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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
IT’S MECH VS MECH! Otto Octavius’ Spider-Slayer Sentinel vs. Team Spider-Punk’s Spider-Van Mech! Giant robots punching each other in the middle of the city! All this in Spider-Punk: Arms Race #4, written by Cody Ziglar, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Morry Hollowell and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. The comic opens as the Spider-Robot…
‘ It was the last week of July, 2019. House of X #1 had come out and I wasn’t convinced. I loved the artwork. I was interested in what Jonathan Hickman was setting up. My growing group of comics-obsessed friends were already proclaiming it a hit. But I was still spending that week being the…
Six months ago, Tony Stark sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif have begun to do the same for other lost heroes, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change… Now they must band…