Tag: Hellfire Club

THE GIFTED Finale Big Moments and Questions

The mutants of THE GIFTED will be back. Marvel revealed the Fox series will return for a second season after a thrilling first season rich in X-Men history. The shocking finale established two characters who are the “Xavier” and “Magneto” as we wait for the next season.

The Gifted courtesy Fox and Marvel

The heroes of The Mutant Underground and new allies took the fight to their enemies in the season ender with a game-changing battle and one mutant’s act will change the series. Continue reading THE GIFTED Finale Big Moments and Questions

MAGNETO Deception, Villain Comeback In UNCANNY X-MEN

Magneto’s betrayals go even deeper in this week’s Uncanny X-Men #13.

The villain at the heart of the Someday Corporation conspiracy revealed.

The Hellfire Club arc could be setting the stage for a showdown between Psylocke and the Master of Magnetism after his series of lies within lies.

Uncanny X-Men #12 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #12 courtesy Marvel

If you’re a fan of the 90’s villain comebacks Cullen Bunn orchestrated so far then brace yourself for the return of a villain with a dangerous new agenda. Continue reading MAGNETO Deception, Villain Comeback In UNCANNY X-MEN

MAGNETO’S HELLFIRE CLUB & X-MEN Alliance Revealed

Uncanny X-Men #12 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #12 courtesy Marvel

Surprise comebacks, Magneto’s secrets within secrets revealed and Monet St. Croix finally gets a code-name?

 The Hellfire Club mystery and Someday Corporation endgame was revealed in Uncanny X-Men #12 but what does this unholy alliance mean as the mutants march to war with the Inhumans?
 Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Greg Land give us critical flashbacks and deliver on multiple story arcs building since the first issue.
 Picking up after the last chapter’s cliffhanger, Psylocke and Sabretooth comes face to familiar face with the new version of classic X-villains.

Continue reading MAGNETO’S HELLFIRE CLUB & X-MEN Alliance Revealed

New Comics Picks for September 7, 2016

Supergirl #1 courtesy DC Comics
Supergirl #1 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics Rebirth rolls on with more number ones, a big X-Men mystery revealed and more in this week’s new comics picks:

Supergirl #1

Reign of the Cyborg Superman begins.

Supergirl is National City’s hero and government agent after it restored her power but ghosts of Krypton are coming to life to threaten her future and the city she’s sworn to protect. Steve Orlando and Brian Ching set Kara on a collision course with a classic enemy. Continue reading New Comics Picks for September 7, 2016

MUTANT ALLIANCES & INHUMAN PREDICTIONS In UNCANNY AVENGERS

The Avengers Unity Squad jumped into Civil War II while setting up Inhumans vs X-Men as a pair of mutant villains join a rogue member’s covert mission.

Uncanny Avengers #13 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #13 courtesy Marvel

Uncanny Avengers #13 by Gerry Duggan and Ryan Stegman picked up with Deadpool’s reaction to Bruce Banner’s death and Hawkeye’s role.

But the second half was packed with possible hints of what’s to come in the aftermath of Civil War II. What does Cable really know about the future? Continue reading MUTANT ALLIANCES & INHUMAN PREDICTIONS In UNCANNY AVENGERS

X-MEN SWITCH SIDES And MUTANT COMEBACK in CIVIL WAR II

Civil War II: X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Civil War II: X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

X-Men are switching sides in Civil War II and paving the way for the return of a mutant powerhouse missing in action since the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now began.

Terrigenesis that creates new Inhumans is killing mutants. The X-Men/Inhumans cold war is set to explode. The emergence of a new Inhuman with the power to see the future has bitterly divided the Avengers and now the X-Men.

Writer Cullen Bunn packed Civil War II: X-Men #2 with betrayals, secret missions and a big hint that a lost X-Man is making a big comeback. Continue reading X-MEN SWITCH SIDES And MUTANT COMEBACK in CIVIL WAR II

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?