Wolverine V8 17

Posted by John Klein III on March 10, 2026
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Writer Saladin Ahmed

Artist Mart N C CColo

Color Artist Jesus Aburtov

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

Variant Cover Sanford Greene, the Doom homage, as it had Kitty Pryde on it.

A rare aftermath issue! 

I like seeing old Morlock, Ape, hanging out with new Morlock, Deep Fake.  We learn more of Deep Fake’s history. 

Logan ambushes them.  Silver Sable is swimming in the river to continue her exercising. 

We meet Tushar, a very young mutant, maybe 12 years old?  I like how his mutant power is to restore buildings (from what we can see).  I like how his power comes from what he needs right now.  Their last base was destroyed, and they come across abandoned cabins, that are far from being able to be repaired easily.  But here is a young mutant who can repair cabins very easily, and that’s nice. 

Silver Sable and Logan are definitely hooking up.  I imagine they have not talked about Nightcrawler at all.  Sometimes it feels like I’m the only one who kept Uncanny Spider-Man in my heart. 

Tushar was taken by a mutant, Coldbug, who is Hybird levels of gross.  He looks like a regular dude, until he takes a knife to his own face, and now has a bug face.  How does that work?  I rather not know.  Logan kills him, and Tushar is saved.

Tactical Soldiers Corp.  Croatia.  Adamantine arrives, looking for the best there is.  Some jerk goon wonders if he’s looking for the best mercenary, and name drops Silver Sable.  I don’t love that.  I love that she’s so well respected, but don’t answer that question. 

So, it looks like Silver Sable is sticking around through the Adamantine arc, so I guess I will be too.  I imagine I won’t love it as much as I loved this one, but there will be aspects I like, so that’s all I can really ask for. 

Moonstar 1

Posted by John Klein III on March 9, 2026
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Writer Ashley Allen

Artist Edoardo Audino

Color Artist Arthur Hesli

Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles

Variant Cover Benjamin Su

I love this issue so much!  I treated myself to the Benjamin Su variant cover, with Dani (and a giant wolf I don’t recognize), reading Stephanie Phillips’ first issue of her Daredevil run. 

Issue opens with a history of the Dainsleif sword, created by dwarves of Nidavellir.  Its curse is it demands a kill before it can be sheathed. 

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We get a nice recap of Magik’s ongoing series that Dani was a co-star of.  We get quite a bit of Magik in this series, which I was hoping for, but I was sold on this series regardless. 

Present day, we see Dani riding Brightwind, and I just love that we get a mutant powered, and Valkyrie powered Dani Moonstar.  She’s not powerless here. 

We get a recap of her New Mutants days.  We see her parents, who I would have sworn were dead.  Their spirits were trapped in the Demon Bear, and I thought they were released, as I never see her talk to her parents, or hear from her parents, or even discuss them.  I was expecting a final page reveal that they were figments of her imagination, but nope, they’re alive and very well. 

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I like Dani referring to Illyana as her best friend.  It definitely feels like her and Rahne haven’t been as close since . . . forever, maybe? 

With Immortal Thor’s 25th issue, no one remembers Asgard, which seems odd as isn’t Thor flying around?  Or part of Avengers history?  I’m sure Mortal Thor is handling all of these questions.  I’m curious, but not curious enough to look into it.  I’m sure time will be restored.

Yanisa and Kian from the Society Dani was working with, and who Dani and Magik brought down, arrive.  They need Dani’s help with retrieving Dainsleif.

It was teased that we were going to get a romantic interest for Dani in this series, so I immediately thought it might be Yanisa. 

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Yanisa asks if Dani still has access to the teleporter mutant.  She’s so much more than that!

Instead of enlisting her, Brightwind seats three.

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We get another flashback to Magik & Dani fighting the Society. 

We meet the threat of the series, Kyron, who has a mystical artifact that he’s trying to bring this cities dead to him, to power up Dainsleif. 

