X-Men 97 : 2 x 6 – Danger.exe

Posted by John Klein III on July 27, 2026
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Danger voice saying “Previously on X-Men” ?

RIP Magneto

Are we going to get the Polaris grieving episode?  Maybe it was Polaris saying the “Previously On”?

Quinten Quire was added to the mutants grabbing fence part of the title sequence, and we got a X-Factor shot as well.

33 Minute long episode.

Oooof, we have to see Magneto die again.

Oh dman, Apocalypse literally put his foot on Xavier’s head. 

Oooof, Xavier has been having the Danger Room repeat Magneto’s death sequence.  That should mess up the programming. 

Are we going to get a montage of Danger watching Morph and Wolverine’s workouts.

Danger Room is playing fast and loose with safety protocols.

Xavier wishes he can feel Magneto one last time, the show knows what it is doing.

X-Cutioner is Stryker, did we know that in season one?

Polaris is messing with Stryker’s squad.

Polaris is so cool, as she takes out all of the goons. 

“Polar Opposite,” how often does Polaris work this into a line?

Val Cooper! 

I don’t love Val telling Polaris that she’s out of control. 

Stryker’s goons are the Purifiers. 

We get all of X-Factor.  They have a Red Blackbird.  A Redbird.

X-Factor works out of a SHIELD Helicarrier.

I think it is okay to come down hard on terrorists.

Polaris is considered the next Magneto, oh, we get a hint they share more than a powerset.

The President and Val Cooper are permanently dismissing Polaris.  Whoa.

Shirtless Havok in a towel, a green towel. Wolfsbane was in a white towel, so they have co-ed locker rooms. 

Polaris has a “Salem Moving Company” box.

Polaris is at a clean up X-Mansion.

We get a new class of mutants!  Eyeboy, Martha, Chamber, Shark Girl, Monet, Doop, Beak, Quinten Quire, and Dusk.  Is that Sync?  I’m not sure who is sitting behind Monet?

Is that Wing?  Ruh oh, he’s not going to make it.

Storm is the new Headmistress!

Hey, a Sentinel breaking into the X-Mansion, so we’re going full Gifted. 

Boom Boom!

Polaris sees a picture of her two dads.

Jean welcomes Polaris to her old room.  Beast is wearing a Howard the Duck shirt!

Polaris has quite a punk room.

Pixie and Danger Girl are at the X-Mansion.

Xavier doesn’t sense Magneto in his own mind, but odd to mention.  Are we getting Onslaught in Season Three?

Polaris does know Magneto is her father.

Morph morphed into Reed Richards to use his arms as jump ropes, that’s fun.

Polaris isn’t sure if a school drop out is a good example for kids, and Xavier jokes that they have met Wolverine.  That’s pretty fun.

I guess this show as done a pretty great job with showing other heroes, so maybe they can do a proper Onslaught season?  Might explain why the other heroes don’t show up.  Well, explains future reasons.

There’s Danger in the Danger Room!

Oh no, Wing got hurt. 

Storm lightning charges Bishop.

Oh no, Wing isn’t coming back.

Is that Oya?

Monet is Penance.

Oh, Wing isn’t dead.

They are locked into the Danger Room.

Quintin is wearing a Magneto was Right shirt.  Classic.

Danger is having fun with Polaris and Bishop, too much fun.

Storm is in a very nice orange suit, now that she is Headmistress.

Danger Room turned into Bishop’s future. 

I like that we get to see that Polaris would have handled the Prime Sentinels very easily.

The Danger Room has evolved.

Danger Room knows all of their weaknesses, both power and personality.

Bishop reaches Polaris, that’s nice.

Oh no, Polaris overcharged the room, and now we have, Danger!

I like Bishop’s “there’s always a dman killing machine.”  He’s not wrong.

Danger is heading toward Genosha in a mini jet, to confront Xavier, so we’re going full Danger.

Bishop needs a partner who isn’t going to hold back?  Who could that be?  It is Polaris. 

Is Xavier just talking aloud?

Oh, Beast, Jean and Scott are in their Morrison – Quitely suits.  That’s cool. 

No Cat Beast.  

