Mystique – COMICS BLEND

X-MEN Homecomings, Reunions & Destruction

It’s the end of an era in Uncanny X-Men #5 as Magneto destroys a huge part of X-Men history, does a major makeover to an old school locale and strikes two rogues – not Rogue – who have been working for mystery masters.

Magneto, Psylocke, Sabretooth, M and Archangel investigated the Someday Corporation and tried to save mutant healers hunted by the Dark Riders.

Mystique and Fantomex are running their own investigation of Someday and working for the resurrected Hellfire Club.

Spot-on character portrayals, fast-paced action, killer chemistry and multiple engaging plots and counterplots – writer Cullen Bunn is nailing it with this book. The first arc is racing to a big finish and this chapter is packed with major changes. Continue reading X-MEN Homecomings, Reunions & Destruction

New Comics Picks for March 23, 2016

From the best Batman to the worst X-Man to a fan-favorite Doctor Who companion’s comeback – here are our top five new comics picks of the week:

Batman #50

Bruce Wayne is back in the famous cape and cowl to join Jim Gordon in a battle with Mister Bloom to save Gotham City. It’s the super-sized conclusion of Superheavy as we near the end of an epic era by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo.

X-Men: Worst X-Man #2

Bailey Hoskins may have the worst mutant power ever but what does Mystique have planned for the rookie? The hit limited series by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis and artist Michael Walsh continues as Bailey faces another classic X-foe. Continue reading New Comics Picks for March 23, 2016

MYSTIQUE’S X-MEN MYSTERY

Mystique is tied to one of the big new mysteries in Cullen Bunn’s new Uncanny X-Men series.

We may have been given a huge clue in this week’s second issue.

Terrigen Mists are killing mutants and sterilizing genes. The mutant race is on the fast track to extinction thanks to the genetic phenomenon that’s creating new Inhumans.

Storm’s team is rescuing mutants from the Mists and providing them safety in X-Haven. Magneto is leading his own team with a very pro-active mission to save mutants from new enemies.

A corporation is profiting from the crisis by providing a different kind of safe haven to mutants for a price. Mutants agree to be frozen in suspended animation until there’s a cure or the Terrigen is gone.

Magneto’s team broke the mutants out of of the transports while Mystique is investigating the Someday corporation in a different way…but who is she working for? Continue reading MYSTIQUE’S X-MEN MYSTERY

MYSTIQUE’S GREATEST HITS

Jennifer Lawrence will portray Mystique one final time in X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016. A lifetime of hatred by humanity shaped the shapeshifter into a radical crusader for mutant rights.

While the cinematic Raven Darkholme is ruthless, her comic book counterpart is a stone cold killer with a long list of crimes making her one of humanity and the X-Men’s greatest enemies.

As Brian Michael Bendis wraps his X-Men run, Raven is front and center again in a mad powerplay and the X-Men may have finally put a stop to her…for now.

Raven may not be as powerful as Magneto or Apocalypse but she’s still in the top tier of the X-Men’s deadliest enemies and here are Mystique’s greatest hits: Continue reading MYSTIQUE’S GREATEST HITS

JENNIFER LAWRENCE Exits After X-MEN APOCALYPSE

Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men First Class courtesy Marvel and Fox

Jennifer Lawrence will play Mystique one last time in X-Men: Apocalypse.

You read correct. One final turn in blue.

This 2016 showdown with the villainous first mutant will be the final film for Lawrence as the shapeshifter.

“It is my last one, actually,” the actress replied to MTV News when asked about the sequel on the red carpet for Serena. Continue reading JENNIFER LAWRENCE Exits After X-MEN APOCALYPSE

KITTY PRYDE Leads X-MEN YEARS OF FUTURE PAST

Days of the Future Past is one of the most iconic and influential arcs in X-Men history. In two issues Chris Claremont and John Byrne took us to a dark future in which mutants were hunted, caged or killed by giant Sentinel robots.

An adult Kitty Pryde (with the psionic help of Rachel Summers) went back in time to prevent the assassination that would lead to this nightmare future.

But what if?

Years of Future Past by Marguerite Bennett and Mike Norton shows us a very different future in this upcoming Secret Wars book. Continue reading KITTY PRYDE Leads X-MEN YEARS OF FUTURE PAST

WOLVERINES Weekly Begins

The claws are out.

Brand new year. Brand new weekly series.

Wolverine’s legacy is living on with a fearsome foursome.

Wolverines #1 is start of a new ongoing book by Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine, The Logan Legacy, The Weapon X Program) Ray Fawkes (The Logan Legacy) and artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine and the X-Men).

After exploring the impact of Logan’s death in Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy, Mystique, Sabretooth, Daken and X-23 are assembled on a mission for the late X-Man. Continue reading WOLVERINES Weekly Begins

CHRIS CLAREMONT On Future X-MEN Movies

Chris Claremont’s vision of the X-Men is the core of Fox’s film franchise. The legendary writer guided the Children of the Atom for nearly two decades in comics. The Dark Phoenix Saga, God Loves Man Kills, Days of Future Past, The Wolverine are iconic stories that inspired the film franchise. Claremont is now working on a treatment for Gambit for Fox.

After X-Men: Apocalypse how does Claremont think the film franchise could evolve?

“With New Mutants, you can appeal to kids and explore the tensions and pressures of young mutants trying to get a handle on their powers and their lives,” Claremont told The Hollywood Report Heat Vision. Continue reading CHRIS CLAREMONT On Future X-MEN Movies

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