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Could an island off the coast not be enough of a separation from the rest of humanity? Might they need to wander the galaxy instead? And I also heard yesterday that one of therelaunched, if not rebooted books, will be Iron Man, with the current hit creative team of Uncanny X-Men, Kieron Gillen and Greg Land,[...]

I didn't. Anyway, here is the writer of Uncanny X-Men, Kieron Gillen, who has just bought a glass of red wine at the Hilton hotel bar, next door to Kapow, and he is trying to get anyone who will listen to guess how much his normal, standard glass of red wine cost here No one comes[...]

At Kapow in London, during the Avengers Vs X-Men panel with Kieron Gillen, CB Cebulski and Joe Quesada, they showed off some upcoming Avengers Vs X-Men pages… one of which seems to show a certain Professor X returning for issue 6… We also got a teaser that Illyana and Black Widow will star in an Augmented[...]

Well it's taken long enough. But with the third and final volume of Phonogram being announced for later this year, Immaterial Girl, it seems there's been

I've actually had discussions with people at Marvel about why they should collect it in a big leather volume, specifically for that market. Kieron Gillen has just talked to Multiversity at length about Journey Into Mystery, why he writes the stories he does and to what end, how the upcoming New Mutants crossover Exiled will work,[...]

As suspected a few days ago, a new Phonogram series, called The Immaterial Girl, by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie And Matt Wilson has just been announced at Image Expo Here's the teaser: In addition to the above teaser, Gillen had this to say about The Immaterial Girl on his blog: THE IMMATERIAL GIRL will be six[...]

Man, oh man, oh man. It is one of my favourite comic books ever. Not enough people bought it to make it a going concern at Image Comics, but for those who did, it was  life changing, or life affirming, or just a really really good comic book that they wanted to tell everyone about. And at Image[...]

Exiled is a new comic book coming out from Marvel in May in the jetstream of the Avengers Vs X-Men crossover. I understand it's written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by his Dark Reign: The Cabal artistic partner Carmine Di Giandomenico. Odds are it might be the subject of one of these Marvel Live Blogs that are[...]

There is the geek. There is the hipster. And there is the geek hipster. People used to be comfotably one or the other. Then the geek discovered sex,

But can there be any other challengers? It seems inherent at Marvel, creating crass, brassy, bold superhero action while DC were able to create more literary affairs that found a new audience, new appeal and new credibility for both the company and for the medium. But that was then. Marvel have already acclaimed Daredevil as their best new[...]

In two completely unrelated blog posts today, Kieron Gillen and Jim Shooter looked at the issue of accessibility in comics today First up, Gillen, from his blog earlier today, in discussing accessibility as it related to Uncanny X-Men, Volume II, #1: … {T}he concept of accessibility is in mainstream American comics {is different} than any other[...]

Which means even if you don't like the book, you'll be able to flip it on eBay. Or you can choose a separate full colour commission from Jimmy – a rare thing since he doesn't do commissions or sell his art. And if that's not enough, you might also be drawn by being in good company… other[...]

Steve Wacker, despite the efforts of a driver who got lost, managed to get to the airport before his flight took off.  Kieron Gillen has his DJ set all worked out And Gail Simone has been round the Leeds City Centre shops looking for a Dalek. It can only be the launch of what many consider[...]

Pity poor BC datamancer Mark Haverty. Barely three days into his job, and he's got to decide how this new Uncanny X-Men series should be designated.  Is

Has it ever been stated that the reason the US invaded Iraq rather than North Korea because Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, in such a mainstream political book before? And it does rather set up writer Kieron Gillen's theme of superheroes as nuclear weapons rather well, both in power and the generation of[...]

Kieron Gillen's final issue of Generation Hope is a whopping 25 pages for $2.99 While his X-Men Regenesis #1 is a whopping 34 pages at $3.99 How are they bucking the current Marvel price points? Well, by time share By using the same four pages. X-Men Regenesis #1 tells the story of each of the Utopia[...]

Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Greg Land, it will be published by Marvel in October. Of course, it will be relaunched shortly afterwards And will probably go back to regular numbering in five years for issue 600 But still. Here's a look at a few pages, with the issue synopsis. Battered, beaten and bruised due to[...]

Marvel has given itself,  Comic Book Resources, Newsarama,  iFanboy, and IGN teaser panels for X-Men Regenesis by Kieron Gillen and Billy Tan Bleeding Cool didn't get any, obviously Nevertheless we can do what all those others haven't and… put them all on the same page! What scamps we are! Marvel has given itself,  Comic Book[...]

On July the 20th, Marvel will be publishing a very special comic. Uncanny X-Men writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie, creators of the comic Phonogram, are reuniting to tell a story about teenage gay suicide in the X-Men comic, Generation Hope #9. Based on recent prominent news stories, and  public awareness campaigns, Kieron Gillen finds the[...]

Which is possibly the shortest cancellation in existence. It will be accompanied by Wolverine & The X-Men in October, as the X-Men splits along ideological lines, Cyclops taking one team , Wolverine taking the other in what Marvel are called X-Men Regenesis. Kieron Gillen will write Uncanny X-Men with Carlos Pacheco and Greg Land on art[...]

Seriously. Generation Hope from the same writer, Kieron Gillen, does something very different It takes a character we think we know, foreshadows what he's about to do, in plain sight, but when it comes to fruition, it's a complete surprise and an entertaining one at that I got flashbacks to the first time we meet the[...]

The cover to the final issue of Uncanny X-Men, issue 544, by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land. It's part of Schism, it will no doubt lead to some new comic starting in October or November, and it's quite clearly been announced today, a month and a bit ahead of usual solicitation announcements, to try and regain[...]

How will such stereotypes be overturned in a less xenophobic, more understanding age? And when written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Reneto Arlem no less? Kieron has gained rather the reputation for overturning jokes His World War Hulks two parter the other year was rather well received, considering the very low expectations had for the[...]

There certainly are similarities, the clean thin lines, the open space for colour, the expressionistic faces and the elegant panel design. And today we get both Morning Glories #8 from Image and Generation Hope #5 from Marvel, the latter reteaming the holy Phonogram pairing of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie I could hear the squees in[...]

While there many Brits who have raised money for the latter, it's only covered American territories – leaving Britain on its own to deal with the vagaries of Customs and Obscenity laws. Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's Eagle Award for Phonogram was shattered when someone knocked it to the floor… TonyLee, John Charles and Lee Townsend are[...]

After all I really hate to share. Phonogram #3 by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson is published by Image Comics this week Possibly Forget I said anything. I really like Phonogram It's one of those comics you like, that's like no other and that you don't really expect anyone else to like apart from[...]