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PK Review Sessions #32

24 Nov 2008 11:48:40 PST

Written by Sgt. Sausagepants
MUST HAVE] Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35 Invincible #55 X-Factor #37 Uncanny X-Men #504 SKIP THESE] Fantastic Four #561 Squadron Supreme #5 Deadpool #4 Brave and the Bold #19 X-Factor #37 Skip It Uncanny X-Men #504 Deadpool #4 Skip it MUST HAVE Read it Skip it Read it Rogue Fan's Reviews

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Opinion: Mutant movies, 'Twilight' and Mortal Kombat vs. DC, all in Everyday Hero headlines

24 Nov 2008 05:32:00 PST

Written by Geoff Boucher
Mutant possibilities: Remember the "X-Men" films? They sure seem like a looong time ago to Marc Graser, apparently, because he suggests that Fox is dragging its feet in getting its valuable mutant brigade back in theaters. To my mind, after Brett Ratner's lurching, messy finale to the X-...

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Uncanny X-Men #504 REVIEW

23 Nov 2008 17:02:18 PST

Written by ComicList
Uncanny X-Men #504 Marvel Comics Fraction, Dodson, Ponsor Colossus is upset about the loss of his love. He decides a tattoo is in order, but that doesn’t quite work with his steel body and all. After seeking some comfort from Nightcrawler, he is eventually sent on a sabbatical by Cyclops. Uncanny X-Men #504 Marvel Comics Fraction, Dodson, Ponsor Colossus is upset about the loss of his love. He decides a tattoo is in order, but that doesn’t quite work with his steel body and all. After seeking some comfort from Nightcrawler, he is eventually sent on a sabbatical by Cyclops. The issue includes some other moments with Colossus stumbling upon an old villain and Beast and Angel recruiting a potential X-Man, but that’s pretty much the whole issue.

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X-Men Legacy #218 REVIEW

23 Nov 2008 11:18:48 PST

The issue opens with the flashback to Xavier tempering Wolverine to put his claws away. He councils Wolverine to learn how to control his animal instincts and that he will eventually regain what he’s lost. Flash to the present and Wolverine and Xavier invade the Island where Shaw is camped o...

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Uncanny X-Men #504 - Review

21 Nov 2008 23:00:14 PST

Written by pozzyfreak
Truth be told, the book is filled with successful moments. In particular, the surprisingly poignant Colossus segments, Matt Fraction’s extremely well-written handling of Dr. Nemesis, and Emma Frost’s encounter with the residents of the high class hotel (or mental bordello?) located...

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X-Men/Spider-Man #1 - Review

10 Nov 2008 23:00:05 PST

Written by conrad1970
The story: Kraven the Hunter makes an appearance on national television and claims that Spider-Man is a mutant menace. Concerned for Spider-Man’s welfare, the X-Men track Peter Parker to a local hangout for teenagers, where they are promptly attacked by Kraven and the Blob. After a brief...

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X-Men news and blogs - December 01, 2008

01 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit X-Men news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Uncanny X-Men #504 REVIEW -- from Marvel Comics Headlines
• Opinion: X-Men: Kickin' Ass, Old School Style -- by Stu from Toon Zone
• Opinion: From Inside my own Thought Bubbles -- by Aaron Glazer from Comics Nexus
• PK Review Sessions #29 -- by Sgt. Sausagepants from PinkKryptonite.com
• X-Men Original Sin #1 REVIEW -- by ComicList from ComicList Reviews
• X-Men Magneto Testament #2 REVIEW -- by ComicList from ComicList News
• X-Men: Original Sin #1 - Review -- by pozzyfreak from x-men-marvel-comics « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• X-Men: Original Sin #1 Review -- by Brian Cronin from Comics Should Be Good!
• PK Review Sessions #25 -- by Sgt. Sausagepants from PinkKryptonite.com
• Uncanny X-Men #502 REVIEW -- by ComicList from ComicList News

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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review – Part Two

05 Nov 2008 00:29:41 PST

Written by Travis
1985 #6, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1, Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes 1, Captain America Theater of War: Operation Zero-Point 1, Secret Invasion: Thor 3, Secret Invasion: X-Men 3, Ultimate Captain America Annual 1, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3, and X-Men: First Class Giant-Size...

