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Doug Ramsey’s Ego trip ends in Marvel’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale

Adam Reck, Dan Grote, Tony Thornley, Austin Gorton and Scott Redmond2 weeks ago2 weeks ago010 mins

“I have plotted the way forward for this species. For this world. For all of us. I do not do this out of anger, but of love.” Welcome to the Age of Revelation Finale.

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  • X-Men

X things we know about the X-Men’s Age of Revelation from the Overture issue

Dan Grote and Austin Gorton3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

X years later, the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi — a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse, Doug Ramsey. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 is written by Jed…

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  • News

Cyclops does the time warp again in this preview of X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

This week’s X-Men #22 ended with Cyclops getting a headache. It turns out he was about to engage in that time-honored X-Men tradition, PSYCHIC TIME TRAVEL! This preview of next week’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 shows Scott waking up 10 years in the future, surrounded by a random assortment of mutant resistance members,…

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  • News

It’s Doug’s world, we’re just living in it as Marvel announces X-Men: Age of Revelation

Dan Grote6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Last week, Marvel gave us one of its classic teasers, showing Cyclops and a bunch of other mutants hanging from St. Andrew’s crosses like that one time the Reavers did it to Wolverine and we all loved it. On Wednesday, Marvel announced Age of Revelation, a fall event that asks, “What if Age of Apocalypse…

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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 Thornley1 year ago1 year ago012 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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  • X-Men

X-Chat catches up with Sentinels, X-Men and Phoenix

Tony Thornley and Matthew Lazorwitz1 year ago1 year ago014 mins

The bad guys take the lead in Sentinels #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Travis Lanham.  Quiet, psychic rescue in progress, again, in X-Men #5, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia,…

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  • News

Mom and Dad are already fighting as Marvel announces X-Men Raid on Graymalkin crossover

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Jeez, it hasn’t even been three months, and Cyclops is Schism-ing with someone already? While one of the complaints of the early months of the X-Men’s From the Ashes era is how disconnected the many books feel from each other, both in tone and continuity, Marvel on Tuesday announced the line’s first mini crossover in…

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  • X-Men

Aliens attack but not really in X-Men #2

Tony Thornley and Austin Gorton1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO! ALIENS HAVE INVADED THE CITY BY THE BAY! THANKFULLY, THE X-MEN ARE ON THE WAY! Writer Jed MacKay, artist Ryan Stegman, inker JP Mayer, colorist Marte Gracia and letterer Clayton Cowles take us into the belly of the beast as things are more than what they seem in X-Men #2! Tony Thornley:…

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X-Men #1 - Cover
  • X-Men

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

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago014 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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  • News

Cyclops leads the revolution again as Marvel spills tea on X-Men by MacKay and Stegman

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Remember revolutionary-era Cyclops from the Brian Michael Bendis era? Remember how good it felt to see him tell off Trish Tilby in this week’s X-Men ’97? What if I told you that Cyclops is still around? That after the Fall of Krakoa, he puts down the cheesesteak and starts getting real? That appears to be…

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  • Venom

Three Teams Conclude Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4

Forrest Hollingsworth5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 by Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono, Declan Shalvey, Stephen Mooney, Ed Brisson, Scott Hepburn, Andres Mossa, and Joe Sabino. Carnage Beyond – Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono Early in writer Stegman’s follow-up to the penultimate Venom Beyond arc, an alternate universe version of Dylan Brock’s mother and…

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