In A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2, a moody teen raises hell and writes poetry, the Deviants come to the rescue, Ikaris steals the mic and Sersi spearheads a jailbreak. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Guimarães and lettered by Travis Lanham. Mark Turetsky: You know, sometimes I think back…
In Immortal X-Men #6, Sebastian Shaw faces his past, helps Exodus through a trying time, strikes a bargain against mutantkind, faces judgment, strikes another bargain for mutantkind and comes face to face with Righteousness. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and designed by Tom Muller…
All the forces in Otherworld rush to the grand finale in Knights of X #5, but is this really the end? Written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher. Karen: Nola, we’ve made it to the end! Rachel and Betsy are in love, this issue has…
Upon discovering that Captain America doesn’t live up to God’s standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as you’d expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Presents Our Son Pete Episode 2: The One Where They Go to Genosha In the second episode of WMQ&A’s Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast dedicated to British mutant superspy Pete Wisdom – being made available beyond the paywall for all you freeloaders out there – Austin Gorton helps Dan Grote break down X-Men…
Austin Gorton: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the inaugural series of X-Men trading cards, all featuring art from superstar artist Jim Lee (30 years?!? God, I’m old). To celebrate, Abrams ComicArts recently released a hardcover collection of the 100-card set, presenting the cards (front and back) on slick paper (slightly…
Judgment Day strikes the X-Men in X-Men #13, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by CF Villa, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Welcome Stephanie! Glad to have you on as we transition into year two of this series. Hell of an issue to guest on too! Stephanie Burt: Big fan…
The heroic faction of the Eternals steps into the Judgment Day spotlight, dealing a decisive strike against the anti-mutant war machine in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Villanova, colored by Dijjo Lima and lettered by Travis Lanham. Karen Charm: I don’t know about you, Mark, but I’ve…
Dingdang, this arc of New Mutants has been a corker. Vita Ayala and Rod Reis have performed a deep examination of who Illyana Rasputina and Madelyne Pryor are in the modern age, and how Limbo is a place one of them needs to move beyond while the other can repurpose it to gain agency. Check…
Rascally Roy Thomas launches a new volume of tales from the X-Men’s past with a rookie Wolverine teaming up with…Jack O’Diamonds (?!?) in X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1, written by Roy Thomas, drawn by Dave Wachter, colored by Edgar Delgado and lettered by Joe Caramagna. X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1 kicks off a new volume…
In this installment, The X-Men fight giant monsters, unwittingly allowing Tony Stark ample time to build a god in his own image. This will surely end well. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: Salutations, True Believers! It’s ya…
An ancient codex. A treatise studied for millenia(-ish). The mystery at the heart of the psychic attack on the Quiet Council. Keen-eyed readers may have noticed this page in the recently-released Immortal X-Men #5. What they may not have noticed is the Easter egg contained within it. Let’s explore! Bits and Bytes On the surface, this…
How much power does belief really hold? Krakoa is in crisis as mutants question their belief in their leaders, their peers, and their Gods. It’s up to Nightcrawler (after a steamy night and following day with the Weaponless Zsen) and the Legionnaires to answer this question in Legion of X #4, written by Si Spurrier,…
Good Comics, like other great literary works, can be read and understood on two planes: a literal one and a metaphorical/metaphysical one. Take the Bible: You can read it literally and get some great superhero action, or metaphorically and learn to, you know, love people or whatever. And while people’s interpretation of the Bible can too…
Exodus is in the spotlight as “AXE: Judgment Day” tests the faith of mutantkind’s most devout acolyte in Immortal X-Men #5, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Michele Bandini, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and designed by Tom Muller and Jay Bowen. Mark Turetsky: Greetings, Austin! As the counter ticks down toward…