#XTremeXMen V1 25#GLMKII Rev. Stryker is back! He brought along Lady Deathstrike just in time for X2. Kitty has court ordered therapy with Dr. Lyszinski Kitty works at Bells of Hell & is attacked at work by Lady Deathstrike.
#XTremeXMen V1 26#GLMK II 2 Kitty wakes up in a box & starts to evaporate She starts to lose her mind, but mental Illyana helps her through it A controlled Lady Deatstrike turns against Stryker, who escapes with Kitty with the aid of fancy armor that comes out of a necklace pic.twitter.com/FjNLQ9BELy
#XTremeXMen V1 18#GLMK II 3 Kitty escapes from Styrker She has a fun fantasy of winning the World Series as a Cub She wakes up in Mt Haven, meets Minister Paul, who dresses her up like a school girl She meets a Lila fan She spots Stryker & passes out due to an intense migraine pic.twitter.com/XUe5mNnMGw
#XTremeXMen V1 28#GLMK II 4 Paul takes Kitty to Cybil, a Tigra type healer Kitty phases through Cybil – apparently killing her Stryker knocks out Paul Paul saves Kitty from Styrker
this clearly could have been a Kitty miniseries as X-Treme are barely involved in the plot pic.twitter.com/xzqPuV17r0
#XTremeXMen V1 29#GLMK II 5 Stryker leads Kitty & Paul to all of the dead human bodies Paul doesn't see humans as anything as they lack an inner light so he can detect mutants but isn't smart enough to know why that matters Stryker shoves Kitty into Paul short-circuiting him pic.twitter.com/brzv6ohG7D
#XTremeXMen V1 30#GLMK II 6 X-Men finally make it to Mt. Haven – they still don't do much We learn Paul was once AI, who took over Paul's dying body. Stryker agrees to host the AI programming to better guide it Kitty is going to run for Alderman of University Heights pic.twitter.com/VpkblYJRhD
Cyclops is locked away in a private prison Captain America doesn't want to stop there, he wants the other Phoenix Five. They have Emma already. Magik & Colossus are still on the run, to parts unknown. #AvX Consequences 1 pic.twitter.com/kkOsu55mPw
Brooks on art Magik is working with Magneto, her greatest teacher (not much competition though) Scott keeps getting visitors Cyclops has had enough & wants out This is leading to Bendis' Uncanny, but I don't remember why Danger doesn't make it to that cast? #AvX Consequences 4 pic.twitter.com/qeiouV0gvL
Walta on art! Magik, Magneto & Danger break out Cyclops Cyclops has a few messages he wants to give his fellow inmates & warden (none positive) Danger felt duty bound to free Scott, but she has her own path to walk We head towards Bendis' Uncanny V3#AvX Consequences 5 pic.twitter.com/5VzR9ViJEs
Collecting Strange Academy #1-18 and Strange Academy: Finals #1-6.
592 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
If you can find it for cheaper, I’ll highly recommend it. So many fun Magik cameos.
Still no DeMatteis / Sal Buscema Spectacular Spider-Man omnibus?! I know I saw it teased somewhere.
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Timeslide 1, for all of those folks missing Bishop and Cable!
Laura Kinney : Wolverine 1, love all of these X-Ladies getting solos. Don’t love the name of the series, but we have to distinguish them somehow.
All New Venom 1, we’re never getting away from him
People must have bought those Infinity Watch annuals as we’re now getting a five issue mini.
TVA is getting a five issue mini. Gambit representing the X side.
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MARVEL HOLIDAY TALES TO ASTONISH #1
GERRY DUGGAN, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, GENE LUEN YANG & MORE! • PHIL NOTO & MORE (A) • Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO HIDDEN GEM VARIANT BY GIL KANE & JOHN ROMITA SR. VARIANT BY LEONARDO ROMERO WRAPAROUND HOMAGE VARIANT BY LEE GARBETT
HOLIDAY HIJINKS IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER!
First, you’re invited to the Fantastic Four’s Holiday Party! But who are the uninvited guests?
Then, in a tale of Hanukkahs past, can Kitty Pryde scramble to save the day while struggling to shop for gifts for her merry X-Men?
And ring in the New Year, with Peter Parker and Miles Morales, as only Spider-Men can!
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
As soon as I can find someone to sell this to me on eBay with free shipping, I’m ordering this!
I adore so much how Kitty Pryde always gets a feature in the Marvel Holiday specials, well the good ones anyway.
Living in Montana, one never knows how well the highways are, so safer to just order online.
