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The cover to X-Factor #1
Howdy folks welcome to X-ual Healing, the number one weekly X-Men recap column with a sex-based pun for a name There are three X-Books to recap this week — X-Men #10, Cable #2, and X-Factor #1 — and I gotta hurry up and get back to the blissful world of pro wrestling reporting so let's[...]
X-Men Rogue and Pyro Get Exclusive Marvel Legends 2-Pack
The Marvel Legends X-Men line has been dropping quite a few new 2-pack figures with excellent artwork and a great set of accessories Both figures will come with interchangeable heads featuring different combat emotions Pyro will be getting some flame effects for his hands and Rogue will get swappable hand pieces Their comic book costumes[...]
We Unbox the Funko X-Men 20th Anniversary Mystery Box
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Fox's X-Men franchise You know what that means though, new collectibles that revisit the films Last month's Amazon Marvel Funko subscription box was if course the 20th Anniversary of the X-Men With pretty of great things to show off for the series, let's quit wasting time and jump right[...]
X-Factor #1 Review: Resurrection Ain't Easy for This New Team
Under the reign of writer Jonathan Hickman, dubbed in the credits of most X-books as "Head of X," Marvel's X-Men franchise has been thriving in more ways than one: it's selling It's getting a great reaction from many readers, and it seems to be breaking ground creatively from the way writers like Tini Howard and Gerry Duggan talk about[...]
Disney+ Adding X-Men Films, Greatest Showman For Summer Movies Night
So why is it when Disney bought Fox, they became so pedestrian when it came to their Marvel-owned IP, namely the X-Men? There's little no motion when it comes to the existing characters The only thing the Mouse has done so far is haphazardly reassured Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool fans and now burning off the final[...]
Disney+ Adding X-Men Films, Greatest Showman For Summer Movies Night
X-Men fans flocked to theaters to see the merry mutants on the big screen for the first time in 2000, and along with Blade ushered in the superhero movie age with a bang One complaint I remember hearing about both before the film released and after was that people hated the costumes Fans waited their[...]
X-Men: Olivia Munn Felt Nostalgic in Psylocke Sword Video
One of the highlights of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) is seeing a dedicated, serious take on Psylocke, an anti-hero who's the occasional member of the team, but in the Fox, incarnation allied with Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) The 2016 version of Psylocke, played by Olivia Munn, retains her more traditional comic look and assassin background This was[...]
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Who is Saturnyne's green-haired handmaiden in Marvel's Free Comic Book Day X-Men? She turns up with a crescent moon floating above her head, and holding a box full of tarot cards, with various fairies, deer and demonic figures appearing around her. Marvel mutants with green hair usually means master of magnetism and Magneto's daughter, Polaris[...]
The new poster for The New Mutants. Credit: 20th Century Studios.
When the first trailer for The New Mutants dropped approximately a decade ago [or in October 2017] it looked like something completely different from anything we had seen in the X-Men movies so far It was one of the reasons people were looking forward to the movie; the X-Men series had been jogging in place since 1999,[...]
Cable, Like Polyamorous Father, Like Polyamorous Son?
So that in X-Men, when Scott Summers and Jean Grey take their parallel universe daughter and Scott son with Jean's clone Cable to the beach over in X-Men #10 also out today, we note they have brought Uncle Logan with them, sitting in the deckchair in the background, which Scott writes a letter to his[...]
The cover to Hellions #2
Hi, and welcome to X-ual Healing, the number one sex-themed weekly X-Men recap column on the web Five X-books came out last week, so let's get right down to business with Hellions #2 Oh, and by the way, in a new feature, down at the bottom of this week's articles, you'll find a table of[...]
The cover to Empyre: X-Men #1
Hi, and welcome to X-ual Healing, the number one sex-themed weekly X-Men recap column on the web Five X-books came out last week, so let's get right down to business with the first issue of a new miniseries, Empyre: X-Men #1 Oh, and by the way, in a new feature, down at the bottom of[...]
The cover to Wolverine #3
Scroll down and see. Sworn to sell comics for Marvel executives who feared and hated the fact that Fox owned their movie rights, The Uncanny X-Men suffered great indignities Still, thanks to a corporate merger, a line-wide relaunch, and Jonathan Hickman's giant ego, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being[...]
The cover to New Mutants #11
Hi, and welcome to X-ual Healing, the number one sex-themed weekly X-Men recap column on the web Marvel somehow found the time to squeeze out five X-books last week, so let's get right down to business and recap New Mutants #11 Oh, and by the way, in a new feature, down at the bottom of[...]
The cover to X-Men/Fantastic Four #4
Hi, and welcome to X-ual Healing, the number one sex-themed weekly X-Men recap column on the web Marvel somehow found the time to squeeze out five X-books last week, and we're now down to the final book we have to recap: X-Men/Fantastic Four #4! Oh, and by the way, in a new feature, down at[...]
