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Chris Claremont Signs At Penn Plaza For World AIDS Day
Chris Claremont, recreator of the X-Men in the seventies, eighties and nineties, will be doing a special book signing at Borders on Penn Plaza, in New York next Wednesday at 7.30PM. It's part of a nationwide serveis of events at the Borders bookstore chain on that date to commemorate World AIDS Day and raise money for[...]
…Anyone DC Can Bring Back, Marvel Can Bring Back Too.
So DC announce the Return Of Doomsday in response to Marvel's Death Of Spider-Man? Well, from the CBR Not-A-Cup-Of-Joe, Marvel strike back with the return of one of my favourite X-Men characters to the fore Doop. And the internet goes wild! So DC announce the Return Of Doomsday in response to Marvel's Death Of Spider-Man? Well, from the[...]
Wednesday Runaround – "That Black Kid From FF 203"
Over 100 art pieces including FELL, WORMWOOD, WELCOME TO HOXFORD and oh yes, some 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ( But only RED SNOW, since the older stuff isn't fit for exhibiting I think ) SUGGESTED REAL NAME: KATHERINE "KITTY" PRYDE CHRIS: MY CONCEPT HERE IS THAT ARIEL SHOULD BE NOT SO MUCH A NEW MEMBER OF THE X-MEN PER SE, BUT RATHER THE[...]
Swipe File: Akira and X-Men: Generation Hope
So yes, from the Tokyo-set X-Men: Generation Hope.,. and from Akira. From Generation Hope, and from Akira. Generation Hope, and Akira Absolutely Here's the usual… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of[...]
Pottymouth Doug Ramsey
It's not just DC. Looks like Marvel is getting a pottymouth of its own. In New Mutants #17, set in a hellish Limbo, there is a demonic language spoken by
What Did Bob Harras Ever Do For Us?
Put it this way, members of senior DC management will never tell him that he should kill family members who turned out to be gay. But is that an underestimation of Bob's abilities? Remember much of the negativity aimed his way by fans over the likes of Spider-Clones, Onslaughts, Heroes Reborn and[...]
Swipe File: Necrosha Vs Apocalypse
On the left, a flipped version from of the cover to Superman:Batman Apocalypse. On the right the Necrosha one shot. Both by Clayton Crane. Whaddayathink?
Would You Like X-Men: First Class To Film In Your Basement?
X-Men: First Class is being filmed in the UK Naturally, all good superhero films are, at least partly, shot here Where else in the English speaking world can you find so many aging thespians who can chew their way through such exposition with such conviction, and so many special effects and stuntpeople willing to throw[...]
Mark Millar Attacks X-Men Vs Twilight (UPDATE x3)
We've all seen that We Are The X-Men image with the bloody stain The X-Men in some perilous danger? Injury? Death? What does the blood signify? And we've also seen that Blade is joining the X-Men on some kind of exchange program. And there's evidence that Blade is getting a spinoff title to that. Well, Kevin Huxford is reporting[...]
Swipe File: Eighties Special
Marvel's alternate Eighties cover for the X-Men… and Jamie Lee Curtis, around that time. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself.  If you are[...]
Namor, The Stub Mariner?
The image used to promote the Dark Reign: The List – X-Men at conventions this weekend has drawn some comments… while Namor's left thigh disappears through perspective, he seems to have gained another thigh on his right leg. Obviously a remnant from an image with more than one character, it does look rather odd[...]
Dark Reign: The List By Bendis And Friends
By sending Bullseye in to kill Daredevil. "All children who are up in dates, and floor you with 'em flat– All persons who in shaking hands, shake hands with you like _that_" And then Dark Reign: The List – X-Men by Matt Fraction and Alan Davis ties into the fallout from Utopia They're keeping this one even[...]
Marvel's New Nomad, Old Moon Knight And More…
After playing a part in the return of Steve Rogers, it looks like the Capless Bucky is looking to find a new role… and Marvel have quite a surprising writer on board.  I'll let them tell you tomorrow, this site has got really Marvel crazy tonight. Vengeance Of The Moon Knight #1 by Gregg Hurwitz and[...]
September Spider-Man, X-Men, Thunderbolts Credits Revealed
Uncanny X-Men #515 is by Matt Fraction and Greg Land And Thunderbolts #136 is written by Rick Remender, drawn by Mahmud Asrar and Francesco Mattina, and coloured by Frank Martin. It's not much I know, But how did I come by this information when Marvel have been so careful in the solicitations they have sent out[...]