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Uncanny X-Men #503 REVIEW

20 Oct 2008 18:27:51 PDT

Uncanny X-Men #503 Marvel Comics Fraction, Brubaker, Land and Ponsor Next the issue covers Empath and his rampage. While Scott and Emma play the dual role of tactician and communications center, Angel, Storm, Nightcrawler and Wolverine try to stop Empath. While this is going on Pixie has herself a breakout moment and some good interaction with Beast to boot. It’s a good issue. There is a decent sized cast and the issue moves fast enough so that none of them really eat up too much scenery. The banter between Nightcrawler and Wolverine is assuming while the dialogue between Cannonball, Karma and Mirage is meaningful. Empath proved to be an interesting villain, but wasn’t explored very much.

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Comic Book Review: Young X-Men #7

18 Oct 2008 08:30:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Thom Kallor)
Previously...after the X-Men disbanded, Cyclops recruited a new team consisting of Wolf Cub, Dust, Blindfold, Rockslide, and Ink. Their first mission was to hunt down former members of the New Mutants who were recreating the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Wolf Cub died. "Cyclops" turned out to be Donald Pierce, a longtime enemy of the X-Men. Now the team has joined the real X-Men. In the present...Pierce is saying that it is an awful thing being a mutant. Dust says she is a Muslim and a mutant. Pierce is a bigot. She will not give him the satisfaction of hating herself because she is a mutant. Her questions have to do with being a X-Man.

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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review

15 Oct 2008 09:17:55 PDT

Written by Travis
Avengers/Invaders 5, Secret Invasion: Inhumans 3, The Twelve 8, X-Men: Magneto Testament 2, X-Men: Manifest Destiny 2, and X-Men: Original Sin 1 Avengers/Invaders 5 Secret Invasion: Inhumans 3 X-Men: Magneto Testament 2 X-Men: Manifest Destiny 2 X-Men: Original Sin 1

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X-Men Magneto Testament #2 REVIEW

11 Oct 2008 13:42:16 PDT

X-Men Magneto Testament #2 of 5 Marvel Comics Pak, Di Giandomenico & Hollingsworth This is a story that is not a superhero tale. It’s not an origins story. It’s not anything like any other X-Men story I’ve ever read. It’s a historical account of how Nazi Germany turned its own citizens into the enemy. It took everything they had, beating them along the way, before running them out of their homes and eventually taking their lives. It follows one family in particular. A member of that family happens to become Magneto. Without that last sentence, this comic has nothing to do with the X-Men. It’s an excellent story documenting a horrifying and dark spot on mankind’s history. It’s a powerful story.

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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review – Part Two

21 Sep 2008 23:28:55 PDT

Written by Travis
The Age of the Sentry 1, Captain Britain and MI:13 #5, Secret Invasion: Thor 2, Squadron Supreme 3, X-Factor 35, and X-Men: First Class 16 Secret Invasion: Thor 2 by Matt Fraction and Doug Braithwaite X-Factor 35 by Peter David and Larry Stroman X-Men: First Class 16

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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review – Part Two

21 Sep 2008 20:09:21 PDT

Written by Travis
Secret Invasion (SI) 6, SI: Inhumans 2, SI: Runaways/Young Avengers 3, SI: X-Men 2, Ultimate Origins 4, and Ultimate X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual 1 Secret Invasion 6 Secret Invasion: Inhumans 2 Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers 3 Secret Invasion: X-Men 2 Ultimate Origins 4

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Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review – Part Two

21 Sep 2008 20:09:21 PDT

Written by Travis
Another mini-series I almost passed on, with a bunch of little stories inside. Mystique has resurfaced already, making the “Kill Mystique” storyline in Wolverine even more ridiculous than it already was. Mike Carey and Michael Ryan do the writing and art on it, and it starts off well enoug...

