In 2012, a CGC 9.8 slabbed copy of X-Men #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby published by Marvel Comics in 1963 sold for $492,937.500 In 2016, a CGC 9.6 copy sold for $350,000 Well, right now, a copy of X-Men #1 slabbed at CGC 9.6 is currently up for auction with ComicConnect as part[...]
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Last week, the collective creative teams behind Jonathan Hickman's X-Men reboot shook comic book readership to its foundations by revealing the big twist to the Hellfire Gala event: the mutants terraformed Mars, moved all of the returned original Krakoan mutants of Arakko there, and claimed Mars as the first mutant planet It was the centerpiece[...]
This month saw Marvel Comics' Hellfire Gala – the X-Men crossover event that is a) just a big party, b) a major diplomatic event for Krakoa, and c) something really big is going down We have continued to take timestamps and tried to line the events up from this week and last into one Hellfire[...]
It's Iceman time! Today's Marvel's Voices: Pride comic book has a lot of X-Men A lot of X-Men Even crossing over with the Hellfire Gala and the after-party on Arakko/Mars As well as running through Marvel's LGBTQ history which glosses over some of the publisher's more terrible moments But it does also mention Bobby Drake,[...]
First an X-Men villain, then an Avenger, then a robot's wife and mother to illusionary kids, then an insane destroyer of reality (two or three times), then an eraser of all almost all mutant powers, and now a schoolteacher In the last few decades, the Scarlet Witch she's generally been portrayed as someone whose power[...]
Well, in September 2021, that seems to come to the foreground as, instead of Way Of X, we have X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation What that revelation is, well, clearly they aren't telling right now… but it does include a party Yes, yes, they've just had a Hellfire Gala, but this is Krakoa, there is always[...]
Today, the Marvel Universe sees the publication of SWORD #6, following on from last week's Planet-Size X-Men, and is another of what the X-Men line calls a "red book" – a title you pretty much have to read if you are following the Krakoan storyline more widely Previous examples in recent weeks were Marauders #20[...]
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed their newest Marvel Comics collectible with the debut of the all powerful X-Men, Storm Standing 23" tall, this Goddess stands on a blue vortex base as controls the weather with her silver bodysuit costume Storm's 90s costume is easily one of her most iconic, and Sideshow brings thing beloved costume design[...]
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Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #5 with its download codes did the impossible, beating out both Marvel's Planet-Size X-Men and Venom #200, and all of them beating Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR #3 and[...]
In this preview of Wolverine #13, Logan finally gets an assignment he's perfectly suited for: bathroom attendent at the Hellfire Gala party.
And who can blame him? A Marvel crossover event stretching the events of a single night into twelve separate issues in order to bilk as much money as possible out of gullible X-Men fans? That kind of cash grab would make anyone feel a little queasy Luckily, Dr Nemesis has the cure, and even though[...]
X-Men Legends #4 brings us back to a simpler time for mutants A time before we had to worry about things like Wolverine, Cyclops, and Jean Grey being involved in a three-way romantic and sexual relationship Instead, all we have to do is reckon with the fact that Cyclops married an exact clone of his[...]
It's an amazing feat, to be sure, but not nearly as amazing as watching Captain America and Doctor Doom… get along?! Yes, you won't want to miss Cap and Doom sharing a moment in this preview of the issue as they react to the X-Men terraforming Mars as a monument to Wolverine's two penises[...]
And it is the second printing of TMNT: The Last Ronin #3 that tops the charts but the launches of a new X-Men #1 and Masters Of The Universe: Revelation also get added attention.
Last Ronin, X-Men and Masters Of The Universe Top Advance Reorders
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TMNT THE LAST RONIN #3 (OF[...]
All of the current day X-Men titles take place on or around Krakoa, the sentient mutant island that has provided a base for all of mutantity on Earth and whose presence threatens human nations, even as they work together diplomatically for the fruits that Krakoa can bear, including increased lifespan, a cure for dementia and[...]
