Want to meet yet more never-before-seen mutants from a past that looks like a space opera future? Captain Pryde’s crew has you covered in Marauders #7, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Eleanora Carlini, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Matt Milla, lettered by VC’s Ariana Maher. Stephanie Burt: Hi, Ian! Looks like we’ve got plots…
Jean Grey has that dream again where she hasn’t prepared for a pop quiz, and it’s worth 33% of the entire world’s grade in A.X.E.: X-Men #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Francesco Mobili, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Just when I think it’s going to be a…
We sometimes spend our time talking about deep important stories that challenge what it means to be human. Other times we talk about a dinosaur man. This is a dumb one and I love it. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #353-355 (Sauron) Weapon X – The Draft: Sauron #1 Wolverine/Badrock
Yes, we’re still looking for a name, but welcome back! We’re taking a look again at three big books from across the X-Men Universe. This week, they all feature Wolverine, plus we have a special guest appearance by the Amazing Spider-Man! In Wolverine #24, The Hand takes advantage of the Judgment Day to kill Wolverine…
The world of 2099 is a strange one. A world where mega corporations have consolidated all commerce and life to serve their ends. It would be called late-stage capitalism, but that implies there is an end in sight. Who could imagine such an existence? This is what Kate Pryde and her Marauders face in our…
Gambit and his new ex-marine pal Marissa must rescue young Ororo, along with Marissa’s mom, from a classic hostage situation in a property baron’s mansion on the mighty Mississippi! Plus: snappy answers to costuming questions in Gambit #3, written by Papa Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by VC’s Clayton…
Folks, they say you can never go home again. That has literally, never once, in his entire life, stopped Chris Claremont from trying. We travel to the world of Elsewhen and see all these times creators just, came back and did something weird. X-Men Forever #1-5 X-Factor Forever First X-Men
Legion is possessed, the Altar and all who reside within it are under threat and a judge who can wipe people out of existence with a glance has shown up to hide the evidence of her blasphemous god summoning. This is what happens when you mess about with mutants, gods and omega-level psychics. Legion of…
Let’s celebrate 40 years of the New Mutants (and Ryan Reynolds?!?) in New Mutants #30 from a stacked team of creators!
Everything died. In other news, Space-X reached its inevitable conclusion when one of its test rockets exploded in the upper atmosphere due to a computer malfunction. Elon Musk was unable to comment. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 was written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Rasmus:…
Breaking up sucks. Sometimes you gotta just get together with your best gals and dance it out. Hi, 42-year-old straight guy here for X-TERMINATORS, the comic where Dazzler, Boom-Boom, Jubilee and possibly also Wolverine make bad decisions, blow shit up and fight vampires in a comic so presumably messed up it comes with a mature-readers’…
Well, Sport, it appears that everything has gone tits up and the goodies have to resort to summoning David Bowie to save the day. Meanwhile, an election goes poorly for the bastards and they respond the way bastards always do. And for some reason, people think there’s hope. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4 is written by…
Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to…
Welcome to the first installment of ComicsXF’s new regular X-book review roundup column! With so many X-Men related comics coming out each month, we’ve enlisted a crack duo of writers to tackle an assortment of the notable or intriguing offerings. This week, they kick off the column with three big “Judgment Day” tie-ins! The X-Men…
Gabrielle Kinney is missing! And so are regular co-creator Vita Ayala and Rod Reis! Don’t worry, they’ll all be back soon. In the meantime we’ve got a neat fill-in adventure starring Warpath and… Daken? New Mutants #29, written by Danny Lore, drawn by Guillermo Sanna, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt:…