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Uncanny X-Men #502 REVIEW

20 Sep 2008 13:39:27 PDT

Uncanny X-Men #502 Marvel Comics Fraction, Brubaker & Land The X-Men fight the Hellfire Club. Along the way little floating bubbles show up above the various characters to give little introductions. This is a good thing to do in a comic. This sequence gives great interaction between Wolverine and Nightcrawler. They capture a Hellfire Club member. Pixie ponders running away and has some interaction with Wolverine. Wolverine obviously has thing for taking in young X-Men girls. So while this seems like a good idea it feels a little old due to his relationships with Kitty, Jubilee, X-23 and Armor. I’m not saying it’s not okay, but I am saying it felt too familiar.

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #502

20 Sep 2008 07:00:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn)
Synopsis: We begin with Wolverine, Nightwing and Karma beating the crap out of the Hellfire thugs. To be sure we get plenty of cheesy dialogue during this fight that would fit in perfectly in a 1980’s Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Cyclops reminds Nightcrawler and Wolverine to bring back one of the thugs so they can question him. The last remaining Hellfire gang member left standing predictably pees his pants at the sight of Wolverine and Nightcrawler. (Oh, I have so never seen this in a comic book before. Top notch, Fraction.) Wolverine and Nightcrawler then capture the Hellfire thug. Wolverine attacks Empath. Empath quickly dispatches of Wolverine. Wolverine radios the other X-Men to tell them that Empath is with the Hellfire Club and that he...

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Secret Invasion X-Men #2 REVIEW

15 Sep 2008 12:40:49 PDT

Secret Invasion X-Men #2 of 4 Marvel Comics Carey & Nord Well, the X-Men appear to be able to handle the Skrulls and even the Super Skrulls so what’s left? Well this issue doesn’t exactly show us how the Skrulls are prepared to deal with the X-Men, but there are a couple of interesting plot turns that can probably make this thing interesting. Otherwise I’d say this is a rout. The Skrulls lay out their next step, which is to trap the X-Men into coming to them. Almost on queue we see Cyclops explaining the X-Men’s plan to the mutants. The big obstacle with the pending battle is that the Skrulls are blocking telepaths.

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Opinion: Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From July 23, 2008

29 Jul 2008 18:26:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn)
Uncanny X-Men #500: 23% (12 votes) New Avengers #43: 23% (12 votes) Trinity #8: 15% (8 votes) Ultimate X-Men #96: 9% (5 votes) Green Lantern Corps #26: 5% (3 votes) Justice League of America #23: 5% (3 votes) Legion of Super Heroes #44: 3% (2 votes) Superman #678: 3% (2 votes) Immortal Iron Fist #17: 3% (2 votes) Daredevil #109: 3% (2 votes) X-Men Legacy #214: 1% (1 vote) Brave and the Bold #15: 0 votes New Avengers #43 Uncanny X-Men #500 The Winner: Uncanny X-Men #500 So, Uncanny X-Men #500 wins the Sequential Methadone Award marking the very first time that The Revolution has given this award to Uncanny X-Men. And considering that I am a lifelong Uncanny X-Men fan, I am surprised that I am actually giving this issue such an ignominious award.

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ADVANCE REVIEW: Ultimate X-Men #94

21 May 2008 00:14:59 PDT

Written by Mark Stoddard
Publisher: Marvel Comics Rating: 5/10 Following the departure of long-time writer Robert Kirkman, issue 94 sees the comic-book debut of Heroes writer Aron E. Coleite, joined by Mark Brooks on art. So, is this a good jumping on point for new and sceptical readers?

