Tom Clancy

Posted by John Klein III on October 1, 2015
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April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013

It has been two years since Tom Clancy passed away.

Back then, I was hesitant to do a post about it, wanting to be strictly a comic review blog with some other postings but wasn’t sure about it.  Now, as we all know, I have gotten to the point where I feel like I can post any subject.

Tom Clancy Novels Debt of Honor & Executive Orders

Of his novels, I only read Debt of Honor and Executive Decision, two Jack Ryan novels.  Which I really liked.  I should read The Bear and the Dragon, as that also deals with Jack Ryan as the President.

I haven’t seen any of the films based on his work or played any of the video games either.

Probably be decades before someone would will make a movie based on Debt of Honor and Executive Orders, which is how I found out about the books in the first place was an article about how similar the 9-11 attacks were to the book, Debt of Honor (they really weren’t that similar).

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Post 825!

Legendary Star Lord 10

Posted by John Klein III on September 30, 2015
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Legendary Star Lord 10

Writer Sam Humphries

Pencils Paco Medina

Inks Juan Vlasco

Colorist David Curiel (credited twice! – he is that good!)

Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna

Black Vortex, Chapter 9

Now that the last piece that J-Son has been waiting for, Thane becoming all powerful, is in place – he is ready to strike.  J-Son wants Thane to place Spartax under the Living Death.  So Thane starts doing his jerb.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 1

Kitty tells everyone to head inside, as if that would make things better.  I suppose it at least gives them something to do.

J-Son is super excited that his former planet is encased in amber – just like the dinosaur DNA in Jurassic Park.  Which I’ve been having a thought about the Jurassic Park. What was, in their honest opinion, was the worst case scenario?  Even the Brontosaurus, if they escape their cube, outsize humans by like thousands, so the idea of bringing dinosaurs back into existence, was not a very good idea.  Is it awesome?  Oh yes but it wasn’t very smart, not even at the onset.

We learn that J-Son’s deal with the Brood is to deliver to them, planets.

Quill, Jean, Storm, Drax and Carol have made it to Spartax, and Quill loses his mind seeing all of the folks covered in amber.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 2

Jean senses the planet’s anguish, they are all in agony.  Quill puts his eyes on Pryde and comes running at her.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 3

Quill starts telling Kitty all the things he has been thinking.  She was right, something she loves to hear and he will be saying more often.  That he should have listen to her.

The stakes are at an all time high, Black Vortex (the crossover) has already cost the galaxy, two planets.

I like Quill telling Pyrde that she is the best person in the whole galaxy.  Truer words were never written.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 4

I imagine Pryde was able to finally focus on something besides her current predicament.  She is able to phase herself out of her amber state.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 5

How great is that page above?  Medina and Vlasco and Curiel are amazing talents!

Quill and Pryde exchange, I love yous, and it is super sweet!

Humphries is quickly growing to become one of my favorite Shadowcat writers.  Lines like calling Quill, a dumbass.  That she will berate him later.  She just wants her dumb space boy to kiss her.  Shame we don’t get to see that kiss though.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 6

Drax tries to punch the amber off of folks but it doesn’t work.  Kitty gets hugs from both Storm and Jean, which I like.  Kitty is sure she can’t phase anyone else out.  I wish we can at least she her attempt to get Lockheed out.  Agent Venom is encased in amber, so I’m sure the known heroes will eventually make it out of this.

I really dig Nova taking full responsibility of this planet wide terror.  Storm forgives him, as he was outnumbered.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty Magik 1

It only took two chapters and we got the team back together, which I like!  Magik has brought back with Rocket – Warren, Beast and Gamora.

Quill starts yelling at Beast but Magik puts the hammer down on that.  The Enlighten Ones have return and that is all that matters.

What is with Kitty’s shirt in that last panel?

Legendary Star Lord 10 Magik 1

A Brood ship enters Spartax space.

In Orbit Around Spartax.  J-Son officially gives Spartax to the Brood Queen.  J-Son explains to Thane, for every ten planets he gives to the Brood, they give him one.  Before too long, he should have an empire.  Which seems odd to me, as it took him until now to get the one planet.  But if he only points Thane into the direction of lesser known planets, that would really work.  As there are only five chapters left, I doubt they will get another one.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty Magik 2

Tiny new breed of Brood babies are flying to the surface.  Quill grabs one and no one recognizes the new breed.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty Magik 3

Storm announces that there are millions of the insects.  The babies are feeding off of the amber.

Legendary Star Lord 10 Kitty 7

Beast quickly dissects one of the babies and discovers the Broods goals.  These Infestoid Brood are going to burrow through the Spartax folks’ brains and impact their eggs.  He does some quick math and before the sun comes up, there will be seventy two billion new Broods in the universe.

The heroes know what to do, they have to kill the little critters.  Before they can do that though, the Slaughter Lords shows up.

Chapter Ten continues in Cyclops!  Which I don’t own yet so there will be a delay between chapters now.  With Cyclops 12, though, we enter the final four chapters.

X-Men Conspiracy Theory Links

Posted by John Klein III on September 29, 2015
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I’ve been wanting to keep track of the conspiracy news about Marvel maybe doing away with the X-Men due to the FOX Movie Rights issue.  I’ve been looking for a website that had all of these in one spot but I didn’t see any, so once again – I have to make the Internet have what I’m looking for.

ComicBook.com – Licensing

http://comicbook.com/2015/06/05/marvel-comics-is-not-marvel-licensing-the-x-men-and-fantastic-fo/

Bleeding Cool – who will be dominating this post – No X-Men in Marvel Mighty Heroes

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/01/marvel-mighty-heroes-and-trends-international-on-removing-x-men-characters/

Bleeding Cool – Marvel 2015 doesn’t include any X-Men nor Fantastic Four (FOX has their movie rights too)

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/31/marvel-2015-line-up-poster-loses-x-men-and-fantastic-four/

Forbes – Breaking that XM Studios Premium Collectables can no longer make X-Men nor Fantastic Four statues

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davegonzales/2015/05/31/marvel-is-killing-x-men-and-fantastic-four-merchandising/2/

Bleeding Cool – X-Men and Fantastic Four no longer part of Secret Wars, according to t-shirts

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/13/replacing-the-ff-and-x-men-on-secret-wars-image-with-marvel-studio-characters/

Which does link to the CompleX thread over at Comic Book Resources’ forum, which actually keeps track of all of this.  With a slew of posts in-between the evidence so I guess I’m attempting to have a cleaner version.

http://community.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?12517-The-Complex

With a slew of posts in-between the evidence so I guess I’m attempting to have a cleaner version.

Bleeding Cool News – Second Marvel Secret Wars Shirt to remove X-Men and Fantastic Four

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/19/a-second-marvel-secret-wars-t-shirt-drops-ff-and-x-men/

Beezzi, a poster of Comic Book Resources, has this awesome document that has essentially what I was attempting to do

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qiQAw0-bPz1nPH-xsuEf5G24_-wa8Yeb7C5-iu6fdYY/edit

But now I’m compiled my own list so I guess I will keep track of what I come across.  Beezzi’s document takes the pressure off.

Even once I post this, I will keep track of stories that are released.  I’m not sure where it ends, as even if the X-Men get 20 titles Post-Secret Wars 2015, people will still not be convinced.  I guess it will end once FOX loses the movie rights but I doubt that will ever happen.  Why would it?

Though why Marvel doesn’t just release merchandise with the comic book versions of the characters – as that is what I want to throw money down for – is beyond me.  I just want to decorate Walker Dennis’ room with X-Men items but Disney / Marvel doesn’t want me to do that.

 

Nova Volume Five Issue 28

Posted by John Klein III on September 28, 2015
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Nova V5 28

Writer Gerry Duggan

Artist David Baldeon

Inker Terry Pallot

Colorist David Curiel

Letterer Comicraft’s Albert Deschesne

Black Vortex, Chapter 8

Deep Space, One Week Ago.  Gara senses that the Black Vortex is back in play and seeks to destroy the item.

Elsewhere in Deep Space.  Today.  Nova is flying home.  He is remembering when he held the Ultimate Nullifier and actually fired it.  That caused a black hole that destroyed a Chitauri fleet.  I wish there was an editor note that stated which issue that happened in.

http://marvel.wikia.com/Ultimate_Nullifier_%28Weapon%29

According to that website, it was either issue four or five – though it doesn’t state that he fired it.

Nova looks into the Black Vortex and sees a more confident and bigger version of himself, rich with power.

I really like this issue and it reminds me of how much I enjoyed issue 18 of this series, from the Original Sin crossover.  I wanted to try another issue of this series and I’m glad it became part of this crossover.

Nova asks why he should submit to the mirror and is shown – he can save his father, defeat Thanos and be as legendary as Richard Rider

Meanwhile on Mister Knife’s Flying Fortress.  Somehow J-Son is able to convince Thane that the heroes slaughtered his flock.  Even though J-Son, literally, has a crew named, The Slaughter Lords.  Piece it together, man!