Marvel Storm
From the Free Comic Book Day tarot cards as read by Saturnyne, alongside Egyptian mutant history. FCBD X-Men page. And revealed as returning in mystery form in the upcoming X-Men: Stasis. X For Swords: Statis promo Some folk have seen this character as Storm, and indeed, she may be But could it also be Ashake? Or another of the[...]
Empyre: X-Men #1 Review: Zombies vs. Plants vs. Old Ladies
X-Men during the Jonathan Hickman era has been a delight to read, as it employs a high concept take on the X-Men and uses it to explore character It's interesting, then, to see this character-driven run meet with Empyre, which has struggled with characterization and motivation, losing sight on the Avengers' personalities and intelligence in[...]
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As well as a tease of Excalibur #11 and the return of the Externals, Marvel also released a preview of the upcoming X-Men #10, from Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Francis Yu. And it looked rather familiar. X-Men #10 Preview Returns To Jonathan Hickman's FF #6 and #7 X-Men #10 Preview Returns To Jonathan Hickman's FF #6 and #7 We have[...]
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Marvel has confirmed the return of the Externals to the X-Men books for X Of Swords, with this teaser for Excalibur #11 Didn;t we say Excalibur was the book to watch? Marvel Comics Confirms The Return Of The Externals. In June, Bleeding Cool suggested that The Externals were returning to Marvel after being abandoned in the nineties. First[...]
"It Does Not End Well." The Future of X-Men Teased at SDCC
Jonathan Hickman has been leading the way for X-Men titles at Marvel Comics, but he isn't the only shepherd of the Mutants' future Writers Tini Howard and Gerry Duggan joined X-Men editor Jordan D White on today's Marvel SDCC panel for Comic-Con@Home to discuss the future of their titles like the upcoming mega-crossover X of Swords looms[...]
Storm, Cypher Have Big Roles in X of Swords X-Men Crossover [SDCC]
At Marvel's Next Big Thing panel at Comic-Con@Home, power-mad X-Editor Jordan White talked with X-Men writers Tini Howard and The Gerry Duggan of Comics, Gerry Duggan, about the X of Swords crossover event There wasn't a whole lot of information revealed at the panel, but the writers did discuss which characters' stories make them most[...]
Wolverine is the Best at What He Does With MAFEX
The X-Men seem to have had a nice assortment of figures lately with Medicom From the Age of Apocalypse Magneto to Gambit, mutant fans have a nice variety to choose from This time it looks like Wolverine is getting a retro costume with the return of the brown suit This 1980/90 costume is beloved by[...]
Deadpool 2 Cable Gets His Own Figure with Hot Toys
Josh Brolin brings this iconic X-Men to life, and now so does Hot Toys They have announced that Cable will be getting the 1/6th scale treatment—the figure feature high amounts of detail, articulation, and likeness to Brolin Cable has a new head sculpt with scars and a LED eye to capture that perfect look[...]
Hasbro Announces New X-Men Marvel Legends Bundle Packs
X-men was the highlight of the show and there were plenty of multipack figure bundles coming our way The first is from Marvel Comics from both Old Man Logan and Old Man Hawkeye storylines These figures are meant to be put together and are packed with comic book accessories and great detail Next, we are[...]
Hasbro Announced HasLabs 26 Inch Sentinel to Hunt the X-Men
For the amount of detail, size, and included accessories, this is already one hell of a figure that will please many fans. The X-Men Marvel Legends Sentinel is priced at $350 and still up for backing here Hasbro has even opened up pre-orders for some overseas fans with you can find here They will stay open[...]
The cover to iWolverine 2020 #1.
Well, it's almost a new week of comics, so I'd better hurry up and get the last X-Men book from last week's haul recapped iWolverine 2020 #1 is ostensibly a part of the Iron Man 2020 event, which sucks because Iron Man is stupid and events are stupid However, it is written by the legendary[...]
Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 Review: An Elegantly Told Namor Team-Up
Continuing his landmark run on X-Men that has revamped the various Marvel mutant titles from the ground up, writer Jonathan Hickman turns his focus to a Magneto and Namor team-up story This new release, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1, is made in collaboration with artist Ramón Pérez, colorist David Curiel, letterer VC's Clayton Cowles, and designer Tom Muller[...]
X-Men FCBD #1 Review:
For a very… unconventional Free Comic Book Day release in the wake of the lockdown, Marvel Comics assembled their X-Men team of Jonathan Hickman and Tini Howard to craft a story that would set the stage for the upcoming slate of mutant stories The 10-page tale, plus a little extra something that we'll talk about art the end,[...]
X-Men X2 Returns with New Hot Toys Cosbaby Figures
The X-Men hit the 20th anniversary of their films debut this year This has given some of our favorite mutants new collectibles after all this time Hot Toys has announced that the sequel to X-Men X2 is getting the Cosbaby makeover Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm are all back and ready for action Cyclops will be[...]