x-men
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My Hero Academia Turned A Tired Comic Book Trope Into Something Fascinating
My Hero Academia‘s not-so-secret superpower has always been its ability to take the mainstays of superhero fiction and figure out ways to make them feel genuinely innovative and fresh despite the fact that they’re concepts we’re all more than familiar with. Take, for example, the idea that children born to superpowered parents are destined to…
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Franklin Richards’ Choice Between The X-Men And The Fantastic Four Just Got Way Easier
In the first issue of House of X, an envoy of the X-Men made their way to New York City to apprehend the villain Sabretooth. They wanted to send a message to the Fantastic Four about how mutants’ positions in the world were changing following the founding of Krakoa. Not only were mutant criminals like…
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The X-Men’s Strangest Ally Just Got Some Long Overdue TLC
A few weeks back, Jonathan Hickman invited us back into the Dawn of X with a bold statement about just how the X-Men plan to bolster their numbers in the new age of mutant ascendance. New mutants are coming into their powers every day, but the Quiet Council of Krakoa wasn’t content to just sit…
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Y’aar, Mateys, Kitty Pryde’s A Goddamn Pirate Now
Look at her. She is the captain now.