Carefree, Arizona, at the apartment of Eva Alexander and her two children.  Which is apparently three hours and eleven minutes outside of Yuma, Arizona – according to Google, but I’ve never heard of it.  It is north of Phoenix, so that would explain that.

Sam throws a blanket over the Black Vortex, which is on Earth now.  He calls the Avengers on his Avengers ID card.  He is an honorary member (I imagine from Infinity) but he will be an Avenger in the Post-Secret Wars 2015 All-New All-Different Avengers.

All New All Different Avengers 1

The Free Comic Book Day issue is actually titled that, but who knows if that will be the official name of the title.  Could that be the new brand name for the Post-Secret Wars 2015 titles?  Instead of “All New” the titles are labeled with the even longer, All New All Different, title?  At least, alphabetically, they would follow the previous series -so there is that.  I’m scheduled to get the above issue through DCBS, but that lineup is sort of okay.  FalCap, Lady Thor, an Iron Man, Vision 3.0 (I believe is the number we are on), Ms. Marvel and I’m excited about Miles Morales joining the Avengers.  People are pretty sure that the only thing different with the Marvel Universe after Secret Wars 2015, is that Miles is a Spider-Man webslinging around New York City.  Which seems to be a lot of work, to make something that seemed pretty easy to do in both Spider-Men and Cataclysm.

Jarvis answers the call, confirms that the Avengers ID has no cash capabilities (which seems lame of Tony Stark) and tells Sam that Vision is not available.  Also, not to refer to Vision as a Droid.

Sam’s mother calls him for dinner.  I like how his mother and sister both know that he is Nova, it never made any sense to me for teenagers to constantly lie to their guardians about being superheroes.  To try to protect her daughter, she spells out o-u-t-e-r s-p-a-c-e, which, if anyone starts spelling aloud around him, my brain does this thing that it registers every letter and I have the hardest time figuring out the word that is being spelled.  Like my brain overly concentrates on the spelling.  Even if it is a three letter word like d-o-g.

Someone rings their doorbell.  It is the Collector and his associate, Legron, who wants exclusive negotiation rights to the mirror.  Meanwhile, his sister is almost accidentally submits to the Black Vortex.  Nova grabs it and flies back into space, and the Collector and Legron, give chase.

Nova V5 28 Lockheed 1

Spartax.  Gara senses the Black Vortex is near and takes off.  Look, Kitty and Lockheed made it to this issue, too!  So far, we haven’t had to miss an issue due to lack of Kitty or Magik.  Kitty still wants to have the mirror destroyed.

In Orbit Above Spartax.  Nova runs straight into the Flying Fortress, which isn’t Quill’s ship but his father’s.  So that was a huge mistake.  Thane punches Nova to his foolish face.  It takes very little convincing to get Thane to submit to the Black Vortex.

 Nova V5 28 Thane Cosmic

Thane now looks pretty royal, which is pretty good.

Issue continues in Legendary Star Lord 10 for Part Nine.  .

Book Report : The 25th Hour

Posted by John Klein III on September 27, 2015
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25th Hour Novel

Written by David Benioff, it was published in 2001.

I got it for page 39

25th Hour Novel Page 39 Kitty Pryde

and page 40

25th Hour Novel Page 40 Kitty Pryde

The book has a Prologue and 24 Chapters

I’m still waiting for someone to put up the scene from the movie of Marty / Edward Norton saying the line about the X-Man who phases through walls.  Who, of course, is Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat of the X-Men!  My favorite character of all time!

Each chapter isn’t an hour of Marty’s life, which is what I first thought when I saw the final chapter number.  Does anyone else do that?  I usually look at how many pages a book has, I read the last paragraph and then I check to see what the last chapter number is.  I’ve never determined buying a book, based off of this information but I do it every time and I’ve done it for years now.

One benefit of having David Benioff writing the screenplay of Spike Lee’s adaption of the novel, is that it feels like an aspect of every page is represented in the film.  Small details, parts of dialogue, thoughts given form, there is some detail from every page, that is in the film.  Which is an amazing accomplishment, or at the very least, it feels like that.  I’ve made a point of not rewatching the film until I’ve finished reading the novel but that is what I remembered from the film.

Robots News – HitchBOT Destroyed!

Posted by John Klein III on September 26, 2015
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http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/hitchhiking-robot-lasts-just-two-weeks-in-us-because-hu-1721544551

So Canada tried to make a peaceful hitch hiking robot and Philadelphia let them know how they felt about that!

Apparently the robot had no problems in Canada and Germany, so America is taking some bad press for being the unsafe country.  But like I always say, a destroyed robot is a good start.

Plus, hitchhiking, don’t do it!  As a father, I can’t risk being killed and as a husband, I also can’t risk losing my van to a hitchhiker.

Another thing that bugs the heck out of me, is when hitchhikers plant their feet and just put out their thumbs.  Like, I would be far more willing to pick them up, if they were also continuing to head in the direction they want to go in.

One time, I had to pick up some food (or something) and in that 30 minutes, the guy didn’t move, at all, from the corner.  There was also a time, when a couple had parked themselves at another street corner, for three days or so – and just kept wanting rides, money or supplies.  I imagine, come day two, no one helped them, as that’s pretty lazy.

Big Brother 17 – Wednesday – September 23, 2015

Posted by John Klein III on September 25, 2015
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This is it, my last Big Brother post – for the year – unless something crazy happens.

It is Thursday night, at 8:30pm, Walker Dennis is sleeping and I’m about to watch Episode 40.  Now that our Fall shows are back, our Retro Big Brother Days have come to an end.  Watching The Voice and Dancing with the Stars, cuts a lot of time in our nights, as they are an hour and a half long.

Twitter and Tumblr haven’t spoiled this for me, nor has my wife.  She isn’t thrilled by the Final Three, so I couldn’t tell by her disappointment, exactly who won.  She got spoiled this morning, when she went on Facebook, which I guess Facebook didn’t spoil this for me either.

Let’s learn who the winner of Big Brother 17 is!

fuck~  My wife didn’t watch the show through the cfedits and so I just saw Steve crying and hugging his mother, that’s who I would want to win.  Dang it!  I know better than to not make sure that I have “Watch from beginning” selected on CBS All Access.  Well, let’s see if that is how the episode unfolds.

98 Days, they were in the house.

Julie Chen doesn’t look bad.  She really does like wearing the color, black.

Liz gets the first spotlight, which segues into Vanessa.  Now we see Steve’s season.  The Twin, The Poker Player and the Trombonist.

So many tears, this season.

HoHPart1.  First place winner (of the game) gets $500,000 and second place gets $50,000.  Production and the cast, are making a big deal of how third place, gets nothing.  41 minutes, Everyone is still on.  1 Hour 57 Minutes, who is doing the voice?  Mark Hamill?  Probably not.  They went from sitting on the disc to the apple bag, itself.  3 Hours, 15 minutes.  Powder Sugar was the white substance that I saw, get shot on them.  Steve drops!  NOOOO!

Part two is always mental, except for Season Eight’s.  Vanessa starts with her mind games.  Steve is grabbing some popcorn as Liz makes a deal with Vanessa.  Liz drops and Vanessa wins!  So lame.  Steve does end up with some popcorn.

Dr. Will Kirby is back for the Jury House discussion.  I believe this is his second or third time, doing that.  He’s a good sport.  Vanessa’s girlfriend, Mel, is sitting on the other side of Dr. Will.

HoHPart 2.  Poor Steve, almost trips!  There is a giant crossword puzzle!  Liz doesn’t stand a chance.  Production loves making the second HoH into something that the houseguests have to climb up on.  I imagine that Liz is more fit than Steve, so she may have the speed.  Steve finished in, 28:27, seems decent.  Liz finished in – 31:11, not too bad.  Steve wins!  They both got stuck on “Double Eviction.”

Part Three, Steve v Vanessa!

The most pointless part of the finale, Jury House Debate.  Austin got shoes.  John makes some jokes.  Who cares how the individual jurors think the others should vote, as it is up to the individual.  Will makes sure that they all know that Vanessa got them all in the jury.  Seems like Shelly and James are already voting for Vanessa, which is good, Vanessa has played the hardest.  She should win the game, but she wasn’t great about it.  It has been very hard to watch.  Whoa, John!  He doesn’t like Steve, how he was shielded the entire time, whereas Vanessa was on front street.  Liz, is an afterthought.  Liz played Vanessa’s game.  Meg wants a nice person to win, so that would be Liz.  Dr. Will brings up the fact if whoever wins Round Three, if they bring Vanessa, that person is chose to not win the game.

They brought back the giant scales, which serves no purpose!  Well, it makes me worried that the houseguests are going to fall off of it.  Just let them sit in comfy chairs.

