The feelings of exhaustion, oscillating to exasperation and back again; the anger, masking sadness; the wounds that I keep seeing over and over and over again. I was tempted to say I was tired, but that is a lie. I am not tired. I am traumatized. And I am not alone. Comics are many things,…
The Sins Of Sinister continue bearing fruit in Storm And The Brotherhood Of Mutants #2 by Al Ewing, Andrea Di Vito, Jim Charalampidis, Rachelle Rosenberg and Ariana Maher. Expectations are a (pick your curse word), arenāt they? More than just a way to ensure disappointment, they color how we view people. View experiences. View art. …
Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable āRo hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, itās Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VCās Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you…
Whoās that kid who looks so much like Storm, and what is she doing in Cairoā¦ Illinois? Also, Gambit is there. Chris Claremont returns to chronicle a lost adventure of the Rajinā Cajun in Gambit #1, written by Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Marvelās…
The women in his life bail out TāChalla in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future. At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy…
The Red planet sits on the intergalatic chess board, used as a pawn with no regard for its inhabitants. A union, a Brotherhood, in needed to assist it. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Cory Petit bring the thunder in X-Men Red #2 Jude: Joy has been in short supply. The specter of judicial…
I just think Storm. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #151-152 (The Hellfire Gambit) Uncanny X-Men #169-170 (Morlocks) Marauders #20 (Windriders)
As Shuriās investigation into an assassination ring continues, Omalola comes truly into her own. Black Panther #4 is written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Ibrahim Moustafa, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black women take center stage in Black Panther #4. Do these characters own the moment as…
Heavy is the head the wears the crown of Sol. Storm is the stranger in the strange land of Arakko and upstarts plot at the every turn. But come at the queen, you best not miss. Al Ewing, Guiu Vilanova, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher deliver SWORD #8. Nola Pfau: Well, after the entire month…
On the eve of the Hellfire Gala, the Marauders reminisce about a goddess. Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado, Chris Sotomayor and Cory Petit deliver Marauders #20. Ian Gregory: Marauders is back with an issue Iām not really sure how to categorize. With our main cast celebrating Stormās departure from the team, it feels like…
Diplomatic tensions between humans and mutants heighten and Cherub gets the spotlight as Children Of The Atom continues! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham take us deeper into the lives of these Maybe Not Mutants in Children of the Atom #2. Kenneth Laster: Here we are once again! Another issue and another…
Under the protection of Krakoa, the Champions find one of their own has possibly sold them out in Champions #4 written by Eve L. Ewing, art by Bob Quinn, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Clayton Cowles Eve Ewing is a gift. She understands how younger people think, talk and act. She understands historical…
This Editorial comes to us from Everett Christensen. Stories matter, representation matters. Representation impacts how we see others as well as how we see ourselves. If there is a direct critique to be leveled at the X-Men franchise as a whole on this point it is the lack of stories that directly address the present state…
Name: Callisto Code Names: Callisto First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #169 (May ā83) Powers: Heightened senses and reflexes Teams Affiliation: Morlocks, Excalibur About There is a certain strength in deciding to abandon the modern world. Shed the trappings of everyday life and form a new society free of the glares of the ānormal peopleā who mock you. It wouldnāt matter what you…