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So much going down in Krakoan X-Men today, where should we start? Well, how about The X Deaths Of Wolverine #1, which a) isn't about Wolverine and is b) about Moira Mactaggert instead, but c) we do get to see the X-Desk of the CIA for the first time, after reading their reports in all[...]

Today sees the publication of The X Deaths Of Wolverine #1, the second in the X Lives And Deaths series running weekly from Marvel Comics. But slightly

Last year, Hasbro revealed that they would be releasing new Marvel Legends X-Men figures, but with new cel-shading This whole new line of figures is dedicated to the iconic 90's Animated X-Men cartoon with repaints, releases, and repacks However, this is fantastic for fans of this legendary cartoon as it gives new collectors a new[...]

Welcome to Friday Night Previews, where we attach snarky headlines to previews of next week's comics and call it "journalism." Cyclops struggles to accept the implications of his own death in this preview of X-Men #7, in stores Wednesday from Marvel Check out the preview below. X-Men #7 by Gerry Duggan & Pepe Larraz, cover by Pepe[...]

Daken attends a barbeque in this preview of Marauders Annual #1, in stores from Marvel Comics on Wednesday... and he's the main course!

There are as many original X-Men comic books launched this week on Marvel Unlimited as there are published in print And the print titles aren't that traditional either, an X-Men mini-series launch and two event tie ins We have X Lives Of Wolverine #1, Black Knight/X-Men: The Death Of Doctor Strange #1 and Devil's Reign:[...]

And, if he has regarded Xavier as a father figure in the X-Men, well, he gets the chance to return the favour. So what's actually going on? X Lives Of Wolverine #1 doesn't reveal much, just that somehow Logan is being sent back in time by Xavier, Jean Grey and Cerebro. Instead, it is left up to[...]

With the Kingpin's inability to read his former research on the Daredevil matter… Daredevil from Marvel Comics Getting rather under his skin, and thereby everyone else's skin as well. Devil's Reign #1 While the conclusion of Marauders #27 saw Reed Richards asking the same about memories that had been wiped from his own brain. Marauders #27 While in X-Men #6, it[...]

He made his debut in the X-Men series that saw some of the biggest comic sales of all time, and his debut arc still commands good money on the aftermarket is a testament to his popularity That and constant MCU rumors, of course But seriously, running a comic shop, I constantly come across these two[...]

Jonathan Hickman was talking to the Xplain The X-Men podcast on the occasional of their 150th podcast, and the publication of his final X-Men comic book with Inferno #4 And he had lots to say – including where his Krakoan run on the X-Men titles that started three years ago, all came from… When asked if Inferno #4 was really his last[...]

Wilson Fisk conducts business while letting it all hang out in the shower with some dead bodies in Devil's Reign: X-Men #1 Check out the preview below. Devil's Reign: X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan & Phil Noto, cover by Phil Noto THE QUEEN'S REIGN! Emma Frost has many skeletons in her closet, but only one of them is[...]

In Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1, the titular Black Knight body-shames the X-Men for not looking like their swimsuit issue photos Check out the preview below. Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1 by Si Spurrier & Bob Quinn, cover by Cory Smith LONDON'S BURNING! THE BLACK KNIGHTS RIDE AGAIN! All manner of vile extradimensional foes[...]

The hottest Wolverine event of 2022 (or at least early 2022) begins at Marvel Comics on Wednesday with X Lives of Wolverine #1.

All four covers to X-Men #1 that form a quadriptych cover for the fifth, had their original artwork sold in a private offer last year Now Thomas Fish has posted the pages to his ComicArtFans account, followed by many admiring comments. This is also the week that the original artwork page that shows the moment that[...]

X-Men '92: House Of XCII is a new mini-series that sees the Saturday Morning X-Men cartoon do Jonathan Hickman's House Of X from Steve Foxe and Salva Espin. I mean… why not? Of course, what I really want to see is Chris Claremont's take on the whole thing in comic book form[...]

X-Men comics are hot as hell right now, but that is not what we are looking at here A few years ago, all the rage were custom-bound volumes people were taking comics to a bindery and creating custom collections for their shelves out of the original printed comics Taking bids at Heritage Auctions right now[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics are putting two comic books back to second printings this week, Devil's Reign #2 and Thor #20 for the 16th of February, with a 1:25 second printing variant for the latter, while IDW is doing the same for Jim Lee's X-Men Artists Edition for the 23rd of February. PrintWatch: Devil's Reign #2 Second[...]

