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The 15 Weirdest X-Men Ever

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The 15 Weirdest X-Men Ever

I almost titled this article “15 X-Men You’ll Never See On the Big Screen,” but Hollywood being the strange, inexplicable place that it is, you never know. (And at least two of them appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand.) Marvel likes to boast that it has a roster of more than 5,000 characters, but did you know that over two thousand of them are mutants? Over the many decades of Marvel Comics, some pretty bizarre mutants have been created. Here’s my picks for the top 15 most outrageously weird X-Men ever. Read more »

Marvel’s 2011 Event: ‘Fear Itself’

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Marvel’s 2011 Event: ‘Fear Itself’

Marvel Comics is no stranger to hyperbole, and what happened today at a special press conference at Midtown Comics in New York City is a perfect example. Marvel’s Joe Quesada, Tom Brevoort, and Axel Alonso unveiled the company’s crossover event of 2011, entitled Fear Itself, labeling it with terms like “an extinction-level event,” “as ambitious as Civil War,” and “the biggest story we’ve ever told.” Details about Fear Itself‘s story are few. It’s inspired by the fear-based climate we all live in (think: terrorism, economy, unemployment, etc.), and it involves the God of Fear — who gets stronger the more that people feel fear — attacking the Marvel Universe. The Read more »

When Marvel Met TRON

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When Marvel Met TRON

What if the Marvel Universe was actually inside the computerized world of Tron? Marvel Comics has just released a set of 10 variant covers that show artists’ renderings of what some of Marvel’s top-tier heroes would look like inside Tron. I’ve never been a huge fan of variant covers, but these covers — by Marvel artists Mark Brooks and Brandon Peterson — are all kinds of cool. Awesome enough to make me wish Marvel would do a Tron-ized version of their universe. (Hey, they’ve already done Zombies, Apes, and Noir versions, so why not?) No doubt this is further evidence of Marvel’s ongoing assimilation into the Disney empire. Read more »

Spider-Man Hits the ‘Big Time’

by Robin Parrish
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Spider-Man Hits the ‘Big Time’

Marvel has just released a brand new trailer for the next big story arc of Amazing Spider-Man, which presents the next major change in status quo for Peter Parker. It seems Peter has gotten himself a new girlfriend (who’s name is not Mary Jane) and a nifty new job working for Horizon Labs. And as the trailer shows, he’s also going to be trying out some new costumes, and enjoying some free time thanks to a fellow wall-crawler helping him out. Personally, I lost interest in Amazing when “One More Day” retconned pretty much everything from J. Michael Straczynski’s run on the title. But this is a very nifty trailer. Read more »

The Avengers – A Classic "PreMake" [Video]

by James Johnson
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The Avengers – A Classic "PreMake" [Video]

Ivan Guerrero, the man behind various 1930s, ’40s and ’50s remakes including the very impressive and entertaining Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Ghostbusters offerings is at it again, this time “pre-making” the soon to be released The Avengers movie. If you’re unfamiliar with Ivan’s work, it’s simple, yet oddly complex, he basically finds various black and white movies from the past, some more known and some obscure and scours them for characters that look like or actually are the same as the characters in movies made after the time of those films, he then brilliantly edits those films with an old school voice over to give them the Read more »

Veruca Salt Speaks: Give ‘Em The Spotlight, NOW!

by Dina Ely
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Veruca Salt Speaks: Give ‘Em The Spotlight, NOW!

It is I, the Veruca Salt of comic book geeks returned to make more unrealistic demands in the hope of someday being appointed supreme ruler of the comic universe and given free reign to resurrect titles, bestow series on worthy characters, and create super groups with little more than a snap of my wee dainty fingers. Having already addressed the pressing issue of defunct comics I’d like to bring back earlier this week, I’m now turning my greedy eyes towards the individual characters I’d like to see receive their own titles, for each to enjoy at least 15 minutes of geek fame. In no special order, I’d grant the following Read more »

Veruca Salt Speaks: Gimme These Comics Back NOW!

by Dina Ely
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Veruca Salt Speaks: Gimme These Comics Back NOW!

If I had a magic wand, I’d wave it over lots of aspects of comics to create my ideal world – a world where great titles are never canceled, every character I fancy receives his or her own series, and super groups are formed at my mere whim. Unfortunately, I have yet to be given such an all-powered implement (although I’ve heard one’s on order), so the best I can do is create a list of things I’d do differently and, well, bitch a bit. Oh who am I kidding? I’m gonna bitch a lot. Consider me the Veruca Salt of comic book geeks. First up in the grand scheme Read more »

Quick, to the comic book store!

by Robin Parrish
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Quick, to the comic book store!

If you’re a comic book fan, you already know what today is. If not, then let me be the first to tell you: it’s Free Comic Book Day! FCBD is an annual event where comic book stores across America give away a bag full of free comics to all who visit their store. Every major comics publisher participates, publishing a special free comic just for today’s event. No purchase is necessary — just run down to your local comic shop and you’ll get 10 special comics entirely for free. It’s part of an effort to raise awareness of the unique art form that is comic books, and create new fans. Read more »

Marvel's Avengers revamp

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Marvel's Avengers revamp

For months, Marvel has been teasing major changes to its Avengers titles following the earth-shattering events (and aren’t they always earth-shattering?) of Seige. Thanks to major events going all the way back to Avengers Disassembled, Secret War, House of M, Civil War, World War Hulk, Secret Invasion, and Dark Reign, Siege represents the culmination of the ongoing dark times that have colored the Marvel Universe since 2004. Once Siege ends in a few months, Marvel is promising a new “Heroic Age,” a new time of optimism, when superheroes come out of the darkness and into the light. Nowhere are these changes more present than in the just-revealed details of the Avengers Read more »

State of the Multiverse 9

by Darren Burr
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Dark X-Men TheBeginning 2 cover

When Cloak and Dagger were revealed as members of the (Dark) X-Men, my initial reaction was ‘Huh?’ They are favourite characters of mine, and have been ever since their first appearance all those years ago in the Spider Man titles. In fact, they soon became my main reason for reading the Spider-Man titles, I never had much time for Peter at that age, not that I have a great deal now. (A story has to be highly recommended for me to dig it out of the back issue bins.) However, despite one encounter with four of the New Mutants back in an old Marvel team-Up annual, and maybe the big Read more »