Why are they in these suits?  Maybe because they are not on X-Men duty?

Beast’s sensor tells him the Danger Room is on its way, and Xavier looks very concern.

Cyclops is annoyed Danger knows all of their moves, so Jean makes telepathic Wolverine claws. 

It is a shame we didn’t at least get a Kitty Pryde cameo here.  I would have been annoyed if she was a new recruit, but at least she would have been on the show.

Xavier tries to destroy Danger with a jet!

Danger has an axe to Xavier’s head, but Polaris showed up in time to save him.

That’s fun, we get Magneto’s kid versus Xavier’s kid.  A bit of a walk, but sure.

They are drawn together, like magnets.  Okay, show.

Are we getting the super Sentinel?

Danger says, “Survival of the fittest.”

Xavier encourages Polaris to go full power, and Bishop offers to balance her.

I like Xavier trying to be a father to Polaris, that’s nice.  He’s going to pour all of Magneto that is inside him, into her.  Okay, show.

Magneto does have a legacy, and that legacy is Lorna Dane.

Danger got too powered.

Lorna and Xavier both felt Magneto.

What is Xavier going to do next? 

Xavier is going to evolve the X-Men. 

Xavier is starting X-Corp! 

Val Cooper has her own press conference with X-Factor. 

Xavier is in his grey Quitely suit from the Danger arc.

Rogue is in a grey outfit.

Xavier senses Apocalypse.

Athens.  Is that the Watcher?!

Apocalypse is bringing someone back alive.  Gambit?  Magneto?

Gambit!

So silly Apocalypse makes clanky sounds when he walks.  Just like Laura Kinney, the Wolverine.

Great episode!  Possibly my second favorite of the season.  Time will tell.

Next episode is Strange Land, Savage Heart, so is Xavier going to the Savage Land where he and Magneto spent their honeymoon? 

Thanks to Disney Wiki for the cover image.

Danger.Exe | Disney Wiki | Fandom

MaXimum X-Men

Posted by John Klein III on July 25, 2026
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Marvel reveals Maximum X-Men, ‘Avengers: Armageddon’ finale, and Iron Man double shipping plans at SDCC • AIPT

Christopher Yost and Tony S. Daniel is bringing us a new Post-Armageddon title, MaXimum X-Men, yes, with the X in Maximum emphasized.  Storm is leading Bishop, Iceman, Colossus, Psylocke, though the image makes me think it is actually Betsy Braddock, Logan, and Firestar and Justice.  A pretty great cast actually.  I like how the cast isn’t gutting any of the current lineups, and I’m pretty sure this is only Logan’s second team since we relaunched with From the Ashes. 

Justice is finally an X-Man, and I’m sure he’s going to be whining to Firestar all of the time, but at least she has her amazing friend, Iceman.  Iceman being reunited with former Marauders Storm and Bishop. 

A pretty great cast. 

I keep wanting to type “MaXimum Carnage” as I love that storyline, but I’ll work on that. 

Marvel Solicitations October 2026

Posted by John Klein III on July 24, 2026
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Please follow along as I see what I’m interested in October 2026 from Marvel.

Marvel Comics October 2026 Solicitations

I’m pretty excited about Midnight X-Men 1, and that Crain variant cover is my favorite thus far.

. . .

Midnight Spider-Man looks cool, is that a giant spider constantly biting his chest? The concept is very intriguing.

Avengers Armageddon 5, be nice once this is over. I type that, the series isn’t effecting me at all, and I’m not even seeing any buzz.

Wolverine Paradise 1, I like Dazzler being part of this.

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Doom All On One 1, I do find myself buying into the Doctor Doom hype, and I think the idea of a story told in gorgeous 50 splash pages is fun, until they do this too much, and Doom is supposed to fight everyone, so I can only imagine Magik will appear in this, right?

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So many covers will be revealed at San Diego Comic Con. I have to get back to that con one of these days, but I really want to go to Emerald City Comic Con, as it is the biggest con near me (near me by like eight hours). One of the not-yet-revealed covers are comics I was tempted to get, thus far.

Fantastic Four 18, is a DNX tie in, but it doesn’t hint of any X-Men in the issue.