Talking about the upcoming Hellfire Gala for 2022, which will reveal the results of the current X-Men public vote to elect a new member to the team, X-Men writer Gerry Duggan tweeted out that rather than the multi-part crossover of 2021, the Hellfire Gala of 2022 will just be a single one-shot of a comic[...]

When Dave Cockrum joined Len Wein in reviving the X-Men for the mid-seventies, he brought characters and concepts he had created elsewhere, including his designs and desires for the Legion Of Super-Heroes, and has already updated their look and costumes over at DC Comics – before doing just that at Marvel with the X-Men And[...]

There are straggling ends to the X-Men universe before the big Destiny Of X semi-relaunch Including today's Marauders #17, setting up the shape of Krakoa, the Quiet Council and the Hellfire Club to come Oh and don't forget Phobos, the recently annexed-for-humanity moon of Arakko last week Once more with Feilong… That orchid is a plant[...]

Tini Howard has been sharing words about Secret X-Men, Excalibur, Knights Of X and Catwoman on her Substack Including defining Knights Of X with Bob Quinn as the Otherworld X-Men comic. "the spiritual and literal successor to EXCALIBUR It's all Otherworld, all the time It's got girls, gays, Bei, and more than a few Saturday Morning[...]

X-Men writer Gerry Duggan tweeted out Alyssa Wong's support for Armor in the current X-Men vote shenanigans, saying "Welcome to the X-Office, Alyssa — hope you survive the experience" An indication that Alyssa Wong is the previously-unnamed new writer for the X-Men office. YouTube screencap of Alyssa Wong at the Nebula Awards 2016 Alyssa Wong is a[...]

Bleeding Cool will be campaigning for Micromax in the upcoming Second Now-Annual X-Men Election, the only British candidate on the ticket My money, however, is on Firestar getting the Spider-Man And The Amazing Friends vote Because, yes, just like last year, Marvel Comics is running a vote amongst readers to elect a Marvel character onto[...]

Rogue was absent from the recent X-Men: Inferno, despite her life being all twined up in those of the book's antagonists Mystique and Destiny The story saw Mystique disguised as Charles Xavier, see Hope Summer take his role in the Krakoan resurrection process and bring Destiny back from the dead Talking to the Xplain The[...]

Who is a part of Mister Sinister's Illuminati-like secret mutant council? Find out in this preview of X-Men Legends #10, true believers! Check out the preview below. X-Men Legends #10 by Fabian Nicieza & Dan Jurgens, cover by Dan Jurgens WHO WILL SURVIVE THE EIGHTH CIRCLE? CHARLES XAVIER BEAST AMANDA MUELLER MOIRA MACTAGGERT MAGNETO Some of the greatest[...]

The Marauders face their most terrifying opponent in Wednesday's Marauders #27... a number one issue relaunch!

But, yes, as predicted, Al Ewing is writing X-Men Red, the Red at least initially refers to the planet Mars, now renamed Arakko, and Stefano Caselli will be drawing the new X-Men book, as part of the Destiny Of X phase… okay, where are the CTRL-C, CTRL-V keys? Last year, mutantkind took a bold leap into[...]

Jonathan Hickman was talking to the Xplain The X-Men podcast on the occasional of their 150th podcast, and the publication of his final X-Men comic book with Inferno #4 Including a lot of good stuff about building a writers room, that is definitely worth listening to But also a run through the stories he never[...]

Jonathan Hickman was talking to the Xplain The X-Men podcast on the occasional of their 150th podcast, and the publication of his final X-Men comic book with Inferno #4 And he had lots to say – including where his Krakoan run on the X-Men titles that started three years ago, all came from… When Jonathan Hickman Wrote[...]

Jonathan Hickman was talking to the Xplain The X-Men podcast on the occasional of their 150th podcast, and the publication of his final X-Men comic book with Inferno #4 And he had lots to say – including his plans at Marvel Comics for Al Ewing British 2000AD writer who has been mining Marvel Comics continuity[...]