Hickman Relaunching X-Men Won’t Improve the Franchise
Writer Hickman comes back to Marvel to serve as main writer for the X-books, and their idea of how to start off his bound-to-be-overrated era is…
Tag: X-Men
Yet Another Event to “Forever Change The X-Men”
Beginning July, Marvel will unveil the next chapter for the X-Men family of titles with a brand-new series penned by critically acclaimed creator Jonathan Hickman:…
House of X & Powers of X: a Publisher’s Negligence
The X-Men are one of the most storied comic book franchises of all-times. Despite X-Men’s historical significance, beloved roster of characters and massive name value…
Is the Concept of Resurrection in Sci-Fi Problematic?
While writing – and very superficially at that – about Avengers: Endgame, the Fort Smith Times-Record had something to say about resurrections in superhero comics that I…
Does the Uncanny X-Men #17 Outrage Seem… Misplaced?
I have already written a piece covering the X-Men story where Wolfsbane was murdered without fighting back, if at all. The writer, Matthew Rosenberg…
So, About the Final Trailer for ‘Dark Phoenix’…
This is the story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into the iconic DARK PHOENIX. During a life-threatening…
Major X #1 Review: Liefeld’s Return to Marvel
This week fans welcomed 90’s superstar Rob Liefeld (X-Force, Youngblood) back to Marvel Comics with his newly created Major X character and series of…
Modern Superhero Films Lacking Old-Fashioned Romance
The UK Guardian says modern superhero movies are lacking in romantic elements, and come to think of it, sex too. But the starting has something clumsy:…
Licensed Adaptations Resulted in Several Comics Never Reprinted
I was reading this NY Times article by a comics writer and musician who went to St. Mark’s Comics as it was closing down to see if…
Claremont’s Carol Danvers Was Tough, Vulnerable & Real
Back in the 70’s, the now legendary Chris Claremont wrote a comic book called Ms. Marvel, and was trusted as the writer to install a…