X-MEN on TRIAL

 

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

The mutants enter the All-New Marvel Now and will undergo a Trial. Marvel revealed this teaser but what does it mean?

 

Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immomen are the creative team so it must in involved the All-New X-Men.

 

Trial is in the aftermath of Battle of the Atom – the war between X-Men from the past, present and future.

 

The Phoenix always comes back so is this a trial by fire? Or a Battle to be the Phoenix. Continue reading X-MEN on TRIAL

Nightcrawler’s Amazing X-Men Return

Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

One of the most beloved X-Men (and my personal favorite) is still dead. Kurt made the ultimate sacrifice to save Hope Summers in the Second Coming epic because he had faith she could save the mutant race.

 

Since when has death stopped the return of a favorite character?

 

Jason Aaron takes on a second X-book to go in search of Nightcrawler in Amazing X-Men #1. Continue reading Nightcrawler’s Amazing X-Men Return

UNCANNY X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Previews a New PHOENIX

Uncanny X-Men #13 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #13 courtesy Marvel

Will Quentin Quire become the new Phoenix?

 

It sure looks like Kid Omega will become Kid Phoenix in this Uncanny X-Men #13 preview courtesy Marvel.

 

X-Men from past, present and future are locked in a Battle of the Atom. Mutants from the future including a descendant of Professor X and Jean Grey have come to the present to make sure the original five X-Men go back to the past. Continue reading UNCANNY X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Previews a New PHOENIX

X-MEN #5 Review X-Men on the Run

xmen 5 art adamsYoung Jean Grey and Scott Summers are on the run in chapter three of Battle of the Atom. X-Men from the future have arrived in the Marvel Now with orders to make sure the original five students of Xavier go back to their past.

 

X-Men #5 is a fast-paced ride as X-Men rush to confront the teen fugitives. Writer Brian Wood continues to explore the divide between Storm and Rachel Grey and the splintering is spreading among the mutants as they question what’s the right thing to do:

Continue reading X-MEN #5 Review X-Men on the Run

X-Men vs. Inhumans, Kitty Pryde Defects?

Uncanny X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel

When Inhumanity spreads across Earth how will the mutants react?

 

The events of Infinity will strike Black Bolt and his loyal subjects directly then cascade across the planet.

 

The X-Men are already dealing with a surge in new mutants. Is there room for an explosion of mutants and Inhumans?

 

Brian Michael Bendis will take on the potential conflict in Uncanny X-Men: Continue reading X-Men vs. Inhumans, Kitty Pryde Defects?

X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Preview

X-Men #6 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #6 courtesy Marvel

The all-female X-Men book becomes part of the big 50th Anniversary crossover epic. X-Men #5 and #6 are key chapters in X-Men: Battle of the Atom.

 

Writer Brian Wood tells Marvel.com Rachel Grey will have an important interaction with the young Jean Grey and (while not spoiling last week’s chapter two) one of the Future X-Men:

 

“The story dictated it, really; there are crucial points in the story where it’s really a telepath’s time to shine, Continue reading X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Preview