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Fallen Angels (2019) nostalgia in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Psylocke #6

Dan Grote1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Oh, that’s right, Psylocke had a kid. We first found out about Himeko in Fallen Angels (2019), where it’s revealed she died overdosing on an AI-infused drug (See kids, AI is bad; don’t let it do your homework for you). Later, in Hellions, Mister Sinister uses the promise of resurrecting Himeko to keep Kwannon in…

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  • X-Men

Great art masks familiar beats in Marvel’s Psylocke #3

Scott Redmond3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Kwannon is hot on the trail of a mutant trafficking ring, but a dangerous new villain is tracking her. Has her past come back to haunt her, or has her investigation made her new enemies? And will the help of her lover, John Greycrow, be enough to turn the tide? Psylocke #3 is written by Alyssa…

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Kwannon checks on her boyfriend in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Psylocke #3

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

In Psylocke, a woman trained from childhood to be a weapon seeks to protect children from mutant traffickers. In Laura Kinney: Wolverine, a woman created in a lab to be a weapon seeks to protect young mutants from being exploited by the criminal underworld. In Magik, a woman trained from childhood to be a (magical)…

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  • X-Men

Mutant torture porn in Psylocke #2

Scott Redmond4 months ago4 months ago09 mins

With blood on her hands, Psylocke’s new life is already crumbling. Can she still be the hero the world needs her to be? And how will Shinobi Shaw help her with that? Psylocke #2 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratu, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. If there is…

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  • X-Men

The X-Men’s Kwannon takes a vacation … OF PAIN … in Psylocke #1

Scott Redmond6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…

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Part 2 of our From the Ashes series guide proves all the best X-Men are women … and Sentinels?

Jake Murray9 months ago9 months ago026 mins

So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…

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Psylocke to get her own solo series from Wong and Carratù

Dan Grote10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Cyclops and Psylocke’s relationship has come a long way. Think about it. Thirty or so years ago, a version of Psylocke that was a hybrid of Betsy Braddock and the assassin Kwannon tried to seduce Scott Summers by licking motor oil off his face, scaring him so badly that he ran away to Alaska (Fun…

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Rachel’s had enough of Moira and her BS in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Dead X-Men #4

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

Rachel Summers isn’t having the best Fall of X. Separated from her girlfriend, lied to by Charles Xavier, shot by Charles Xavier. Just a bummer of a time. But she also doesn’t need Charles unmaking Krakoa and thereby erasing her first textual queer relationship. Either way, she is done with Moira and her bullsh–. Check…

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Rise from your grave in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Dead X-Men #1

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

Previously, in Dead X-Men: Remember that? Fun times. Even with resurrection seemingly off the table for now, mutants are finding all sorts of ways to come back. Jean Grey found herself communing with the Phoenix Force again in the White Hot Room. X-Force has a clone of Beast circa his New Defenders era just lying…

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  • X-Men

Bobby’s Back in Astonishing Iceman #1

Stephanie Burt and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago018 mins

You thought Iceman died in the Fall of X? Not quite: He almost melted, but he got revived by … the power of love? Stay frosty with Astonishing Iceman #1, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Travis Lanham. Stephanie: This first issue in a spate of…

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