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DNX 3, hopefully one of the variant covers as Magik on it.

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X-Men 39, after the Science team was purely them, I have grown confident in not preordering an issue without Magik being on the cover. There’s four covers to still be seen.

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Same for X-Men 40, hopefully I see all of the variant covers before the DCBS cut off date.

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Tomb of Apocalypse 3, I love Ashley Allen, and the cast is good, Logan, Jubilee, Rictor and Shatterstar.

Gambit Gone 2, the sequel to X-Men of Apocalypse. I wonder if the Outliers will be in the first issue?

Uncanny X-Men 37, Logan vs Sarah Grunt, now with some adamantium.

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X-Men United 8, what an interesting series this is going to be as an omnibus. We’ll have to see if Kitty is on one of the three variant covers.

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Inglorious X-Force 10, it isn’t marketed as the final issue, that’s interesting. I really like the team dynamics with this series.

Generation X-23 9, makes sense this continues the Generated mutates.

X-Men 97 Season Two Issue 5, X-Force vs Acolytes.

Bishop 5 ends the mini, and Shard is still around, that’s nice, I like that.

X-Men Outback 5, vs Mojo, I wonder if we’ll get some fun character appearances in this issue?

Gambit Wanted 4, the first issue was pretty solid.

Wade Wilson Deadpool 9 and Punisher 9, I believe we’re still in the midst of their crossover, right? Hidden covers here.

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Alien vs X-Men 2, now with Cable. At least we’re still getting Kitty Pryde back up story, it involving the Phoenix is interesting. Still no reference to Lockheed. Hopefully she’s on one of the three variant covers.

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Amazing Spider-Man 1001, I mean, honestly, I’m happy they are continuing the legacy number. Be proud of getting a thousand issues.

Amazing Venom 2, promises a tour of the Marvel heroes and villains, could the X-Men be in this?

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Captain Britain 50th Anniversary Special, I’m definitely getting that awesome Alan Davis cover.

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Iron Man 10, is a hidden cover. I’m so happy Carmen Carnero is back on art duties again.

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Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 4, the regular cover as Magikhot, so that’s all I needed to see.

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Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 4, Magik was in the first issue, for a panel, and this is my tenth image, so this might have to be on the maybe list.

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October 2026 is looking like a nice month of comics.

Midnight X-Men 1, the Crain cover.

Doom All On One 1

DNX 3, a Magik cover

X-Men 39 & 40, any Magik cover

X-Men United 8, hopefully Kitty is on one cover

Alien vs X-Men 2, hopefully Kitty is on one cover

Captain Britain 50th Anniversary Special, the Alan Davis cover

Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 4, the regular cover

Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse 4, maybe?

10 comics, that probably wouldn’t be too bad.

What are you interested in, dear reader?

X-Men Doomsday Trailer

Posted by John Klein III on July 21, 2026
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Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for hosting the Avengers Doomsday Trailer.

I am so eXcited for all of the X-Men content we are about to get!

We start with the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters sign

Xavier is seeing a giant burst of flame, it isn’t Dark Phoenix, but . . . is it?

We get Cyclops, and I immediately start thinking about writing this post.

Gambit vs Shang-Chi!

We know the X-Men will be fighting the Thunderbolts (New Avengers), and some of the Fantastic Four, as we get Mystique vs Yelena

We get Magneto & Xavier together.

I can’t tell who all is in this room with Gambit. Who wears a red jacket? One of the Fantastic Four, to small for Ben, so maybe Johnny?

We get the Cyclops Optic Blast that we got teased with.

I knew I was going to watch this again, immediately, but then Cap and Thor together?! And in the Fantastic Four’s ship?!

I’ve already taking December 18 off so we can watch it first thing in the morning. We’re doing the same for Spider-Man Brand New Day. Plus, it is two days after Walker D’s birthday, so we’re celebrating all the things.

Even if this is all of the X-Men content we get, this is enough for me to get super eXcited about it.

I’m excited to the point that I’m tempted to change up what I was going to do on the podcast to tie in, but also, I think it’ll be silly.

