DEATH OF WOLVERINE, STORM Solo & What’s AXIS

Death of Wolverine courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine courtesy Marvel

The final fight of Wolverine, a brand new Storm ongoing, Cyclops solo and more X-Men news at  Marvel’s Wolverine: 3 Months To Die panel at Chicago Entertainment and Comic Expo.
X-Men Executive Editor Mike Marts explained 3 Months to Die will be in issues Wolverine #8- 12 by Paul Cornell, Kris Anka and Pete Woods.

 

“This is the lead up to the big event the death of Wolverine. The story of Wolverine losing his healing factor started three months back and it’s incredible,” said Marts. Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE, STORM Solo & What’s AXIS

Top 5 New Comic Book Picks For March 5, 2014

Forever Evil #6 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil #6 courtesy DC Comics

Forever Evil #6 DC Comics, DON’T KILL NIGHTWING! Batman and Lex Luthor’s strange alliance of rogues takes the fight to the Crime Syndicate while a hero’s life is in the balance! It’s the penultimate issue by Geoff Johns and David Finch that promises the “final fate of Nightwing.”

Also this week: Forever Evil: Arkham War #6 is Bane vs. Scarecrow’s army for control of Gotham City by Peter Tomasi.

 

 

Magneto #1 The Master of Magnetism is doing things his way! Young mutants are under attack. S.H.I.E.L.D. has their own Sentinels. Erik has severed ties with Cyclops, refused Mystique’s alliance offer and gone solo in his fight to save mutantkind. Continue reading Top 5 New Comic Book Picks For March 5, 2014

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 Preview

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine and the X-Men#1 arrives this week after the Graduation Day and final issue from writer Jason Aaron last week.

 

Writer Jason Latour and artist Mahmud Asrar are the new creative team as we picked up the story of the strange kids of the Jean Grey School.

 

The change in creative team and relaunch comes after a major change in Wolverine – he’s lost his healing factor and left the school he founded. Continue reading WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 Preview

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Grading the Teachers

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

When a fan-favorite writer exits a popular book fans can get nervous. Jason Latour is taking over Wolverine and the X-Men from Jason Aaron who started the strange saga of Logan and the kids of the Jean Grey School.

 

The change comes after a major change in Wolverine – he’s lost his healing factor. Latour tells Comic Book Resources how Logan’s new status quo will impact the book:

 

“Up to now it’s all began and ended with Logan. It’s his strength this school is built on the back of. His reputation for being the unkillable badass has been their insurance policy. Continue reading WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Grading the Teachers

X-MEN Apocalypse 2016 – What Might Be!

X-Men #182 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #182 courtesy Marvel

With one tweet X-Men director Bryan Singer signals the mutant Apocalypse!
X-Men Apocalypse 2016

 

X-Men: Days of Future Past hits in May 2014 and it looks like Fox is charging ahead with a new film starring the Children of the Atom against one of their most powerful enemies.

 

Apocalypse (created by legendary writer Louise Simonson and artist Walt Simonson) is an immortal mutant with multiple powers. The “First Mutant” named En Sabah Nur has been manipulating his race since the days of ancient Egypt Continue reading X-MEN Apocalypse 2016 – What Might Be!

Quentin Comeback in WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

One of the most surprising comic book comebacks continues with a new volume of Wolverine and the X-Men in 2014. Writer Jason Latour and artist Mahmud Asrar are the creative team on the second volume launching in March as revealed by IGN.

 

Love him, hate him or love to hate him – Quentin Quire will become “one of the biggest players of the book.” Continue reading Quentin Comeback in WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN New Team Revealed

Wolverine and the X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

School’s back in session with new headmasters!

 

Writer Jason Latour and artist Mahmud Asrar are the creative team on a relaunched Wolverine and the X-Men in 2014 as revealed by IGN.

 

Current writer Jason Aaron just launched Amazing X-Men and will end his Wolverine and the X-Men run with issue 42 in February. The Jean Grey School will remain open as the new team takes over with a brand new number one in March. The new series explores what happens during summer semester. Fantomex joins the teaching staff. Continue reading WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN New Team Revealed

Top 10 X-MEN Stories (10 to 6)

Uncanny X-Men #127 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #127 courtesy Marvel

 

X-Men Battle of the Atom kicks off this week with mutants from the past, present and future in a time twisting tale to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Children of the Atom.

 

After years of reading (the X-Men was my first comic book ever) and a lot of thinking about the great epics of mutant past here are my top ten picks for the best X-Men storylines.

 

Here is our #10-#6: Continue reading Top 10 X-MEN Stories (10 to 6)