I feel like there’s about 10 different clichés we could use for the…

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X-Men: Blood Hunt - Magik #1 - Cover
  • X-Men

Illyana Lights up the Night in X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1!

Latonya Pennington11 months ago11 months ago09 mins

When X-Men: Blood Hunt Magik #1 begins, Illyana Rasputina is reminiscing about a childhood story of the warrior knight Ilya Muromets. He was a sickly child confined to bed for 33 years until he was miraculously healed by two strangers and gifted with super strength. From there, he became a hero who fought against darkness….

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