X-Men 97 : 2 x 5 – Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs

Posted by John Klein III on July 20, 2026
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Don’t’ recognize the voice for the Previously on.

30 minute episode.

Full team credits!

Forge was added.

Weapon X clips, oh that’s right, Mariko is Lady Deathstrike here.  Good reminder.

Maverick, Kane, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike is the gang that is back together. 

Morph is the pilot.

Logan & Victor do have a Will They, Won’t They?

Runt’s ex-pet, oh Morph, that might be what you are.

I love Wolverine being in his brown and tan suit.

Ooof, Kane is through a tree.  Or, a tree is through him.

Some sort of mutated birds?

Mutated polar bear?!

Morph morphed into Sasquatch.

Logan has his bone claws, and nose, so is that why he is looking for Weapon X?

Sabretooth wants all of Wolverine’s business.

I like Morph having a Weapon X inspired suit himself, that’s nice, he’s part of the gang.

Is Logan always this hunched over, or is that just how he is now, post-adamantium?

I like Morph being the only one who is freaked out at being at the base.

They are looking for Doctor Corniulius.

Makes sense to concentrate on the job, rather than how they’ll get home.  That’ll happen.

Something has killed the scientists. 

Morph references Clayton Creed, which I feel like is the first time we’ve gotten Sabretooth’s opinion of him.  He wishes he had killed the guy.

Queen?

Doctor Cornilius is a Brood!  Whoa?!  Are we getting Lockheed?!

Is this why we’re getting Alien vs X-Men?  Odd how it isn’t Aliens vs X-Men.

Is this is the Brood’s debut?

Oh yeah, Lady Deathstrike’s 92 debut was also a crashed alien story.  Nice reference.

They have to go through to get out, classic.

Oh, is this a John Carpenter’s Thing homage episode? 

Exiles’ Morph also has a history of the Brood.

We get teams.  Maverick & Wolverine is one team, Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth, and Morph are the other team.

Tomo is a magical shape shifting fox, that’s good to know.  A classic sidekick character to the main character.

Sabretooth is over 200 years old.  That’s new.

We get an entire row of DVDs – X-23, Ajax, Aurora, Fantomex, Wolverine, Side, Xurn, Psi-Borg, Mastodon, Winter Soldier, Weapon VI, Ant, Garrison Kane, Sabretooth, Agent Zero, Kimura, Worm, Sluggo, Kestrel, Marvel?

The Brood get named, so that’s cool.

Is that Maggot?!  Or was Maggot?

Sabretooth is such a big boy. 

Which of these characters can be affected that we can spare? 

I’m glad Kane, a character I don’t have much history with, at least got a fun character moment in the beginning of the episode, so we care a bit that we lost him.

The Brood have caught up to them!

Morph believes the Brood want to breed with Logan.

Omega Red in a tube.

I hadn’t realized Brood and Breed are so similar, and that’s what the Brood does.  That’s clever.

Maverick gets the “Game over” Aliens line.

Whoa, Logan is a Broodling, AND we get Uncanny X-Men 234 cover homage.  So cool.

Can we spare Logan?

The one time Sabretooth isn’t great at killing Wolverine, and it has to be this day.  Of course.

Omega Red’s chamber was broken, so now we have another threat.

Morph changed into Deadpool.

And we’re down to three.

The mission is done, Logan is lost, and Sabretooth & Lady Deathstrike just start walking away.

Morph changed into Silver Samurai.  Is the sword a part of Morph’s body?  Which part?

This feels like a walk to get Wolverine’s adamantium back, to put it in him, so that the Brood will escape.

Morph changed into Cyclops, and begins taunting Logan with smooches.

Broodverine vs Sabretooth!

Broodverine clawed Morph!

Lady Deathstrike got Broodverine into a chamber.  Sabretooth starts the adamantium process. 

Who is banging against the giant security wall?

So many Brood!  Omega Red killed them, don’t worry.

Whoa, Morph morphed into Spider-Man!  Synergy!

Logan has his adamantium back.  He’s back, baby.

Poor Omega Red, always being left behind.

We shouldn’t have to worry about this Brood colony, they got all burned up.