Jeff and Jordan!  are sitting next to Steve’s parents.

FinalHoH.  Scales of Just Us.  Liz looks pretty nice,, in her blue dress.
Question One, Shelly’s favorite moment was (B) winning HoH, duh!  Steve gets it right, I got it wrong.
Question Two, Jackie’s most annoying thing about the house was (B) the constant paranoia.  I got it right, but not those two.  There is a super long and weird pause between the jurors.
Question Three, Becky, biggest lie was everything out of Audrey’s mouth.
Question Four.  who needs a reality check?  Clay or Austin?  Meg’s question – Clay!
Question Five, James said (A) was himself was the strongest competitor.  He said B, Johnny Mac, all three of us got it wrong.
Question Six, Julia respects Shelly’s game, the most.  I have no idea what the score is.  Austin, I got it wrong but Vanessa and Steve got it wrong.
Question Seven, Austin said (A) Zingbot mentioning his girlfriend.  (B) Zingbot mentioning that Austin stinks.  They are tied!
Question Eight.  John’s favorite thing about the house, was getting ripped.  Vanessa . . . Steve got it right!   John didn’t want to drill people’s nasty teeth!  Which isn’t great, as that is his job.  I hope that doesn’t hurt his job!

Steve has said that taking Vanessa would be a mistake!  Oh man, he has to take Liz and win!  Vanessa will be brought back, at some point – I’m sure.

Steve has to decide if he wants to win this game or not.  Steve wants a moment but Julia says that they are live tv.  Steve’s speech to her, is so intense!  Is he going to murder her?  He evicts Vanessa, but says that she is the strongest female player in the history of the show.  Liz didn’t see that coming!  Steve just won the game.

Vanessa tells Julie that she saw this coming.  She isn’t crying, amazingly enough.

Apparently Bradley Cooper is recurring on that Limitless show, I would thought they would promote that fact.  I didn’t see the film nor read the book so I’m not sure how possible that is.  CBS Access hasn’t shown Bradley Cooper being in the ads, but my wife said that she saw one.

Madame Secretary got renewed for a second season!?!  I thought it got cancelled.  I do like Tea Leoni.  I saw Morgan Freeman was a Supreme Court Justice, I imagine he only appears in the one episode.

Julie brings out the jury.  People do not like Austin.  Julia doesn’t want to guess.  Austin guesses correctly.  Austin is so happy.  James got a haircut.  Vanessa looks like she is going to cry after Austin’s response.  John is happy to see his best friend again.

These three questions are usually so dumb.  Johnny Mac, first question.  Steve looks so nervous and awkward.
Q1.  Steve, I was a good friend to you in this game, why am I wrong in that you didn’t use him and Vanessa.  John has such a confident answer, but Julia Chen keeps stopping him.  The live audience can’t hear him but we can.  So awkward and stupid.  “Scramper Squad” is such a dumb name, to say aloud.
Q2.  Becky.  What moves were Liz and not Austin?  So dumb, as Liz won more competitions than him and
Q3.  James.  Steve is sitting next to a strong competitor.  What did he do that wasn’t being a floater?  He explains it, pretty well.
Q4. Julia.  What is Liz’s strongest game move?  Working with her sister and her showmance.
Q5.  Jackie.  Steve didn’t talk to many people, about game, and those he did work with, said that he didn’t really game with them.  Steve used his alliances.  I do like how some of his game matches Julia’s, so that was smart to bring her along.
Q6.  Austin.  He says she looks beautiful and the audience turns on him.

Vanessa didn’t get a prompt to question.  These questions are always so easy to imagine an answer.

I just saw the Bradley Cooper commercial of Limitless and now I’m having to hear about it again.

Final Speeches.  Julia mentions how much Steve is a Super Fan.  Liz loves Julia but doesn’t mention a second person.  Her speech seems unrehearsed.  Steve seems like his speech is very planned.  Steve won 4 HoHs and Liz only has two.  Steve mentions how Julia was in a hotel room for the first five weeks.  Steve got Vanessa out of the game, Steve just won the game with that speech!  Liz just has to smile, through that.

The Votes –

Shelly. Julia loves Liz and Steve’s mom loves him.  Shelly is voting with her heart
Jackie.  She is proud of both of them.  Her vote is for the person who has dreamed of this, “their” entire life.
Becky, looking great.  She is extremely glad for who she is voting for.
Meg.  Loves them.
James.  mentions his own haircut.  James is letting Jesus take the wheel, like Carrie Underwood.  Instead of just turning into the skid.
Julia.  Her vote is obvious, which goes against what Chen said to do!
Austin.  He loves Liz and is proud of Steve.  Judas has left the building, which gets some boos.  He quotes Selene Gomez, the heart wants what it wants.
John.  He has to choose between the worst alliance member or . . . he couldn’t come up with an insult for Liz.
Vanessa.  No hard feelings against Steve.  She votes for who best presents the season.

The six houseguests who didn’t make it to jury, are up next.  This segment is always a waste.

Audrey left her crazy pants at home.  Shelly is all smiles.  They made the jury and these fools switch sides.  Davonne thought the most surprising was Austin talking about how Judas was going to own the season and didn’t.  He has no decent response.  He liked the house too much.  So long of a response.
Vanessa has a secret!  90% was the truth.  She has four and a half million dollars, and is a professional poker player.  So she will be okay.
Jason, he is impressed with Vanessa’s game.  She Doctor Will it, Dan it and Derrick it.  He mentions what I’ve been saying, she cried as she made big moves.  She never owned it.
Julie Chen let Audrey talk and she instantly starts to cry.  oh my.  She keeps it together.

The winner is next.

I’m sort of excited to see Supergirl.

The Votes –

Shelly – Steve, Julie shows it at the end.
Jackie – Steve (he knew he was going to win!) such a great moment!
Becky – Steve
Meg – Steve
James – Steve
Julia – Liz
Austin – Liz
John – Steve
Vanessa – Liz

Julie went backwards, as she really wanted to know who Vanessa voted for.  Which is a nice real moment.

Steve earned that shit!

Life in Pieces, does look good.  Glad Person of Interest got a fifth season.  CBS All Access refuses to air episodes three through 20, so we can’t get caught up.

Steve should be made mayor of that town of his.

America’s Favorite Houseguest is . . . James!  wha!?!  Must have been the live feeders.

Top Three are – Johnny Mac, James and Jason.

Steve has no big plans for the money, just be smart with it.

Jace didn’t get to say anything, neither did Jeff, that’s for the better.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume Three Issue 25

Posted by John Klein III on September 24, 2015
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Guardians of the Galaxy V3 25

Writer Brian Michael Bendis

Artist Valerio Schiti

Colorist Jason Keith

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

Black Vortex, Chapter Seven

Cover is a tad disappointing as Gamora and Warren should be cosmicly enhanced. I know that they couldn’t have revealed that three months ago, when the covers are first shown but they could have changed that by the time the issue came out.  Instead of the Jean Grey Cosmic Variant, they should have just redone this cover – but with the new versions of Gamora and Warren.  That would have been both cool and appropriate.

Issue opens with Gamora checking on Beast, who is crying as he has finally realized that he is the worst.  He broke space and time, and there is no fixing it.

Guardians of the Galaxy V3 25 Excaibur A Guardians of the Galaxy V3 25 Excaibur B

We are treated to another Beast diagram, this time with Excalibur making a reference (on the left side).

Hala, Homeworld of the Kree, The Crown Jewel of the Kree Empire.  Carol is speaking to the Supreme Intelligence.  She references how she is part-Kree but she was forced to be part-Kree (that is what the Brood did to her, right, when they accidentally turned her into Binary – or am I remembering that wrong?)

Supreme Intelligence still doesn’t want to do anything with the Black Vortex, it was missing for thousands of years, and he rather it stayed that way.  Supreme Intelligence goes further to threaten that since Earthlings attacked the Kree throneworld, there will be repercussions for Earth.

Drax provides the information that I needed last time and should have remembered.  The Enhanced heroes were deciding their next move when the Kree showed up, and snatched the Black Vortex.  Which caused the trio to go to Hala and attack the city.  That’s all I needed and now that I typed all of that, I bet it was on the recap page of Guardians Team-Up 3.

Supreme Intelligence wants to rehide the Black Vortex.  Jean establishes a mind-link with Carol, Quill, Storm and Drax.  Quill starts getting loud with the floating head and Storm gives the command.  Nova swipes the Black Vortex and rockets out of there.  I like how young Jean and Nova are, as she says “go go go” and he responds with a “I’m go go going!”  Which is a simple (and enjoyable) way to show their youthfulness.

Captain Marvel punches Supreme Intelligence to his dumb face. Nova gets outside and sees that the Kree Armada is still outside and now he is on the run again.  On the fly again?

