Grant Morrison’s Manifesto for the X-Men Is a Fascinating Read
The X-Men find themselves, perhaps almost always, on the precipice of great change. But right now they really do feel like they’re on the edge of something new again. In…
On X-Men ’97, Nostalgia Is Everything—Including a Prison
X-Men as a franchise can be defined by one idea: adapt or die. Indeed, the X-Men wouldn’t exist beyond their ‘60s heyday if they hadn’t evolved or changed, from the…
Cyclops Has Always Been This Good
When X-Men ‘97 hit Disney+ last week, enrapt viewers all shouted one thing—other than “To me, my X-men!”—as they saw Marvel’s mutants back in action: “Where has this Cyclops been?”…
Marvel’s TV Head Explains Why Now Is the Time for X-Men’s ’90s Throwback
X-Men is a comics franchise defined by its evolution. There are few others like it that can be so defined by multiple foundational eras of fandom-shaping periods, from its classics,…
This Week Was All About Dune’s Creepy Baby
Image: Universal Pictures, Paramount, Toho, Netflix, Marvel, Hasbro, Netflix, Studio Ghibli, Photo: Richard Foreman/Prime Video, Screenshot: Disney+ David Lynch’s Dune might just be the ultimate “what if?” movie, especially in…
X-Men ’97’s Nostalgia Assault Continues in These Gloriously Retro Trading Cards
Image: Marvel Remember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an…
X-Men ’97’s Episode Titles Tease Some Intriguing Comics Pulls
In a few weeks, the ‘90s are back in style—well, if you’re a fan of Marvel’s merry mutants, that is. It’s not too much longer until X-Men ‘97, the new…
Hasbro’s New X-Men ’97 Figures Hail the Goblin Queen
Image: Hasbro As we get closer and closer to the arrival of X-Men ‘97, the rallying cry of “To me, my X-Men merchandise!” just gets louder and louder. Earlier this…
Marvel Just Made Nightcrawler Part of a Big, Queer Family
Kurt Wagner’s relationship with Mystique and Destiny has long been a messy, divisive one–but as the current era of X-Men comics is more explicit about their queer family, this week…
Wolverine Celebrates Turning 50 with a Chris Claremont Miniseries
Image: Steve Mcniven/Marvel Comics Throughout the decades, various writers have taken Wolverine for one ride after another. And if there’s one writer whose legacy looms large over the X-Men character,…