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Marvel really making Hellverine a thing with issue 1
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Ultimate Universe : One Year In, sets up Year Two of the Ultimate Universe, with Nick Fury & HAMMER arriving as The Maker sets his return
I might have to give this one a read if Magik is involved.
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ULTIMATE X-MEN #10
PEACH MOMOKO • PEACH MOMOKO (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO WINTER HOLIDAY VARIANT COVER BY NAO FUJI VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
ENTER…VIPER!
Viper enters the stage after a mass raid on the cult known as the Children of the Atom!
What has the Maker’s Council been doing with the cult’s mutants?
And what of the mysterious figure they have been keeping prisoner?
Hisako and her friends face a new world order as the raid leaves mutants unleashed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Looks like the X-Men are being brought into the larger Ultimate Universe with the Maker’s Council (I wonder if its Quiet, and who is on it?)
Viper made her appearance in this month’s issue 7.
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I like how this website lists West Coast Avengers because Firestar joins the roster.
Sabretooth : The Dead Don’t Talk 1 of 5 starts. Like Sinister, Sabretooth is a tough sell for me. Frank Tieri is writing, so its probably going to be as violent as I think it will be.
Storm 3 has both Uncanny X-Men (so hopefully Kurt and Ororo chat!) and Brother Voodoo.
Psylocke 2, oh no, something happens and Psylocke is off the X-Men! Hopefully that doesn’t mean Magik leaves that title too. Actually, I guess that’ll be one less title to buy, so maybe I am okay with that.
Mystique 3 of 5, she’s in Madripoor, which I love, and fighting against SHIELD, which I’m also a fan of.
Sentinels 3 of 5, them vs Magneto, so let’s hope Magneto wipes the floor with them. Is he still confined to his chair? Does that give them an edge? Or simply a false sense of confidence?
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We kick off the Raid on Graymalkin four parter between X-Men and Uncanny X-Men with X-Men Issue 8. I’m hoping Magik gets a lot of attention in this crossover. I also really appreciate the crossover being focus between two titles, and only four parts, that’s very considerate. Very mindful.
Such a gorgeous cover for Uncanny X-Men 7, Part 2 of the event.
X-Men 9, still double shipping, contains Part 3.
NYX 6, giving us the Dazzler content after her only four issue mini wraps up.
Phoenix 6, Jean Grey vs Thanos and the Black Order
X-Factor 5, someone on the team is going to die, as X-Term attacks. Hopefully it isn’t Frenzy or Dr. Celicia Reyes.
Dazzler 4 of 4 wraps up the tour, I wouldn’t mind if she joins NYX, but she’ll probably be placed on a shelf pending on how well her mini sold.
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EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #4
EVE L. EWING • CARMEN CARNERO (A/C) ICEMAN VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA VARIANT COVER BY AKA MELEE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEON MELEE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEON WINTER HOLIDAY VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
LO, THE ICEMAN COMETH!
But Kitty Pryde suspects that her old comrade Bobby Drake isn’t being entirely honest with her. And our all-new hero BRONZE faces her first big solo battle and also has to interact with a person she has a crush on! Which is worse?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
I wonder what the Holiday Variant will be? Kitty isn’t on the proper cover or the Melee cover (which makes sense) so hopefully she’s on one of these.
Sounds like it will be a great issue. I especially like how it sounds like Kitty isn’t dragging her feet with her commitment to the team.
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X-Force 6 promises to be spicy with Forge reunited with BOTH! Storm and Mystique, that should be fun. Especially as Mystique just wrapped up her mini. She could join the team.
Wolverine 4, I thought Constrictor, briefly seen in issue 1, was Sabre, but is Constrictor. Who has a similar mask, to my credit. Still, unless there is a guest star, this title isn’t for me.
All of those Deadpool/Wolverine back ups I didn’t want to pay extra for, are now being reprinted in their own miniseries, which is an interesting idea for a series. A double dip if someone isn’t careful, then they’ll be printed again in a proper trade. That’s definitely one way to do it. Weapon X-Traction, is at least a fun title.
Wolverine Revenge 5 of 5 wraps up.
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Dang, Cyclops’ team has to fight Rogue’s Uncanny X-Men AND Captain Marvel’s Avengers (now with Storm!), that’s a tough month. At least Magik is on two covers, that’s nice.
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Marvel finally completes reprinting the original Secret Wars with issue 12, which has Lockheed, so that’s great.
Blood Hunters 5 of 5, oh no, Dagger may die in this issue! I don’t love that for a final issue that definitely wants to leave a lasting impression.
