X-MEN Annual Reveals ResurrXion Origin?

Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 courtesy Marvel

ResurrXion is the big X-Men even in 2017 following Inhumans vs. X-Men.

But is the seed of ResurrXion and savior of a doomed mutant race found in this week’s Uncanny X-Men Annual #1?

Over the years, Annuals seem like bonus issues that may be good reads but not critical to an ongoing or future storyline.

You may want to run back to your comic book shop if you skipped this issue thinking “it’s just an annual.”

Writer Cullen Bunn re-teams with artist Ken Lashley for a story that resolves a big event from the current Uncanny X-Men run and may be even bigger for next year’s entire X-line. Continue reading X-MEN Annual Reveals ResurrXion Origin?

More X-MEN ResurrXion Books For Your Consideration

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courtesy Marvel

ResurrXion marks a rebirth for the X-Men books in 2017. Marvel announced new titles starring Iceman, Jean Grey, Cable, Weapon X, Generation X and two flagship books: X-Men Gold, X-Men Blue.

If the news has your feeling nostalgic for more ’90’s excitement we’re with you. After all Blue and Gold teams were the stars of the first X-Men #1 by the legendary team of Chris Claremont and Jim Lee and Uncanny X-Men #281 by Claremont and Whilce Portacio.

If was the age of a new mutant genesis, Claremont brought all the long lost X-Men and their allies together and launched the first “second” X-Men book. Fans also welcome a new X-Factor (a government backed mutant team) by Peter David, New Mutants become X-Force and Excalibur by Claremont and Alan Davis merged X-Men and Marvel UK heroes into a new team. As the 1990’s continued Scott Lobdell joined and co-created Generation XCable, Bishop and Gambit scored solo books, Age of Apocalypse was born leading to the introduction of X-Man.

As the mutants experience a rebirth next year, we can’t help but hope for a return of more mutants, books and teams. Here are our more mutant books for your consideration: Continue reading More X-MEN ResurrXion Books For Your Consideration

X-MEN We Want Resurrected for RESURRXION

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courtesy Marvel

Experience a mutant Spring reawakening in 2017. Marvel announced X-Men Gold, X-Men Blue, Jean Grey, Iceman, Weapon X, Cable, Generation X books as part of ResurrXion, a heroic new beginning in the aftermath of Inhumans of X-Men.

We don’t know the rosters or creative teams but with the theme of new beginnings and resurrection here are the X-Men we want to see rise from the grave and to greatness again. Continue reading X-MEN We Want Resurrected for RESURRXION

What Is RESURRXION

Death of X #2 courtesy Marvel
Death of X #2 courtesy Marvel

“An Ending. A Beginning.
ResurrXion.”

Marvel revealed a new teaser with the X-Men logo as the “X” and the lightning bolts from Black Bolt’s costume in the “O” signalling a third X-Men, Inhumans series.

Death of X #2 arrives this week. This four-part series by Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule reveals the fate of Cyclops in the eight months after Secret Wars in which we learned the Terrigen Mist that create new Inhumans are killing mutants and sets the stage for the Inhumans vs. X-Men event beginning in December.

What is ResurrXtion? Will it mean victory, defeat, peace between mutants and Inhumans? Continue reading What Is RESURRXION