“All the X-Men are gay” is the rallying cry of Leah Williams. She’s a mutant maestro, a visible bisexual, and Emma Frost’s #1 fan. She was the writer behind X-Men Gold Annual #1, which saw […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 10/3/18. What are heroes without their villains? Besides providing devious plots for our favorite supers to foil, bad guys can help underline why a hero is the […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 9/5/18. Superheroes inspire us. They’re better than we can be. They’re kinder, smarter, frequently richer. Though none of us can lift a car, those in capes and […]
The following originally ran in the Weekly Planet 8/15/18. X-Men Blue is ending. Tales of Xavier’s original five X-Men and their adventures in the modern Marvel universe seem poised to come to a close. But […]
The following was originally published in the Weekly Planet 7/25/18. Rogue and Gambit: the faces that launched a thousand ships. Ships of course being a word which here means, “The desperate pining of a fanbase […]
The following was originally publishing in the Weekly Planet 7/4/18. Every comic fan has a first. That book or that story that introduces to you what the medium of sequential art can do and instills […]
Domino is a character that’s rarely had a prolonged spotlight on her. She’s usually the guest-star or recurring character in other folks’ titles. In many ways, the tragedy is that Domino’s often by defined by […]
Venom over here, Venom over there, now there’ll be Venom everywhere! The House of Ideas has gone symbiote crazy over their gooey black suited alien anti-hero (villain?). Don’t believe me? Check out the new event […]
This week New Mutants: Dead Souls #1 comes out this week launching a new mini-series for this fan-favorite X-team. Personally, I cannot be more excited for the creative team of Matthew Rosenberg and Adam Gorham […]
Another color? We’ve had blue and gold. Now, we get a new team with a new signifying color for the X-Men: Red. When we talk about “seeing red” it generally refers to blind anger. In […]
This week comes a mind-bending X-Men tale from the brains of Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and Wilfredo Torres (Moon Knight, Black Panther) in Legion #1! With a second season coming up in […]
This week Marvel dips back into one of its most classic tales for a little expansion. Because if there’s one thing they won’t do, it’s leave any potential to capitalize on a good idea. And […]
You can’t keep a Phoenix down forever. Eventually, she rises again from the ashes. Teammates may die. Love may leave them and be given to another. The world will endure many threats, both alien and […]
Another week, another X-Men title launches as part of the Resurrxion initiative from Marvel. We’ve seen classic line-ups in X-Men Blue, a Kitty Pryde veteran A-Team in X-Men Gold, and a wholly chaotic elite killing […]
First things first- the news you’ve all been waiting for is here- Hasbro’s latest wave of X-Men characters should finally be in the store this week. Just to jog your memories a bit, this wave […]
Matthew Rosenberg sits down to have a Creative Conversation with us. We talk everything from his first comic, the series that he learned to read on, and all things Secret Warriors! […]
Jean Grey’s Time is Up, Her Time Is Now! It’s been a difficult life for Jean Grey. Well, it might be if she doesn’t find a way to change her destiny. Trapped in our present, […]
The Marvel Universe’ Hostile Takeover Begins in Secret Empire #0 Now, for fans of the House of Ideas, this week is the start of a hotly debated event. There’s a lot of heat in the […]
Welcome to a Creative Conversation with comics scribe Brandon Montclare. Today we’ll dish on currently captivating run on Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, his controversial essential reads for newbies to comics, and some of his insane […]
Is this a new Golden Age for X-Men comics? There’s going to be a big question developing an answer over the next few months: Are you Team Gold or Team Blue? This week we get […]
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