PetPool : Pool Party 1 promises to have all of the Pool-related animals in it, and I am a sucker for an animal companion.
Iron Man 3, written by Spencer Ackerman, who is the guest on the latest episode of Cerebro for the Namor, I still have an hour left to listen, but it has been a delight.
Conquest 2099, 4 of 5, Spider-Man (I imagine the 2099 one) and Logan shows up! Which makes me wonder how they explained Logan not being around the first time? Him being there would have made me read X-Men 2099, instead of skipping it. I did read the fandom summary of each issue, hoping any of them had a Kitty Pryde reference, but none did until very recently.
oh, and issue 5 wraps it up. Madame Web 2099 debuts!
Marvel Zombies : Dawn of Decay 5 of 5 wraps up that Groot mini.
Namor 5 of 8 is still moving along.
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ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1
ALYSSA WONG • BOB QUINN (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY NICOLETTA BALDARI
AN ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!
The Alligator of Mischief is back to ruin — I mean, save! — the holidays! Join Alligator Loki and his many, many, many friends — from the X-Men to the Young Avengers to several symbiotes — as they romp across the Marvel Universe, sowing chaos and camaraderie in equal stride! Don’t miss a brand-new story starring Alligator Loki and the REAL meaning of the holiday season: frenzy–er, sorry, FAMILY!
This issue also collects issues #13-24 of the hit ALLIGATOR LOKI Infinity Comic for the first time in print!
48 PGS./ONE-SHOT/All Ages …$6.99
We’re being treated to two holiday specials! This one featuring Alligator Loki (who I love!) and the X-Men show up too! But which ones? Be nice if this is the special Magik shows up in.
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Not a bad month, a tad expensive with all of the X-MEN appearances in their own title, in Uncanny X-Men, AND Avengers, but that is to be expected with the main X-Team.
What are you mostly looking forward to?
All of that Magik content, and Kitty Pryde in the Marvel Holiday Special and Exceptional X-Men for me.
#AvX Avengers show up for Hope, but end up fighting the X-Men so cute Daredevil tries to fight Magik Magik tricks Doctor Strange into going to Limbo, further showing how outclassed Daredevil was earlier
#AvX Magik easily defeated Doctor Strange, then made the dumb Avengers think they were seeing Doctor Strange when it was really Magik. Logan figures it out, too late, as Magik teleports the X-Men to Long Beach.
#AvX X-Men are fighting Avengers across the world Magik defeats Hank Pym in the Savage Land Avengers & Hope are on the Moon Piotr Emma Namor Illyana Scott all end up on the Moon, just as the Phoenix comes.
#AvX Magik tries her best to give Captain America a fair chance Kitty Pryde & Lockheed are trying to keep the Jean Grey Students safe Kitty is worried about Rachel
Issue ends with Gladiator showing up, looking for his son (who is in deep space)
#AvX Avengers vs X-Men on the Moon! So cute Black Widow thinks she has a chance against Magik Dumb Iron Man blasts the Phoenix Piotr Emma Namor Illyana Scott become the Phoenix 5 & take Hope back to Earth
#AvX Magik & the Phoenix 5 are creating world peace & not by threatening people, but by making the world better This, of course, is too much for the Avengers & they start making plans to stop the P5 Wanda shows up, revealing she may be a threat to the P5
#AvX Cyclops is directing X-Men to certain locations Magik opens a portal so Namor, Hepzibah & Sunspot can go to Tabula Rasa Hope is on the Moon, so Magik grabs Namor Piotr Emma Namor Illyana Scott head to the Moon Nothing will go wrong, right?
#AvX Turns out, something bad can happen on the Moon! Magik & the X-Men fight the Avengers on the Moon Piotr Emma Namor Illyana Scott all become . . . The Phoenix Five! oh, and they have Hope, so full of Hope
#AvX Namor attacks the Avengers in Wakanda, practically destroying it Takes everyone & Wanda to knock Namor down Once defeated, Phoenix Force goes to the other P4 I like the panel where the P4 have the exact same thought Xavier isn't happy with Cyclops
#AvX Magik & Colossus defeat Thor & other Avengers, trapping them inside a volcano Colossus has gone insane, putting crab legs on whales! He really is the worst Main Avengers come, and fight the Rasputins
#AvX Spider-Man vs Phoenix empowered Magik & Colossus! Sure, he takes all of the beatings, but this causes Magik to lose faith in Colossus In a lame off panel decision, the Rasputins defeat themselves Leaving only the Phoenix Two of Cyclops & Emma
#AvX Storm, Avengers & Xavier are leaving Magik & Colossus in the snow, to let them cool down Emma is ready to let go of the power but needs help Cyclops gets defeated by Hope Summers, so he needs more power, as he heads toward Emma. It isn't great.
