To Me, My New X-Men Comics!
Image: Mateus Manhanini/Marvel Comics The creators: Murewa Ayodele (Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods) & Lucas Werneck (Immortal X-Men) Advertisement The pitch: Ororo Monroe isn’t just becoming an Avenger and getting a…
X-Men ’97 May Set Up a War With the Avengers
Like the original series, X-Men ‘97 has been adapting a variety of comic book storylines from the 90s. Thus far, the likes of Inferno, The Trial of Magneto, and Grant…
The Long Comics History Behind X-Men’s Sentinel Program
Image: Marvel Comics Despite the Sentinels’ legacy as a threat to all mutants, they actually have quite a tangled history with the Hellfire Club, and in particular Sebastian Shaw, in…
The Incredible Comic That Could Tie X-Men ’97 and Deadpool & Wolverine Together
It’s been a big week for Marvel’s mutants. X-Men ‘97 blew the doors wide open with a haunting, epic episode that has everyone talking, while at CinemaCon, Kevin Feige introduced…
X-Men ’97 Just Gave Us Charles Xavier’s Dream—And His Nightmare
The story of Marvel’s mutantdom is one of evolution, and with it, cycles—the rise and fall that almost always guarantees that the tale of the X-Men is one of endless…
Everything You Need to Know About Cyclops’ Optic Blasts
Image: John Cassaday, Laura Martin, and Chris Eliopoulos/Marvel Comics Scott fires pure, ruby-tinged concussive energy from his eyes that is constantly projected whenever he opens them. Commonly referred to as…
Breaking Down How X-Men ’97’s Nostalgic Titles Compare to the Originals
Image: Marvel Advertisement Jean, like Storm, gets a hairstyle change here—in the classic show she’s wearing a ponytail in this costume, but in ‘97‘s her hair is down. Plus, her…
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,…
Yet Again, the X-Men are Going Back to Basics
It’s time: Marvel is wiping the X-Men’s slate clean of the Krakoan era that’s been around since 2019. We’ve known this was coming for a while now (both in the…
io9’s Favorite Rewatches (and Replays and Re-Reads) of 2023
Practical Magic – Original Theatrical Trailer Among my rotation of horror films during Halloween I’ve recently added more spooky fall fare like Practical Magic. Starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard…