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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, and frustration of 30+ years of reading X-Men comics, we read every new X-book that comes out, recap the events, provide some back-links to Marvel Unlimited, and wonder when Marvel will let Chris Claremont write something again. Seriously, how do you have the greatest writer in the history of comics on the payroll and just not use him for anything? It’s the way X-Men comics were meant to be read! It’s the column that can only be known as…
In The Week in Comics for March 21st, 2021, we look at crypto collectibles, super-mega-crossover events, and holding the line at $5.99. Plus: X-Men recaps!
The Week in Comics: Crypto-Art, Worst Dudes, Crossovers, Variant Covers, and More! Plus: recaps of the X-Men comics.
This week in The Week in Comics: Wolverine's manhoods! Infinite super-mega-crossover events! A cuckold Superman! X-Men recaps! And more!
This week in The Week in Comics: Shazadam, John Byrne, the Snyder Cut, and More! Plus: X-ual Healing X-Men recaps!
This week in the Week in Comics we are joined by Ali Jaffery the Hunk, a man who uncovered a vast comics conspiracy. Plus: X-Men Recaps!
This week in comics, adult graphic novel sales take off, The Comedian is an anti-masker, and are two creators sharing one toupee?!
In The Week in Comics, we revisit stories such as Heroes Reborn, Shazadam, and more. Plus: what happened in Marvel's X-books last week?
Happy MLK Day, everyone! Marvel put out three X-books last week, and we're gonna recap them as usual. Like Dr. King, I too have a dream-- a dream that
In Marauders #17, Emma Frost questions the parentage of Shinobi Shaw. Plus: Storm and Calisto take the logical next step in their friendship.
Marvel still refuses to give Chris Claremont an ongoing series, but at least they put out the Claremont Anniversary special last week.
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In the final issue of the Juggernaut mini-series, the titular Juggernaut takes on the for-profit superhuman prison industry.
What would you do to defend the mutant race? For Psylocke, wiping out a different race of sentient beings is on the table in Hellions #8.
Siryn gets offed for the second time in as many issues as X-Factor #6 strives to find meaning in death when death has no meaning.
Wolverine #8 celebrates 350 issues of Wolverine comics in the best way possible: by charging five dollars for this issue.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Twitter, X-Men #16 introduces mutant elections for the new year. Buckle up!
As things get back to normal for Excalibur, the team wonders about the fate of Betsy Braddock while Rictor pines for Apocalypse.
Deadpool has just two more issues before his series gets rebooted again, so do he and Elsa Bloodstone get it in before that happens?
Chris Claremont had a story in Wolverine: Black, White, & Blood #2, always a highlight for any week of X-ual Healing!
In X-Force #15, Beast once again fails to learn a lesson when his selfish, arrogant decisions cause negative consequences for his friends.
In New Mutants #14, Scout raises the question on all X-fans' minds: what the hell does Krakoa have against clones?!
SWORD #1 never got out of first gear, but that didn't stop Marvel from charging five bucks for the first issue of this new series.
In Marauders #16, Kate Pryde and Emma Frost finally get revenge on Sebastian Shaw for killing Kate... but Lockheed wants a piece too.
In Juggernaut #4, we learn how Cain Marko regained his powers from Cyttorak as Juggernaut fights the prison-industrial complex.
Who ends up a victim of mutant murder most foul this time in X-Factor #5? Plus: what happened to Rockslide, anyway?
In Hellions #7, Mister Sinister's schemes don't stop just because he arguably won the X of Swords crossover. Plus: a classic villain returns!
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With the final issue of X of Swords in the record books, who won? And more importantly, did the fans win in this 22-issue crossover?
In Excalibur #15, the long and expensive X of Swords crossover finally nears the end as the final battle for the fate of mutantkind begins.
Cyclops reforms the X-Men and defies Xavier in the antepenultimate chapter of X of Swords in X-Men #15. We recap the shocking events!
Would Old Man Cable have called mom and dad as soon as things stopped going his way? For Kid Cable in X of Swords, it's another story.