Tag: X-Men outed

X-MEN BEST OF BENDIS

All-New X-Men #18 courtesy
All-New X-Men #18 courtesy

The milestone Uncanny X-Men #600 marks the end of an era by Brian Michael Bendis. This week the fan favorite writer’s final issue wraps up his run on Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men.

From Cyclops and his Revolution vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. to Battle of the Atom to The Black Vortex we saw plenty of action and intrigue with classic and new enemies.

What about the surprising team bonding, romantic twists and personal moments that show why the X-Men are a family….dysfunctional but a family.

Here are some of our favorite moments of the Bendis X-Men run: Continue reading X-MEN BEST OF BENDIS

Shocking X-MEN Stories Before the AGE OF SPOILERS

All-New X-Men #40 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #40 courtesy Marvel

Beware The Leaks & The Spoilers!

These are not new super villains but they are a phenomenons of the modern age of entertainment. They may be forces for good. Good for sales. Are they negative forces in the experience of enjoying a comic book, television episode or movie?

A superhero was outed this week in All-New X-Men #40. The pages where this major character development happened were leaked online. A wave of love, hate and berate erupted on social media. Without even reading the whole book and context, judgement was unleashed.

I couldn’t help but think of dramatic moments in X-Men history when I was actually surprised, when a shocking moment was actually shocking and impactful? They were all before the dominance of social media. Continue reading Shocking X-MEN Stories Before the AGE OF SPOILERS

Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?

Astonishing X-Men #51 courtesy Marvel

Editorial:

Suddenly you might wonder will GLBT characters have a home in the All-New Marvel Now?

Mutant lovers Rictor and Shatterstar are not part of the All-New X-Factor series. The previous volume earned a GLAAD Media Award for the portrayal of this couple rocky’s romance.

Astonishing X-Men #51 is famous for the landmark wedding of openly gay X-Man Northstar to Kyle Jinadu. Lesbian mutant Karma was part of this team, too but now that series is over. Continue reading Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?