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Review: GENERATION X #1

Review: GENERATION X #1

GENERATION X #1 Written by Christina Strain Art by Amilcar Pinna, Felipe Sobreiro Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: May 17, 2017 Anyone who was an X-Men fan in the nineties(arguably the golden age for the franchise) has a soft spot for Generation X, which ran for 75 issues between 1994 and 2001. Combining fresh

Review: IVX #6

IVX #6 Written by Charles Soule, Jeff Lemire Art by Leinil Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, David Curiel Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: March 8, 2017 It’s perhaps the most classic of all comic book tropes. Two super hero teams have a misunderstanding and beat the hell out of each other before realizing their error and

Review: EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #18

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #18 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Victor Ibanez, Andrea Sorrentino, Jay David Ramos, Marcelo Maiolo Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: January 25, 2017 As Inhumans Vs. X-Men chugs along each week, a trend is beginning to develop within the tie-in issues. Instead of trying to outdo each other by claiming to

Review: EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #17

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #17 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Eric Koda, Tom Palmer, Morry Hollowell Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: December 28, 2016 The cover of Extraordinary X-Men #17 is an homage to the classic 1984 Secret Wars #4 cover. Whereas Hulk was the only thing preventing his Avenger allies from being crushed by

Review: ALL-NEW X-MEN #1

ALL-NEW X-MEN #1 Written by Dennis Hopeless Art by Mark Bagley, Andrew Hennessy, and Nolan Woodard Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: December 2, 2015 “We’ve been here a while now.” That’s the opening line of All-New X-Men #1 and to some readers, that feels like an understatement. But whether you feel like they’re overstaying

Review: UNCANNY X-MEN #600

UNCANNY X-MEN #600 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Chris Bachalo, Sara Pichelli, Mahmud Asrar, Stuart Immonen, Kris Anka, David Marquez, Frazer Irving Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: November 4, 2015 Not only does Uncanny X-Men #600 mark another anniversary milestone for the X-Men franchise, it also happens to be the last issue of

Review: STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #1

STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #1 Written by Sam Humphries Art by Alti Firmansyah Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: July 22, 2015 Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde opens with Star-Lord singing ‘Part of Your World’ from Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Hopefully that doesn’t turn you off because with exploding champagne bottles, a gown fit for a

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