Terrigenesis – COMICS BLEND

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1 Review

Silence the critics.

Kill the cancellation conspiracy theories.

Marvel put superstars Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos on the new flagship X-book and the future is Extraordinary.

After reading X-books for decades and seeing everything, Extraordinary X-Men #1 still made me excited and energized for the next evolution of the mutant heroes.

Set eight months after the Secret Wars finale and the events of Uncanny X-Men #600, the Children of the Atom are facing a new threat as humanity fears and hates them like never before. Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1 Review

X-MEN VS INHUMANS? WHERE’S CYCLOPS? BEAST BETRAYAL?

Major evidence in this week’s Uncanny Inhumans #1 that a X-Men vs. Inhumans war is brewing. Is Charles Soule sewing the seeds for a major Marvel crossover of the new era in 2016?

Here’s what you need to know:

The Terrigen Cloud unleashed by Black Bolt is creating new Inhumans but it’s attacking mutant DNA. Mutants are being sterilized or dying after exposure to Terrigenesis while NuHumans continue to pop up around the globe. Cyclops, Emma Frost are other X-Men are missing in action as the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now is being revealed.

Storm is leading a team of Extraordinary X-Men to rescue mutants from the new threat, Magneto will have a team of Uncanny X-Men taking the fight to his race’s enemies.

And Beast? Hank McCoy is working for Medusa. Continue reading X-MEN VS INHUMANS? WHERE’S CYCLOPS? BEAST BETRAYAL?

X-MEN No More As INHUMANS Rise?

Big changes for the X-Men and the teams behind the scenes.

Daniel Ketchum is the new X-Men editor with Jeff Lemire, Cullen Bunn and Dennis Hopeless writing the three major X-books.

The big threat is Terrigenesis. The cosmic cloud that is triggering new Inhumans is killing and sterilizing mutants.

One burning question about the upcoming next chapter of the X-Men is what happened to Cyclops, Emma Frost and other missing mutants. Are they mutant victims of Terrigen Cloud’s effects?

As the Inhumans rise, are the X-Men threatened with a extinction? Continue reading X-MEN No More As INHUMANS Rise?

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS

Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos is the new flagship X-book as the All-New, All-Different Marvel launches November 3rd. The cover and teaser raise a ton of burning questions about the new status of mutants after Secret Wars.

Lemire teased Extraordinary X-Men forms as a result of a conflict with the Inhumans. The Terrigenesis that transformed humans into new Inhumans is now a deadly affecting on mutant DNA.

As Storm says in the preview “The Terrigen Mists aren’t just killing us…they’ve sterilized us as well.”

While a ton of answers will likely come with Uncanny X-Men #600 in October, here are our top burning questions: Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS

X-MEN VS INHUMANS?

The All-New Inhumans are coming. Hints of Marvel’s next big crossover event are being dropped. Are armies of Inhumans and X-Men assembling for what might be a genetic war in 2016?

Crystal will take command of a new squad in a book by Charles Soule, James Asmus and Stefano Caselli. This “sister” book starring Queen Medusa’s sister is part of making the outsiders an even bigger part of the new Marvel.

Asmus teased that this book will sow seeds for some huge events (like a Gene War?) coming up. Continue reading X-MEN VS INHUMANS?

AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS

Agents of SHIELD by Josh Dotich courtesy Marvel

You could call Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two a mother of a mashup of monsters, myths and family matters. Multiple story arcs came together in an intense, action and twist packed finale that sets the stage for even bigger battles on the show in on the big screen.

The fates of Skye and Raina.

The truth about Skye’s mother. Let’s hope the movie Inhhumans are a little nicer!

Why Mockingbird and Lance Hunter are not getting their own spinoff.

Oh yeah and payback for Ward!

And that cliffhanger?!

The Inhumans declared war on S.H.I.E.L.D. in a satisfying payoff to a much improved second season with more emotional stakes but we’re left with burning questions. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS

AGENTS OF SHIELD AFTERSHOCKS Burning Questions

Agents of SHIELD by Gabrielle Dell'Otto courtesy Marvel — Agents of SHIELD by Gabrielle Dell’Otto courtesy Marvel

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned with an action-packed new episode packed with Easter eggs and left us with big questions about the Inhuman factor as the series continues.

Skye and Raina have been transformed. Team Coulson is in mourning after losing a friend and there’s a power grab within Hydra but we’re obsessed with the Inhumans.

Spoiler Alert!

If you did not watch last night’s episode stop reading now.

Here are our top burning questions after Aftershocks: Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD AFTERSHOCKS Burning Questions

COMICS BLEND

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