During the fabled 90’s X-Men era readers would witness a very public execution on a usually private individual. X-cutioner’s Song saw Stryfe nearly successful in achieving the crossover’s claim with a head shot intended to send Xavier to his eternal rest. Now with the reveal of the Sins of Sinister, Xavier’s life and legacy(?) stand… Continue reading See You At The Crossroads
Tag: Kieron Gillen
Previously on Once & Future (#28)
(NOTE: This is a refresher of Once & Future #28, along with an upcoming spoiler-free review of Once & Future #29 [coming Tuesday]. If you didn’t actually read Once & Future #29 yet, read that before checking out this week’s issue.) BOOM’s hit series is almost at an end, so Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora… Continue reading Previously on Once & Future (#28)
Once & Future #25: BOOM! Studios Review
It’s been a while since readers got a new issue of this hit BOOM! series. If you fell behind, BOOM! has churned out the trades for the prior 24 issues (six per trade). Last issue marked the arrival of another legacy fiction character, who readers spend more time with in Once & Future #25. (No… Continue reading Once & Future #25: BOOM! Studios Review
Comic of the Week: Immortal X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics
This book has all the potential in the world with Kieron Gillen running things. Super-powered politician-like figures calling the shots for utopian society on the brink of chaos? With Gillen’s writing style? It’s a perfect match, and Immortal X-Men #1 shows the kind of upside this title has. MarvelWritten by: Kieron GillenArt by: Lucas WerneckColors… Continue reading Comic of the Week: Immortal X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics
Hush, Mark Brooks Is Trying to Show Us Something
Cover/box art is the “sizzle” to the “steak” of whatever it is promoting. Offering a sensory suggestion that something really good awaits you. Now whether that is accurate depends on your tastes, but as Geeks we encounter this in several mediums we enjoy, from games to movies. Of course comic books have to be the… Continue reading Hush, Mark Brooks Is Trying to Show Us Something
Seasons Change, But Now The X-Men Are Immortal
It isn’t hard to come up with an adjective phrase for a Marvel comic. And while titles like the Double Edged Blade could work others like the Responsible Ghost Rider may be a short lived series. The X-Men (and you Parker) have a huge catalog which consists of this type of title. The mutants have… Continue reading Seasons Change, But Now The X-Men Are Immortal
Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans Discuss DIE on TLDR
GWW Radio: SoundCloud | iTunesTLDR: iTunes | Spotify | TwitchTwitter: @TLDR_pod | @BackCrackah | @Fry_Guy1 | @SeanChrisLewisInstagram: @TLDR_pod | @BackCrackah | Even if you’ve listened to TLDR only a little bit, you know Joseph Gilmore and Nick Friar love DIE from Image Comics. Not only did they get to talk to series writer Kieron Gillen ahead of the final issue of DIE (#20, which is out now), they also… Continue reading Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans Discuss DIE on TLDR