I was psyched to see Mags show up on the last page of the first issue. I’d been so focussed on the Scarlet Witch being Wiccan and Speed’s mom, that I forgot all about their grandfather (and uncle for that matter – did they talk to Pietro in Mighty Avengers?). Here are some unlettered preview images from #2!
Magneto confronts the two Young Avengers claiming to be his grand-children, in the hopes of finding his lost daughter, The Scarlet Witch. But he’s not the only one on her trail—the Avengers and the X-Men are both out looking to fulfill their own agendas.
Will they be able to work together or will the heroes of the Marvel Universe find themselves in another war over the Scarlet Witch? Find out in Avengers: Children’s Crusade #2!
I’m very glad to hear that the X-Men will be playing a part in this epic story as well. But questions abound… Where is Wanda? How will they find her? How will her old Avengers buddies feel about her when they do? How do the X-Men figure in? Do the mutants want/deserve revenge for M-Day?
Here are videos of some REALLY nice Marvel Legends collections. I also have my own X-Men and Avengers ML collection, but these sport a number of figures I’m missing. Which is probably good as I’m out of display room. I DO have a DC Direct JLA/JSA/Teen Titans display which is on the same level. I wish I had time to shoot something like this of my displays.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 04/19/2010 08:44 pm by fanboi
If you were just thinking that Uncanny X-Men, X-Men Legacy, X-Factor, X-Force, New Mutants and any number of different one shots about x-folk every month just isn’t enough, then boy are you in for a treat!
X-Men #1 debuts in July from writer Victor Gischler and artist Paco Medina. This new X-Title “firmly integrates the X-Men in the Marvel Universe, boasting new team-members from across the Marvel Universe as the X-Men contend with a host of threats — including some of Marvel’s most popular super-villains.”
The first arc will pit mutants against another society of super-powered outcasts: vampires. The X-Men have some history with Dracula. It’s about to come back and haunt them when San Francisco is invaded by a horde of vampires led by a… let’s just say, a very enigmatic leader with a diabolical plan. What do these vampires want?
I’m happy to see Nate Grey among their ranks, but I just don’t know about this one. They only sold me on Astonishing because it was Joss Whedon, but I’ve lost interest. I just don’t think I will pick up all 3 X titles.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/18/2010 06:18 pm by fanboi
I don’t see how Magneto is this powerful. Without aid of any special machinery or even entering orbit he is able to make Kitty do a 180 and bring her to a stop safely where she can be rescued. Agent Brand of S.W.O.R.D. had no way to rescue her with all her intergalactic contacts and Mags does it by meditating for a few days?
She’s been gone for a long time, but she’s coming back. This isn’t a hoax. This isn’t a joke. KITTY PRYDE is back in this over-sized special issue of UNCANNY X-MEN.
Colossus will be so happy! And so am I. Kitty’s always been favorite of mine. Her introductory adventure with Marvels merry mutants was the first Uncanny X-Men issues I ever read.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/17/2010 10:17 am by fanboi
I’m guessing Magneto and Gambit are competing for her hand? But neither would be shocking, so then who? She doesn’t really have much history with anyone else.
Rogue has survived a lot in her day, but can she survive the men warring for her heart? It’s not the first time several men have courted the Southern Belle, but it is the first time she can actually do anything about it. Who will she chose? You’ll be shocked!
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/17/2010 10:16 am by fanboi
Um why isn’t Doop dead? He died in the last X-Statix adventure and then Polaris and Havok of the X-Men encountered a Doop-like entity they called Daap that crashed to Earth from outer space. Havok eventually blasts it to pieces. Its amorphous jelly-like remains began to knit itself back together and flew off, but where did he go and how did he get to Utopia? The Marvel Handbook officially states that Doop and Daap ARE in fact the same being.
All the pieces fall into place as this final issue concludes with a bang! Namor has never taken orders from anyone before, so why does he take them from Cyclops? Where does Emma get all those Jimmy Choo’s? And when a mystery strikes Utopia, who does Cyclops send to solve it? DOOP!
