Little Black Boxes: Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes in Retrospect Astonishing X-Men #25 began a new era in what many X-Fans dubbed the Strongest X-Men Title In a Decade. In twenty-four issues–and one Giant-Size special–Joss Whedon and John Cassaday told not only a memorable X-Men tale, but a story that will stand the test of time as one of the great comic book stories of the modern age. It may … Read More
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Review Astonishing X-Men: Gifted collects the first six issues of the critically acclaimed X-book. Astonishing X-Men follows Cyclops and Emma Frost as they attempt to rebuild Xavier’s school and reorganize the X-Men team. Kitty Pryde makes her return as a teacher and member of the X-Men, which is sure to make all the fans very happy. We also see the return … Read More
Daken, Man and Mongrel Ever since we found out Logan’s son lived through Romulus’ brutal murder of Itsu Wolverne: Origins #5) , Daken has been shrouded in mystery; Much like his master Romulus. Romulus kept a tight leash on Daken after pulling him from his mother’s womb. Even though he left him with a young Japanese couple, he still watched from the shadows, manipulating … Read More
X-Infernus Review By way of brief introduction, I’ll start by telling you that X-INFERNUS is the four-issue sequel the crossover series Inferno (released in 1989) and its central focus is on Magik’s literal soul-searching journey into Limbo. Illyana has always been an interesting character, in my opinion, so this mini-series was worth giving a shot! I just happened to start out with … Read More