Aw, Maverick’s body was left behind.  That’s sad.

Aw, Logan is the best at being an animal with claws.  That is sad, me too, Morph.

That’s weird to have your claws out while looking at Morph sad.

No midcredit scene.

Danger.exe should be next. 

Thanks to disney.fandom for the cover image.

Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs | Disney Wiki | Fandom

Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 1

Posted by John Klein III on July 14, 2026
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Writer Kelly Thompson

Artist Tokitokoro

Color Artist Jim Campbell

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

Variant Cover Rian Gonzales

This was a very fun issue. 

Reading the recap page, and I had no idea MODOK created Jeff the Land Shark. 

Mojo is looking for some talent.  He went the Spider-route, then the Wolverine-route, and landed on Jeff Coast Avengers! 

Screenshot
Screenshot

DazzleStorm

Elsa Strange

Kate Locke, a mix with Psylocke.

Wolverine-Man, part man, and part machine, all Wolverine.

Rambit

Jeff

And my favorite, Magikshot, she’s scorching hot, it is in her name. 

We learn this isn’t actually Jeff. 

Jeff is on Earth, and a giant tentacle monster is attacking.  Jeff is being me right now when I’m trying to work from home, and watching some TV, and the lawn mower guy shows up, and makes all of the sound. 

The X-Men arrive, consisting of both Wolverines, Storm, Armor, and Psylocke.

Logan hits the window, and threatens if Jeff doesn’t help soon, Logan will personally come get him to help.  Which is odd, as what can Jeff do?  But as we soon see, he can do so much.

Ken, the new purple squid pal, wants to come, but Gwenpool left a note stating Ken is too young for this business.  Jeff resists, but eventually brings Ken along.

I like how once the fight is over, Gwenpool repeats the note.

We get Spiral during the Mojo pages, which is fun, and the issue ends with her grabbing the real Jeff. 

X-Men 97 : 2 x 3 – Rise of Apocalypse, Part 2

Posted by John Klein III on July 13, 2026
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Xavier says Previously on the X-Men.

34 minute long episode.

Cast credits still the Past X-Men.

En Sabah Nur lost his lieutenant.

Beau DeMayo still co-writing.

Magneto with his lies of omission.

Is Xavier going to explain time travel?

I like Magneto comparing his current mission with Bishop’s original mission.

Could they time travel to save Genosha?

Whoa, Magneto destroyed the time bands?!

Xavier is explaining the future, and the X-Men, to Nur.  This is surely going to work out okay.

Aw, Baby Nur was born with those lips.

Nice telling of Apocalypse’s origins.

The X-Men and the Lost Temple.

Bishop hasn’t adopted a past outfit.

Rogue having a special relationship with Nur, and all potential villains.

Aw, Nur hasn’t ever known love.  He considers it a weakness.

Ram Tut is making a connection with Xavier.  We got names for him, Nathaniel, Victor, and Kang.

Xavier got to say the word, conquest, that’s fun.

We got some Celestials.

Did Magneto need to destroy the time bands?  Seems like he could have just asked for 48 hours.

The Lost Temple is actually Ship, Apocalypse’s future ship.

The X-Men are cravings on the wall.

Xavier is trying to communicate telepathically with Magneto, but he’s wearing his helmet.

Ruh oh, Nur knows what his destiny is, and does NOT appreciate having the X-Men take it from him.

Nur saying, he’s always been the fittest to survive.

Nur vs X-Men.  It doesn’t last that long.

Yeah, Magneto probably shouldn’t have broken those time bands.

Celestial giving Nur his mission statement.

Nur receiving his Sailor Moon moment to become Apocalypse. 

Beast fixed the time bands.

I love Bishop being so angry and disappointed that the X-Men want to stay behind. 

Magneto forces the time bands on everyone.

Wait, is Magneto is staying behind?

Is Magneto the first Horseman?  He was Nate Grey’s Horsemen of Salvation, he was Peace. 

Did Xavier stay behind?

No nice of Ship to apologize to Xavier.

Rama Tut is escaping.  He put on his Kang outfit!

That gal friend of Kang is an Eternal!

