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Tag: Uncanny X-Men
Avengers vs. X-Men #5
In the fifth installment of Avengers vs. X-Men, the highly anticipated mini-series featuring Marvel’s mutants and resident team of Avengers, the pace definitively picks up as tensions come to a head between the two teams vying for their personal stakes in Hope’s destiny. However, despite an epic-scoped story, the collective of Marvel architects fail to capitalize on the story’s potential with a lackluster fifth outing which explodes the X-Men mythos with a barrage of head scratching developments.
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Retro Review: Mutant Massacre
It has been a while since I have eaten at Red Lobster, but I assume that they are still awesome...
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Uncanny X-Men #2
With the X-Men split into two camps, Cyclops and Wolverine lead two very different teams of X-Men headquartered in San Francisco and Westchester respectively. While Wolverine reopened the school in Westchester, Cyclops remained on Utopia with mutantkind’s established figures to continue their fight for survival in a world that hates and fears them.
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Uncanny X-Men #544
In the wake of Schism, everything has changed for the X-Men. To emphasize that change, Marvel decided to end the long-running X-title, Uncanny X-Men, as of issue 544. With this final issue one door closes on the X-Men’s pasts, while another door opens towards their future.
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Episode 10: post-Schism battle lines drawn
With Schism winding down, ironically with the end of mutantkind’s unity in tow, Marvel has been slowly revealing the members of the 21st century versions of the X-Men blue and gold teams.
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SDCC 2011 – Comics, movies and video games oh my!
The Annual 42 Comic-Con International was held in San Diego, California, July 20 – 25. The weekend...
Read MoreUncanny X-Men #539
Hope is a special young lady. Saddled with a destiny that will either save the world or destroy it, depending on who you ask anyway, she indirectly leads a team of the first new mutants since M-Day stripped mutantkind of their numbers. Continually a target, Hope has found some refuge on the island of Utopia with the rest of the X-Men.
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Comic Culture June 15th
There are some great topics on this weeks show. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss film...
Read MoreReview: Uncanny X-Men #531
Writers: Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen Pencils: Greg Land Inks: Jay Leisten Colours: Justin Ponsor Letters: Joe Caramagna Cover: Greg Land and Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel Comics With the mutant flu ravaging Utopia, can...
Read MoreDiary of a Comic Book Goddess :: How to use Comics to PWN Social Commentary
Warning! Most of the links (and this article is very link heavy) in this article are definitely NSFW! I chuckled when I saw the little jab taken at Barry Richardman in Uncanny X-Men #528. As the Marvel Universe’s stand-in...
Read MoreReview: Uncanny X-Men #528
Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Whilce Portacio Inker: Ed Tadeo Colours: Brian Reber Letters: Joe Caramagna Cover: Terry and Rachel Dodson This is a story about a girl named Hope. We’re now a few issues into the first REAL X-Men...
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