Posted in Comics, SFW on 02/18/2010 08:31 pm by fanboi
Marvel has released Kaare Andrews character studies from Warren Ellis’ upcoming Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenisis miniseries.
This doesn’t really work for me AT ALL. Storm doesn’t look regal. She’s long past her punk phase and even when she had a mohawk, she avoided the mullet look and had more class than a tube top. UPDATE: OK the “mullet” is feather earrings – which STILL look ridiculous. Also, since when is Emma Frost a dwarf with a saggy bottom? To be shorter than Wolvie in THOSE heels she’d have to be 4 foot 10 or shorter. C’MON! And if this is an out of scale issue (from compositing images ar wrong heights), then her ass would just be bigger. I like the top half of Armor’s costume but not the clamdiggers / tennis shoes combination OR the Michelin Tire Man version of her armor. I mean REALLY.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 02/17/2010 01:48 am by fanboi
All the X-blogs are abuzz with talk of the the big X-Men Event to follow on the heels of Necrosha… Second Coming crosses over into X-Men (Uncanny & Legacy), X-Factor, X-Force and New Mutants. The X-Men have their hands full with the technarch-infected mutant-hating/hunting AI entity known as Bastion back yet again to bedevil them. PLUS it looks now that A Girl Named Hope is over and she and Cable are back from the future, the Phoenix is back too. but is Hope Summers really Jean? If so, what, reincarnated? Hope WAS born in Alaska… could she be Madelyne Pryor’s or some Summers/Grey genetic experiment of Mister Sinister’s – he DID come after her before Rogue killed him (and his seemingly short-lived return as Miss Sinister). And if the girl known as Hope Summers IS the Phoenix, does that mean Bishop was right to want her dead? Is she fated to save or damn mutankind? Only time and these stories will tell.
All will unite. One will rise. One will die. One will lead. One will sacrifice. Your thoughts? Mine after the Marvel teaser images…
All will unite – the disparate x-teams will come together. One will rise – will Hope be the return of Phoenix or Dark Phoenix (was Bishop right)? One will die – I’m guessing Cable. One will lead – not sure if it is Emma or Mags – I think Scott may be too broken by his son Nathan’s death (if I’m right) and need some time. One will sacrifice… hmmm Not sure what the sacrifice will be… Maybe Nathan gives his life to save Hope’s… any other theories?
With this crossover running through all the major X-Titles: Uncanny X-Men, X-Men Legacy, New Mutants, X-Force and even the usually somewhat unplugged X-Factor, it is a MAJOR event. And with longtime x-foe Bastion as the big bad and specials showcasing the X-Men’s resident supergeniuses (X-MEN: SECOND COMING – REVELATIONS: BLIND SCIENCE #1) and a 3-issue miniseries chronicling an ill-timed side-battle in Limbo (X-MEN: SECOND COMING – REVELATIONS: BLIND SCIENCE #1), we may just have to wait awhile to find out if Hope Summer will we absolutely corrupted by her newfound power or not. See Shades of X to Come – May 2010 for more on those specials!
Posted in Comics, SFW on 02/17/2010 01:04 am by fanboi
Some fascinating hints of whats in store for the x-universe… BEWARE: Thar be spoilers below if you click the images and read the captions (including Pixie’s daddy – and he was one of my listed possible baby batter doners) Lots going on in the XU this spring. We have the return of mutant Hope in the X-Event known as Second Coming running through X-Men (Uncanny & Legacy), X-Factor, X-Force, and New Mutants (more on that in just a sec). Dazzler (new tale with half-sis Lois London as the big bad) and Emma Frost (another origin) specials, cryptic hints on an upcoming X-death, Daken vs Wolverine vs Romulus in Dark Wolverine! and Wolverine #900? wait a sec, I’ll need some help on that math cause that plain seems wrong. Maybe if you add up every issue of every comic that Logan EVER appeared in?