Back inside, Supreme Intelligence tells the Kree to stop fighting the heroes, and to go after the child Nova.  I like Quill commenting on the fact that they don’t really have an exit strategy.    Add ‘strategy’ to words that I can’t spell, this is getting bad ya’ll.

Jean reshows that she still has that super move, of collecting psychic energy and an harnessing that into her purple form.  It helps that Supreme Intelligence is practically all psychic energy (as he has thousands of years of knowledge in his head).  From the coloring, it doesn’t appear as if she turns purple – but it has been quite some time since she has shown this trick.  Was it the last crossover, the Trial of Jean Grey, it may have been.

The Flying Fortress of Mister Knife.  J-Son and his ship are right above Nova.  J-Son gives the order and the ship starts raining down missiles to the planet.  Supreme Intelligence shouts that everyone needs to leave.  Quill gets everyone off planet, as well.

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Hala is destroyed.  J-Son has reached Phoenix level of evil!  Jean can’t believe she finally gets to see a planet die.  The heroes are not sure if Nova is dead or if the Black Vortex was destroyed in the explosion.

J-Son is advised to leave the scene of the crime but he wants to watch the continued destruction.  I suppose I would too, as how often does one get to break a planet in half?  But one has to watch from a safe distance.  One has to wonder what stops J-Son from doing the same to Earth.  Besides all of Earth’s heroes putting a stop to it.

J-Son wants Misa to hand over the cosmic mirror but he doesn’t have it.  We see that Nova is unconscious and the mirror is floating next to him.

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Cut to Magik and Rocket (I would like to see what these two have been talking about for the previous pages).  Rocket is having a bad reaction to all of Magik’s teleporting.

Gamora is happy to see her friend, which worries Rocket, as she is never happy.  I do like Gamora referring to her as, Lady Magik.  Magik tells her that they need the trio’s help.

Beast is still having his “Beast is horrible” revelation and Rocket just responds with “sucks to be you then.”  And it really does!

Magik offers that she can help the trio deal with the burden of the cosmos that are enhancing them, as she has been dealing with her own dark force inside of her and she’s been doing that since she has been seven!  That Bendis, he really does have a good grasp on Illyana.

Beast senses something and tells everyone to get down.

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Everyone is blasted backwards.  Beast informs them that Hala is gone.  Magik is concern for her friends, possible, only really concern about Quill – as his death would upset Kitty.  At least a little bit, I give her less than six months to get over him and probably forget all about him until the next Peter comes around.

With this new development, Gamora promises the trio’s aid to the regular heroes.

Inside the Flying Fortress.  Scott, Bobby and Groot are held captive, so we are not waiting months before checking on them – and I’m glad for that.  Groot’s inability to say more than three words (and those same words in the exact order, every time) is starting to rattle Bobby.  J-Son comes to check on his captives.

J-Son is keeping them alive as he wants to trade their lives for the Black Vortex, and he knows that Nova still has it.

Issue ends with Nova floating in space, which naturally leads us to his own title and Part Eight!  We are still moving at a pretty decent clip!

Uncanny X-Cast Retro Reviews

Posted by John Klein III on September 23, 2015
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Something I enjoy doing, when I do reviews of my back issues, is to listen to the Uncanny X-Cast’s review of the same issue.  It gives me an excuse to listen to an episode, with a purpose.  Typically, I look at the clock and try to figure out an episode number inspired by the time.  I’m an odd duck.  In the past, this has taken me forever to do, to go through each page and try to read the descriptions.  Or on the app, I would have to go down, ten at a time, and try to pinpoint the issue number.

Starting at Episode 154, they started a new format so they On Shelves Now segment became looser.  I’ll have to had the individual issues that were covered as I relisten to those episodes.  My list started as only a Retro Review, but more times than not, it is the On Shelves Now issues that I’m looking for, so I figured I will make my list as comprehensive as possible.  When I first typed this, Episode 169 was

Uncanny X-Cast Retro Reviews

Episode 1

Uncanny X-Men 1
Uncanny X-Men 475 / Civil War X-Men 1

Episode 2

Uncanny X-Men 2 – 6
Astonishing X-Men 14, New X-Men 28

Episode 3

Uncanny X-Men 7 – 11
X-Men 188 / X-Factor 9

Episode 4

Uncanny X-Men 12 – 16
Wolverine 44 / Astonishing X-Men 15

Episode 5

Uncanny X-Men 17 – 21
Uncanny X-men 476 / X-Men 189

Episode 6

Uncanny X-Men 22 – 26
Civil War X-Men 2 / New X-Men 29

Episode 7

Uncanny X-Men 27 – 31
X-Factor 10 / Uncanny 477 / Astonishing 16 / Phoenix War Song 1

Episode 8

No Retros
Uncanny 478, X-Factor 11 / Wolverine 45 / New X-Men 30 / X-Men 190 / Civil War X-Men 3

Episode 9

Uncanny X-Men 32 – 36
Wolverine 46 / X-Men Civil War 4 / Uncanny X-Men 479 / Astonishing X-Men 17 /
Phoenix Warsong 2 / X-Men 191

Episode 10

Uncanny X-Men 37 – 41
Uncanny X-Men 480 / New X-Men 31 / X-Factor 12

Episode 11

Uncanny X-Men 42 – 45 / Avengers 53
X-Men 192 / Wolverine 47 / Phoenix Warsong 3 / Astonishing X-Men 18

Episode 12

Uncanny X-men 46 – 51
New X-Men 32 / Uncanny X-Men 481 / X-Factor 13

Episode 13

Uncanny X-Men 51 – 55
Phoenix Warsong 4 / Wolverine 47 / X23 Target X 1 / X-Men 194

Episode 14

Uncanny X-Men 56 – 60
New X-Men 33 / X-Factor 14 / X-Men 194 / Wolverine 49

Episode 15

Uncanny X-Men 61 – 66
X23 2 / Uncanny X-Men 482 / Astonishing X-Men 19

Episode 16

X-Men Appearances between 66 and Giant Size X-Men
Uncanny 483 / New X-Men 34 / X-Factor 15 / Phoenix Warsong 5 / X-Men 195 /
New Excalibur 16

Episode 17

Giant Size X-Men 1 / Uncanny X-Men 94 & 95
X23 3 / X-Men 195 / Astonishing X-Men 20 / X-Men Annual

Episode 18

Uncanny X-Men 96 – 99
New Excalibur 17 / X-Men 196 / X-Factor 16

Episode 19

Uncanny X-Men 100 – 103
New X-Men 36 / X23 4 / Uncanny X-Men 485 / X-Men 197

Episode 20

Uncanny X-Men 104 – 106
New Excalibur 18 / X-Factor 16 / Uncanny X-Men 485 / New X-Men 37

Episode 21

Uncanny X-Men 107 – 110
X23 5 / X-Men 198 / X-Factor 18 / New X-Men 38

Episode 22

Uncanny X-Men 111 – 113
New Excalibur 19 / X-Factor 19 / Astonishing X-Men 21 / Uncanny X-Men 486

Episode 23

Uncanny X-Men 114 – 117
X23 6 / New Excalibur 20 / New X-Men 39 / X-Men 199

Episode 24

Uncanny X-Men 118 – 121
Uncanny X-Men 487 / X-Men Endangered Special / World War Hulk X-Men / X-Men 200

Episode 25

Uncanny X-Men 122 – 124 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 3
X-Factor 20 & 21 / Uncanny X-Men 488

Episode 26

Uncanny X-Men 125 – 128
New X-Men 40 / X-Men 201 / World War Hulk X-Men 2 / Wolverine 51 – 55

Episode 27

Uncanny X-Men 129 – 133
Wolverine Origins 16 / Uncanny X-Men 489 / X-Factor 22 / New X-Men 41

Episode 28

Uncanny X-Men 134 – 137
Astonishing X-Men 22 / World War Hulk X-Men 3 / X-Men 202 / Uncanny X-Men 490

Episode 29

Uncanny X-Men 138 – 142 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 4
X-Factor 23 / New X-Men 42 / Wolverine Origins 17 / Emperor Vulcan 1

Episode 30

Uncanny X-Men 143 – 147
Wolverine Origins 18 / X-Men 203 / Uncanny X-Men 491 / X-Factor 24

Episode 31

Clip Show

Episode 32

Uncanny X-men 148 – 152
X-Men Die By the Sword 1 / Emperor Vulcan 2 / New X-Men 43 / X-Men 204 /
Messiah Complex 1

Episode 33

Uncanny X-Men 153 – 155 / Avengers Annual 10
Uncanny 493 / X-Factor 25 / New X-Men 44 / X-Men 205 / Astonishing X-Men 23

Episode 34

Uncanny X-Men 156 – 159 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 5
Wolverine Origins 19 / Uncanny 493 / X-Factor 26 / New X-Men 45 / X-Men 206

