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“EXTRAORDINARY” X-MEN After SECRET WARS? UPDATED

Update: June 29th, 2015:

Here’s the link to news about the Extraordinary X-Men book by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos you are looking for.

The story below is from last March when “extraordinary” was how the Marvel Editor-In-Chief described what’s next for the X-Men.

UPDATE: This story was updated after Marvel’s Editor-In-Chief clarified his comments here.

The Marvel Universe after Secret Wars is the great unknown for many of the publisher’s major franchises.

After seeing the All-New, All-Different Avengers and the Uncanny Inhumans lineups, fans are still wondering what about the mutants?

There’s been speculation and rumors over the future of the X-books. Brian Michael Bendis is leaving the franchise with Uncanny X-Men #600 in the same month as Secret Wars #1. While there are plenty of X-Men Battleworld books based on past events, what about the future?

Marvel Editor In Chief Axel Alonso gave us a hint at what’s to come for the Children of the Atom on Comic Book Resources weekly Axel-In-Charge feature after a fan’s question: Continue reading “EXTRAORDINARY” X-MEN After SECRET WARS? UPDATED

OLD MAN LOGAN, New SECRET WARS And New MARVEL

Secret Wars leads to Battleworld – the new Marvel reality divided into Warzones bases on classic comics stories.

Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino revisit the future world of Old Man Logan, based on the storyline by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Wolverine was almost the last hero standing in a world conquered by super villains who goes on a last stand road trip.

How does each Warzone affect the ongoing Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and the aftermath? Bendis is not blatant but gives us a lot of ponder about the the impact of Logan and what’s after the war: Continue reading OLD MAN LOGAN, New SECRET WARS And New MARVEL

KATE PRYDE in X-MEN YEARS OF FUTURE PAST

A new generation of readers cheer for #StarKat but long before Kitty Pryde fell for Star-Lord of Guardians of the Galaxy, she was in love with Colossus.

What if Kitty and Colossus married and had a child?

When Secret Wars launches this summer X-fans will return to the nightmare future of Days of Future Past and a married Peter and Kate.

Marguerite Bennett and Mike Norton return to this timeline created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In the classic two-part adventure Kate Pryde travel into the past, took over her younger body and stopped an assassination that led to a future in which mutants were hunted, imprisoned or executed by giant Sentinels. This is one of the most powerful and influential X-Men storylines and the inspiration for last year’s hit movie. Continue reading KATE PRYDE in X-MEN YEARS OF FUTURE PAST

Top Comics Picks March 11, 2015

Detective Comics: Endgame #1

Jokerized mobs are running wild but a small band of street savvy teens takes a stand. Will Batman accept their help and risk their lives? Brian Buccellato delivers this Batman: Endgame tie-in story. Our big question: are these kids the cast of We Are Robin coming in June.

Howard the Duck #1

The biggest cameo in superhero post-credits history leads to a brand new series for Howard the Duck! See what all everyone’s feathers are flying after the surprise appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy. How sets up shop at Marvel’s newest private eye in a series by Chip Zdardsky (Sex Criminals) and Joe Quinones. Continue reading Top Comics Picks March 11, 2015

X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION in SECRET WARS

E is For Extinction #1 courtesy Marvel, a Comic Vine first

It was a modern take on mutants with X-Men in leather, freaky new students and when Emma Frost officially joined the team.

Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely radically evolved the mutants with New X-Men and their first arc E is for Extinction.

Marvel announced the next Secret Wars book: E is For Extinction #1 via Comic Vine.

Morrison’s Batman, Incorporated and Nameless artistic collaborator Chris Burnham will write the tie-in book. Ramon Villalobos will be the artist. Burnham describes the world we jump back into: Continue reading X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION in SECRET WARS

X-MEN vs X-MEN in X-TINCTION AGENDA

Way back in the days of Chris Claremont and Jim Lee’s X-Men and Rob Liefeld on New Mutants there was the X-Tinction Agenda.

Imagine the mutants versus an entire nation of hate that enslaved mutants led by a cyborg monster.

The united X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants defeated Cameron Hodge and the forces of Genosha but the fight went a different way as we’ll see in a Secret Wars: Warzones tie-in book.

Marvel announced X-Tinction Agenda by Arrow Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim and artist Carmine di Giandomenico this June. Continue reading X-MEN vs X-MEN in X-TINCTION AGENDA

STORM, GAMBIT & MYSTERY VILLAIN

Storm is most wanted X-Woman.

Devoted fans gave a strong message to Marvel with the #SaveStorm campaign online.

In Storm’s solo series by Greg Pak she’s wanted for very different reason.

Ororo’s actions to help others have created a list of new enemies. Super villains and world leaders want her dead.

As Greg Pak revealed on CBR X-Position, those enemies are set to strike: Continue reading STORM, GAMBIT & MYSTERY VILLAIN

Comics Picks for February 25, 2015

A Spider-Verse superstar swings into her own series, Batman turns to the bad guys to beat the Joker and a hit sci-fi show spawns a new comic book. All that and more in this week’s top 5 comic books picks of the week:

All-New X-Men #38

The cosmic crossover co-starring Guardians of the Galaxy continues. Heroes have given in the the Black Vortex’s temptation. Heroes have been captured by Mr. Knife. Can they be saved? Who will Star-Lord recruit to stop Mr. Knife and the son of Thanos Continue reading Comics Picks for February 25, 2015

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