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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The X-Men are finally closing in on Alpha and Colossus, but the Sentinel is about to fire off his mutant-killing weapon Kitty Pryde is phasing through the facility until she can find Alpha and Piotr while the rest of the team keeps Alpha's duplicates busy She finally catches up to Alpha and Colossus, but[...]

Deadpool is back to his mercenary ways, but he still thirsts for more from his career. More in its on its way though. Is it a good read?

Weapon Lost #2 finds Daredevil, Misty Knight, Frank McGee and Cypher chasing countless leads on Wolverine. Is it a good read?

Dazzler and some others get to light up the scenes sometimes, and that can stand out even more thanks to the soft colors throughout most of the book. Dazzler: X-Song #1 is an excellent self-contained story centering around the ever-lovable Allison Blaire of the X-Men The themes are interesting, the characters that are supposed to be[...]

Don't be fooled by the EXCLUSIVE contract he's got, he's still, he's still Matty from the Block! Yes, we're playing superstar writer Matthew Rosenberg's theme song because the former indy darling has proven once again that despite the fame, power, and riches of working for the Marvel Comics corporation, he still remembers what it's like[...]

This incredible member of the X-Men has been brought to life in an epic 1:1 scale, straight from the Marvel Universe to your shelf The Wolverine Life-Size Bust stands over 27" tall, capturing the savage snarl of this mighty mutant With his teeth bared, this bust captures the ferocity and anger of the Adamantium-infused warrior. Sculpted[...]

The X-Men '92 statue line from Kotobukiya is getting yet another release Storm and Bishop are the latest, following announcements for Professor X, Wolverine, Jubilee, Beast, and Cyclops Bishop will be posed with his futuristic blaster rifle, while Storm comes perched on a translucent base to mimic her flying These are 1/10 scale like the[...]

Could we soon see the return of beloved X-Men leader Cyclops to the Marvel Universe? Superstar writer Cullen Bunn sparked speculation on the subject when he took to Twitter Wednesday to ask for the location of Cyclops's grave: Where is adult Cyclops buried? Asking for a friend. — Cullen Bunn 🎃 (@cullenbunn) June 6, 2018 An original member[...]

Marvel media partner CBR brought back their X-Men interview column, X-Position, today, with ukulele-wearing, fedora-playing new X-editor Jordan White, and while most of the interview featured white giving less than concrete answers to fan questions, he did drop one interesting information The planned Storm series by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jen Bartel appears to be on[...]

CBR has revived their X-Men interview column, X-Position, with ukulele-wearing, fedora-playing editor Jordan White (what good X-column could stay dead forever?), and White may have dropped a new clue about the upcoming X-Classified book, which we're supposed to learn more about this month So far, we know only two about the comic: that it will[...]

Every so often (but seemingly less so since we started this column), comic book publishers accidentally send out unlettered previews, showing us what the characters are doing but not what they’re saying. In Improbable Previews, we correct this mistake by putting the words back in.

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, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

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, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, and Dan Jurgens all deserve a good follow-up to their excellent work. X-Men: Red Annual #1 cover by Travis Charest 2 X-Men: Red Annual #1 Some of my BC peers were pretty harsh on this comic I loved it I'm a sucker for tight and character-centric one-off tales like this. Tom Taylor defines who this new Jean Grey is,[...]

We've also got the final issue of X-Men Gold before the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus… assuming Kitty and the X-Men can rescue him from Alpha's clutches in time X-Men Red sees the villainous machinations of Cassandra Nova finally come to fruition (and the next chapter in the Extermination prelude), while Weapon X will[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Polaris' X-Men are at the mercy of Miss Sinister, the White Queen, and Havoc These villains are on the cusp of unleashing Mothervine, the mutagen in Jimmy Howlett's blood that can turn people the world over into mutants The weapon has already landed in some regions, and Magneto is doing what he can to[...]

She bonds with the X-Men, learns of their triumphs and losses, and she seeks out the extended family she's never met. X-Men Red Annual #1 cover by Travis Charest X-Men Red Annual #1 does for the series what the first few didn't admittedly do: it lets us know who the new Jean Grey is Sure, it's technically[...]

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, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

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, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

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 but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

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, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being objectively the best franchise in comics. Each week, armed with the joy, heartbreak, and[...]

Frank D'Armata's color art is a solid balance of lighter and darker shades that highlights the heavy atmosphere of the comic. Weapon X #18 is another impressive showing from the X-Men title There is a solid focus on character to keep the reader engaged and some decent action scenes to keep the energy high Sabretooth's role[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The X-Men close in on Nance as Alpha makes off with Colossus The X-Men take Nance, but that still leaves Alpha capable of committing mutant genocide Our heroes must seek help in chasing down Alpha and saving Colossus. X-Men Gold #28 cover by Phil Noto It's clear that this story has been stretched out to hold[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] 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[...]

Marvel's August solicitations have been full of surprises, but perhaps the least surprising news is the confirmation of a Wolverine ongoing series to follow the end of the Hunt for Wolverine.

Matthew Rosenberg is taking over Astonishing X-Men in July, but he's already getting an Astonishing X-Men Annual to write in August, with artist Travel Foreman (in place of regular series artist Greg Land) Can anyone stop Rosenberg's steady takeover of the entire X-Men line? If so, they'll have their work cut out for them, as[...]

Marvel's August solicits revealed some big news for Exiles fans. The original team is returning to the book, and Blink appears to be caught in the middle!

What's that you say, X-Fans? You really enjoyed the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus, who started dating when Kitty was 13 years old, but really wish Marvel would explore further back in Kitty's romantic history? Well, true believers, Marvel has heard your demands, and they have an answer: X-Men Gold Annual #2 Written by[...]

It's hard to keep track of him when there are so many versions floating around the timestream, but Marvel seems to have lost its Cable, at least the one with a solo ongoing series, in their August solicitations.

Comics for Your Pull Box rides again as we parcel through a week that includes Wonder Woman, Flash, Infinity Countdown, Hunt for Wolverine, and more. What is worth a read? We'll let you know here.