#AvX I miss the quiet issue after the event, but there are not enough quiet issue before the big climax either! Kitty Pryde is wishing Iceman the best of luck She would fight the Phoenix if he would watch the school He makes the right decision
#AvX So much happens in this issue, but I like how it ends setting up Uncanny Avengers. Even with me souring on Avengers at this time, having Kitty Pryde join would have had me turned right around.
#AvX Headmistress Kitty Pryde tries to be a good boss/friend to Husk, but it backfires & Husk quits DJ Lockheed is working hard at the first school dance Hope defeats Cyclops, causing mutants to appear again but we lose one, as Broo is killed 😦
all leading up to Avengers vs X-Men, which will be another post
Magik is hand picked to be on Cyclops' Extinction Team Storm's "Raise your hand if you've never been considered a supervillain" lives rent free in my head The Team fights Sleeping Celestials & Sinister is involved, two threats that define this new volume
The X-Men fight Sinister, who defeats himself More Celestials arrive, Scott talks at them, they leave, and the world not only fears & hates them, but are also in awe of the X-Men
Sinister finds a Phalanx being, does some experiments and sets it loose on the world X-Men show up, defeat it, but something feels off Magik doesn't do much but school bus people around, but I like how she's always looking after her brother, Jugglossus.
Psylocke informs the X-Men that Tabula Rasa (in Montana) exists after Uncanny X-Force 14 She joins as Emma is armless Magik & Juggerlossus are a pair to investigate Piotr proves he can still feel, which makes Magik happy
Magik doesn't do much as she's knocked out (somehow) and taken underground by some pests (probably so she doesn't regroup everyone immediately) Cyclops makes a friend of the Apex, and we learn more about the Immortal Man
Magik finally wakes up, just in time for the plot to resolve itself with the Immortal Man & Unwife Juggerlossus seems overwhelmed, but Magik shows him compassion.
Namor makes peace with an underwater Ocean, like only he can
Love the opening of this issue, Danger shares her thoughts on Magik Abigail Brand needs Cyclops to save the planet from Terminus. The Avengers show up to help Hope is excited about the team-up Emma hassles Storm about the Avengers
Avengers continue to fight Terminus X-Men get beaten by Unit, until Hope gets Cyclops to just listen Captain America recognizes Cyclops' main mission is to keep Hope safe Juggerlosuss wants to be locked up with Magik & in her same cell, which seems rude
#DarkWeb 1 Magik gave Madelyne Pryor the keys to Limbo Now Maddie & Ben Reilly are getting back what is theirs Magik & X-Men are in NYC for Christmas Reilly attacks Norman, who he remembers after losing most of his Peter memories Harry is dead again, again. An interesting start pic.twitter.com/cl109rXz7o
#DarkWeb X-Men 2 Magik & X-Men are trying to calm NYC dealing with Inferno 2 Amazing Friends team up in a super fun setup Magik takes Scott, Jean & Alex to Limbo They all get knocked out due to sleep demons Havok is back in his Goblin Prince outfit Madelyne wants what is hers pic.twitter.com/R1NO7dLOTE
#DarkWeb X-Men 2 Madelyne wants all of Jean's memories of Nathan – I imagine including the Red years She tricks teen Jean & young Illyana into helping her. Illyana really wants ice cream & is awesome in this Noto really brings it here too Issue ends with Jean slapping Maddie pic.twitter.com/6hR0CgjrwE
#DarkWeb X-Men 3 Jean hears Madelyne & surrenders, she wants to give Maddie the memories of Nathan (shame we didn't get Noto's take on the Red years) Magik wonders if she missed any of the kissing. She's so great! Issue ends with Maddie wanting to fix her mess in New York pic.twitter.com/0HNORSw3Av
#DarkWeb#AmazingSpiderMan V6 18 Magik is only on the first page Madelyne tells Ben Reilly she got what she wanted,so its over He isn't happy about that Eve takes Maddie's scythe of power & gives it to Ben, who is now King Chasm as we head into the finale Rek-Rap seems a bit much pic.twitter.com/M51SgaADiU
#DarkWeb Finale King Chasm has brought Limbo Army to NYC Madelyne, Magik & X-Men w Spider-Man fight back Magik helps knock the scythe out of Ben's hands Maddie is back in charge Ben is Maddie's prisoner Issue ends with a Limbo Embassy in NYC!
