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Breaking Down Battle of the Atom #2

09/09/2013 8:05 am by Steve Morris

Breaking Down Battle of the Atom #2

Battle of the Atom, the 2013 X-Men event crossover, will see All-New X-Men, X-Men, Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine & the X-Men tell a story in which the current X-Men have to deal with past versions of themselves – and, uh, also future versions of themselves. Over the next few months, I’ll be tracking the story […]

Filed Under: Marvel, News, Top News Tagged With: All-New X-Men, Battle of the Atom, brian michael bendis, Steve Rants About The X-Men, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, X-Men

Why Maggott Isn’t the Worst X-Men Character of All Time

04/20/2013 12:00 pm by Steve Morris

Why Maggott Isn’t the Worst X-Men Character of All Time

A few days ago Brett White wrote a passioned defence of teen hearthrob X-Men character Maggott on CBR. Many would mock him for such a claim, and poke him with brightly painted sticks – but no! Put down those ribbon sticks. Maggott is a character worth defending, and I’m going to give some of my own […]

Filed Under: 90s Comics, Comics, Commentary, Fandom, Marvel, Top News Tagged With: Joe Kelly, Marvel Comics, Psylocke, Steve Rants About The X-Men, X-Men

Uncanny Avengers Introduces ‘The M-Word’

03/28/2013 5:56 am by Steve Morris

Uncanny Avengers Introduces ‘The M-Word’

Even allowing for the fact that we’re not supposed to like any of the characters in Uncanny Avengers (only this week, Wolverine calls Japanese mutant Sunfire “a walking atomic bomb” and nobody bats an eyelid – not even Sunfire, whose mother died in Hiroshima!), the book is going to startling lengths with some of the […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Marvel, Top News Tagged With: Marvel Now, Rick Remender, Steve Rants About The X-Men, Uncanny Avengers

Marvel Reveal The Cast for Wood and Coipel’s ‘X-Men’

01/14/2013 10:51 am by Steve Morris

Marvel Reveal The Cast for Wood and Coipel’s ‘X-Men’

As roundly predicted by the internet, Marvel’s ‘XX’ teaser from last week was indeed a relaunch of adjectiveless X-Men. Today, though, USA Today’s comics pin-up Brian Truitt has revealed the lineup. The teaser also reveals that colourist Laura Martin will be bringing Coipel’s work to life. Steve Morrishttp://stardarkcity.wordpress.com/

Filed Under: Breaking News, Marvel Tagged With: Brian Wood, Oliver Coipel, Pixie, Steve Rants About The X-Men, X-Men

SPOILER: Obituary for the AvX Fallen

09/12/2012 10:00 am by Steve Morris

SPOILER: Obituary for the AvX Fallen

By Steve Morris Read no further until you pick up today’s issue of Avengers Vs X-Men, unless you want to be spoiled! Alternatively, pick up a newspaper today, because Marvel have plastered the death across America. Steve Morrishttp://stardarkcity.wordpress.com/

Filed Under: Comings & Goings, Culture, HYPE!, Marvel, Showbiz Tagged With: Avengers, Avengers Vs X-Men, brian michael bendis, Death, Marvel Comics, Steve Rants About The X-Men, X-Men

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