Apocalypse wasted no time learning how to use his shape changing powers.

Apocalypse told Xavier he lacks a spine to be a Horseman.  That’s pretty cutting.

Is Magneto going to die closing a black hole?!  The Black Hole Apocalypse created to destroy the city.

If Magneto destroys Ship, that would change the future.

Magneto tossed Xavier to super safety.

Maybe the black hole will collapse, and somehow, Magneto will end up in the present?

Nope.

Aw, Xavier having to belly crawl to Magneto.

Apocalypse came back to make sure a lesson is learned.

Aw, they said sorry to each other as their final farewells.

Xavier going low with Apocalypse momma references.

Ouch, Xavier doesn’t even deserve to be stepped on.

How does he make it home?

Oh, Bishop stayed behind too.

They never stop Apocalypse.

So, what does Apocalypse do now?  Write all of their names down, and start trying to kill them as babies?

Mid credit scene?!

Whoa!  Madripoor Knights!  Black Widow in her classic gray outfit.  Captain America is there.  They almost stood in their iconic Uncanny X-Men 268 cover pose. 

Logan is getting the band back together for Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs. 

Has there been mid credits before?  I don’t think so.

I think episode 2 is still my favorite, but this ended in such a stellar fashion. 

Thanks Disney Wiki for the title image.

Rise of Apocalypse | Disney Wiki | Fandom

X-Men United 5

Posted by John Klein III on July 9, 2026
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Writer Eve L. Ewing

Artist Eduardo Pansica

Color Artist Brian Reber

Letterer C’s Joe Sabino

Variant Cover Meghan Hetrick

I had to go with the Meghan Hetrick variant cover, as it was the only cover with Kitty Pryde, and always cool to get an X-Ladies cover.

This issue finally gets us Bronze with Marigold, and Mal, who we haven’t seen since the first issue.

The Ancient Orc Oaken Arclight Simulation.  We catch up to Deathdream, Iceman, Emma Frost, Cyclops, and Rogue.  Deathdream finds a way to escape back to Graymatter Lane. 

I like how his fellow Outliers are the ones that find him, that’s nice.

Bronze with Marigold, Lochheed’s (hopefully not evil) female clone that Mister Sinister created, and Melee are talking about how Kitty Pryde wouldn’t stand them up.  So at least Kitty is mentioned in this issue. 

A Few Minutes Later.

All of the students have gathered.  Nice to see Indra back.

We learn that all of the adults are gone.

Ms. Marvel wonders if they should get the Avengers, but Sophia shoots that down, this is a mutant problem, and will take a mutant solution.

I like Axo backing Sophia, and Loolo critizing him for it, as Axo and Sophia are very close friends.  I so appreciate the cast list in the beginning of this issue. 

Match also critizes that they are using Mister Sinister tech, and Bronze keeps to the company line that that is clearly okay, but I have my doubts, especially as I see Marigold in this panel.

I do like Melee Ransom, and Gabby being the ones to take leadership, they are the leaders of their respected cliques. 

Meanwhile.  Ben Lui is coming to terms with letting Emma Frost into his mind.

Nice that Tiago Palma gets a five fun facts feature in the X-Mentions.

The adults are having a hard time navigating their way through this shadowy realm.

Back at Graymatter Lane.

I guess Laura is considered an adult, as she’s not around. 

None of the adults can be located, not even with the Empathy Engine.

They decide they have to break into teams.

Bronze with Marigold sees Mal head off on her own, so they follow her.

Mal does not appreciate this, as turns into monster mode, scary the two of them.

This is such a cool page, and where we get Marigold’s image for the cast page.

The students are going to make a Lousiana team, and an Alaskan team. 

Bronze and Marigold come running back, saying something is wrong with Mal, but Mal shows up like nothing is wrong.  This is giving Single White Female.

Mal sadly walks away.

Mal is clearly being tempted by the Shadow King, but we don’t know that yet.

Poor Bronze and Marigold look so sad here. 

Even Rift is back, as he has to open portals to get the two teams away. 

Is it odd or nice that the Outliers are not the full Louisiana Away team?  Calico is taking Loolo and another person with her.