Ewing, Carnero, Woodard, and Sabino gave us such a gift
Kitty really gives us a rundown of why she was exhausted, both physically and emotionally
Carnero should some TMNT, some of the best rats I’ve seen in comics in a while
I really like Priti, Kitty’s roommate. Who can have a dog, but Kitty can’t have a dragon?!
Seriously, my only complaint about the issue is the lack of Lockheed, BUT! we did get representation
I also just love Carnero’s clothes she draws for everyone, they just feel real & right
We even get a page with Magik on it!
so we get the Shadow, Flame, and Magik content that I so crave!
this is how you flagship
I also just feel Kitty’s exhaustion here
The preview pages didn’t do Kitty any favors, but in context, it all feels understandable
Bronze is a delight, we don’t get Melee in this issue
Bronze was going to get shot between the eyes, like dead center, that Security guard had an agenda
Kitty still has her moves, picking up some base security guards – who at this point, are doing their job, though are firing wildly in a concert, so not great at their job, but they’re panicking, which is also not great.
Someone should complaint to their Board of Private Security.
We’re back to Kitty, which also, in context, makes sense
She’s introducing herself to Trista, who I really like this issue, who is clearly a teenager, looking for a role model.
Kate is Krakoa & Kitty is trying to rebuild herself
We don’t get a pronoun for who her date was with.
Trista has a lovely grandmother.
We get to my favorite page of the issue
Lockheed statue!
on Friday, we get the Infinity Comic, so hopefully he’s on his way to this series 🤞💜
Trista won my heart with the present she gives to Kitty, so sweet, how can Kitty not want to mentor her!
We get our co-star of the title, Emma Frost, and she’s reviewing who she wants to hang out with
Banshee
Storm
Bishop
Logan
Kurt
then lands on the best one!
it reads fun to me
oh! and I like how Kitty took breaks to narrate to the world, it took me until her second time doing it, that she’s our narrator. didn’t feel like a fourth wall break, but a narrator choice
Didn’t feel like a fourth wall break, but a narrator choice
Overall my favorite issue of the relaunch, but I’ll admit I’m geared to enjoy it
Hopefully Kitty isn’t too resistant to being a mentor, as Trista clearly needs some guidance in this world.
plus, Issue 1, is Lockheed approved!
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I stand corrected, we still have bi-sexual queen, Kitty Pryde
#FearItself To counter the Kuurth empowered Juggernaut, Cyclops recruits Magik I like Kitty's joke about her family never takes them to weird places Magik tattles on Cain to Cyttorak Issue ends with Juggerlosuss!
#FearItself Juggerlossus fights Juggernaut Scott isn't thrilled Piotr took the gig from Magik Kitty really isn't thrilled with the choice & breaks up with him (but strangely, not for the last time) Piotr seems happy in the position
That's Magik inside the purple portal with her soulsword held high, right?
Captain America & the President gave Cyclops the Medal of Honor for keeping the mutants alive Cyclops eventually throws it into the ocean to make Hope smile. It works
In which Dr. Kavita Rao updates Kitty Pryde (and us) on why Kitty can't unphased, she is having intense muscle memory from phasing the bullet for as long as she did
Colossus, the jerk, just wants to touch Kitty's body
Colossus enlists Emma to read Kitty's mind aloud to him Emma is rightfully disgusted with the concept of the hormone overload Emma confirms Kitty does love Colossus
He could have learned Sign Language, for a better option
Thanks to Emma mind linking Colossus & Kitty Pryde Kitty gets a glimpse into Emma's troubles, not killing Shaw BUT having Namor believe she did. Kitty wants to help Emma hide Shaw I like Kitty's first action, is to go on an adventure & not smooch Colossus
Emma enlists Fantomex to sneak Shaw out of Danger's brig Kitty Pryde's fishbowl costume debuts Emma has two gray hairs, she named one after her favorite X-Man, Nightcrawler – proving she has great taste, the other after friend who died during Bastion's attack.
On the way to wherever they are dropping Shaw off to, Emma chats with Kitty, while narrating her conflicts about not killing Shaw & not wanting to make an enemy of Namor Cyclops is under the impression the trio are off shopping.
1. Dead X-Men 1 2. Spider-Gwen Smash 2 3. Cable V5 1 4. Resurrection of Magneto 2 5. Women of Marvel V5 1 6. Resurrection of Magneto 1 7. Fall of the House of X 1 8. Fall of the House of X 2 9. Invincible Iron Man V5 15 10. Dead X-Men 2
• PHIL NOTO & MORE (A) • Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Shadow and Flame with Magik 