NEW HELLFIRE CLUB CLUE in MIGHTY THOR?

The Hellfire Club on X-Men Legacy #210 courtesy Marvel
The Hellfire Club on X-Men Legacy #210 courtesy Marvel

The identity of the new Hellfire Club is a big mystery in Uncanny X-Men by Cullen Bunn since the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now began.

Mystique and Fantomex appear to be working for the cabal of rich villains and we’ve even seen the Hellfire Club soldiers in the classic uniform from the Chris Claremont/John Byrne era. Magneto appears to be joining the Club in a future issue. Is the new Hellfire Club exploiting the current mutant crisis or trying to solve it?

Who is in the new Hellfire Club?

We may have been a big clue to the X-Men mystery this week in the pages of….The Mighty Thor? Continue reading NEW HELLFIRE CLUB CLUE in MIGHTY THOR?

ONLY THE X-MEN, How Mutants Always Make a Comeback

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

Mutants are under fire again in Extraordinary X-Men #1 as Terrigen Cloud is attacking, killing and sterilizing the Children of the Atom. Writer Jeff Lemire is charting the course for the mutants with this new genetic threat as a catalyst for change and drama ahead.

The X-Men have have had it tough and tragic over the decades fighting for a world that fears and hates them. Our mutant heroes always rise to the challenges editors and writers throw at them. If you need inspiration to root for the mutants as they face Death by Terrigen let’s look at the most tragic things to happen to the X-Men. Continue reading ONLY THE X-MEN, How Mutants Always Make a Comeback

STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

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

A shakeup among the X-Men as one leader vanishes and one rises as the mutant race faces a new crisis.

Cyclops and Storm have been the core leaders of the X-Men teams. Wolverine and Emma Frost have been co-leaders and co-headmasters but it’s always Scott and Ororo that are the ultimate commanders of Xavier’s legacy.

When Extraordinary X-Men #1 arrives, a new enemy is striking mutants. The Children of the Atom have been targets of hate, prejudice and extremism but this enemy is genetic. The Terrigenesis Cloud creating new Inhumans is sterilizing and wiping out mutants. Continue reading STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 by Alex Ross courtesy Marvel
All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 by Alex Ross courtesy Marvel

A new Marvel age is rising. Time to join the adventure.

If you’re a fan of Avengers, X-Men movies or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series and you wonder “could I enjoy the comics or understand what’s going on?” the answer is a “YES!”

It’s the eve of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now as the publisher restarts with all-new number one issues. You see the Marvel Universe as fans knew it (including all it’s other timelines) came to an end with Secret Wars.

This week marks a new beginning with one Marvel Universe set eight months after the finale of the Wars. For current readers it’s not a reboot but more a refresh. For movie, television fans and new readers it’s a perfect time to head to your comics shop or app to join the new adventures.

Here’s our guide to the heroes, teams and books of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now for new fans and a guide for longtime readers: Continue reading ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS

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

Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos is the new flagship X-book as the All-New, All-Different Marvel launches November 3rd. The cover and teaser raise a ton of burning questions about the new status of mutants after Secret Wars.

Lemire teased Extraordinary X-Men forms as a result of a conflict with the Inhumans. The Terrigenesis that transformed humans into new Inhumans is now a deadly affecting on mutant DNA.

As Storm says in the preview “The Terrigen Mists aren’t just killing us…they’ve sterilized us as well.”

While a ton of answers will likely come with Uncanny X-Men #600 in October, here are our top burning questions: Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS

X-MEN LADIES IN WAITING: FIVE MOST WANTED

Uncanny X-Men #9 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #9 courtesy Marvel

Why should Storm and Jean Grey have all the screen time?

After seeing Psylocke, Mohawk Storm, young Jean and Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse preview photos and Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool, we organized our top X-Women we want to see in a X-Men movie, spinoff film or possible television series. After our first five, here are our top five:

(Again, we narrowed it down to actual members of the X-Men roster even though there are extraordinary New Mutants, X-Factor investigators and students who haven’t declared a team yet.)

Here we go with our five most wanted: Continue reading X-MEN LADIES IN WAITING: FIVE MOST WANTED

15 Geek Wishes for 2015 Updated!

Batman and Robin Eternal courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin Eternal courtesy DC Comics

Eights months into 2015 and we’ve seen Jurassic World overtake Avengers: Age of Ultron, Convergence and a 25 new DC titles, Secret Wars is at the halfway mark with dozens of new books as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel now.

How are our 15 Geek Wishes for 2015 turning out?

Here’s what we hoped will happen this year with some of our favorite comic book characters, creators and publishers. What we said then is first followed by updates. Maybe we’re psychic because some are right on and some…well maybe we got too ambitious. Continue reading 15 Geek Wishes for 2015 Updated!