Gabby has been kidnapped by the Stepford Cuckoos. Laura is on their trail, but the Cuckoos are masters of mental manipulation. X-23 can't be sure whether she can trust her senses. However, Laura is tenacious and will do anything necessary to see her sister again. She also needs to find the geneticist they kidnapped, as […]
With the relaunch of All-New Wolverine as X-23, a lot of X-fans wondered why Laura Kinney would go back to using the codename given to her by the people who used her as a killing machine. The obvious answer: because the original Wolverine was coming back. Slowly. And expensively. Over the course of three one-shots, […]
We return to the flashback, and Wolverine asks Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Spider-Man to make sure Iron Man keeps his promise to Logan. In the present, the armored-up New Avengers, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man, and All-New Wolverine Laura Kinney, are tearing their way through Mister Sinister's facility. They enter the inner […]
Cassandra Nova has recruited an unwilling Forge to her cause, and we see the youth of Gentle and why his powers hurt. Jean Grey tries to help him, and we also see the construction of Jean's undersea Cerebro unit (Searebro). The X-Men need to find the dead ambassador's cell phone so that Trinary can prove […]
We see Wolverine and Iron Man's conversation in the fallout of the Tribeca bomb detonation. Logan knows a secret of Tony's, and he's willing to keep it in their agreement. Back in the present, Mister Sinister is on a rampage through the submarine. Spider-Man, Wolverine (Laura Kinney), and Jessica Jones must keep him contained while […]
Sworn to sell comics for Marvel executives who feared and hated the fact that Fox owned their movie rights, The Uncanny X-Men suffered great indignities, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, […]
Maria Hill has fallen, but Wolverine, Honey Badger, Wasp, Hawkeye, and Captain Marvel must press on. World peace is at hand; there is only one more obstacle to overcome: Doctor Doom. The only question is whether Laura can live long enough to reach Doom. Tom Taylor is quite skilled at subverting expectations with his more […]
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes, tell you what happens, provide additional context where necessary, and examine whether the comic makes good use of the long and convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that's accessible […]
Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: "What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?" It's been a rough decade or so for X-Men fans. As part of Ike Perlmutter's feud with Fox over the Fantastic Four movie rights, Marvel's […]
It's the somewhat near future, and the world is a utopia. The heroes have finally won, and Laura Kinney was made the queen of Madripoor. Gabby is Wolverine now and makes sure that the peace is kept. We join her busting up a gun-runner fresh from Latveria when she gets a call from Queen Laura […]
It's time for that time-honored tradition of a doofy guy with pretensions of being an expert on the subject telling you what comics you should look for at your comic shop this week. That's right, it's time to figure out what comics should go in your pull box on April 4th, 2018. For the full […]
Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: "What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?" Each week, we aim to recap what happened in all of the X-books that come out that week, praise the things we […]
It's time for the next round of wins and losses from across the comics industry this past week. As always, there were some really good releases and lacking. Let's sort out the out now. Here we go: Win: Falcon #6 Brings Sam and Misty Knight Back Together Misty Knight returned to Rodney Barnes's Falcon this past week, and […]
Still wanting to help the Orphans of X, Wolverine has been hunting for the man who hired Laura out to kill the father of Amber, the woman who heads the Orphans. Laura is willing to go out and handle it alone, but Amber wants to come with her. This leads them to a beach resort […]
Sometimes, we don't want our own rumors to be true. That's the case when Bleeding Cool predicted that we could soon see the end of All-New Wolverine, despite the book selling relatively well and being well received by fans. Writer Tom Taylor recently launched a new core X-Book, X-Men Red, and that book contains the […]
A mutant named Trinary is being held by the Indian government. She contacts Jean Grey and her team, who are hiding out in Wakanda after the death of the UK ambassador. Naturally, the X-Men agree to help Trinary. X-Men Red is holding together. The first issue showed great promise, and, while #2 isn't quite as gripping […]
Hey, look at that! I actually got this out in a semi-timely fashion. Isn't that just keen! Anyway, let's take a look back at the best and worst of the week. This one might be a little shorter than usual. There just weren't that many comics that were especially good or especially bad this week. […]
Back home after the conflict with the Orphans of X, Gabby aka Honey Badger takes Jonathan the now-talking Actual Wolverine out for a walk. At least, that's what Laura thinks Gabby is doing. In reality, the Honey Badger and the Actual Wolverine are tracking down the people who were experimenting on Jonathan when Laura and […]
Because Deadpool doesn't have enough books of his own, now he's going to guest-star in All-New Wolverine?! Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: "What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?" Things have changed in the […]
Following the conclusion of the Old Woman Laura storyline in All-New Wolverine, May's issue of the title doesn't appear to name a new storyline and feels a bit final. Check it out: ALL NEW WOLVERINE #35 LEG (W) Tom Taylor (A) Ramon Rosanas (CA) David Lopez The world has been saved. Its people, never happier. […]
