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Ultimate X-Men : Tempest

Posted by John Klein III on July 17, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Peterson - Brandon, Ultimate, Vaughan. Leave a comment

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Ultimate Sinister is going around killing people, turns out he didn't kill Northstar, BUT did kill Marrow – so that sucks
During a midterm, Shadowcat gets the 'bomb' away from Iceman, but Cyclops claims it would have blown up.
Everyone is under house arrest

Ultimate X-Men V1 47 pic.twitter.com/v2bMtSr0CK
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 15, 2024

Ultimate Shadowcat is stuck at the mansion with Iceman, Angel, Rogue & Dazzler – as the rest of the X-Men hunt Sinister
Which is silly as Sinister is at the Mansion by issue's end

Sunspot is introduced this issue too

Ultimate X-Men V1 48 pic.twitter.com/mFoBI0EOqJ
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 16, 2024

Ultimate Sinister throws Xavier down some stairs
Shadowcat saves Rogue's life from Sinister's point blank range bullets, then tries to save her soul when Rogue tries to shot Sinister
Sinister is locked up by SHIELD

Ultimate X-Men V1 49 pic.twitter.com/QQLzli7CSu
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 16, 2024

Ultimate X-Men : New Mutants

Posted by John Klein III on July 16, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Bendis, Finch - David, Ultimate. Leave a comment

Ultimate Angel is enrolled (his parents didn't want him)
Storm does not respect Shadowcat's dibs – for shame!
Beast's X-Men fansite causes all types of problems as middle America doesn't like an angel being considered a mutant

Ultimate X-Men V1 40 pic.twitter.com/98c8mjwfOo
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 12, 2024

Ultimate Shadowcat just stands around & is marginalize this issue
Beast has run away to the Emma Frost school, as he's jealous that Angel likes Storm

Ultimate X-Men V1 43 pic.twitter.com/O8Y7Sdo4Xm
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 12, 2024

Ultimate Shadowcat & the X-Men arrive for Emma Frost's press conference.
She stands next to a guy who likes the X-Men, so that's nice.
Sentinels arrive & bury Beast in some rubble, presumably killing him

Ultimate X-Men V1 44 pic.twitter.com/C6OaISS8Ua
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 15, 2024

Ultimate Storm tries to drop the Sentinel, but it is Shadowcat who short circuits it, thanks to Nightcrawler teleporting her up there
Beast is buried
Xavier apologizes to Emma for leaving her out & isn't sure what to do next

Ultimate X-Men V1 45 pic.twitter.com/8A9aO8rNjo
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 15, 2024

Deadly Genesis

Posted by John Klein III on July 15, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Brubaker, Deadly Genesis, Hairsine - Trevor. Leave a comment

Kitty doesn’t appear in issue 4, so I skipped it, but threw in the What If issue to make up for it.

X-Men #DeadlyGenesis 1
I had completely forgotten Lockheed is in the first issue!
Emma & Kitty are in Cerebro, Emma gets a flash of a NASA shuttle crashing to update New York
Scott, Logan & Rachel go investigate the crash
Banshee gets a video message from 'dead' Moira pic.twitter.com/8jGa5DmMkf
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 8, 2024

X-Men #DeadlyGenesis 2
Kitty, Beast & Emma rescue Logan from the Army
Beast & Kitty are trying to fix Cerebro, Havok isn't making it easy
Scott & Rachel meet their captor – who doesn't know how Logan works
Kurt & Logan on a road trip
Banshee gets killed by the Blackbird pic.twitter.com/RzUmrWNw5P
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 9, 2024

pic.twitter.com/6jWKCGPs6Y
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 10, 2024

X-Men #DeadlyGenesis 5
Gabriel/Vulcan reveals who he is to his brother, Cyclops, but Scott isn't buying it
Rachel escapes, & gets the X-Men
Everyone arrives & Xavier confirms Vulcan
Issue ends with Xavier revealing he can walk, but doesn't have telepathy anymore thanks to Wanda pic.twitter.com/XOTh2xCXx9
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 11, 2024

X-Men #DeadlyGenesis 6
Xavier & Rachel help tell Vulcan's story
Rachel frees Darwin from Vulcan's body
Logan fastball specials Kitty into Vulcan
X-Men bury their dead
Scott kicks Xavier out of the mansion
Vulcan heads toward the Shi'ar

Another example of Xavier being the worst pic.twitter.com/Flh2K4p3Fe
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 12, 2024

#WhatIf – #DeadlyGenesis
What if Moira's X-Men had lived
Vulcan is a world beloved mutant, but is keeping a secret
During Second Genesis, he killed the OG X-Men (minus Scott)
Scott is sad
New X-Men have been formed (including Kitty!)
They find out & banish Vulcan to Krakoa pic.twitter.com/AUwSu4tvMP
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 15, 2024

the miniseries that further shows how horrible Xavier is.

Ultimate X-Men : Blockbuster

Posted by John Klein III on July 12, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Bendis, Finch - David, Ultimate, What Remains of Edith Finch. Leave a comment

Ultimate Daredevil orders Spider-Man to get Logan out of New York City.
Spider-Man calls the X-Men in for help, in a team shot that was everywhere once this issue came out.

