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With regret, I have to say that Uncanny X-Men #34 made me question what Marvel's intentions are for the X-Men series as a whole, especially with Secret Wars creating a brand new universe. While the Avengers get top billing as Marvel's flagship team title, the X-Men have languished in each of Brian Michael Bendis' series... Continue Reading →
The end is near. As issues approach the Uncanny X-Men #600 mark that will end the series in time for Secret Wars, it looks like the spotlight has landed squarely back on Cyclops. Last issue, Scott Summers quit everything. Leaving his team in the hands of the Jean Grey School X-Men, Summers walked away from... Continue Reading →
Matthew Malloy's existence threatens all else. And so Uncanny X-Men #31 brings the X-Men to the point of no return as Malloy wipes out the entire Jean Grey School, leaving Eva Bell and Professor Charles Xavier the dubious task of retroactively removing him from the picture. Like Terminators sent to the past, Bell and Xavier... Continue Reading →
Ultimate Dr. Doom's energy blast sure has a lot of kick. All-New X-Men #35 ended just as Miles Morales launched a sudden attack on Doom only to be countered by a devastating blast. Issue #36 continues from that super-ultra-combo finisher with a double-page spread of the Doctor surveying his victory. Two sets of X-Men and... Continue Reading →
My biggest criticism of the Uncanny X-Men series thus far has been its lack of a solid narrative with defining points. The current volume started out strong as Cyclops gathered up his closest allies while being hunted by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the other X-Men. After that, the plotting began to meander through various storylines that started... Continue Reading →
Things have not been easy for Scott Summers. As Professor Xavier's brightest student, young Summers bore the weight of the mutant world during a time of awakening for all mutantkind. Leading a team of peers in a war against public opinion was one thing -- Scott also had to fight his mentor's battles as well... Continue Reading →
All-New X-Men #35 wastes little time and gets right into the thick of things with an epic double-page spread of the X-Men of Earth-616 fighting alongside the Ultimate X-Men and Spider-Man against Dr. Doom's various machinations. The superheroes have come to Doom's headquarters in Latveria to rescue Hank McCoy who's being held hostage there. Things... Continue Reading →
Young Jean Grey meets the Ultimate X-Men, Bobby Drake gets apprehended by anti-mutant policemen, and Hank McCoy becomes Dr. Doom's newest project. Trying to get back home to their original world, the various X-Men from Earth-616 seem lost without a clue as they try -- and fail -- to stay out of trouble. Now that... Continue Reading →
The mystery of what happened to Eva Bell during her disappearance back in Uncanny X-Men #17 is finally explained. Sort of. To recap -- Back in issue #17, Bell and her teammates were stranded in Tabula Rasa by Magik for a bit of a training session. The crap hit the fan when a giant beast... Continue Reading →
First, a few things -- one of which I should have pointed out before, but failed to include. Inside the cover in the credits, you'll see something that only recently started happening. At the bottom where the creator credits once only mentioned Stan Lee, a new name has been rightfully added. Though we don't know... Continue Reading →
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