GREG RUCKA Launches CYCLOPS Ongoing

Cyclops #1 courtesy Marvel
Cyclops #1 courtesy Marvel

Young Scott Summers is blasting off in a new series by Greg Rucka.

 

It was revealed in All-New X-Men #23 that Christopher Summers (aka the space pirate known as Corsair) is alive. Summers was believed to be killed by his own son- Gabriel (aka Vulcan) in the X-Men: The Rise and Fall of the Shiar Empire. Scott left the All-New X-Men to join his father’s adventures in space with the Starjammers.

 

Cyclops #1 this week marks Rucka’s return to Marvel. The acclaimed writer with huge independent, creator-owned successes (Lazarus, Stumptown, Veil) explains the challenge and appeal of writing Scott Summers with  Comic Book Resources: Continue reading GREG RUCKA Launches CYCLOPS Ongoing

X-MEN In A World With NO MORE HUMANS

X-Men: No More Mutants courtesy Marvel
X-Men: No More Mutants courtesy Marvel

Two acclaimed X-Men creators unite for a brand new epic starring the Children of the Atom.

 

Writer Mike Carey teams up with artist Salvador Larroca for X-Men: No More Humans, an original graphic novel out this week.

 

Carey joined the X-Men writing team after the Decimation, when Scarlet Witch utter the words, “No More Mutants” sending homo superior on the road to extinction.

 

The X-Men prevailed but now face a similar moral dilemma in this original story following the events of Battle of the Atom.

 

How will the X-Men react when the human race vanishes – including allies like the Avengers and Fantastic Four? Continue reading X-MEN In A World With NO MORE HUMANS

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

PROFESSOR XAVIER’S WILL, CYCLOPS and X-MEN In ORIGINAL SIN

Uncanny X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel

At C2E2 Marvel revealed The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier will be revealed as part of this summer’s Original Sin event. The Watcher’s murder will expose long hidden secrets rocking every corner and team of the Marvel Universe.

 

The schism between the X-Men pushed the Children of the Atom apart after the Professor’s murder at the hands of a Phoenix-possessed Cyclops in Avengers vs. X-Men. Now Xavier’s last will and testament will test his students even more. The story will appear in Uncanny X-Men #23 and #24 by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Chris Bachalo and Kris Anka. Continue reading PROFESSOR XAVIER’S WILL, CYCLOPS and X-MEN In ORIGINAL SIN

CYCLOPS Soars With Starjammers

Cyclops #1 variant by Greg Land courtesy Marvel
Cyclops #1 variant by Greg Land courtesy Marvel

Marvel is giving something for every Cyclops fan thanks to Brian Michael Bendis. In Uncanny X-Men it’s the Scott Summers you love to hate or staunchly declare “Cyke is Right” as he leads the mutant revolution.

 

Spinning out of All-New X-Men, the younger and more innocent original Scott Summers is charting out a new course for himself in Cyclops #1 by Greg Rucka. The young Scott learned his father was alive in The Trial of Jean Grey. Now Cyclops will join Corsair and Starjammers in outer space adventures while catching up on long-lost father/son time. Continue reading CYCLOPS Soars With Starjammers

X-MEN: Mutants of Future Spinoffs

X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox
X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox

X-Men: Days of Future Past is coming fast on the horizon. X-Men: Apocalypse is slated for 2016. The Wolverine sequel is clawing into theaters after that. Producers have started talking the possibilities of more X-Men solo spinoff  movies including Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.

 

The fuel to a Gambit movie fire are lit up again after the MTV Movie Awards. Channing Tatum told MTV he’s met with Producer Lauren Schuler Donner and again expressed his love for Remy Labeau, the mutant played by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men: Origins: Wolverine.

 

Which X-Men characters deserve a movie? Continue reading X-MEN: Mutants of Future Spinoffs

Top Comic Book Picks for April 9, 2014

Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics

Batman Eternal #1 A story so big it takes an all-star team (Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Ray Fawkes, Tim Seeley, Kyle Higgins) and an entire year to tell it! DC Comics launches a brand new weekly series starring nearly everyone from the Dark Knight’s world and every corner of Gotham City that will shatter the status quo.

 

All-New X-Men #25 The original X-Men return from deep space after surviving the Trial of Jean Grey. One mutant has left them. One is changed forever. What’s next for the first students of Xavier. An amazing roster of artists join Brian Michael Bendis. Continue reading Top Comic Book Picks for April 9, 2014

Art of ALL-NEW X-MEN #25

All-New X-Men #25 by Stuart Immonen courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #25 by Stuart Immonen courtesy Marvel

Marvel  recruited an an all-star team for a milestone issue of All-New X-Men.

 

Brian Michael Bendis evolved the Children of the Atom by bringing the original X-Men into the present.

 

25 issues later and the “originals” have made a huge impact on the Marvel Universe and each young hero has evolved.

 

Brian Michael Bendis and series artist Stuart Immonen are joined by an team of acclaimed guest artists for All-New X-Men #25. Continue reading Art of ALL-NEW X-MEN #25