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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[...]