Tag: X-Men

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 17, 2013

All-New X-Men #14 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #14 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #14 Is one of the X-Men’s greatest tragedies happening all over again? Jean Grey vs. Mastermind – the rematch! It gives me a chill to see this cover! The original Mastermind’s “seduction” of Jean Grey unleashed Dark Phoenix! Will the villain risk triggering the nightmare again in the name of revenge?

 

Batman ’66 #1 POW! All-new stories inspired by the Adam West Batman television series! Holy Flashback Batman! The Riddler strikes but will a femme fatale help the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder foil a PURR-fect heist? Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 17, 2013

Meet the Marvel Knights X-Men

Marvel Knights X-Men courtesy Marvel
Marvel Knights X-Men courtesy Marvel

Wolverine, Rogue and Kitty Pryde investigate the emergence of new mutants and murder in small town in Marvel Knights: X-Men by Brahm Revel. The writer tells Marvel.com why these mutant heroes made the cut for his 5-part limited series:

 

“Well Wolverine was a given,” Revel says. “If I’m gonna do an X-Men story, I’m putting Wolverine in it. And as I said above, this is a story about how the past can come back to haunt you, so Wolverine made sense because he is a character with a checkered past. He’s a killer and has rage issues, yet he still identifies himself as a good guy. At a certain point he has to reconcile these two opposing identities. Continue reading Meet the Marvel Knights X-Men

MARVEL KNIGHTS X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk!

Marvel Knights: Hulk #1 courtesy Marvel
Marvel Knights: Hulk #1 courtesy Marvel

The Marvel Knights imprint is back in a big way with major announcements from the publisher.

I remember back when Marvel recruited Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti to launch the Marvel Knights line…and the rest was history!

The team rebooted Black Panther, Inhumans, Daredevil and Punisher…just for starters!

Quesada eventually became Editor-In-Chief and is now Chief Creative Officer.

Current Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso is reviving the line and has recruited top independent creators to take on classic characters new limited series.

 

Marvel Knights: Hulk by Joe Keatinge and Piotr Kowalski finds an amnesiac in Paris. Continue reading MARVEL KNIGHTS X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk!

Jubilee and Son in X-MEN

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

The Women of the Atom are starring in the breakout new book of summer! Jubilee’s return (with baby boy in tow) led to a brand new villain and adventure in X-Men. The enemy is so fearsome even Sublime sought refuge among the mutants he once fought. Brian Wood answered fan questions about the hit series including the mutant turned vampire Jubilee’s role on the team.

 

“Yeah, I know there’s been some talk about how maybe Jubilee isn’t a vampire any longer, or that I’m ignoring it because she hasn’t displayed any of those traits in an overt way, but she will. Continue reading Jubilee and Son in X-MEN

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 10, 2013

Batman #22 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #22 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #22 How Bruce became the Bat! The latest chapter of Zero Year reveals Bruce’s war with the Red Hood Gang and encounters with the crusading District Attorney who would become Two-Face!

 

Indestructible Hulk #10 The Green Goliath and The Man Without Fear! We learned Matt Murdock’s connection to Bruce Banner and his new role with S.H.I.E.L.D. What happens when Hulk is unleashed as ultimate urban anti-commando? Don’t miss Daredevil #10 in which Matt must defend the one man he feared long ago. Both books are out this week by Mark Waid. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 10, 2013

WHAT IF AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 Review

What If? AvX courtesy Marvel
What If? AvX courtesy Marvel

What If? AvX #1 takes no prisoners!

 

The very concept of Marvel’s What If? books are supposed to be dramatic changes to some of publisher’s most pivotal storylines. Picking up What If? Avengers vs. X-Men #1, I knew I was going to get a variation on the battle between Marvel’s biggest teams but I wasn’t ready for what happens in this issue!

 

Just in case you didn’t get the original AvX story: The Phoenix Force was coming to Earth to bond with Hope Summers, the mutant messiah. Wolverine and the Avengers feared the worst and wanted to take Hope into custody. Cyclops and the X-Men believed the Phoenix and Hope could save the mutant race from extinction. One group saw death. One group saw rebirth. All suffered when the Phoenix Force split into five different hosts. Continue reading WHAT IF AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 Review

WOLVERINE and His Lethal Ladies!

courtesy 20th Century Fox
courtesy 20th Century Fox

Hugh Jackman fights ninjas, his haunted past and the Silver Samurai in The Wolverine. The X-Man has his claws full with three gorgeous and dangerous women, too! IGN shared these new character posters of Logan, Mariko, Viper and Yukio plus the actor listed as Shingen, head of Clan Yashida.

 

The film is based on the classic Chris Claremont story of Wolverine falling in love with the daughter of a powerful Japanese crime lord. In the movie’s trailer, Lord Yashida is a man Logan saved in World War II and is now head of a biotech empire. Continue reading WOLVERINE and His Lethal Ladies!