Yanisa and Kian rush into battle with Kyron, leaving Dani with only a poor decision to get into the fight sooner than she would have liked to.  Yanisa sacrifices herself so that Dani and Kian can get away. 

Which leaves Kian as the guy who will be having feelings for Dani, but that doesn’t mean Dani is going to return those feelings. 

Kyron needs a new artifact, and Dani has an idea of what he will need, so they have a next step to follow. 

Best X Comics of 2026 – March 4, 2026

Posted by John Klein III on March 6, 2026
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1 Magik & Colossus 1

2 Moonstar 1

3 Avengers V9 34 (Kitty Pryde!)

4 Generation X-23 1

5 Wolverine V8 17

6 Sorcerer Supreme 3

7 X-Men V7 26

8 Uncanny X-Men V6 24

9 Sorcerer Supreme 3

10 Iceman Omega

. . .

Best of February 2026

1 Magik & Colossus 1

2 Avengers V9 34 (Kitty Pryde!)

3 Generation X-23 1

4 Wolverine V8 16

5 X-Men V7 25

6 Uncanny X-Men V8 24

7 Rogue Two (V4)

8 Cyclops V4 1

9 Sorcerer Supreme 3

10 Inglorious X-Force 2

. . .

Best of January 2026

January 21, 2026

  1. Avengers V9 34 (Kitty Pryde!)
  2. Wolverine V8 14
  3. Uncanny X-Men V8 22
  4. Rogue One (V4)
  5. X-Men V7 24
  6. Ultimate X-Men 23
  7. Ultimate Wolverine 13
  8. Sai : Dimensional Rivals
  9. Spider-Man and Wolverine 8
  10. Inglorious X-Force 1

Inglorious X-Force 2

Posted by John Klein III on March 4, 2026
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Writer Tim Seeley

Artist Michael Sta. Maria

Color Artist Romulo Fajardo Jr.

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

I think I’m just not a X-Force guy.  There are parts of the issue I really enjoy, and then other parts I just gloss over.  I like the MLF being a thing again.  I like seeing Akihiro and Angel training together.  I like Boom Boom saying they are X-Force on a budget.  So, there is humor here for me to hold onto.

Cable can’t get his memories clear enough to figure out which of these teammates is the one who kills President Kamala Khan.  Which is a big stumbling block I have, as I rather they drop this, and this was a comic abut Ms. Marvel trying to make X-Force better.  We get the vision of what each scenario would be for them each to kill her, but they’re all in such drastically different ways, that one would think (or remember) that’s how she was killed.  A hell claw, an exploding heart, or dagger through the heart.  Actually, that does seem like it wouldn’t be Boom Boom, the other two are very similar. 

Ms. Marvel can join them for the day’s mission, as it is a teacher in-service day, which as a father of a sixth grader, I can tell you this happens quite a bunch, maybe four times a school year? 

My favorite parts of the issue is Domino’s growing friendship with a squirrel.  I truly am a sucker for an animal companion.

X-Force is heading to Blasphemy Cartel, which does sound like a band Boom Boom would wear a black miniskirt to see.  I’m not sure if that was supposed to be that cutting of Ms. Marvel, but Boom Boom plays it off as it DOES sound like band she’ll wear a black miniskirt to.

Ms. Marvel doesn’t love Hellverine just killing goons.  Lots of fighting.

I do like Ms. Marvel trying to be a bright example to follow.  She even stands between Hellverine and a goon to prevent the goon’s death.  Ms. Marvel uses her new powers, which I’m not sure how or what she did.  She brighten up, and force came out of her?  Maybe?

Cable gets the intel he was looking for, and takes Ms. Marvel’s side, she is supposed to be the inspiration for the team, and for humans, and for the world. 

Like most team books, I’m here for the team dynamics, and not quite the fighting, but this issue has plenty of team interactions, which I really like. 