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REVIEW: X-Men Divided We Stand #1

19 Apr 2008 11:24:43 PDT

X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 of 2 Marvel Comics Carey, Peterson, Ponsor, Kyle, Yost, Takeda, Young, Beaulieu, Yost, LaFuente, Fraction & McKelvie Lastly, Nightcrawler confronts the one who nearly killed him, Scalphunter. This story is good for a couple of reasons. One, it really gives deep insight into Nightcrawler’s character. We even get the aspects of his spirituality which isn’t always presented with the character. Secondly, we see that not all the X-Men are lost in their purpose. Lastly, we see that the villains of the Messiah Complex aren’t exactly prospering since the war ended either. 4 out of 5 geek goggles. X-Men Divided We Stand #1 (of 2)

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Comic Book Review: X-Men #207: Messiah Complex

25 Jan 2008 08:38:00 PST

Written by Rokk Krinn
We shift back to Rogue and Gambit. Rogue says that Mystique isn’t dead. Rogue mentions that when she was healed from the Strain 88, that all the minds she had absorbed over the years were also erased. That it was just Rogue. For about a minute. That now it is Rogue and Mystique in her head. Rogue says that she wish she had seen this sooner because then she never would have touched Mystique. Rogue then says that Mystique is the last person she ever wants to see and now Mystique is stuck in her head. Rogue then says that she needs to go away and be by herself and think. Rogue then leaves. Cable then teleports from the scene. As Cable is teleporting away, Bishop wakes up and screams “NO!” and fires several shots at Cable’s disappearing form. The shots wiz through wher...

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X-Men: Die By The Sword #5 Review

12 Dec 2007 02:53:34 PST

Written by Brian Cronin
Ed Brubaker wants her on Uncanny X-Men? Easy - “It didn’t work out.” Claremont has them say IN THE COMIC that they are unsure if it will work - so really, not a big deal, and certainly not Claremont trying to screw with other writers. If Claremont had some pattern of trying to hurt other writers,...

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #490

11 Sep 2007 09:00:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
We zip to Nightcrawler and Professor X in the Blackbird. Suddenly, a lightning storm appears and Professor X grabs his head. Professor X says that Storm’s mind suddenly went white and that he can’t get into her mind now. That all he hears is screaming. Beast and Bishop leave the dealer’s place. Beast is depressed that he has hit a total dead end. That he doesn’t know where to go from here. Bishop says he isn’t worried because in his future there are tons of mutants. Beast then comments that Bishop is from an alternate future like Marvel Girl and Cable. That Bishop’s very presence here makes it unlikely that it will ever…Beast pauses and then says “Wait. That could be it.” End of issue.

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Comic Book Review: X-Men #201: Endangered Species

27 Jul 2007 12:56:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
And what is up with Carey’s Colossus? Colossus acts like he is from outer space rather than from Russia. Colossus isn’t a Vulcan. And Colossus didn’t just get off the boat. He has been in America for quite some time. It is striking the difference of Whedon’s well developed Colossus and Carey’s one-dimensional dumb Colossus who acts like he just arrived on planet Earth from planet Vulcan. Overall: There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Carey’s X-Men is the weakest of all the X-titles that Marvel publishes. David’s X-Factor is the best with some of the best character work, dialogue and subtle plotlines currently on the market. Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men is next with excellent character work, good chemistry and quality action. Then comes Br...

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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #485

14 Apr 2007 07:58:00 PDT

Written by Rokk Krinn
We hop over to the jail cell where Darwin and Professor Xavier are being held. The Shi’ar soldiers enter and grab Professor X and drag him to the wedding ceremony. Nightcrawler teleports over to Professor X. However, Vulcan blasts Nighcrawler and then grabs Professor X. Vulcan then says that Professor X is going to get what he deserves. I’m going to guess that Darwin will sacrifice his own life in order to save Professor X. And I think there might be a good chance that Professor X’s exposure to the Crystal may give him his mutant powers back. After all, a powerless Professor X isn’t all that interesting.

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