Episode 35

Uncanny X-Men 160 / Magik miniseries / X-Men – Teen Titans Crossover
Messiah Complex Parts 10 – 13

Episode 36

Uncanny X-Men 161 – 166 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 6
Emperor Vulcan 3 – 5 / New Exiles 1 / Wolverine Origins 20 / Astonishing X-Men 24

Episode 37

New Mutants Graphic Novel / New Mutants 1 – 4 / Uncanny X-Men 167
Uncanny X-Men 495 / X-Factor 28 / X-Force 1 / Wolverine 62

Episode 38

Uncanny X-Men 168 – 171 / God Loves, Man Kills
X-Men Legacy 208 / X-Factor 29 / Uncanny X-Men 496 / Cable 1

Episode 39

First Wolverine miniseries / New Mutants 5
Secret Invasion 1 / Teen Titans 1 / X-Men Legacy 209 / Young X-Men 1 / Logan 1 / X-Force 2 / Divided We Stand 1

Episode 40

New Mutants 6 & 7 / Uncanny X-Men 172 – 174
Cable 2 / Wolverine 64 / Logan 2 / X-Factor 30 / Uncanny X-Men 497

Episode 41

Uncanny X-Men 175 & 176 / New Mutants 8 & 9 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 7
X-Factor Quick and the Dead / Young X-Men 2 / X-Men Legacy 210 / X-Force 3 / FCBD X-Men / Logan 3

Episode 42

New Mutants 10 & 11 / Uncanny X-Men 177 – 179
Wolverine 64 / Cable 3 / GeNext 1 / X-Men Legacy 211

Episode 43

New Mutants 12 – 14 / Uncanny X-Men 180
Secret Invasion 3 / Divided We Stand 2 / X-Force 4 / Uncanny X-Men 498 /
Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men 1 / Colossus Origins / Angel : Revelations

Episode 44

Secret Wars
X-Men Legacy 212 / Cable 4 / X-Factor 31 / GenNext 2 / Young X-Men 3 /
X-Force : Ain’t No Dog

Episode 45

New Mutants 15 – 17 / Uncanny X-Men 181 & 182
Secret Invasion 4 / X-Factor 32 / Old Man Logan / Uncanny X-Men 499 / X-Men Legacy 213 / Astonishing X-Men 25

Episode 46

New Mutants 18 – 20 / Uncanny X-Men 183 & 184
Uncanny X-Men 500 / Cable 5 / X-Force 5 / Young X-Men 4 / GeNext 3

Episode 47

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine 1 – 3 / Uncanny X-Men 186 & 187
X-Men Secret Invasion 1 / X-Factor 33 / She-Hulk 31 / NYX 1 / X-Men Legacy 214 /
Wolverine 67 / Secret Invasion 5/ X-Men : Odd Men Out

Episode 48

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine 4 – 6 / Uncanny X-men 187 / New Mutants 21
X-Force 6 / X-Factor 34 / Cable 6 / Young X-Men 5 / Astonishing X-Men 26

Episode 49

Uncanny X-Men 188 & 189 / New Mutants 22 & 23 / New Mutants Annual 1
Secret Invasion X-Men 2/ X-Men Manifest Destiny 1 / NYX 2 / Wolverine 68 /
Uncanny X-Men 501 / X-Men Legacy 215

Episode 50

Musical Episode

Episode 51

New Mutants 23 & 25 / Uncanny X-Men 191 & 192 / Iceman Original Mini
Astonishing X-Men 27 / Manifest Destiny 2 / X-Men Legacy 216 / Uncanny X-Men 502 /
X-Force 7

Episode 52

Uncanny X-Men 192 & 193 / Firestar Miniseries
Magneto Testament 2 / X-Factor 35 / Worlds Apart 1 / NYX 3 / Young X-Men 7 / Cable 7 / Original Sin 1 / Uncanny X-Men 503

Episode 53

Beauty and the Beast mini / Nightcrawler mini
Secret Invasion 8 / Secret Invasion X-Men 3 & 4 / X-Men Legacy 217 / X-Factor 36 / X-Force 8 / Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes 1

Episode 54

Uncanny Annual 8 / Uncanny X-Men 194 & 195 / New Mutants 26 – 28
Young X-Men 8 / Manifest Destiny 3 / X-Factor 37 / Wolverine Origins 29 / X-Men Legacy 218 / Wolverine 69 / X-Force 9 / Uncanny X-men 504

Episode 55

New Mutants 29 – 31 / Secret Wars II 1 / Uncanny X-Men 196
X-Factor 38 / Cable 8 / Manifest Destiny 4 / Wolverine Origins 30 / X-Men Legacy 219 /
Uncanny X-Men 505 / X-Infernus 1

Episode 56

Secret Wars II 2 – 4 / X-Men Alpha Flight 1 & 2
Young X-Men 9 / Ghost Boxes 2 / Cable 9 / Wolverine 70 / X-Force 10 / X-Infernus 2

Episode 57

Uncanny X-Men 197 – 199 / New Mutants 32 – 34
Astonishing X-Men 29 / Cable 10 / World’s Apart mini / X-Men Legacy 220 / X-Men Annual 2 / X-Factor 39

Episode 58

X-Phone with Andy Schmidt

Episode 59

Secret Wars II 5 & 6 / New Mutants Special Edition 1 / Uncanny Annual 9 / Uncanny X-Men 200
Magneto Testament mini / Young X-Men 10 / Manifest Destiny 5 / X-Force 11 / X-Infernus 3 / X-Factor 40

Episode 60

Secret Wars II 7 / New Mutants 35 & 36 / Uncanny X-Men 201 & 202
X-Force 12 / X-Men 221 / Young X-Men 11 / Cable 11 / Uncanny X-Men 506 / X-Men Noir

Episode 61

Secret Wars II 8 & 9 / New Mutants 37 / Uncanny X-Men 203
X-Force 13 / X-Infernus 4 / X-Men Kingbreaker mini / Young X-Men 12 /
Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler

Episode 62

Uncanny X-Men 204 & 205 / New Mutants 38 – 40 / X-Men Heroes for Hope
X-Force / Cable Messiah War / Cable 13 / Wolverine 71 / X-Men Legacy 222 /
Uncanny X-Men 507 / X-Factor 41

Episode 63

Avengers 263 / Fantastic Four 286 / X-Factor 1 & 2 / Uncanny X-Men 206
Astonishing X-Men 29 / X-Factor 42 / Wolverine Weapon X 1 / New Mutants 1 /
Uncanny X-Men 508 / X-Force 14

Episode 64

X-Phone with Zeb Wells

Episode 65

New Mutants 41 – 43 / Uncanny X-Men 206 / X-Factor 3 & 4
Weapon X 2 / X-Factor 43 / X-Men Legacy 224 / Old Man Logan 72 / Cable 14 / X-Force 15 / Uncanny X-Men 509

Episode 66

X-Phone with Matt Fraction

Episode 67

X-Factor 5 & 6 / Uncanny 208 / New Mutants 44 / New Mutants Annual 2
X-Factor 44 / New Mutants 2 / X-Men Forever 1 / Uncanny X-Men 510 & 511

Episode 68

New Mutants 45 / Uncanny X-Men 209 / X-Factor 7 & 8 / Uncanny Annual 10
X-Factor 45 / X-Men Forever 2 / Uncanny X-Men 512 / Cable 15 / X-Force 16 /
X-Men Legacy 225 / Uncanny X-Men 512 / X-Men / Dark Avengers Utopia 1

Episode 69

Uncanny X-Men 210 & 211 / X-Factor 9 & 10
Astonishing X-Men 30 / Cable 16 / New Mutants 3 / Dark X-Men The List 1 / X-Men Forever 3 / Dark Avengers 7 / Uncanny X-Men 513

Episode 70

New Mutants 46 / Thor 373 / Power Pack 27 / Uncanny X-Men 212
Weapon X 3 / Dark X-Men Beginning 2 / X-Factor 46 / X-Men Legacy 226 / X-Men Forever 4

Episode 71

Thor 374 / X-Factor 11 / Daredevil 238 / Uncanny X-Men 213
Dark Wolverine 75 & 76 / Cable 17 / Uncanny X-Men 514 / X-Men Forever 5

Episode 72

New Mutants 47 / X-Factor 12 / Uncanny X-men 214 & 215
X-Force 18 / Dark Avengers 8 / X-Men Forever 6 / New Mutants 4 / Dark X-Men Beginnings 3 / Weapon X 4 / X-Factor 47

Episode 73

X-Phone with Matt Fraction

Episode 74

X-Factor 13 & 14 / Uncanny X-Men 216 / New Mutants 48
X-Factor 48 / Cable 18 / Dark Reign List X-Men / Dark X-Men Confession / X-Men Legacy 227 / X-Men Legacy Annual 1 / New Mutants 5

