Zack & Dave cover your questions, poll results, and recap the Marvel Comics of 1973!
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The 10 Best X-Men Stories of the 2010s!
It’s not always easy being the X-Men. As advertised, they are “hated and feared by a world they’re sworn to protect.” However, they are also capable of selling millions of comics and becoming household names.
Indeed, their very publication history would graph with quite the insane peaks and valleys of popularity- from cancellation and reprint limbo to perpetuating one of the most unwieldy multi-title franchises.
That being said, it’s truly been some time since fans have been genuinely excited about Marvel’s Children of the Atom. All that has recently changed with the launch of Jonathan Hickman’s slate-cleaning take-over as the intertwining mini-series House of X and Powers of X currently unfold and astound. [Read more…] about The 10 Best X-Men Stories of the 2010s!
Best Comics Ever #51: Krakin Krakoa #4 – The History of the Phalanx!
The history of the Phalanx, alien foes of the X-Men and new players in the scope of Jonathan Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X!
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Nimrod (X-Men) Reading Order
Nimrod – named for the Biblical “mighty hunter” – is the ultimate manifestation of the Sentinel dream, a near all-powerful intelligent machine created to destroy mutants. Whereas mutant villains like Magneto or Apocalypse mean the X-Men have a fighting chance, Nimrod shows up to indicate the entire mutant race has all but lost the war. [Read more…] about Nimrod (X-Men) Reading Order
The Ultimate Universe is Dead. Long Live The Ultimate Universe!
I’ve been wondering about Marvel’s plans for the dormant Ultimate Universe since starting a mild news storm (misleading headline creation brag!) with my question at C2E2, but lately I’ve realized the Ultimate Universe never really died! [Read more…] about The Ultimate Universe is Dead. Long Live The Ultimate Universe!