Rogue Two (V4)

Posted by John Klein III on March 3, 2026
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Writer Erica Schultz

Artist Luigi Zagaria

Color Artist Espen Grundetjern

Letterer VC’s Ariana Maher

Rogue tries to get answers from her mom, Mystique.  Destiny was in jail at the moment, so she can’t really provide any insight.  Rogue leaves, wanting to talk to Constrictor.  Gambit reveals that both Constrictor and Sabretooth are dead, or at least, at the moment. 

Destiny states that Rogue will eventually remember everything, so Mystique should have just told her now, it would have been better that way.  Mystique wonders if this is another one of her prophecies, but Destiny gets a great line about how that’s just common sense.

Flying in a general direction, Rogue starts using Mystique’s power, even though she never touched her mother.  So either Rogue’s powers are broken, or Mystique’s broken powers are causing Rogue issues.

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I like Rogue turning into Emma’s leg, Glob Herman’s arm, Magik’s arm, and Beast’s leg.  I imagine Luigi Zagaria had fun thinking of which characters to attempt here.  Needed to be mutants we immediately recognized. 

Because of Rogue’s powers, I believe, whoever she shapeshifts into, she has that person’s powers, so it isn’t looking like Emma, but still her traditional powers, she would Emma’s physical powers. 

As Rogue is falling from a great height, she shifts into Fred Dukes, to absorb the blunt of the impact as she falls through a warehouse.  One of those classic normal looking warehouse, full of evil, and goons. 

Some gross mutant hating goons are making a arms deal.  One of them states that only a mutant can crash through a building and not get hurt.  Which immediately makes me think about how any number of superpowered individuals can withstand that fall, and walk away. 

Rogue shifts into her 80s look, which is fun.  Her arm shifts to Emma’s diamond form to block the bullets.  She shifts into her current look, then shifts into some goons to retrieve their information. 

Issue ends with John Stelton, who set off this entire adventure, coming home.  He saw Rogue, and now wants to make her pay.  He has a real Why So Serious grin facial scar. 

Solid enough issue.  Is Sabretooth currently dead?  Is Constrictor?  Constrictor is getting his own Secret Wars action figure from the same line I got my Magik from recently. 

Sorcerer Supreme 3

Posted by John Klein III on March 2, 2026
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Writer Steve Orlando

Artist Bernard Chang

Color Artist Ruth Redmond

Letterer VC’s Joe Sabino

Issue opens with Wong and Chthon having some tea, and boy time.  Then we get to the good stuff.  Wanda Maximoff, the current Sorcerer Supreme, versus, Madelyne Pyror, the Sorcerer Supreme of Limbo! 

Wanda arrive already on fire, due to the actions of Agatha Harkness from the previous issue.  Madelyne shows up, calling Wanda, The Great Pretender.  Bernard Chang and Ruth Redmond draw and color a beautiful Madelyne Pryor.  Steve Orlando really has her voice right too.  Letterer VC’s Joe Sabino makes everything so readable. 

Apparently, Agatha (the so-called official Sorcerer Supreme) made a deal with the Goblin Queen herself to take out Wanda.  Madelyne is also motivated as she’ll get a lot of cred for taking down Wanda. 

There is a telepath exchange, where they are in Limbo, then in Wanda’s mind, then in Madelyne’s.  It got a little confusing there.

Madelyne not only reminds Wanda that she comes from the strongest telepathic stock, but that Jean Grey always hated Wanda.  Which seems like an odd opinion for Jean to have.  Maybe when they first met in X-Men 4, Jean picked up on all of the boys really liking Wanda (maybe even Bobby too, adding to the insult?). 

Madelyne keeps getting early wins against Wanda, but then Wanda reveals there is such a thing as phrenomancy, the magic version of telepathy.  Wanda plays on Madelyne’s one weakness, her memories of Nathan, which I hate that this is Madelyne’s one weakness, thus, needs to be threaten every time.  She just got these memories back, that she worked so hard to obtain, in Dark Web X-Men 3, thanks editorial box, plus, we’ll be talking about Dark Web more this summer on the pod.  Just annoys me that this is even a thing Madelyne has to worry about.  She’s a mother, and deserves to have these memories be properly hers.  Madelyne tries to negotiate that Wanda is a mother, and this is a low blow from her.

