Heroes of X: What Did I Do To Piss You Off? On Marauders and The Discreet Charm of Kate Pryde
This week, the Heroes of X/History of X column is hitting the high seas with Captain Kate Pryde and her ragtag crew of mutant Marauders.
Read MoreHistory of X - How Am I Not Myself? - Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2
This collection features The Dark Phoenix Saga, Days Of Future Past, the beginning of Magneto’s first face turn, and foundational tales focusing on fan-favorite characters like Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost.
Read MoreHEROES OF X - 'I believe in adaptation' - The Beginnings of Hickman's X-Men
The new edition of Heroes of X / History of X — two columns that are one — looks at the first six issues of the X-Men anthology main series, as written by Jonathan Hickman.
Read MoreWelcome to HISTORY OF X, Hope You Survive the Etc. Etc.
Looking at the Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 Omnibus, and it’s (many) connections to the current Krakoa era of X-Men comics.
Read MoreWhat are HEROES OF X and HISTORY OF X? Well, let us tell you...
X-Men fan Michael Foulk returned to the franchise with 2019’s House of X/Powers of X reboot, and now they are writing two columns that are one (heh) with Heroes of X and History of X, starting today…
Read MorePax Krakoa: Quentin Quire Buys a Suit
This month Quentin Quire gets a new suit in X-Force #17, and the costume change speaks to the nature of some of the differences between this era of X-Men and others that have come before it.
Read MorePax Krakoa: She Wants Revanche...1000 words on Besty Braddock and Psylocke
In this month’s installment of Pax Krakoa, Isaac Kelley writes more than 1,000 words about the absurd and stupidly-convoluted histories of Betsy Braddock and Psylocke.
Read MorePax Krakoa: Why S.W.O.R.D. #1 was X-Men's sharpest first issue of late
X of Swords is over, and we’re about to begin what the marketing is calling the Reign of X, but first, Isaac Kelley’s monthly Pax Krakoa column looks at the excellent debut of S.W.O.R.D. #1.
Read MorePax Krakoa: Is X of Swords THE best comics crossover?
Today Isaac Kelley’s monthly X-Men column, Pax Krakoa, returns with a look at what is ostensibly the conclusion to one of the best comics crossovers of all time — X of Swords.
Read MoreX Words About X of Swords: Week One Recap
By Zack Quaintance — I am not one of those people who are super knowledgeable about the X-Men, and can tell you every last detail about every last mutant who shows up in the background of this new X-Men era. I read X-Men comics all through the mid-to-late ‘90s and early ‘00s, and I’ve read X-Men runs here and there when favorite creators take the reins. But I’m not on X-Twitter and don’t even really know how to find it, and I’m fine with that, as much as it has cost me fame, fortune, and the respect of my peers.
Read MorePax Krakoa: The road to X of Swords
By Isaac Kelly — This week saw the release of the first chapter of “X of Swords” (Pronounced “Ten of Swords''). “X of Swords'' is the first crossover event in this current era of Krakoan X-Books. For those that missed the initial onramp, this event might serve as a jumping-on point for one of the most exciting acts of superhero storytelling that I’ve ever witnessed. For those of us already living in Pax Krakoa, let’s review the story to date. For the rest of you, let’s get you caught up to speed.
Read MoreNO-PRIZE LIKE THE PRESENT: Force Works (Except When It Doesn't)
By Zach Rabiroff — Benjamin Percy and Joshua Cassara’s X-Force may or may not be the valedictorian of the Dawn of X line, but it’s certainly the most improved student. From its humble beginnings as a somewhat perfunctory entry in the new era of X-Men comics — a healthy, harmless dose of gratuitous violence for those put off by the heady sci-fi meanderings of Jonathan Hickman’s work — it has grown into one of the strongest and most interesting ensemble books coming out of Marvel. Against the odds, a book that seemed to be about blood and guts turns out to be full of heart.
Read MoreX-Men Legacy #300 - Classic Comic of the Week
X-Men Legacy #300 was the end of an era. The capstone to the second volume of X-Men that had begun back in 1991 with Chris Claremont and Jim Lee, though it was specifically a celebration of the series when it had the X-Men Legacy moniker. Through “Marvel Legacy math”, this anniversary issue included the 24 issues of the second volume of X-Men Legacy, but not any enumeration from volumes three (the vampires) or four (the all-woman team) of the adjectiveless X-Men series. So it stuck with creators most emblematic of the X-Men Legacy era itself to tell this jam issue.
Read MoreOne Hot Panel(s): X-Men + Fantastic Four #1
By Zack Quaintance — Intellectually, I keep trying to tone down my excitement whenever one of these new X-Men comics builds (even a little bit) on the ideas that were in this summer’s x-cellent (goddamnit) House of X/Powers of X mini series. It feels unseemly. I’m trying to be analytical here, not gush over the stuff I used to like as a kid coming back now that I’m an adult with (too much?) time on my hands to write about it.
Read MoreOne Hot Panel(s): Black Stars Above, Frankenstein Undone, and X-Men #5
By Zack Quaintance — Welcome once again to the weekly feature named after a mostly bad Red Hot Chili Peppers album, wherein we look at some key panels from this past week of comics. Why are we looking at these panels? It could be the art, it could be the dialogue, it could be a major significant happening. It all depends!
Read More3 comics things I like and don't like, including the series vying to be the next Hellboy
By Zack Quaintance — Welcome to another new feature we’re launching for 2020. The hope with this one is that every Friday, I’ll look back at the week in comics (both at the news and the books I read), and list 3 comics things I like and don’t like. Tip of the cap as we get started with this to my favorite writer in the NBA world, Zach Lowe, who does the same thing for basketball but with 10 (!!) things.
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