Ultimate X-Men V1 37 pic.twitter.com/RxAzM0yMlh
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 11, 2024

That time Logan walked in on Ultimate Shadowcat and the rest of the X-Men as they were eating breakfast.

Ultimate X-Men V1 38 pic.twitter.com/wYb2LnKLZR
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 12, 2024

Ultimate Jean Grey blew up a military helicopter & passed out
Nightcrawler takes her to Xavier
The mysterious woman eliminates herself to keep secrets from Logan
Storm tells Shadowcat not to look – which is kind – but too late

Ultimate X-Men V1 39 pic.twitter.com/u5IuHGQTlu
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 12, 2024

Ultimate X-Men : Return of the King

Posted by John Klein III on July 11, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Finch - David, Millar, Ultimate. Leave a comment

Starting an Ultimate X-Men Read Through!

That time Ultimate Shadowcat tried to thwart Magneto's plans

Ultimate X-Men V1 30 pic.twitter.com/nVGGCDI9cS
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 11, 2024

I like how Ultimate Magneto took the time to familiarize himself with Shadowcat, she's worried about him killing Logan
Colossus beats Magneto down, then Beast finishes him off later
Logan doesn't think an apology will be enough to calm Scott by issue's end

Ultimate X-Men V1 31 pic.twitter.com/5i5TDxLHm8
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 11, 2024

Ultimate Cyclops defeats Logan & kicks him off the team

At a big party, Iceman tries to convince Nightcrawler to give him & Kitty some champagne

Shame Kurt even has to serve drinks, but Xavier likes to pinch a penny wherever possible.

Ultimate X-Men V1 32 pic.twitter.com/HgO8HsSZh3
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 11, 2024

Uncanny X-Men 600

Posted by John Klein III on July 10, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Anka, Bendis, Uncanny. Leave a comment

The Trial of Hank McCoy, the Avengers’ Beast!

Kitty Pryde gets some interesting outfit changes during the course of this maybe hour.

Beast does NOT appreciate being put on trial for the actions that he clearly does.
Kitty Pryde came all the way in from space for this chat!
Beast walks away in a huff

Uncanny X-Men 600 pic.twitter.com/YZ1Fk9pqpO
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 5, 2024

20 minutes before Beast's trial, Illyana helps Kitty with an outfit change.
As thanks, Kitty paves the way for Colossus to forgive Illyana.
Which was unnecessary, as all he needed was to see Illyana again. So sweet!

maybe Piotr's truly last great moment?

Uncanny X-Men 600 pic.twitter.com/FW73ZBIdBs
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 5, 2024

As Beast walks away from his trial, Cyclops has been located in Washington DC
After Magik assists Kitty with another outfit change, we hear Scott's speech.

Thus the Bendis Era comes to a close, as does Cyclops' revolution.

Uncanny X-Men 600 pic.twitter.com/Rzfh3Po4lv
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 5, 2024

be better, Dr. McCoy!

SHIELD vs X-Men

Posted by John Klein III on July 9, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Bachalo, Bendis, Uncanny. Leave a comment

in one of Brian Michael Bendis’ final arcs of Uncanny X-Men, he had a story “SHIELD vs X-Men”

SHIELD has Hijack
Mystique has Dazzler & taking her DNA
Emma doesn't wear proper shirts
A guy poops in his suit
X-Men's known powers are shut down, but Magik can still use her sorcery
Goldball's balls are working again

This issue has everything!

Uncanny X-Men V3 19 pic.twitter.com/1KPuvwZYwj
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 1, 2024

Emma said Cyclops Was Right
Scott & Illyana suspect a Hank McCoy is behind the Sentinel attacks
They go to the Jean Grey School
Issue ends with Scott blasting Hank to his big blue face
SHIELD knows where they are now & have plans to arrest Scott

Uncanny X-Men V3 20 pic.twitter.com/e5YYuJpxIq
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 2, 2024

Magik joins Scott in not being able to control her powers
Storm has to take Magik out, she feels bad about it
Blob has become addicted 😦
Magneto rescues Dazzler
SHIELD Hellicarrier is being controlled by Not-Mysterio
Beast figures out who Not-Mysterio is

Uncanny X-Men V3 21 pic.twitter.com/fiJstiOeU7
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 2, 2024

Dark Beast was Not-Mysterio! Who saw that coming?
Magik & Hijack save Beast & Cyclops from a time bomb
Dazzler doesn't quite remember that she signed up for SHIELD herself, but she's been through a lot
Dazzler rejoins the X-Men

Uncanny X-Men V3 22 pic.twitter.com/tdSvbEivZ5
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 2, 2024

I forgot Dark Beast was the main villain of the arc

Uncanny X-Men Volume Three Issues 14 – 18, Plus Annuals

Posted by John Klein III on July 5, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: Bachalo, Bendis, Uncanny. Leave a comment

The Benjamin Deeds issue!
Magik thinks its going to be hilarious to have Teen Jean on the team.
This is the issue we get a taste of what Emma & Illyana's friendship is like.
I absolutely love the dress Bachalo has Illyana wear in this.

