Welcome to Monthly Marvel Muster! It’s a new column where I’ll be taking a monthly look at some of what’s going on in the Marvel Comics universe – both the big events and the smaller stories – and highlighting some of my favourite series and creators. Let’s catch up. July was something of a transitionary…
Daddy Issues #6: Cyclops: Hot Eyeballs, A Hot Temper, and A Hot Dad Son
To “celebrate” father’s day, I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
“Dark Phoenix” Movie: A Case of Nepotism Over Character
There have been a lot of rumours that the sequel to X-Men: Apocalypse might be a Dark Phoenix story, and in late April, Entertainment Weekly confirmed on everyone’s speculations. X-Men: Dark Phoenix will release worldwide on November 2, 2018, after New Mutants (April 13) and Deadpool 2 (June 1). 2018 will truly be the year of the mutants. As even a…
Jean Grey #1 is a Grey of Light [Review]
Jean Grey #1 Dennis Hopeless (Writer), Victor Ibanez (Artist), Jay David Ramos (Colorist), VC’s Travis Lanham (Letterer) Marvel Comics May 3, 2017 In 1963’s X-Men #1, a teenage Jean Grey became the newest student at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. “What kind of school is this, sir? I have a right to know!” she demanded,…
Daddy Issues #2: Charles Xavier and His Special Institute For Training A Child Death Squad
To “celebrate” father’s day I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ready to realise that pretty much all of…
The Wedding Issue: Scott Summers and Jean Grey
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, Bride-to-Be Rebecca Henely and her Maid of Honor Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and got…
Review: All-New X-Men #25
All-New X-Men #25 Brian Michael Bendis David Marquez, Bruce Timm & Laura Martin, Arthur Adams & Justin Ponsor, David Mack, Skottie Young & Jason Keith, Robbi Rodriguez & Justin Ponsor, Lee Bermejo & Marte Garcia, Kent Williams, J.G. Jones, Ronnie Del Carmen, J. Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino, Maris Wicks, Jason Shiga, Dan Hipp, Max…
News & Things: Neo-Tokyo is About to E*X*P*L*O*D*E
News New X-Men: Days of Future Past Clip The new scene shows Kitty Pryde and the future X-Men—Blink, Bishop, Iceman, Sunspot, Warpath, and Colossus—preparing for a Sentinel attack. Happy Birthday Katsuhiro Otomo! Otomo, the Japanese manga artist and anime director best known for his iconic work on AKIRA, is 60 today. Young Avengers wins GLAAD…
Short & Sweet: No theme necessary
This week we read more Marvel comics, some bande dessinée, manga, and ONI Press’s stir-causing The Bunker. We don’t have a theme–but who needs one?
Last Minute Gift Guide 2: Stuff and things
Wait, you’re STILL shopping? Girl, I thought we had you covered with that last round of recommendations. Oh, you’re looking for some seeing-you-after-Christmas-so-I-can-be-horrendously-late gifts! Well then. We’ve got you covered with these online buys. Like our last roundup of cool things, we’ve held back on posting prices, due to the internationality of our readership (and…
News & Things: A Very Dark Phoenix Christmas
Read of the Week The A.V. Club asks, “What does X-Men’s Dark Phoenix Saga have in common with Christmas?” “Because at the time, all I understood was that Jean Grey had become the most powerful force in the universe—which I only knew because she ate one—and that she was made of fire and, at least…
News & Things: Almost Turkey Day Edition
Read of the Week Comic Book Resources interviews Neil Gaiman about Sandman: Overture, his creative process, and whether or not we’ll ever see that Sandman movie: “What I miss most, writing anything that isn’t comics, is silent panels. The joy of being able to write silent panels…it’s one of the few things that is just…