Madelyne gives in, giving Wanda the cheapest of victories, I supposed there is an argument to be made that Wanda chose the road with less fighting, but the emotional damage, I don’t love that.

Wanda promises she’ll keep this a secret.  Two demons approach, and Madelyne quickly spins it so that she won the battle, and to spread word of the victory to everyone. 

Then we get to the ongoing plot again, but I loved the Madelyne Pryor Limbo pages so much.  We didn’t even get a reference to Magik, which I miss, but also love that Madelyne is the Queen of Limbo, and doesn’t need to mention Magik at all times.  One of the panels of memories of baby Nathan had Logan, Colossus, and Storm in it, but no Kitty Pryde.  I guess we really are waiting until X-Men United before we see Kitty in a monthly comic for more than a page. 

The Veshanti Trio are annoyed Agatha isn’t getting the job done.  I love the pages of the WandaVision family (my favorite family tree in comics, even after losing the Magneto branches – but I imagine we still keep those, just those are broken lines now? Maybe?).  I like Vision stating he needs to spend more time with his flesh sons. 

Agatha shows up to Strange’s old house, rips Wong from his tea party, but Wanda shows up in time to stop Wong from getting too hurt. 

Be nice if Madelyne Pryor will show up again in this series.  That’s how you’ll get me to stay interested. 

Best X Comics of 2026 – February 25, 2026

Posted by John Klein III on February 27, 2026
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Top 10 X-Comics

1 Magik & Colossus 1

2 Avengers V9 34 (Kitty Pryde!)

3 Generation X-23 1

4 Wolverine V8 16

5 X-Men V7 25

6 Uncanny X-Men V8 24

7 Rogue Two (V4)

8 Cyclops V4 1

9 Sorcerer Supreme 3

10 Inglorious X-Force 2

. . .

Best of January 2026

January 21, 2026

  1. Avengers V9 34 (Kitty Pryde!)
  2. Wolverine V8 14
  3. Uncanny X-Men V8 22
  4. Rogue One (V4)
  5. X-Men V7 24
  6. Ultimate X-Men 23
  7. Ultimate Wolverine 13
  8. Sai : Dimensional Rivals
  9. Spider-Man and Wolverine 8
  10. Inglorious X-Force 1

Generation X-23 1

Posted by John Klein III on February 26, 2026
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Writer Jody Houser

Artist Jacopo Camagni

Color Artist Erick Arciniega

Letterer VC’s Ariana Maher

Variant Cover Skottie Young

I love the Kinney sisters so much!  I’m still not sold on the Scout code name for Gabby, but she uses it in her special Scout’s Cool Attack Name, so if she likes it, I’m on board. 

Laura senses her friend, Kiden, is around, who has time wrapping powers, who we last saw in NYX, so that’s nice that we haven’t forgotten that series. 

The sisters were saving Celia, who wants to be an X-Man, so I immediately love her.  Gabby checks to make sure Celia is okay, as Laura follows the trail. 

I am such a sucker for a costume gallery, and we get a wonderful splash page of all of Laura’s costumes.

Laura has to fight a robot version of herself, which is cool. 

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I was having the thought that sometimes Kitty Pryde appears in a number one comic of Laura, but I wasn’t expecting to see her.  But then Laura catches up to Not-Kiden, and we see an image of Age of Apocalypse Shadowcat, that I was definitely not expecting to see! 

I should buy the Laura comics that are on my wishlist, I have a set of comics I want to buy next time, but the next month, I should work on those.  X-23 (2018) 1 & 7, and X-23 Deadly Regenesis 1. 

Not-Kiden is out of sorts, and can’t remember her name, then her powers age her up, and she turns into a skeleton in front of Laura.  I feel so bad for her, we didn’t even get her name.