Uncanny X-Men V3 14 pic.twitter.com/IEhEnpJQ9v
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 24, 2024

Mystizzler points Magneto in the direction of Madripoor.
We get Magneto in an outfit that reminds me of X-Men First Class
Magneto runs into the fun Brotherhood
Mystique reveals she's been Dazzler

Issue ends with Kitty & the team wondering where Magneto is.

Uncanny X-Men V3 16 pic.twitter.com/FcuxpyJqZX
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 25, 2024

Magik drops the students off at Tabula Rasa (Montana represent!)
Eva comes back aged up & with a secret that Celeste now knows
SHIELD tries to arrest the students but Hijack gets them out of there, but shows off his powers
Cyclops kicks Hijack off the team

Uncanny X-Men V3 17 pic.twitter.com/iplcKeb5V4
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 25, 2024

pic.twitter.com/GJttTIxIeL
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 26, 2024

Eva Bell gets sent back to Morgan Le Fey times & works her way back to the 2099 that we all know
Unfortunately, only Sorcerer Supreme Anthony Stark is here
No signs of Magik
Issue ends with Eva back in the present with the rest of the students.

All New X-Men Annual pic.twitter.com/FMYFXrz6z4
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 27, 2024

In the Present, Kitty & O5 have been taken by the Shi'ar for Jean's trial
We get a flashback – Magik brings Kitty to Cyclops, she tries to kill him
Then how Kitty & O5 adjusted to living with Cyclops & his X-Men
I love seeing Kitty & Illyana together so much

Uncanny X-Men V3 18 pic.twitter.com/fakF2zQZt1
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) June 28, 2024

Best X Issues of 2024 – June

Posted by John Klein III on July 3, 2024

Posted in: Uncategorized. Leave a comment

as of June 26, 2024

X-Men V6 32
Blood Hunt : Magik
Fall of the House of X 5
Dead X-Men 1
X-Men V6 35
Fall of the House of X 3
X-Men V6 34
X-Men V6 33
Ultimate X-Men V2 4
Ultimate X-Men V2 3

Blood Hunt Magik is so good, ya’ll! I was having a rule where the top 10 had to have Lockheed in it (ideally, and hopefully) but Blood Hunt Magik is too good to not break such a silly rule.

Compared to May 29, 2024

X-Men V6 32
Fall of the House of X 5
Dead X-Men 1
Fall of the House of X 3
X-Men V6 34
X-Men V6 33
Ultimate X-Men V2 3
Rise of the Powers of X 4
X-Men Forever 3
X-Men Forever 2

Compared to April 24, 2024

1. X-Men V6 32

2. Dead X-Men 1

3. Fall of the House of X 3

4. X-Men V6 33

5. Rise of the Powers of X 4

6. X-Men Forever 2

7. Spider-Gwen Smash 2

8. Cable V5 1

9. Resurrection of Magneto 2

10. Women of Marvel V5 1

. . .

Compared to March 27 –

1. X-Men V6 32

2. Dead X-Men 1

3. Fall of the House of X 3

4. Spider-Gwen Smash 2

5. Cable V5 1

6. Resurrection of Magneto 2

7. Women of Marvel V5 1

8. Resurrection of Magneto 1

9. Ultimate X-Men V2 1

10. Fall of the House of X 1

. . .

Compared to February 28 –

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

. . .

Compared to January 31 –

X-Men V6 30

Dead X-Men 1

Spider-Gwen Smash 2

Resurrection of Magneto 1

Cable V5 1

Fall of House of X 1

Invincible Iron Man V5 14

Rise of the Powers of X 1

No End In Sight Crossover

Posted by John Klein III on July 2, 2024

Posted in: Review. Tagged: No End in Sight. Leave a comment

A three part crossover involving Magik’s Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, and Nova

#NoEndInSight 1
Uncanny X-Men Special 1
Issue opens with Magik feeling bad that she's not like the other New Mutants
Cyclops is captured because space bounty hunters didn't want to capture Havok
Emma's hair is white white
Issue ends with Benjamin Deeds working with Iron Man pic.twitter.com/viV2BlP4lz
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 1, 2024

#NoEndInSight 2
Iron Man Special
Emma doesn't trust Tony around triplets
I do love how its Mindee who is on this mission
I like Professor Magik, such respect
Iron Man & (secret) X-Men locate Death's Head so they can find Cyclops
The guy who took Cyclops needs Nova's help pic.twitter.com/WxyBxj7YGm
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 1, 2024

#NoEndInSight 3
Nova Special 1
Magik faces off against Iron Man
Triage is worried about becoming a forgotten X-Kid, which sort of happens to him
Cyclops is rescued

Silly crossover as guy everything was leading up to dies by falling off a ladder off panel, but a fun romp. pic.twitter.com/E7ygzc9vdF
— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) July 1, 2024

pretty silly romp

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Ultimate X-Men : Tempest

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Deadly Genesis

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Uncanny X-Men 600

SHIELD vs X-Men

Uncanny X-Men Volume Three Issues 14 – 18, Plus Annuals

Best X Issues of 2024 – June

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