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Today is the wedding of Rogue and Gambit of the X-Men In the shadow of Kitty Pryde and Colossus' failed wedding, Anna Marie and Remy LeBeau are tying the knot, and the rest of the X-Men are doing their part to help After the ceremony, the two go off for their honeymoon However, they[...]
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Storm, Rogue, and Psylocke are taken back to Viper's hideout, and we learn the extent of their operation Kitty, Domino, and Jubilee must go undercover in Madripoor's seedy underworld if they ever hope to find their X-Men teammates and Wolverine.
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #2 cover by Greg Land, Jay Leisten, and Jason Keith
Of[...]
The Astonishing X-Men face down the Shadow King once again in this finale to Charles Soule's tenure on the title. Is it a good read?
The X-Men: Gold team closes in on Alpha in the hopes of stopping his bioweapon before it is launched at Earth while saving Colossus. Is it a good read?
The X-Men capture Nance, but Alpha gets away with Colossus. The X-Men must seek help in order to save their teammate and all of mutantkind. Does it make for a good read?
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The X-Men believe that Magneto may be responsible for the disappearance of Wolverine, and a team of Kitty Pryde, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Domino, and Jubilee leave for Madripoor, the current base of operation for Magneto's X-Men Things are fishy upon arrival, and the X-Men are left to wonder what Magneto is up to and[...]
Finally, we see Kitty's bachelorette party joined by Rogue, Storm, a slew of X-Men ladies, and another surprise and uninvited guest.
X-Men Wedding Special #1 cover by J Scott Campbell and Sabine Rich
This collection of stories in the X-Men Wedding Special is a mixed bag No one of the stories is especially bad, but only one[...]
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 to[...]
Colossus has been kidnapped by Nance and Alpha, so the X-Men spring into action to save their comrade. Does it make for a good read?
The Astonishing X-Men close their trap around Proteus while X and Psylocke work to stop his influence from spreading around the world. Is it a good read?
Is that even possible? We're about to find out!
ROGUE & GAMBIT #4 (OF 5)
KELLY THOMPSON (W)
PERE PEREZ (A)
Cover by KRIS ANKA
It's ROGUE versus GAMBIT in a BATTLE ROYALE the likes of which you've never seen before!
But when saving the day means letting go of everything you just fell in love with all over again, can[...]
Scythian Algurus has returned to Earth, and it's up to the X-Men to stop him. Unfortunately, half the team is still in prison. Can they get out in time to save the world? Is it a good read?
We'll obsessively buy and read all of these X-Men comics until the day we die, no matter how bad they get! And if we're going to do that anyway, we might as well document the experience for you, our dear readers, brothers and sisters and non-binary siblings in suffering.
This week there are five regular-priced X-Books on the stands,[...]
The Astonishing X-Men must deal with the possible return of Professor Xavier from the Astral Plane as well as the loss of Fantomex in the process. Does this drama make for a good read?
Rogue is hanging around with the X-Men on break from the Avengers, and Kitty thinks Rogue and Gambit's strained romantic history would make them the perfect candidates to go undercover to the "mutant resort" in Ciudad Paraiso.
Rogue and Gambit #1 cover by Kris Anka
As is often the case, also check out Joe Glass's great review of[...]
Rogue and the Human Torch continue their romantic pursuits as Johnny lets her know that Avengers Mansion will be fixed up and given back to the Avengers Rogue also goes to court to testify on behalf of the Shocker Synapse awakens to a letter from Quicksilver.
Finally, the team is visited by a longtime Avenger with[...]
It should have intrigued me for what's to come, but it feels more like just having a splinter pulled out.
It may not be completely over, but the next issue seems like it will likely be the clean-up portion along with finally acknowledging how this team will exactly function with the likes of Mystique, Gambit, and[...]
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Rogue & Gambit #1 from Marvel Comics by Kelly Thompson and Pere Perez brings everyone's favourite mutant couple together again to tackle their troubled relationship along with the latest mutant crisis that requires the X-Men's attention.
Rogue & Gambit #1 cover by Kris Anka
What Thompson and Perez bring in this issue is a really fun[...]
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The Juggernaut has been let loose upon the Uncanny Avengers, accidentally summoned by Doctor Voodoo while attempting to fix up Avengers Mansion.
Rogue tries to lead the team, but Quicksilver, in his traditional arrogant fashion, goes off the reservation within minutes Can the team come together to bring down the Unstoppable Force?
Uncanny Avengers #29 cover[...]
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Rogue, Fantomex, and Mystique have been stowed away in the Astral Plane by the ghost of Professor Xavier Here, we figure out just how long he has been war with Farouk the Shadow King He's been at this since Cyclops killed him during Avengers vs X-Men (which is probably, what, a year ago in[...]
The Uncanny Human Toch has been informed that he owns all that was once Reed Richards' and Beast and Wonder Man are about. Is this a good Avengers read?
On top of that, the Xavier from the Astral Plane has made contact with Psylocke and attempts to convince her that he is one her side.
Back in the Astral Plane, the pairing of Fantomex and Mystique along with the couple of Rogue and Gambit attempt to rekindle some romantic flames long thought to have gone[...]
Thankfully, Synapse, Rogue, and Doctor Voodoo may have some solutions.
Meanwhile, a mysterious figure is on his way to visit one of the Uncanny Avengers.
Writer Jim Zub and artist Sean Izaakse continue to rock Uncanny Avengers in this continuation and conclusion to the first post-Secret Empire story arc of the title Bringing back a classic villain[...]
Veteran artist Ed McGuinness joins this continuation of the Astonishing X-Men saga, as Old Man Logan is close to finding the Shadow King. Is it good?
They have landed in Avengers Mansion for now, and Quicksilver wants his sister, the Scarlet Witch, to rejoin the team.
However, Rogue does not trust Wanda Maximoff Responsible for the near-extinction of mutants that was M-Day and recently working for Hydra while under the possession of the chaos god, Chthon, Wanda has been tied to a[...]
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Logan, Gambit, Fantomex, Beast, and Rogue have decided it's as good as day as any to go out to a theater, where Multiple Man is putting on a play of the greatest dramas in the storied history of the X-Men!
Nah, just kidding They're in the Astral Plane under the dominion of Farouk, the Shadow[...]
It's received by Bishop, Logan, Rogue, Angel, Gambit (his is working with Fantomex), and Beast The team converges on Psylocke, finding her in a mindless rampage in London, having conjured a massive telekinetic moth construct They must work together to stop her and figure out what happened.
This is actually the first X-Men book since Extraordinary[...]
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*Ties into the Secret Empire crossover
With Doctor Voodoo possessed by demons from the Darkforce Dimension and Rogue pinned down with Shocker and Scorpia, the Uncanny Avengers find themselves in a lot of trouble.
Human Torch and the Wasp attempt to cover Synapse in the hopes that she can tap into Jericho Drumm's mind and free[...]
The first team — which grouped at-the-time underused characters like Havoc, Scarlet Witch, and Sunfire with mainstays like Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, and Rogue — seemed like a cool pairing of the Avengers and the X-Men Other Avenger classics like Wonder Man and the Wasp became involved pretty early on, as well.
That book didn't quite[...]
PSYLOCKE, OLD MAN LOGAN, BISHOP, ARCHANGEL, FANTOMEX, ROGUE and GAMBIT will attempt to save a world that hates and fears them Why? BECAUSE THEY ARE THE X-MEN.
From blockbuster writer CHARLES SOULE and joined by a roster of superstar artists beginning with JIM CHEUNG ASTONISHING X-MEN It's the X-book you need.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Well, 'an ancient[...]