Battle of the Atom is underway! X-Men from the future, past and present collide in fight to save future of the mutant race as part of the 50th Anniversary. Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron and Brian Wood are the “Professor X’s” of the current X-books and co-writers working together on this crossover.
As part of the 50th Anniversary we looked back at the top 10 greatest X-Men stories but I wanted to look ahead. These next recent stories by the Battle of the Atom writers are strong contenders to join that impressive pantheon Continue reading Future Greatest X-MEN Stories
The Hellfire Saga finale hits today then Wolverine and the X-Men are caught up in X-Men: Battle of the Atom as mutants from past, present and future go to war.
Logan had a huge responsibility and burden as headmaster of the Jean Grey School. Writer Jason Aaron tells Marvel.com where Logan’s mind is at following the war with the Hellfire Club, the betrayal of his students and attack of the future X-Men: Continue reading Wolverine in X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM
In honor of Nightcrawler’s upcoming return I want to share one of my favorite issues starring the Fuzzy Elf.
At San Diego Comic Con last weekend Marvel announced Wolverine will lead a team of Amazing X-Men to find the one true Kurt Wagner in a new book by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuiness.
Nightcrawler will always be my favorite X-Man. Kurt was born looking like a fearsome demon but with a gentle soul. I was moved by how some writers played upon the tragic irony of Kurt’s life. A caring man of faith hated and feared because of genetics he couldn’t control.
What’s one more X-Men book…especially if it means the beloved Fuzzy Elf returns from the dead?
At San Diego Comic Con Marvel announced a brand new X-book coming this November with an elite team searching for what many call the heart and soul of the X-Men.
“The Mad God of Titan” was the mastermind behind Loki’s alien invasion in the movie but in the comic books this super villain once wiped out half the Marvel universe.
Thanos will star in the cosmic rematch of the Summer in Infinity by Jonathan Hickman. Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men, Ghost Rider, Venom, Scalped) is revealing the twisted childhood of the powerhouse villain. Aaron talked with Marvel.com about why he’s wants exploring the origin of the death worshipping God of Titan in Thanos Rising.
X-Men: Battle of the Atom will kick off in September with a special issue by Brian Michael Bendis and Frank Cho then run through the core titles (All-New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men and Brian Wood’s X-Men) then wrap in a final bookend by Jason Aaron and a “mystery artist.”
X-Men from the future including Kate Bishop, Deadpool, Lady Xorn, Ice Beast and more all designed by the legendary Arthur Adams arrive in the present. This Future Team’s mission is a direct response to the Beast bringing the original X-Men from the past in the present. These future X-Men will target the teens (now at the Jean Grey and Charles Xavier Schools) and the objective is to send them back by any means necessary.
“The story itself hinges on the All-New X-Men and whether or not they need to be sent back to their home time,” X-Men Senior Editor Nick Lowe tells Marvel.com. “This causes the X-Men of the past, present and future to pick sides.”
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“Jason Aaron came to us with this [idea],” said Brian Michael Bendis, “Jason pitched big and he scored. Jason came to everyone with the bare essentials of this idea and everybody got really excited about it because it was all the things we liked about the X-Men. It spoke to the legacy of the entire franchise while at the same time focusing on the future.”
Jason Aaron kicked off his Thor: God of Thunder series with the Avenger battling Gorr, the God Butcher in three time periods: Young Thor fighting and drinking with his Vikings, Thor in a present day alien world and King Thor, the last of the Asgardians in a final battle. This week in Thor: God of Thunder #7 the Godbomb arc detonates:
I feel a little uneasy right now after having just read Thanos Rising #1. Jason Aaron and Simone Bianchi actually made me feel sympathy and empathy for the most cold-blooded, ruthless killer in the Marvel Universe.
The Demi-God who worships Death comes to the planet of his birth and flashes back to his birth. Is a villain born evil, does he grew up that way or is manipulated into his deadly legacy?
As I read this first issue I was reminded of the boys in Stephen King’s Stand By Me, Norman Bates in Psycho and Continue reading THANOS RISING Review
