WOLVERINE Is Killable

Wolverine #8 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine #8 courtesy Marvel

In The Wolverine we saw a weakened Logan (Hugh Jackman) struggle to survive Yakuza attacks with his healing factor damaged because of the Viper. In the comic books Wolverine is now Killable and the enemies are closing in while Logan is vulnerable.

 

Black Panther and Storm guest star in this week’s Wolverine #8 as Logan hunts for a cure in Wakanda. There will be a fight between Logan and T’Challa. If you want to know what’s fueling this feud check out Wolverine and the X-Men #24.

 

“It’s a six-issue arc that basically changes the position of Wolverine in the Marvel Universe,” writer Cornell tells Marvel.com. Continue reading WOLVERINE Is Killable

Halle Berry on X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Cast

halle storm X-Men: Days of Future Past reunites the casts of the original X-Men trilogy and X-Men: First Class.

Halle Berry reprises her role as Storm in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Berry and her castmates from the first trilogy join the cast of X-Men: First Class for director Bryan Singer.

 

The Oscar winner talks about the scope of this sequel/prequel.

 

“I think it’s big because there are so many X-Men in the movie. There’s the young X-Men and there’s the X-Men that started it all off. Just so many X-Men!” Berry tells Total Film. Continue reading Halle Berry on X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Cast

Brian Wood on Kitty Pryde in X-MEN

 

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Kitty Pryde has come a long way from being the teenager scared of Wolverine, unsure of her powers and crushing on Russian hunk. Kitty is now central to the X-Men starring in multiple books. I want to share part of Brian Wood’s Marvel.com interview about Kitty’s role on the new, all-female X-Men series:

 

“Traditionally, Kitty’s the brains of the outfit, and has a tendency to be the smartest one in whatever room she happens to walk into. Her role in this team is the strategist, the fixer, the problem-solver and the deliverer-of-wise-cracks. I like writing her as hyper-capable—well, they all are, really, but each in their own way. Kitty’s way is to be clever as hell, able to read people really well, and [she] is most likely to be the one Continue reading Brian Wood on Kitty Pryde in X-MEN

Storm Takes Command of Brian Wood’s X-MEN

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Storm, Brian Wood, Olivier Coipel – it’s a creative marriage made in geek heaven!

 

X-Men #1 by Wood & Coipel launched this week with Ororo in command of an all-female team. Wood’s smashing take on the mutant windrider on the previous volume of X-Men last year was a hit with fans. I even declared Wood’s writing of Storm was the best since the Chris Claremont golden years.

 

The iconic X-woman recently split from Black Panther, joined the Jean Grey School, and is now sporting her Mohawk again. Wood tells Marvel.com how he found a voice for Storm that resonated with fans.

 

“This is one of those honest answers that don’t always come  across so well in interviews, but I don’t know. [Laughs] I remember when  I started writing X-MEN [in 2012], I said in an interview something about how I  was looking forward to figuring Storm out, to discovering my version of her  voice. In the end I went with my gut, and wrote her as a flawed but determined  leader, one not afraid to make controversial moves if the end goal is a noble  one. And it worked; the reaction to my Storm was beyond overwhelming.

 

I often write from the gut Continue reading Storm Takes Command of Brian Wood’s X-MEN

X-MEN #1 Is Perfection

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

X-Men #1

All-female cast. All-star creative team.

The return of Jubilee.

A villain from the Grant Morrison New X-Men era.

Storm, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey and Rogue written strong, smart and they way you love them.

A new mystery that has me hooked.

The shocking final panel!

 

Brian Wood. Olivier Coipel.

Mark Morales. Laura Martin.

X-Men #1 exceeds all x-pectations!

Definitely the best Marvel Now relaunch and a contender for issue of the year!

By Editor

 

Villain’s Return in X-MEN #1

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

The Women of the Atom star in a new X-Men #1 by Brian Wood this week. Jubilee, Storm, Psylocke, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, and Rachel Grey face an evil blast from the recent past.

Brian Wood told Comic Book Resources why Sublime (from the Grant Morrison New X-Men era) turns to the mutants for help:

“Without giving too much away, Sublime surrenders to the X-Men because he has a serious problem of his own that he can’t handle, and the X-Men, being his most formidable opponents, are his best source for help. We get right into that, as he walks onto the grounds of the Jean Grey School and surrenders to Rachel and Psylocke.

Elsewhere, the others are picking up Jubilee who calls in a panic, having Continue reading Villain’s Return in X-MEN #1

X-MEN #1 Preview

X-Men #1 by Terry Dodson courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 by Terry Dodson courtesy Marvel

The WOMEN of the Children of the Atom star in the latest Marvel Now X-book! Brian Wood left the (adjectiveless) X-Men book a months ago after a thrilling arc with Storm leading Psylocke, Domino, Colossus and Pixie I called a potent mix of Torchwood and X-Men.

This week – Wood is back with a brand new X-Men #1 with art by Olivier Coipel. The new book has an all-female cast: Jubilee, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde and Rachel Grey. Wood told Comics Newsarama why the new book features an all X-Women cast:

“It’s impossible to say what’s going to happen way down the road, but there has been zero talk of changing the lineup to include a male character, not from my editor on up the chain of command to [Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso]. But while the core cast of the book is these six women, this is not a title designed to be devoid of all men. I’m sure they’ll be some appearing as guests in arcs as needed… it would be sort of boring without it, and sort of a waste of chances for good character moments.

Continue reading X-MEN #1 Preview

The Vampire of X-MEN #1

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel launch a brand new X-Men #1 this week with an all female team – including a vampire!

Jubilee was transformed into a vampire in Curse of the Mutants and joined a cabal of fellow undead trying to control their blood lust. The fireworks generating mutant turned vampire will back with the Children of the Atom as this series begins. Brian Wood told a fan on Comic Book Resources X-Position how he will approach the mutated Jubilee.

“I’ll be the first to admit I struggled with the fact that I would be writing a vampire Jubilee — I was hoping to be able to write the “classic” one but it was not in the cards. But we, my editor Jeanine [Schaefer] and I, figured the way to go is Continue reading The Vampire of X-MEN #1