Tag: X-Men

ALL-NEW DOOP

All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine secret weapon (and often comic relief for X-Men readers) gets his own limited series by two comic book giants starting this week.

 

All-New Doop #1 reunites co-creators Peter Milligan and Michael Allred who gave us Doop back in a groundbreaking new take on X-Force which became X-Statix.

 

If you missed the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men you missed out on a hilarious issue showing the inner workings of the Jean Grey School.

 

The series gives us an insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom including Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading ALL-NEW DOOP

Art of ALL-NEW X-MEN #25

All-New X-Men #25 by Stuart Immonen courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #25 by Stuart Immonen courtesy Marvel

Marvel  recruited an an all-star team for a milestone issue of All-New X-Men.

 

Brian Michael Bendis evolved the Children of the Atom by bringing the original X-Men into the present.

 

25 issues later and the “originals” have made a huge impact on the Marvel Universe and each young hero has evolved.

 

Brian Michael Bendis and series artist Stuart Immonen are joined by an team of acclaimed guest artists for All-New X-Men #25. Continue reading Art of ALL-NEW X-MEN #25

JASON LATOUR on STORM and the X-MEN

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

You could almost start calling Wolverine and the X-Men…Storm and the X-Men.

 

Jason Latour relaunched the team book focused on a new semester at the Jean Grey School. With Logan leaving due to events in his own solo book (Killable, 3 Months of Die) Storm is the new headmistress.

 

The writer answered fan questions on Comic Book Resources X-Position that shed light on his direction for the book and the fan-favorite weather controlling mutant: Continue reading JASON LATOUR on STORM and the X-MEN

X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TV Spot

Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy in X-Men Days of Future Past courtesy Fox
Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy in X-Men Days of Future Past courtesy Fox

Fox unveils the first television spot for X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Featuring the voice of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) the spot shows the apocalyptic future in which mutants are in a losing war with robots called Sentinels.

 

The story is based on the classic story by Chris Claremont in which the X-Men of the future send one of their own into the past to change destiny.

 

With plenty of action from new mutants (Blink, Sunspot) and favorites like Wolverine here’s the spot:

Continue reading X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TV Spot

ECCC Moment: No Hate for CYCLOPS

Wolverine and the X-Men #39 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #39 courtesy Marvel

Fans love or hate Cyclops at this point after Schism and AvX. What the writer who intensified the Scott/Logan rivarly into a full-blown Schism?

 

It was one of my favorite moments from Marvel Pint O’ C.B.  (Cebulski) at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend. X-Men: Schism and former Wolverine and the X-Men writer Jason Aaron was on the fan question driven panel.

 

A fan asked how much Aaron hated Cyclops. Continue reading ECCC Moment: No Hate for CYCLOPS

NEW MUTANTS Join ALL-NEW X-FACTOR

All-New X-Factor #5 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Factor #5 courtesy Marvel

The action, intrigue and humor keep rolling in Peter David’s All-New X-Factor #5 this week. The latest chapter of the corporate team of mutant heroes is a delight for fans of the original New Mutants era as three classic characters are woven into David’s exciting fresh take on X-Factor.

 

As you can see by the cover Warlock is back. If there’s Warlock then the Magus and Doug Ramsey can’t be far behind. Continue reading NEW MUTANTS Join ALL-NEW X-FACTOR

ELLEN PAGE On X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

X-Men: Day of Future Past courtesy Empire
X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Empire

Ellen Page returns as Kitty Pryde in X-Men: Days of Future Past with an important role in the story. In the comics Kitty is sent back in time to change the future ruled by mutant hunting Sentinels. In the film Kitty helps send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back instead.

 

Since X-Men: The Last Stand Page was nominated for an Oscar for Juno but she was ready to suit up again as the fan-favorite X-Man. Continue reading ELLEN PAGE On X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Summers Brothers in X-MEN Films

Lucas Till on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy @BryanSinger via Twitter
Lucas Till on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy @BryanSinger via Twitter

Lucas Till reprises his role as Alex Summers (aka Havok) in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

“It’s really a small thing,” he says in the new Empire magazine. “A lot of people didn’t make it back. I’m fortunate.”

 

Summers is in the U.S. Army when the story picks up. Continue reading Summers Brothers in X-MEN Films