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 →

All-New X-Men #16 Review

Try saying this all in one breath. The future X-Men have come back through time to correct the current X-Men's mistake of bringing the classic X-Men into the present in All-New X-Men #16, the second chapter of the Battle of the Atom crossover event. Professor Charles Xavier's grandson Xavier, Deadpool, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, Beast, and... Continue Reading →

X-Men #4 Review

While the other X-Men books under Brian Michael Bendis' control have followed squads of X-Men building on a firm foundation, it's the one book written by Brian Wood that details the problems of a team beginning to form. With relationships frayed over the events that came to pass last issue, Storm designates herself as leader,... Continue Reading →

Threat Level Omega — X-Men #2 Review

Having taken over Karima Shapandar's body, Arkea Prime uses the Omega Prime Sentinel form to take over the Jean Grey campus systems. Escalation drives the action as the waking Arkea fights off Beast and Rogue, while the rest of the X-Men scramble to contain the threat and regain control over the X-Mansion and safely locate... Continue Reading →

A Woman’s Job — X-Men #1 Review

It only took about 50 years for the heads at Marvel to come up with the idea of creating an X-Men book with a team composed solely of women. How many of the greatest X-Men stories were driven by the X-Women? Looking back at decades worth of stories that involved Jean Grey turning into the... Continue Reading →

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