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Inside X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1

X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 courtesy Marvel

The battle begins this Wednesday!  For the X-Men’s 50th Anniversary Marvel is using a tried and true formula to celebrate the mutants. X-Men history is packed with time travel tales but X-Men: Battle of the Atom appears to be an epic in the making with daring new twists on concept.

 

When Brian Michael Bendis launched All-New X-Men, Beast brought Professor Xavier’s original five students into the present in order to stop Scott’s mutant revolution. Now X-Men from the future arrive in the present on a mission to force the past X-Men to go back.

 

 

Here’s a look inside X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 by Bendis and Frank Cho. As you’ll see it’s not just X-Men from past, present and future but Sentinels from various eras are fighting the Children of the Atom: Continue reading Inside X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1

Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

All-New X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #15 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #15 Young Cyclops may be losing the love of his life to his best friend. Jean Grey turns her affection to another beast of a man.

 

Detective Comics #23 When Batman falls who will face the Wrath? Alfred proves he’s not ordinary butler when he steps up to take on the Anti-Batman.

 

Fatale #16 Josephine’s enemy gets a step closer in this new chapter set in Grunge Rock era Seattle. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips horror/crime noir epic of an immortal woman on the run reveals her connection to rock bands and a serial killer in the 1990’s Pacific Northwest. Continue reading Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

X-MEN Under Attack!

Wolverine and the X-Men #30 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #30 courtesy Marvel

And this was just the prelude!?!

Marvel has been teasing The Hellfire Saga coming in June. This week Jason Aaron set the stage for a battle royale between the Jean Grey School and the Hellfire Academy in an action and surprise packed Wolverine and the X-Men #30.

I LOVED Broo from his first appearance in this series. The mutant alien had control over his sadistic urges and was a brilliant, eloquent nerd.  I felt sick when he was shot point blank and turned into a feral  savage like his alien brethren. (Do Brood even have a concept of family?)

The newly mutated Beast turns to a new foe (imagine Dr. Hannibal Continue reading X-MEN Under Attack!

Hugh Jackman & Nicholas Hoult in X-MEN: Days of Future Past

1973
courtesy @BryanSinger Twitter

Far out X-Man!

Director Bryan Singer just revealed a shot of Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Jackman on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past via Twitter.

Hoult and Jackman are looking 1970’s groovy as Henry McCoy (aka Beast) and Wolverine.

Singer accompanied this pic with “welcome to 1973!”

Looks like Beast will have created the image-inducer to hide his mutated appearance?

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Is This Beast from X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

BHGv8ktCYAAlKy3.jpg largeDid director Bryan Singer reveal a first look at Beast from X-Men: Days of Future Past via Twitter? The director’s feed has been THE source for casting announcements and photos from the set.

This picture was accompanied by this quote:

“Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man & the form of a monster”

This could be a makeup test.

Nicholas Hoult will reprise his role as the younger Henry McCoy in the prequel/sequel that unites actors from X-Men: First Class and the original X-Men trilogy. The story is set Continue reading Is This Beast from X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Building a Better Beast! Cosplay Secrets!

photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM
photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

One of my favorite costumed couples I see at Emerald City Comicon every year is Kitty Pryde and Colossus but this year the cosplayers mutated into two new looks: Magneto & Mystique and Beast and Abigail Brand!

 

If you miss the blue furry Henry McCoy then check out how this cosplayer’s secrets to building a better Beast!

 

Ryan of Suterquest shared how he transformed himself into the Beast! Oh my stars and garters – check it out:

Continue reading Building a Better Beast! Cosplay Secrets!

Kid Apocalypse Rising

Emerald City Comicon photo by ComicsBlend.com
Emerald City Comicon photo by ComicsBlend.com

Heading to a club this weekend? You may see the mutant rapper Kid Apocalypse! I met this creative cosplayer at Emerald City Comicon and later learned he was shooting a mutant rap video which I shared last week.

Kid Apocalypse is a great rapper and knows his X-Men history. Before the ECCC video the Kid and Beast made this video Kid Apocalypse Rising. Listen for the classic music track Kid raps over! Enjoy:

Yes, that’s the theme from the X-Men Animated Series from the 90’s.

Thanks Kid Apocalypse and Mongrel Studios!

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ECCC Cosplay Surprise: Beast & Brand

photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM
photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

Got to love cosplayers! Sure you have the classic icons like Batman, Superman, Avengers and always lots of Harley Quinns! At Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend I was thrilled to see a first of her kind – at least I’ve never seen a cosplayer honor Agent Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D.

Only fitting that the green-haired female Nick Fury of outer space appear at the Emerald City Comicon. Josh Lewis of KOMONEWS.COM captured this pic of Agent Brand with her boyfriend Beast of the X-Men. Brand was created by Joss Whedon during his run of Astonishing X-Men.

“Oh My Stars and Garters!” Indeed!

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