Before we can see who is officially on the Alaskan team, Gabby is taken over by a shadowy person, and attacks everyone.

Thankfully this doesn’t last too long, probably as Gabby is pure of heart.

Sophie puts up a pyshic shield, and Jitter, for some reason, has to mention this was without consent, like, she’s saving your life right now!  Sophie apologizes, but I’m not sure if that is warranted here, but I guess it is a nice thing to do.  She hears the criticism, and takes responsibility for it.  That is the right thing to do.

The adults keep getting attacked.  Emma can’t do any telepathic attempts as she needs to be in her diamond form.  Which feels like it has been forever since I’ve seen her in her diamond form.

Rogue is on the attack, and she’s losing pieces of her outfit.  They want to go to the safety of Graymatter Lane.

Unfortunately, Graymatter Lane isn’t that safe either, as the issue ends. 

I got my 14th letter published!  I didn’t send one in for the fourth issue, I couldn’t’ think of anything positive to say, besides where is Marigold and Mal, but we got them in this very issue. 

X-Men 97 : 2 x 3 – Rise of Apocalypse, Part 1

Posted by John Klein III on July 8, 2026
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We catch up to the Past X-Men! 

Credits are just this team of X-Men, just like the first episode.  I love that they can have fun with the credits.

The X-Men are in the present!  They just need the other half of the team.

Beau DeMayo co-wrote this episode.  I thought he was fired?  Or maybe he had written all of Season Two, then was fired?  That sounds maybe right?

Is Magneto going to give Apocalypse his mission statement?

A pharaoh from a foreign land?  Rama Tut?!  Kang?!

En Sabah Nur, is what I should be calling him, I suppose.

Makes sense to end the three episode premiere with a part one, to get people hyped for part two.

Magneto and Xavier arguing about what is the right thing to do.

Is Apocalypse the season villain, or just the first half?

Maybe Magneto can fix En Sabah Nur?

I guess if the MCU isn’t going to use Kang, the Animated-Verse will?  Are we still expecting Spider-Man 97? 

Desert rat, ooof!

Who is this mid level boss fight guy?

Why would he look like Apocalypse in that dust cloud?  I mean, I get it for us viewers, but why the mid level boss guy?

Are they really going to call him, Nur?

Bishop hasn’t caught up to these X-Men yet.

X-Men need the android parts to get them back to the future.

Xavier has an ancient wheelchair.

I like these past tunics they are wearing.

Beast is getting pretty frustrated.  Beast must be feeling pretty low, if he’s at the point of giving up on science, and just praying his way out of this.

Oooof, Magneto IS giving Nur leadership skills.

Xavier can’t just take the information out of Nur’s mind, he’s worried the most he uses his powers, the more the future will be rewritten.  Unless, of course, this has all happened before.

Nur’s lieutenant is not happy with the X-Men.

Oooof, Magneto has been filling Nur’s head with talk of destiny.

Magneto has both his exes in the room, Rogue & Xavier.  That can’t be easy.

Nur could be the first X-Man?

Magneto rocking a beard like his Rivals and Fortnite counterparts.

Bishop must be getting here as fast as he can.

Xavier has inspired Magneto to be more like him, and maybe that’ll work on Nur?

Nur has to let his slave owner live, that couldn’t be easy.

I’m surprised Xavier isn’t better at reading people’s minds, he must be out of practice.

They need to find a Lost Temple.

Ruh oh, Nur and his peeps know the X-Men are up to some weapon crafting.

OH!  Nur did get to kill his slave owner. 

Hey, Bishop finally arrives!  A gun would be very useful in ancient Egypt.

Rama Tut saying, conqueror, that’s fun.

Bishop has to get them back to the 1990s.

Episode ends with Rama Tut blowing the heck out of Nur’s base. 

What a cliffhanger!

I think the second episode has been my favorite thus far. 

Thanks to Disney Wiki for the title card!

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 2 – A Force to Be Reckon With

Posted by John Klein III on July 7, 2026
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Cable says “Previously on the X-Men”

1997. 

Quintin Quire, I recognized.

Penance?!  Is that Monet?!

