The end of the Marvel Universe came and went before Uncanny X-Men #600 hit the stands, and it's anyone's guess why the powers that be decided to wait as long as they did. Brian Michael Bendis, one of Marvel's big gun writers, had wrapped up the final issue of his years-long X-Men run earlier in … Continue reading The X-Men Are Dead, Long Live The X-Men (Comics)
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The Month in Comics – October 2015
I fell back into comics this month, and I fell a little hard. It was a perfect opportunity to check up on things, actually -- the first wave of Marvel's revamped universe was shipped under the All-New, All-Different Marvel banner. Even though the big summer event that allowed them to shuffle the deck hasn't ended … Continue reading The Month in Comics – October 2015
A Black Geek’s Guide to All-New, All-Different Marvel
I fell in with comic books through Marvel, and I'll never forget it. I was vaguely aware of comics growing up -- how could you not know about Superman, Batman, or Spider-Man -- but the first time I heard about a story that made me think "I have to read this" was the Age of … Continue reading A Black Geek’s Guide to All-New, All-Different Marvel