X-Men – Page 61 – COMICS BLEND

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 3, 2013

Avengers AI #1 Hank Pym prevented the Age of Ultron but did he unleash a whole new set of horrors! The founding Avenger assembles a new team of heroes including Vision, Victor Mancha from Runaways and new mystery characters on his road to redemption.

Batman Incorporated #12 Will Bruce get his revenge? Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham are sure to deliver another bloody, brutal chapter in the final war between Batman and Talia!

Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1 The finale of Cullen Bunn’s Deadpool Killogy! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 3, 2013

WHAT IF AVENGERS VS. X-MEN?

The biggest Marvel story of 2012 is the inspiration for the return of What If? Avengers vs. X-Men was a huge event for the Marvel Universe!

What if “other” heroes became the Phoenix Five?

This week is the first issue of Jimmy Palmiotti and Jorge Molina’s four-part story starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fighting the Children of the Atom…with all-new twists and turns!

Iron Man tried to kill the Phoenix Force before it could reach Earth and possess Hope but the entity split into five hosts: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Magik and Namor – with devastating results – including the death of Professor X.

Acclaimed creator Jimmy Palmiotti told Marvel.com why the original epic is a perfect inspiration for What If?:

“The set up and Continue reading WHAT IF AVENGERS VS. X-MEN?

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Hellfire and Bamfs!

Wolverine & the X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel

I love Wolverine and the X-Men #32. Jason Aaron and Nick Bradshaw always deliver action and humor packed stories. Chapter Two of The Hellfire Saga keeps the intrigue going and turns up the strange as we learn more the Hellfire Club’s endgame, the origin of the new villain, The Philistine and you may finally feel sorry for Quentin Quire. The arrogant hell-raising omega level mutant suffers at the hands of his new masters in his bid to save Idie.

One of the things I really want to declare is my love for how Jason Aaron uses the Bamfs! These little mini-Nightcrawlers have been haunting the Jean Grey School and stealing Logan’s whiskey since the premiere issue. I love how Wolverine uses to little gremlins’ vices against them in the search for his lost students and to deliver some painful payback to the Hellfire Club. I could go on and on about how much I love Aaron’s writing of the popular X-Men you love (Logan, Kitty, Bobby) but I wanted to praise him for the little moments and the background characters like Doop, Toad and the Bamfs that make Wolverine and the X-Men the strangest and most consistently enjoyable X-book.

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UNCANNY X-MEN Demon Therapy!

I admit – I’m not a big fan of the supernatural themed X-Men stories. I’ve never been a fan of Magik. Illyana’s history is confusing and she’s just not likable. There’s nothing redeeming about the demon sorceress/mutant teleporter with an evil persona – see what I mean – confusing, huh?

Brian Michael Bendis and Frazier Irving have changed my mind about supernatural stories and Magik in just one perfect issue. Uncanny X-Men #7 is a beautifully written and drawn story of sacrifice, identity and cry for help. Every hero has demons but Illyana’s are literal. Because of Magik the troubled kids at the new Xavier School learn how being a mutant can be hell – literally. Continue reading UNCANNY X-MEN Demon Therapy!

Josh Helman Joins X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Josh Helman has joined the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past according to The Wrap. The Australian actor (Home and Away, The Pacific, Jack Reacher) co-starred with Nicholas Hoult (who reprises his X-role as Hank McCoy aka Beast) in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Helman’s role is a secret but it must be Continue reading Josh Helman Joins X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

WOLVERINE & X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Connection

Hugh Jackman returns as the fan favorite X-Man in The Wolverine and will reprise the role again X-Men: Days of Future Past for Bryan Singer. Director James Mangold tells SFX how the films connect:

“Bryan and I have talked and he’s seen what we’ve done. Clearly the reality is that we are all trying to work together and make things groove together. But the trick is Continue reading WOLVERINE & X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Connection

X-MEN Break the Bank Week!

I’ve been reading the Children of the Atoms since the glorious Chris Claremont and John Byrne era (and there was just 1 X-book) and the mutant books have never been better! This week is packed with X-books! Here’s a quick snapshot of why you got to get ’em all!

All-New X-Men #13 The fallout of the young X-Men versus Uncanny Avengers! What is Mystique’s endgame? Is history repeating itself as young Jean Grey continues to lose control of her powers?! Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen are just a dream team.

Uncanny X-Force #7 Psylocke and Fantomex’s tragic romance has become a twisted Continue reading X-MEN Break the Bank Week!

X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Date Change

X-Men Days of Future Past will now open Memorial Day Weekend in 2014. Fox moved the sequel from July to May 23, 2014.

Bryan Singer is currently directing the film featuring cast members from the original X-Men films and X-Men: First Class. The director confirmed the move on Twitter.

Here’s a previous picture from Singer showing Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy (Beast) and Hugh Jackman on the set of the film – set in the 1970’s.