Laura grabs a motorcycle and continues the trail.  Gabby borrows a motorcycle, and they end up at a perfectly normal building.  Almost too normal.  Fake-normal evil building.  They’re attacked by a dozen Laura robots, Gabby wants to keep one, but Laura says no.  They’re creeping, but Gabby wonders if they are creepy to them  Gabby is the best.

Issue ends with five new mutants (but not New Mutants) arriving, annoyed their security system has been destroyed, BUT! excited to see the Kinney sisters there to join them. 

Wolverine V8 16

Posted by John Klein III on February 25, 2026
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Writer Saladin Ahmed

Artist Mike Henderson

Color Artist Jesus Aburtov

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

I’m really loving this arc!  I really like Mehta and the new Vindicator.  I know they are the worst, but I love them for it.  Plus, they don’t get along with each other, just adding to the enjoyment. 

I also really appreciate Mehta finding a way to weaken Logan.  She has a gadget that can give him heart attacks. 

Vindicator is about to give the old Morlocks, Erg & Ape, enhanced interrogations, when Alpha Flight shows up to stop her.  They were supposed to watching Silver Sable, who escapes, as she’s no longer being watched.  The new Morlocks, Chowdown & Deepfake, rescue Logan, using the skills he taught them.

I like that Silver Sable gets a win over Vindicator, so they’re 1-1 now.  Sable was caught off guard, but now has time to notice Vindicator protecting her right leg, where her shield is the weakest at.  I guess every shield needs to have a weak point?  For some reason?

Issue ends with the return of fan favorite, Adamantine, so I guess I’m not going to enjoy the Hercules arc as much?  Silver Sable is sticking around for another issue, so maybe we’re still in for a good time? 

Adamantine is in an arena of sorts, and there is a reference to Romulus, who will be featured in an upcoming Cerebro episode.  I’ve checked the Travis Starnes list, and I don’t own issue comic where Romulus appears in, nor is there any on my wishlist. 

Uncanny X-Men V6 24

Posted by John Klein III on February 24, 2026
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Writer Gail Simone

Artist David Marquez

Color Artist Matthew Wilson

Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles

Such a great issue!  I was surprised that we got Marcus continuing the bedtime story, but it makes sense that he is, as last issue wasn’t a done in one story. 

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I’m so happy that Marcus knows enough about Calico to make her in-story horse, Ember. 

I also like how he may not know Jitter enough that, to him, it makes sense that she announces the character’s name that she is going to mimic.  In case this case, that’ll be Hawkeye.

Meanwhile, the Uncanny X-Men are facing off against Elsa Bloodstone, Manphiban, The Living Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, Morbius, and Werewolf by Night.  I always appreciate narration boxes naming characters.

In classic X-Men fashion, AND horror trope, the team splits up, and we get some fun combinations. 

Nightcrawler teleports himself and Logan to Sweet Water Park.  We get a reminder that Hurricane Katrina devastated the park, and they still haven’t recovered fully.  We should remember that Louisiana still carries the scar of that disaster.

Logan fights Werewolf by Night, who bites Logan. 

We are introduced to Elsa’s boss, a charming lady, who has a white wolf for a pet, Salem. 

Nightcrawler has to confront German literary hero (?), Frankenstein’s Monster.  He rather just talk it out.

Jubilee is confronted by Dr. Morbius, they have a nice chat about how freeing it is to be a vampire, but Jubilee rather not go back. 

Gambit fights Manphiban.

I like Logan having such medical knowledge that makes sense.  I start having the thought that it is nice that Logan is healing from the bite, and not turning into a were-wolverine.  That would be troublesome.

I also like that we see a young Rogue, pre adoption, who really enjoyed horror movies.  Scared out of her wits, but enjoys the thrill.  Rogue has to deal with both Living Mummy, and Elsa Bloodstone.  Elsa informs Rogue that her boss is on her way to Haven House.  At least the Outliers are there. 

Issue ends with Rogue having to deal with a new threat – Wereverine!  So, turns out, not as nice as I thought.  Ruh oh.