Episode 75

Inside the Panel

Episode 76

New Mutants 49 & 50 / X-Factor 15 / Uncanny X-Men 217
X-Factor 49 / X-Men Forever 7 & 8 / Dark Wolverine 77 / Old Man Logan Finale /
Uncanny X-Men 515 / X-Force 19 & 20 / Necrosha One Shot / New Mutants 6

Episode 77

X-Phone with Chris Claremont

Episode 78

Thor 377 & 378 / X-Factor 16 / Uncanny X-Men 318
X-Force 21 / Weapon X 5 & 6 / Dark Wolverine 78 & 79 / Dark Reign Wolverine List /
Cable 19 & 20 / X-Factor 50 / X-Men Legacy 228

Episode 79

X-Factor 17 / New Mutants 51 / New Mutants Annual 3 / Uncanny X-Men 217
SWORD 1 / Astonishing X-Men 31 & 32 / Dark X-Men 1 / X-Men Legacy 229 /
Uncanny X-Men 516 & 517 / New Mutants 7

Episode 80

X-Phone with Larry Welz

Episode 81

Uncanny X-Men Annual 11 / New Mutants 52 / X-Factor Annual 2 / Fallen Angels 1
X-Men Legacy 230 / Necrosha Gathering / X-Force Annual 1 / X-Factor 200 / New Mutants 8 / X-Force 22 / X-Men Legacy 231 / Cable 21

Episode 82

X-Factor 18 & 19 / Uncanny X-Men 220 / New Mutants 53
X-Men Forever 12 – 14 / Cable 22 / Uncanny X-Men 518 & 519 / X-Factor Nation X / X-Force 23 / New Mutants 9 / X-Men Legacy 232

Episode 83

X-Phone with Louis Simonson

Episode 84

Uncanny X-Men 221 & 222 / X-Factor 20 & 21 / New Mutants 54
Uncanny X-Men 520 / X-Factor 201 / Nation X 1 & 2 / Astonishing X-Men 33 / New Mutants 10 / Cable 23

Episode 85

New Mutants 55 & 56 / Uncanny X-Men 223 / X-Factor 22
X-Men Legacy 233 / X-Force 24 / X-Factor 202 / Uncanny X-Men 521 / Cable 24 / X-Men Hope / X-Men Second Coming Prepare / X-Factor Forever 1 / X-Nation 3 & 4

Episode 86

New Mutants 57 & 58 / Uncanny X-Men 224 / X-Factor 23
X23 / X-Men Legacy 234 / X-Force 25 / Uncanny X-Men 522 / X-Factor 203 / Second Coming 1 / New Mutants 11

Episode 87

Uncanny X-Men 225 – 227
Uncanny X-Men 523 / New Mutants 12 / X-Men Forever 15 – 20

Episode 88

New Mutants 59 – 61 / X-Factor 24
X-Factor 204 / Revelations / X-Men Legacy 235 / X-Force 26 / Uncanny X-Men 524 /
New Mutants 13

Episode 89

X-Factor 25 / Power Pack 35 / X-Factor 26 / Fantastic Four 312
X-Men Legacy 236 / X-Force 27 / Uncanny X-Men 525 / New Mutants 11 / Hellbound 1 /
Blind Science 1 / X-Factor 205 / Astonishing X-Men Xenogensis 1 / Necrosha Dazzler /
Pixie 1 – 4

Episode 90

X-Phone with Chris Yost

Episode 91

Excalibur Sword Stone / Uncanny X-Men 228 / New Mutants 62
X-Men Legacy 237 / X-Force 28 / X-Men Second Coming 2 / X-Men Heroic Age 1 /
Hellbound 2 & 3 / X-Men 1 Curse of the Mutants / X-Factor 206 / X-Women

Episode 92

New Mutants 63 – 65
X-Factor 207 / Uncanny X-Men 526 / New Mutants 15 / X-Men Legacy 238 /
Astonishing X-Men 34 / X-Men 2

Episode 93

Uncanny X-Men 229 & 230 / X-Factor 27
Curse of the Mutants Gambit & Storm / X-Men Legacy 239 / X-Factor 208 /
Astonishing X-Men 35 / New Mutants 16 / Uncanny X-Men 527 / Wolverine

Episode 94

X-Factor 28 & 29 and Annual 30
X-Force : Sex and Violence and Wolverine 1

Episode 95

New Mutants 66 / Uncanny X-Men 231 / New Mutants Annual 4
Astonishing X-Men Xenogensis 2 / X-Men Legacy 240 / Uncanny X-Men 528 / X-Men 3 / X-Factor 209 / New Mutants 17 / X23 1

Episode 96

Uncanny X-Men 232 – 234
Uncanny X-Force 1 / X-Men 4 / Astonishing X-Men Xenogensis 3 / New Mutants Forever 1 – 3 / Wolverine 2

Episode 97

Uncanny X-Men Annual 1 / Excalibur 1 / New Mutants 67
New Mutants 18 / X23 2 / X-Factor 210 / X-Men Legacy 241 / Uncanny 529

Episode 98

X-Factor 30 – 32
Generation Hope 1 / New Mutants Forever 3 / Wolverine 3

Episode 99

Uncanny X-Men 235 & 236 / New Mutants 68
X23 3 / X-Men 5 / X-Factor 211 / Uncanny X-Force 2 / Uncanny X-Men 530 / New Mutants 19 / X-Men Legacy 242

Episode 100

Big Anniversary Episode

Episode 101

New Mutants 69 / Excalibur 2 & 3
New Mutants 20 / X-Men 6 / Uncanny X-Men 531 / X-Men Legacy 243 / Uncanny X-Force 3 / X-Factor 212 / X-Men Chaos War 1

Episode 102

X-Factor 33 & 34 / Uncanny X-Men 237
Age of X Alpha / Generation Hope 2 / X-Factor 213 / X23 4 / New Mutants 21 /
Uncanny X-Men 532 / X-Men 7 / Uncanny X-Force 4

Episode 103

X-Phone with Rick Remender

Episode 104

New Mutants 70 / Excalibur 4 & 5
Generation Hope 3 / X-Men Legacy 245 / New Mutants 22 / X23 5 / X-Men 8 /
Uncanny X-Force 5 / Uncanny X-Men 533 / X-Factor 214 / Astonishing X-Men 36

Episode 105

Uncanny X-Men 238 & 239
X-Men Legacy 246 / New Mutants 23 / X23 6 / X-Factor 215 & 216

Episode 106

X-Terminators 1 / X-Factor 35
Generation Hope 4 / Uncanny X-Force 5.1 / X-Men 9 / Uncanny X-Men 534

Episode 107

X-Terminators 2 / Uncanny X-Men 240
Uncanny X-Men 534.1 / X-Force 6 / X23 7 / X-Men Legacy 246

Episode 108

New Mutants 71 / Uncanny X-Men 241
Generation Hope 5 / Uncanny X-Men 535 / X23 8 / X-Factor 217

Episode 109

X-Terminators 3 / X-Factor 36
X-Force 7 / X-Men 10 / New Mutants 24 / Daken 8

Episode 110

X-Terminators 4 / New Mutants 72
Wolverine & Jubilee Mini / Uncanny X-Men 536 / Uncanny X-Force 8 / X-Factor 218

Episode 111

New Mutants 73 / X-Factor 37
Astonishing X-Men 37 / Generation Hope 6 / X23 9 / X-Men Legacy 248

Episode 112

Uncanny X-Men 242 / X-Factor 38
Prelude to Schism 1 / New Mutants 25 / X-Men 11 / X-Force 9

Episode 113

Excalibur 6 & 7
Uncanny X-Men 537 / X-Factor 219 / Daken 9 / X-Men Legacy 249 / X-Men Giant Sized 1

Episode 114

X-Factor 39 / Uncanny X-Men 243
Astonishing X-Men 39 / Generation Hope 7 / Prelude to Schism 2 / X23 10 /
Uncanny X-Force 10

Episode 115

Excalibur 8 / New Mutants 74
Uncanny X-Men 538 / Prelude to Schism 3 / X-Men Legacy 250 / X-Factor 220 / X-Men 12

Episode 116

New Mutants 75 & 76
Prelude to Schism 4 / New Mutants 26 / X23 11 / Uncanny X-Force 11

Episode 117

X-Factor 40 / Uncanny X-Men 244
Generation Hope 8 / X-Factor 221 / X-Men Legacy 251 / X-Men 13 / Uncanny X-Men 539

Episode 118

Excalibur 9 & 10
Uncanny X-Men 540 / X-Men 14 / New Mutants 27 / Schism 1

Episode 119

Excalibur 11 / Uncanny X-Men 245
X-Men Legacy 252 / Schism 2 / X-Factor 222 / Uncanny X-Force 12

