All-New X-Men #30 takes a break from the norm to develop and work on some character-to-character issues. Picking up at the swell of a whirlwind romance between Laura Kinney and Warren Worthington III after a night of clubbing and, well, clubbing (literally!), the two go through an impromptu DTR that challenges their notions of each other, especially... Continue Reading →
All-New X-Men #23 Review
A few days ago, I imagined what I'd ask Brian Michael Bendis if I could get one question in for an interview. "What is it about you that Marvel would put their X-Men franchise in your hands?" Bendis is talented, obviously, and he's shaping up to be the Chris Claremont of this generation. But that... Continue Reading →
Time for Change — Battle of the Atom #2 Review
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s missiles rain down on the X-Men below in Battle of the Atom #2, the conclusion to this year's crossover, pitting various X-Men teams from different times in a battle against each other. The issue promises there will be blood as the X-Men are attacked high and low, and readers will get some answers to... Continue Reading →
A Better Tomorrow — All-New X-Men #17 Review
All-New X-Men #17 begins with an idea. A few years into the future -- a future in which the classic X-Men have not returned to their original time -- Jean Grey persuades Disco Dazzler Alison Blair to run for President of the United States of America. It's not like Grey hasn't ever put a thought... Continue Reading →
All-New X-Men #15 Review
Probably the biggest reason X-Men fans should pick up the All-New X-Men series is Jean Grey. Though she's died several times -- at least three by my count -- Grey, aka Marvel Girl, has a special place in the hearts of comic readers the world over. When All-New X-Men launched, it was a chance for... Continue Reading →