X-Factor!  Strong Guy, Havok (saying “We’re the good guys, like his brother did in the first episode!), Polaris, Wolfsbane, and Multiple Man (three of them).

Chamber on the news, being detained by X-Factor.

Jubilee has not attempted to repair the X-Mansion.

Trish’s face has scars from her Sentinel Prime situation.

Where are Jubilee and Sunspot living?  Cable found them!

Cable wants to find the Horseman, War. 

I guess the X-Men are at their weakest here, as they are not there.

Are we going to get X-Force vs X-Factor?

X-Force opening credits!  Wha?!  I love this so much!

Sunspot in his early X-Force uniform.

X-Force 97!  This was well worth the wait.

Brazil!

Psylocke says, “Duck Shoot,” which has to be British, right?

Psylocke is awesome, and I need her Funko.

Jubilee has let her hair grow out.

Psylocke has her butterflies!  Is this Kwannon?

Jubilee hasn’t gotten fully on board with the X-Force method.  Oh, a Force to be Reckon with, I get it now.  X-Force.  Pretty clever.

Cable wants Archangel to kill War, which is intense.  Weird Cable couldn’t do it himself, but Warren is Death. 

Zuru Bunch O Balloons must love they were the ad after this.

London, England.  Emma Frost!

Evil Jeff of Comic Book Queers is going to love this episode.  Diamonds and Butterflies!

Emma is going to make Cable bark!  I love Emma.

Jubilee is in an Asian outfit, that’s nice.

Emma is a great matchmaker.

Switzerland.  Emma came with them!  And Psylocke is there too!

Emma taking the time to do her nails.  Whoa, she lured them into an X-Factor trap!

Jubilee was going to call Emma a total something.

X-Force vs X-Factor!  We got it so quickly.  Interesting match ups. 

Strong Guy vs Cable

Multiple Man vs Psylocke

Havok vs Sunspot (this is where the app crashed on me, had to rewatch all of the ads, fast forward to where I left off, and watched more ads)

Shame Peter David didn’t get to see this happen. 

Havok vs Jubilee

Emma can still turn diamond, she’s so bored.

Polaris vs Archangel, she’s taking everyone down.  Polaris literally wrapped them up.

Havok took Jubilee!  Psylocke took Sunspot down, so he couldn’t rescue her. 

Awkward as Havok just told Jubilee she isn’t an X-Man.  Ugh, she even has a power inhibitor on.  Gross.

Polaris is the good cop.  Just gals talking.  Polaris is the only other X-Man around.

X-Factor’s Detainees.  I recognized Quintin Quire, Dusk, the Cuckoos (three of them, one in one room, and two in another, which seems messed up), and Artie.  Hey, the little girl from Marvels, that Angel saved!  What a deep cut!

I was hoping X-Factor was detaining mutants, but then, you know, treating them nicely, as if they were secretly rescuing mutants, instead, they are gross government goons.

Sunspot has a red Ninja Turtle bandana. 

Marvel is really pushing the Magic the Gathering collab.  I watched all of X-Men 97 Season One, and saw this ad so much.

Chamber is there too.

Jubilee takes down a bunch of guard goons.  I thought she was going to rescue a bunch of mutants too.  She can make fireworks with her feet?!

Jubilee did rescue the mutants.  Was that Synch?

The song Jubilee is listening to is Veruca Salt’s Volcano Girls.  Thanks MSN.  Apparently they have a Spider-Man 79 song too. 

What’s the song Jubilee plays in X-Men ’97 season 2?

Jubilee has roller blades!

Glob Herman!

X-Factor has a flying base?

Pixie!

Val Cooper is there too!  She has an X-Factor uniform too.  I guess she’s on the team.

Jubilee has gotten a power boost, and I love it.

Havok and Val Cooper are not pleased with Polaris.

Jubilee is the Ms. Marvel of the Inglorious X-Force team.

Back to the Future.  Teen Cable gets his computer in his arm.  X-Men have to get back to the present.  Timeslide the X-Men!  I was expecting a Timeslide by five.

I missed the credits on the first episode, but they definitely had them for the second episode. 

Thanks to Disney Wiki for the title card!

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