Episode 120

X-Factor 41 & 42
Generation Hope 9 / X23 12 / New Mutants 28 / Uncanny X-Men 541

Episode 121

Uncanny X-Men 246 & 247
Schism 3 / Generation Hope / X-Men 15 & 15.1 / Uncanny X-Men 542

Episode 122

New Mutants 77 / Uncanny X-Men 248
X-Men Legacy 253 / New Mutants 29 / X-Factor 223 / X-Men 15.1 / Uncanny X-Force 13

Episode 123

X-Factor 43 & 44
X23 13 / X-Men 16 / New Mutants 30 / X-Force 14 / Legacy 254 / X-Factor 224 /
Generation Hope 11 / Schism 4 & 5

Episode 124

New Mutants 78 & 79
X23 14 / Uncanny X-Men 543 / New Mutants 31 / X-Factor 224.1 / X-Men Legacy 255 /
Uncanny X-Force 15 / X-Men 17 / Generation Hope 12 / X-Men Regenesis 1

Episode 125

Uncanny X-Men 249 & 250
X-Men Legacy 256 / New Mutants 32 / X-Factor 225 / X-Men 18 & 19 /
Uncanny X-Men 544 (final issue) / X23 15 / Uncanny X-Force 16

Episode 126

X-Factor 45 & 46
Uncanny X-Force 17 & 18 / X-Factor 226 / Legacy 257 / X23 17 / New Mutants 33 / X-Men 20 / Uncanny X-Men 1 / Wolverine and the X-Men 1

Episode 127

New Mutants 80 / Uncanny X-Men 251
Avengers X-Sanction 1 / X-Men Legacy 258 / X23 18 / X-Factor 227 / Generation Hope 13

Episode 128

X-Factor 47 / New Mutants 81
X-Men Legacy 259 / Uncanny X-Men 2 / Wolverine and the X-Men 2 / Uncanny X-Force 19 / New Mutants 34

Episode 129

Uncanny X-Men 252 & 253
Wolverine and the X-Men 3 / X-Men Legacy 260 / X-Factor 228 / Uncanny X-Force 19.1 / Uncanny X-Men 3 / Avengers X-Sanction 2 / X-Men 21

Episode 130

New Mutants 82 & 83
Generation Hope 14 – 16 / X23 19 & 20 / Uncanny X-Force 20 – 22 / Avengers X-Sanction 3

Episode 131

X-Factor 48 & 49
New Mutants 35 – 39 / Uncanny X-Men 4 – 9 / X-Sanction 4

Episode 132

X-Factor 50 / New Mutants 84
X-Men Legacy 260.1 – 264 / X-Men 22 – 26 / Generation Hope & X23 Final Issues

Episode 133

Uncanny X-Men 254 – 256
Wolverine and the X-Men 4 – 7 / Astonishing X-Men 48 / Avengers V X-Men Infinite /
Avengers v X-Men 0 & 1

Episode 134

X-Factor 51 & 52
AvX 2 / AvX Vs 1 / X-Factor 229 – 233 / Wolverine and the X-Men 8

Episode 135

New Mutants 85 & 86
AvX 3 & 4 / AvX Vs 2 / New Mutants 40 & 41 / Astonishing X-Men 49 & 50 /
Wolverine and the X-Men 9

Episode 136

Uncanny X-Men 257 & 258
Wolverine and the X-Men 10 – 13 / Uncanny X-Men 11 – 15 / AvX 5 – 7 / AvX Vs 3 & 4

Episode 137

AvX 10, plus a million issues!

Episode 138

X-Factor 53 & 54
AvX 11 & 12 / AvX Vs 5 / Wolverine and the X-Men 15 & 16 / Uncanny X-Men 17 & 18 /
New Mutants 48 / Astonishing X-Men 53 / X-Men Legacy 272 / X-Factor 243 /
Uncanny X-Force 30 & 31

Episode 139

New Mutants 87 & 88
X-Men 35 & 36 / Wolverine and the X-Men 17 & 18 / AvX Vs 6 / Uncanny X-Men 19 /
AvX Consequences 1 – 5 / X-Men Legacy 1 / Uncanny Avengers 1 / All New X-Men 1

Episode 140

Uncanny X-Men 259 & 260
All New X-Men 2 / Uncanny Avengers 2 / Wolverine and the X-Men 19 & 20 /
Uncanny X-Men 20 / X-Factor 246 & 247

Episode 141

X-Factor 55 & 56
All New X-Men 3 – 7 / Cable and X-Force 1 & 2 / Uncanny X-Force 1 & 2 /
Wolverine and the X-Men 21 – 25 / Uncanny X-Men 1 – 3

Episode 142

New Mutants 90
X-Factor 248 – 252 / X-Force 3 – 5

Episode 143

Uncanny X-Men 261 & 262
Uncanny X-Men 4 & 5 / All New X-Men 8 – 10 / Wolverine and the X-Men 26 – 28

Episode 144

New Mutants 91 & 92 / X-Factor 57 & 58
X-Men 1 – 3 / Uncanny X-Men 6 – 8 / Wolverine and the X-Men 29 & 30 /
All New X-Men 11 & 12

Episode 145

Uncanny X-Men 263 – 266
Uncanny X-Force 3 – 6 / X-Factor 253 – 259

Episode 146

New Mutants 91 & 92 / X-Factor 59
Wolverine and the X-Men 31 – 34 / All New X-Men 13 – 15 / Uncanny X-Men 9 – 11

Episode 147

New Mutants 93
X-Men 3 & 4 / Finish X-Factor / All of Battle of the Atom

Episode 148

Fantastic Four Annual 23 / X-Factor Annual 5 / New Mutants Annual 6 /
Uncanny X-Men Annual 14 (Days of Future Present)
Amazing X-Men 1 / X-Men Gold 1 / All New X-Men 18 / X-Men 7 / Uncanny X-Men 14 / Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe 1

Episode 149

Uncanny X-Men 267 – 269
All New X-Men 9 / Wolverine and the X-Men 38 / Wolverine Origin 2 1 / Amazing X-Men 2 / Uncanny X-Men 15.I / Wolverine and the X-Men Annual 1 / Marvel Knights X-Men 1

Episode 150

MojoWorld

Episode 151

New Mutants 94 / Uncanny X-Men 270 / New Mutants 95 / X-Factor 60
All New X-Men 20 & 21 / Amazing X-Men 3 / Uncanny X-Men 16 / X-Men 9 /
Wolverine and the X-Men 40 & 41 / X-Force 1 / All New X-Factor 1

Episode 152

Uncanny X-Men 271 / New Mutants 96 / X-Factor 61
All New X-Men 22 / Guardians of the Galaxy 11 / All New X-Men 23 /
Guardians of the Galaxy 12 / Uncanny X-Men 17 / Magneto 1 / Wolverine and the X-Men 42 / Origin 2 3 /
Amazing X-Men 4

Episode 153

Finish X-Tinction Agenda
X-Men Legacy 300 / X-Men 10 & 11 / X-Factor 2 & 3 / Uncanny Avengers 18 /
Wolverine and the X-Men 1 / All New X-Men 24 / Guardians of the Galaxy 13

Episode 154

New Format!
New Mutants 98 / X-Factor 63 / Uncanny X-Men 273
X-Factor / Amazing X-Men / Nightcrawler / Cyclops / Magneto / All New X-Men 25 /
Southern Bastards / Sandman / Fear Agent

Episode 155

New Mutants 99 / X-Factor 64 / Uncanny X-Men 274
Wolverine and the X-Men / Uncanny X-Men / Amazing X-Men / All New X-Men / Ms. Marvel / Deadly Class

Episode 156

Uncanny X-Men 275 / X-Factor 65 / New Mutants 100
Uncanny X-Force / Uncanny Avengers / Original Sin

Episode 157

X-Factor 66 / Uncanny X-Men 276
Cyclops / New Invaders / Avengers Undercover / Outcast / The Wake/ Southern Bastards / Wicked and Divine / MPH

Episode 158

X-Factor 67 / Uncanny X-Men 277
Uncanny X-Men / All New X-Men / Amazing X-Men / X-Men / Nightcrawler /
X-Men 100th Anniversary Issue / Lazarus

Episode 159

Uncanny X-Men 278 / X-Factor 68
All New X-Factor / Uncanny X-Men / Original Sin / Original Sin tie-ins / Avengers Undercover / Walking Dead / Alex and Ada

Episode 160

Rahne of Terror / X-Force 1 / X-Factor 69 / Uncanny X-Men 279
Nightcrawler / Death of Wolverine 1 & 2 / Death of Captain America / Justice League / Flash

Episode 161

Kings of Pain Annuals
All New X-Men 30 & 31 / All New X-Factor 12 & 13 / Amazing X-Men / Death of Wolverine 3 & 4 / Original Sin 8 / Sandman / Batman Year Zero

