GREG PAK On STORM Series

Storm #1 by Victor Ibanez courtesy Marvel
Storm #1 by Victor Ibanez courtesy Marvel

A new ongoing series starring Storm is one of the biggest announcements from C2E2. The X-Men leader gets her own book by Greg Pak (Hulk, Superman/Batman, Action Comics) and artist Victor Ibanez.

 

Storm is the first black female superhero. As Pak tells Marvel.com that legacy will be part of his storytelling.

 

“When I was in film school back in the day, I remember being blown away by Spike Lee’s assertion that the more specific something is, the more universal it can become. Continue reading GREG PAK On STORM Series

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

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

JASON LATOUR on STORM and the X-MEN

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

You could almost start calling Wolverine and the X-Men…Storm and the X-Men.

 

Jason Latour relaunched the team book focused on a new semester at the Jean Grey School. With Logan leaving due to events in his own solo book (Killable, 3 Months of Die) Storm is the new headmistress.

 

The writer answered fan questions on Comic Book Resources X-Position that shed light on his direction for the book and the fan-favorite weather controlling mutant: Continue reading JASON LATOUR on STORM and the X-MEN

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 Preview

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine and the X-Men#1 arrives this week after the Graduation Day and final issue from writer Jason Aaron last week.

 

Writer Jason Latour and artist Mahmud Asrar are the new creative team as we picked up the story of the strange kids of the Jean Grey School.

 

The change in creative team and relaunch comes after a major change in Wolverine – he’s lost his healing factor and left the school he founded. Continue reading WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 Preview

Jason Aaron’s Final WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

Wolverine and the X-Men #42 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #42 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine and the X-Men #42 arrives this week. It’s the finale to the series by writer Jason Aaron.

 

After fighting the Hellfire Club, monsters, aliens and each other it’s Graduation Day at the Jean Grey School.

 

As I’ve written in nearly every review of this series – Jason Aaron made this book a pure joy to read every month. He balanced action, drama, teen angst and perfect accents of humor along with Brood, Wolverine’s brother, homicidal teenage brats and even Frankenstein. Continue reading Jason Aaron’s Final WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

X-MEN #11 ENEMIES RESURRECTED

X-Men #11 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #11 courtesy Marvel

The new Lady Deathstrike will stop at nothing to destroy the X-Men and take over the world with an ancient power source.

But Arkea will not be possessed.

 

The all-female X-team written by Brian Wood now face the Sisterhood, more dead enemies resurrected….and a whole army of rebooted Sentinels under Arkea’s control this week in X-Men #11. Continue reading X-MEN #11 ENEMIES RESURRECTED

X-MEN #10 Review

X-Men #10 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #10 courtesy Marvel

“We need to resurrect the dead.”

 

An ominous quote from a thrilling and strange new arc of X-Men by Brian Wood and Kris Anka.

 

Ghosts picks up with Storm’s team racing against the new Lady Deathstrike, her Sisterhood and an ancient evil reborn. Wood is like a master strategist as Storm, Monet and Psylocke go head to head with the Sisterhood, Continue reading X-MEN #10 Review