I have to admit that being a HUGE fan of DC’s recent zombies, I was unimpressed by Necrosha (still awaiting the final chapter but, meh) The BL characters in DC were by definition NOT really the characters but former Black Queen and wanna-be-goddess Selene’s unexplained magic/tech and the stories of the Necrosha arc just weren’t that scary or as horrific. Sure I’m happy to have Doug Ramsey back but with this new interpretation of Cypher’s abilities he’s not the same cannon-fodder mutant he once was.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 02/07/2010 04:42 pm by fanboi
I like Pixie and was one of the few who didn’t mind when they unmanga’d her and stopped drawing her like an 11 year old. I’m glad to see more of her!
Pixie, X-23, Armor, Mercury and Blindfold face a new kind of hell: high school! Things get even worse when Pixie’s mother shows up on Utopia demanding to see her daughter. Discover the truth about Pixie, including the answer to something even SHE doesn’t know: the identity of her father – one of the most dangerous X-Villains ever!
For some reason I thought Blindfold wasn’t just blind, but in fact didn’t have eyes… Am I making that up or was she ever drawn that way?
I am eagerly wondering who Pixie’s father could be… any guesses people? The powers she had BEFORE Magik took part of her soul to make a “soul dagger” were flight (due to insect wings) and “pixie dust” which causes hallucinations. Not getting a clue from the wings, but hallucinations, hmmm, maybe Mesmero?
Marvel has announced that this March, in “Uncanny X-Men” #522, Kitty Pryde will be returning to the X-Men. To celebrate the popular character’s return, they’ve released the following trailer.
She hasn’t been gone THAT long, but just in case we have some readers with memory loss… here are some shots of Kitty Pryde in the various costumes and codenames over the years.
Well at least Colossus will stop moping around once she’s back. Guesses on how? a S.W.O.R.D. rescue? a magical solution thanks to Illyana? She thinks her way out by hacking the bullet? My money’s on Agent Brand and her ilk.
Posted in Comics, Preview on 01/08/2010 08:56 pm by fanboi
I hope we start to see Northstar be a bit more effective, with his speed, he could be a great asset but he just punches things really fast and ineffectually. He needs a utility belt and some weighted gloves. I like Tim Fish’s work so I’m looking forward to seeing where it’s going… but DO I wish it started with Northstar doing something impressive instead of requiring a rescue from… what are those? warwolves? Where would he run into those? Can they fly?
IN THIS ISSUE: Jubilee returns to the X-Men, Gambit has trouble adjusting to life on Utopia, Northstar deals with the distance that island living necessitates and No-Girl has to save all the X-Men from a foe living right under their noses. Part 2 (of 4)
Posted in Comics, Preview on 11/26/2009 08:58 pm by fanboi
I just don’t know about newly uber-ninja Doug Ramsey being able to read “body language.” It is an interesting way to make him far less ineffectual if they mean to rescue him from Selene’s clutches and make him part of the team again. I don’t fully understand these resurrected characters yet. They SEEM to have their own personalities but that could just be programming. I’m hoping Warlock will be able to purge the virus from Doug and return him to his old friends.
The massive event tying X-FORCE, X-MEN LEGACY and NEW MUTANTS together continues! Doug Ramsey isn’t the only one back from the grave as the New Mutants’ old enemies the Hellions come calling. Old grudges (and enemies, for that matter) don’t die easy.
Posted in Comics, Preview on 11/26/2009 12:21 pm by fanboi
I’m sure you didn’t expect things to be easy on the X-Men’s island Utopia. Where would the fun be in that? No worries. The X folk have their hands full with a plane full of mutant eating monsters known as Predator-X. This issue is chock full of questions and surprises….
Magneto’s return has stunned the X-Men, but that’s not the only surprise they’re in for as a herd of Predator X’s come hungry for mutant tar tar. The hits just keep on coming, but can the X-Men, still nursing their wounds from UTOPIA, deal with all this?
Just how powerful IS Rogue now that she has control of her abilities? What’s up with the Phoenix force? Is Magneto’s age FINALLY catching up to him? Can they PLEASE use Northstar well for a change? He’s a super speedster with years of experience – he would have more in his repertoire than just zipping around punching metal monsters ineffectually.
Warren Ellis and Phil Jimenez are taking Astonishing X-Men back to the big-screen theatric level that Whedon and Cassaday captured when the title began.