Episode 162

X-Force 2 / Uncanny X-Men 280 / X-Factor 70
Uncanny X-Men 25 & 26 / AXIS 1 – 3 / Age of Ultron / Uncanny Avengers / Walking Dead

Episode 163

X-Men 1 / Uncanny X-Men 281 / X-Factor 71 / X-Force 3
X-Factor / Uncanny X-Men / Logan Legacy / Flash

Episode 164

X-Factor 72 / X-Men 3 / X-Force 4 / Spider-Man 16 / Uncanny X-Men 282
AXIS 5 – 8 / X-Factor 18 / All New X-Men 34 / Amazing X-Men 13 & 14 / Avengers / Wytches / Punisher & Eminem

Episode 165

Uncanny X-Men 283 / X-Factor 73 / X-Force 4
Amazing X-Men 15 / Uncanny X-Men 28 & 29 / All New X-Men 34 & 35 / Shazam TPB / Multiversity : Shazam 1 / Uncanny X-Men Annual and All New X-Men Annual

Episode 166

X-Men 4 / X-Men 2 / X-Factor 4 / Uncanny X-Men 284 / X-Force 6
Black Vortex / X-Factor 19 & 20

Episode 167

Uncanny X-Men 285 / X-Force 7 / X-Men 5 / X-Factor 75
Uncanny X-Men / All New X-Men / Secret Wars 2015

Episode 168

Uncanny X-Men 286 / X-Force 8 / X-Men 7 / X-Factor 76
Secret Wars 2015 1 – 4 / Old Man Logan / Southern Bastards / DC Comics

Episode 169

X-Factor 77 / X-Men 8 / Uncanny X-Men 287 / X-Force 9
Secret Wars 2015 5 / Secret Wars 2015 Tie-Ins /

Episode 170

X-Men 8 / Uncanny X-Men 288 / X-Factor 78 / X-Force
Secret Wars 2015 / Saga

 Episode 171

Shattershot Annuals – X-Men Annual 1 / Uncanny X-Men Annual 16 / X-Factor Annual 7 / X-Force Annual 1
Uncanny X-Men 600 / Extraordinary X-Men 1

Episode 172

X-Men 9 / X-Factor 79 / Uncanny X-Men 289 / X-Force 11
Secret Wars 2015 7

 Episode 173

Uncanny X-Men 290 / X-Factor 80 / X-Men 10 / X-Force 12
Many of the All New All Different Marvel First Issues

Episode 174

Star Wars VII : Force Awakens Episode

Episode 175

Uncanny X-Men 291 / X-Men 11 / X-Force 13 / X-Factor 81
Extraordinary X-Men 1 – 4 / All New X-Men 1 &  2 / Secret Wars 2015 8 / Alias / Captain America : White / Batman & Robin Eternal / New Deadpool Trailer

Episode 176

X-Men 12 / X-Factor 82 / X-Force 14 / Uncanny X-Men 292
Uncanny X-Men 1 & 2 / Extraordinary X-Men 5 & 6 / All New X-Men 3 / Secret Wars 2015 9 / Vision 1 / Scarlet Witch 1 / Batman Dark Knight III

Episode 177

 Extraordinary X-Men 7 / All New X-Men 4 & 5 / Uncanny X-Men 3 / All New Wolverine 1 – 3 / Worst X-Man Ever 1 / Old Man Logan 1 & 2
X-Cutioner’s Song – X-Men 13 / X-Factor 83 / Uncanny X-Men 293 / X-Force 15

Episode 178

 Extraordinary X-Men 8 / Uncanny X-Men 4 & 5 / All New X-Men 6 / Uncanny Avengers / The Wicked & The Divine / Superman : American Alien
X-Cutioner’s Song – Uncanny X-Men 294 / X-Factor 84 / X-Men 14 / X-Force 16

Episode 179

Uncanny X-Men 6 / All New X-Men 7 & 8 / Extraordinary X-Men 9 / Avengers Standoff – Civil War / Harrow County
X-Cutioner’s Song – X-Factor 85 / X-Men 15 / Uncanny X-Men 295 / X-Force 17

Episode 180

Civil War II 0 – 3 / X-Men Civil War II 1 & 2 / Uncanny X-Men 7 & 8 / All New X-Men 9 & 10 / Extraordinary X-Men / Their Not Like Us / Descender
X-Cutioner’s Song – Uncanny X-Men 286 / X-Factor 86 / X-Men 16 / X-Force 18

Guardians Team-Up 3

Posted by John Klein III on September 22, 2015
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Guardians Team-Up 3

Writer Sam Humphries

Artist Mike Mayhew

Colorist Rain Beredo

Letterer VC’s Cory Petit

Black Vortex, Part Six

The first two issues of this series feature the team-up with the Avengers.  The official Team-Up character for this issue is, Ronan the Accuser.

Issue opens with Ronan is chronicling his thoughts into a giant book.  He is on Hala, and I guess he is writing the last days of the city.  In space – Gamora, Beast and Angel – are fighting off the Kree along with Captain Marvel, Drax and Nova.  Ronan narrates throughout the issue, via the transcription.

Ronan introduces – Storm, Jean and Quill – to the Supreme Intelligence.  I haven’t read Ronan and Supreme Intelligence since Hickman’s Fantastic Four 600, so that was three and a half years ago.  I imagine, they are still, essentially, the same character.  Apparently, there is a Accuser Corps now.  Everyone has a Corps, these days.

Quill hints that the Black Vortex is a deadly item.  Ronan wants to pull back the Corps so that they can submit to the Black Vortex.  Supreme Intelligence denies this requests.  Maybe I have forgotten who has the Black Vortex, at this point, I thought it was somewhere on the Spartax moon.  Quill calls the Supreme Intelligence, Slimer.  Supreme Intelligence states that he knows about the Black Vortex.  If the Kree continue their fight, they have a 32.2 percent chance of surviving.  With the Black Vortex, the Kree’s chances drop to 2.01 percent.  The Supreme Intelligence is waiting out for the Kree Armada to act as the cavalry.

Guardians Team-Up 3 Lockheed 1

Spartax.  Ma Savage is fending off trespassers.  Team Pryde – Kitty, Lockheed, Agent Venom, Corsair, X23 and Beast – arrive to be Ma Savage’s cavalry.  Count, cavalry, as a word that I can’t spell without looking it up the first time.

When Lockheed wasn’t on the ship, at the end of All New 39, I was worried that the writers had forgotten him.  So glad he showed up here.  I’m a tad worried that we may lose Lockheed during this crossover, which I will admit, I worry whenever they make a point of showing him, more than once.

Guardians Team-Up 3 Lockheed 2

Agent Venom fires at someone, who is shocked that they are the holders of the Black Vortex.  We see that the person is none other than, Gara – Last of the Viscardi, an Elder of the Universe.  We met her way back in Black Vortex Alpha, the first part of this crossover.  She is here to destroy the Black Vortex.  I imagine Pryde would be cool with this, if she isn’t under the impression that the cosmic mirror can revert back, her three allies.

Thus ends, my three (well, two) favorite pages of the issue.

Ronan is disappointed that the Supreme Intelligence isn’t take his advice.  Quill likes to call Ronan, Big Guy.

Apparently I missed this, but the Black Vortex was wheeled in front of the Supreme Intelligence, so Quill has it.  Quill reasks if Ronan would really submit to the mirror.  Quill pretends that he is about to submit to the Black Vortex.  This causes the distraction that Ronan needed, to submit to the mirror.  His new costume design, isn’t that impressive or off model.

Guardians Team-Up 3 Ronan Cosmic Upgrade

Is he just wider?

Brennan 7.  Thane gets back to his flock, but they are all dead.  Ebony Maw, who is the white face imaginary friend, taunts Thane.  Ebony Maw, which is just ‘Man” but with a ‘w.’  Very clever.  Ebony Maw (it is nice to finally know his name) convinces Thane that he needs to go back to J-Son and seek revenge.  Thane is all for it.

Hala.  Ronan goes after Gamora, Beast and Warren.  Beast is distracted as he is trying to create a replica of Space-Time.

Nova makes a comment about how Ronan looks cool, for a guy wearing a bucket.  Which is funny, as Nova, himself, wearing a bucket on his head.  That Sam Humphries, funny guy.

Beast, the colossal failure and ruiner of things, that he is, sees the replica of Space-Time.  It has a massive Beast-caused rip in it.  Oh Beast, you are the worst!

Beast runs off, as he is a monster.  Gamora stabs Ronan through the chest and flies after Beats.

Issue ends with Ronan writing in that book.  The Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men will be remembered for saving Hala, as heroes.  Ronan will be a disgraced Accuser.  He was right, in submitting to the Black Vortex, as it saved the day but the Supreme Intelligence told him not to do it, so he betrayed his overlord.

Not a bad issue.  I probably won’t buy another issue of the series until issue five, which has Rocket teaming up with . . . The Pet Avengers!  I’m so pumped for that!