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

Uncanny Inhumans #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Inhumans #1 courtesy Marvel

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?

STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

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

A shakeup among the X-Men as one leader vanishes and one rises as the mutant race faces a new crisis.

Cyclops and Storm have been the core leaders of the X-Men teams. Wolverine and Emma Frost have been co-leaders and co-headmasters but it’s always Scott and Ororo that are the ultimate commanders of Xavier’s legacy.

When Extraordinary X-Men #1 arrives, a new enemy is striking mutants. The Children of the Atom have been targets of hate, prejudice and extremism but this enemy is genetic. The Terrigenesis Cloud creating new Inhumans is sterilizing and wiping out mutants. Continue reading STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 by Alex Ross courtesy Marvel
All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 by Alex Ross courtesy Marvel

A new Marvel age is rising. Time to join the adventure.

If you’re a fan of Avengers, X-Men movies or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series and you wonder “could I enjoy the comics or understand what’s going on?” the answer is a “YES!”

It’s the eve of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now as the publisher restarts with all-new number one issues. You see the Marvel Universe as fans knew it (including all it’s other timelines) came to an end with Secret Wars.

This week marks a new beginning with one Marvel Universe set eight months after the finale of the Wars. For current readers it’s not a reboot but more a refresh. For movie, television fans and new readers it’s a perfect time to head to your comics shop or app to join the new adventures.

Here’s our guide to the heroes, teams and books of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now for new fans and a guide for longtime readers: Continue reading ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

X-MEN No More As INHUMANS Rise?

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

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

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?

All-New Inhumans #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Inhumans #1 courtesy Marvel

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?