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Avengers and X-Men Romance Novels?

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Two of Marvel’s hottest heroines will jump from comic books into their own novels! Rogue (X-Men, Uncanny Avengers) and She-Hulk (FF, Avengers) will headline two new novels from Hyperion Books and Marvel Entertainment.

Here’s how Marvel describes the novels:

In The “She-Hulk Diaries,” Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, juggles climbing the corporate ladder by day and battling villains and saving the world by night—all while trying to navigate the dating world to find a Mr. Right who might not mind a sometimes-very big and green girlfriend.

“Rogue Touch,” features one of the most popular X-Men characters, Rogue, a young woman trying to navigate the challenges of everyday life and romance—except that her touch is deadly. After accidentally putting her first boyfriend in a coma, she runs away from home where, she meets the handsome and otherworldly James and sparks fly. Like Rogue, however, James’ life is hardly simple. To elude his mysterious and dangerous family, James shaves his head, dons all black. Stealing a car, they head out on the highway and eventually, Rogue has to decide whether she will unleash her devastating powers in order to save the only man alive who seems to truly understand her.”

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In the comics Rogue has been in an ongoing triangle with Gambit and Magneto but is currently solo. She-Hulk’s conquests include Hercules, Juggernaut and Wyatt Wingfoot. Let’s hope Rogue and Jen find better luck at love in the novels!

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First Villain of All-New X-MEN

All-New X-Men #7 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #7 courtesy Marvel

The young Scott Summers goes on a solo mission of hope and heartbreak and runs into one of the greatest X-Men’s greatest enemies he hasn’t fought yet in this week’s All-New X-Men #7.

Mystique smells fresh blood and never misses an opportunity to manipulate. The shapeshifter targets Cyclops with unexpected results. There are moments when you think the innocence of the boy who will become Cyclops might just charm Raven. That’s the beauty of Brian Michael Bendis’s storytelling. Bringing the past into the present has infused the X-Men family with fresh energy and emotion. Don’t tell me you didn’t choke up on that final page. Bendis goes right  Continue reading First Villain of All-New X-MEN

Why An All-Female X-MEN

 

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

The WOMEN of the Children of the Atom take the spotlight in the latest Marvel Now X-book! Brian Wood left the (adjectiveless) X-Men book a few months back after a thrilling arc with Storm leading Psylocke, Domino, Colossus and Pixie in a modern story that still reminded me of the Chris Claremont/Paul Smith era. David Lopez was the artist on this Proto-Mutants arc.

  Wood is back with a brand new X-Men #1 with Olivier Coipel on art this April. The new book will have an all-female cast: Jubilee, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde and Rachel Grey. Wood tells Comics Newsarama why the new book features an all X-Women cast.

  “It’s impossible to say what’s going to happen way down the road, but there has been zero talk of changing the lineup to include a male character, not from my editor on up the chain of command to [Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso]. But while the core cast of the book is these six women, this is not a title designed to be devoid of all men. I’m sure they’ll be some appearing as guests in arcs as needed… it would be sort of boring without it, and sort of a waste of chances for good character moments.

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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Wish List!

Uncanny X-Men #141 courtesy Marvel.com

Director Bryan Singer keeps delivering Uncanny casting news! Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore and Ellen Page are reprising their roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Stars from the original three films will join stars of X-Men: First Class  including Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Jennifer Lawrence.

 

The film will be based on the classic storyline in which mutants from the future try to change the past.

 

My geeky brain starting thinking of what else would make this sequel even more Astonishing X-fans! Here are 8 wishes:

 

X1 Hugh Jackman leading the real Last Stand! In the classic Days of Future Past storyline Logan leads the underground resistance in a future North America ruled by Sentinels. Magneto, Storm, Colossus and Kitty Pryde (now Kate Rasputin) are the only surviving X-Men. The heroes eventually break out of their concentration camp and join Logan on a suicide raid on Sentinel headquarters. Hugh Jackman is set to return so he could play the aging Logan on his last mission.

Uncanny X-Men #466 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #466 courtesy Marvel

X2  Rachel Summers! The daughter of Scott and Jean is the key to the story. Rachel is telepathic and telekinetic like her mother and uses her psionic powers to send Kate’s mind into the present day body of a younger Kitty Pryde who must convince the X-Men to prevent an assassination that will lead to this dark future. Bryce Dallas Howard (yes I know she’s already been in a Spidey movie) would be perfect as tragic daughter of Scott and Jean. Rachel was forced to be a “Hound” and track down fellow mutants. In the comic books Rachel escaped the future and went into the past became the new Phoenix and joined the X-Men. She currently teaches as the Jean Grey School.

 

X3  Franklin Richards! The last surviving member of the Fantastic Four is in love with Rachel. The son of Reed and Susan Storm Richards is in the camp with the surviving X-Men and I won’t reveal his final fate. Mark Millar’s new role as Creative Consultant for the Fox controlled Marvel franchises includes the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four. This film could serve as a reboot point for both franchises similar to J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek.

 

X4  Kitty Pryde/Kate Rasputin! Ellen Page is back so will she play the future Kate? Kitty is married to Colossus (as it should be!) but agrees to have her mind travel into the past to rally the X-Men to stop a chain of events leading to the dark future.
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Singer Calls X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST “Epic”

Uncanny X-Men #141 courtesy Marvel.com

  Can Director Bryan Singer take one of the greatest X-Men storylines and translate it to the big screen? X-Men from past and future must work together to prevent a dark future in which mutants are hunted by those relentless robots, the Sentinels. Singer talked in the upcoming issue of Empire magazine about X-Men: Days of Future Past.

  “It’s epic. I don’t think people realise how big this movie’s going to be. We get to bring both casts together.”

  The fan favorite story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne involves elements of time travel and attempts to change the future. How will that translate?

  “We’ve cracked it in a way that it makes sense. I had a two-hour conversation with James Cameron about time travel, string theory, multiverses and all that. You have to create your rules and stick with them. That’s why Terminator and Back To The Future work so well. And there are certain mechanisms in X-Men, certain powers, perceptions and characters, that make this possible.”

“It has a lot of aspects of the comic. The actual comic of Days Of Future Past had a whole ton of stuff going on, so it’s like any of these things; you have to distill it. But I think the fans will be pleased that some of the most exciting parts of Days Of Future Past are going to be connected to this movie.”

For more of Singer’s interview check the upcoming Empire magazine.

Singer revealed via Twitter over the weekend that Ellen Page, Anna Paquin and Shawn Ashmore will reprise their roles as Kitty Pryde, Rogue and Iceman.

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Anna Paquin, Ellen Page In X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Uncanny X-Men #141 courtesy Marvel.com

Anna Paquin (True Blood) will reprise her role as Rogue in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Ellen Page will return to the franchise as Kitty Pryde. Shawn Ashmore reprises his role as Bobby Drake aka Iceman. Director Bryan Singer revealed the casting via Twitter.

Singer directed the first two X-Men films. Brett Ratner directed the X-Men: The Last Stand which was Page’s first X-film. If the film follows the classic comic book storyline Kitty is the critical character. The X-Men of the future send Kitty’s future mind into the past to prevent as assassination that will lead to the massive slaughter and enslavement of mutants and all super heroes.

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, along with Paquin, Ashmore and Page will join the cast of X-Men: First Class (Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence) for the upcoming sequel.

Is it only a matter of time before we hear that James Marsden, Halle Berry and Daniel Cudmore are back as Cyclops, Storm and Colossus?

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