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

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley6 months ago6 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 #48 cover
  • X-Men

X-Chat #15: The end is nigh — and a hot mess.

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley1 year ago1 year ago027 mins

It’s all coming to an end in X-Chat #15! In X-Men #33, the series continues to go out with a whimper from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. X-Force #50 comes to some kind of a conclusion from Ben Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. And Wolverine #47-48 features a fight…

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X-Chat #14
  • X-Men

Corporate synergy takes its toll in X-Chat #14!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley1 year ago1 year ago024 mins

The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no one’s favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take…

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  • X-Men

‘Tis the season for retcons in X-Men Blue: Origins!

Stephanie Burt and Tony Thornley1 year ago1 year ago021 mins

The Krakoan era draws closer to the end with a massive retcon in X-Men Blue: Origins by Si Spurrier, Marcus To, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Ceci De La Cruz, and Joe Caramagna! Tony Thornley: Oh my goodness, I don’t think any of us quite knew what to expect with this. I think we can probably…

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X-Chat #12
  • X-Men

Big fights and big reveals heat up the Fall of X in X-Chat #12!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago021 mins

The Fall of X is here in X-Chat #12! In X-Men #28, Firestar takes center stage as embraces her role as an X-Spy from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #46, Colossus finally breaks free of Mikhail from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And in Uncanny Avengers…

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X-Chat #11
  • X-Men

The X has fallen in X-Chat #11!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago020 mins

The Fall of X is here in an all new X-Chat! Shadowkat is out for blood, Firestar is in over her head and Iron Man and Emma Frost screw up in X-Men #26 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Jim Towe & Javier Pina, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In X-Force…

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X-Chat #10 X-Force title banner
  • X-Men

Some threads are tightening more than others as Fall of X looms in X-Chat #10

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago030 mins

The build up to Fall of X continues in X-Chat #10! Too much happens in X-Men #24 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Wolverine and Beast’s war continues to escalate in Wolverine #34 by Ben Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Fran D’Armata, and Cory Petit The war across time continues in X-Force…

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X-Chat #9
  • X-Men

X-Chat #9: the Fall of X looms in X-Men #22 and more!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago023 mins

X-Chat returns with three big issues! The war between Logan and Beast escalates in Wolverine #33 by Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Frank Martin, Orchis wages war on Krakoa in X-Men #22 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Kid Omega returns in X-Force #40 from Percy, Robert Hack, Paul Davidson, Guru-eFx,…

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Beast from X-Force #38
  • X-Men

Battle Broods, Beasts, and Omni-Mutants in X-Chat #8!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago020 mins

A few important events have happened since we last met! Welcome to X-Chat #8! In X-Men #18, the Brood invade and have captured Corsair, but King Broo is nowhere to be found, from Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Clayton Cowles! The Beast Protocol begins in Wolverine #30 from Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp,…

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  • X-Men

X-Chat #7 Features Clones, Clones, Everywhere!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

We’re a little behind but a few important events have happened since we last met! In X-Force #37, we finally meet the head of Xeno, the Man with the Peacock Tattoo, from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! Meanwhile, “Inferno II Electric Boogaloo” ends in Dark Web Finale #1 from Zeb Wells, Adam…

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X-Men #16 - Forge & Caliban suit
  • X-Men

X-Men #16 leads the pack as X-Chat pops the popcorn!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley3 years ago3 years ago018 mins

We’re a little behind but the line rolls on! Welcome back to our fourth installment of X-Chat! In X-Men #16, Forge dives into the Vault from Gerry Duggan, Josh Cassara, Guru-eFx, and Clayton Cowles. It goes badly. The girls get in deep in X-Terminators #2 from Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham….

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  • X-Men

X-Men #15 Re-Opens the Vault in This Week’s X-Chat!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley3 years ago3 years ago019 mins

Branding reigns supreme, as we join our Batman and Superman-centric chat counterparts with X-Chat! In X-Men #15, Forge brings the team back to the Vault from Gerry Duggan, Josh Cassara, Guru-eFx, and Clayton Cowles. It’s just a mission to rescue Darwin. Surely nothing will go badly. Kraven challenges the biggest and baddest mutants on Krakoa…

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