Planet-Sized X-Men #1 is in stores today, continuing Marvel's Hellfire Gala, a crossover event that aims to bilk gullible Marvel readers for as much money as possible by stretching out the events of a single night to twelve comic book issues It's a ballsy gamble that could easily be exposed as a shameless cash grab,[...]
This month saw Marvel Comics' Hellfire Gala – the X-Men crossover event that is a) just a big party, b) a major diplomatic event for Krakoa, and c) something really big is going down We have continued to take timestamps and tried to line the events up from this week and last into one Hellfire[...]
You'll believe Gerry Duggan is Jonathan Hickman in Planet-Size X-Men #1, out today, drawn – or rather carved into existence – by the incredible Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, and in the process utterly rewriting the status of the Marvel Universe Again I mean, House Of X already did that, and the reality of Krakoa[...]
This week sees the publication of Planet-Size X-Men, the big central piece of the Hellfire Gala X-Men crossover and, we presume, home to whatever big announcement Emma Frost makes at midnight that caused massive ructions for the rest of the world The adverts have already claimed it as making a big impact on the X-Men[...]
He explored the new Krakoan era in X-MEN Now the keeper of the mutant flame, Jonathan Hickman, presents his next incendiary saga! Mystique, former mutant terrorist and espionage agent supreme, is loyal to Professor X's Quiet Council for one reason only: the promise that someday, he will resurrect her beloved Destiny But when Moira MacTaggert[...]
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Amazing Spider-Man #68 was a monster hit this week – though it may have helped that the Batman main title[...]
But as the X-Men find out in this preview of New Mutants #19, any more than that and you're in trouble The Marvel Universe has something like seventeen Wolverines floating around, so if anything, it's most surprising that Honey Badger is the only one they've misplaced for now Check out the preview below, and look:[...]
Such as a handful of pages of Jim Lee's original art pages from X-Men with Chris Claremont, WildCATS with Alan Moore, and even a little Punisher and Ghost Rider But we started with a creation of Jim Lee for Marvel, Jubilee…
Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Karl Altstaetter Uncanny X-Men #275 Story Page 38 Original Art (Marvel, 1991)[...]
In this preview of Demon Days Mariko #1, Mariko is having nightmares... does her grandmother hold the key to unlocking her secrets? Check out a preview here.
In this preview of X-Corp #2, in stores Wednesday, Selene explains the problem with men goes all the way back to the invention of agriculture.
And so, as we reach a turning point in Jonathan Hickman's very epic X-Men reboot, Jonathan Hickman's X-Men will become Jonathan Hickman's Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz's X-Men in July when X-Men #1 hits comic book stores Whew! Tell us this thing has more than a dozen variant covers and we may require a fainting[...]
Magneto, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for X-Men #1 is the master of magnetism He is currently a member of the Quiet Council on Krakoa in the comic books But on Twitter, he is the hashtag of choice after a few folks decided that being vaccinated was making them magnetic, and asked government[...]
Legendary comic book creator Larry Hama will return to his classic Wolverine run with a new story in September's X-Men Legends #7, Marvel revealed in a press release on their website Billy Tan joins Hama to provide art for the story, which sees Wolverine and Jubilee team up and travel to Japan o find missing[...]
The new X-Men #21 has another set of Bar Sinister blind item gossip timed for the Hellfire Gala As ever, Bleeding Cool will try and peek behind the curtain over what they may refer to… and following up on their previous iterations from Powers Of X #4 and Marauders #1.
SINISTER SECRET #51 This Quiet Council[...]
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool told you about a special cameo appearance by Kevin Feige, the mastermind of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, at the Hellfire Gala in X-Men #21, and Cyclops' loaded response to Feige's question: "what's your story?"
In his article, Bleeding Cool Rumourmonger-in-Chief Rich Johnston wrote:
In the X-Men comic books right now, the mutant island[...]