2009 is the year of the zombie.We have undead events Blackest Night and Necrosha, but now not only do the X-Men have to worry about Selene burying them in techno-organic corpses, but also have to watch for mutant-slaying robot Sentinels made of meat and bone, wearing the skin of one of their own deceased teammates. Thye might wanna start considering cremation.
And as the X-Men fight for their lives, they’re left to wonder: What could this monstrosity have to do with THE BROOD?
Loving the artwork of Phil Jimenez and so happy to see Abigail Brand and S.W.O.R.D. again. I was losing interest in this title during the last arc, but this seems to be bringing back the excitement. But what’s with Emma transforming? Thought she was stuck in diamond form? Is this pre-Nation-X?
I’ve been a fan of Psylocke since she first joined the X-Men as prim and proper English lady Elisabeth Braddock. Way back when, I picked up Alan Davis’ trade paperback of her introduction in Captain Britain from the Marvel UK imprint. So I loved her BEFORE Jim Lee turned her into a dangerous scantily clad sword wielding Asian ninja – which only improved her! I was sad to see her die and glad to see her resurrected, but again bummed to see her Exiled and left in limbo. So when she returned to the X-Men after a brief mind-controlled flirtation with the dark side I was ready to see her take center stage again… I didn’t have to wait long!
Psylocke has returned to the X-Men! Following the defeat of Madelyne Pryor and her Sisterhood, Psylocke travels to Japan to re-inter her former body in its proper resting place. But when a swarm of Hand ninjas attack Psylocke and do the unspeakable under orders from Matsu’o—the assassin originally responsible for transplanting Psylocke’s mind into the body of an Asian ninja—Psylocke determines that Matsu’o is one loose end that can no longer be left unresolved. It’s a tale of carnage and revenge, brought to you by superstars Chris Yost (X-FORCE) and Harvey Tolibao (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE)!
Also Psylocke #1 kicks off a 4 part backup story by Duane Swierczynski and Steve Dillon (Preacher, Punisher) that will set about the return of Cable and the girl known as Hope Summers to the X-Men in the present, just in time for X-Men: Second Coming in Spring 2010! A Girl Named Hope runs through Psylocke #1, Dark X-Men #1, X-Men Legacy #230 and X-Force #22.
X-Men: A Girl Named Hope begins the most shocking change to the X-Men you can imagine! Will Hope save or damn mutantkind? What is Cable’s agenda? The answers begin in X-Men: A Girl Named Hope!
Some fascinating hints of whats in store for the x-universe… The XU (X-Men Legacy, X-Force, New Mutants) is apoppin with zombies doing the bidding of wanna-be-goddess Selene in the first real X-Event of 2010… Necrosha. But its far from the last as Hope is still on her way back from the future and Nate Grey is back so there are all kinds of possibilities for mutants in 2010!
Stay tuned to the various X-Titles for further development…
Posted in Comics, SFW on 10/15/2009 11:27 pm by fanboi
Emplate is back and he’s hungry. He lived off his sisters (Penance) for a long time and a mutant with abilities like Bling (whose bone marrow produces diamonds) offers him a potentially unlimited sustenance. Good thing the X-Men aren’t likely to let her go without a fight.
The X-Men Legacy #228 images above incorporates a few previously released unlettered pages that were not included in the most recent preview.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 10/09/2009 10:39 pm by fanboi
He’s been killed, depowered and resurrected and repowered more times than I can count, so excuse me for not being all THAT excited. But for those who missed him, Mags is back in part 1 of a 7 part epic called Nation-X…
I don’t know about this group of bads… their names are dumb… Lobe and Thug? and a naked French assassin who is invisible in directly sunlight names Verre (French for glass). Is that the best you can do? Really?
THE STORY: …CLASSIFIED… The effects of UTOPIA are felt here! One of the original X-Men makes his exit!
As for who leaves… I’m guessing Beast isn’t pleased with the all the secrets and lies that have been a matter of course for awhile now.
Next Issue: MAGNETO! At least it looks like it from the cover, but you never know (they never did satisfactorily explain the who the Magneto was that menaced New York while huffing MGH and killed Phoenix before Wolvie decapitated him).
