I had completely forgotten it was not only a Battle of the Atom side title BUT also a Kitty Pryde miniseries, as she’s one of the main stars of the title.
#AllNewDoop 1 this is such a delight of a comic! I had forgotten it takes place during Battle Of the Atom Doop wants to marry Kitty Pryde pic.twitter.com/qshwWKrLya
#AllNewDoop 2 To try to convince Kitty Pryde to marry Doop, they go on a series of dates. Kitty is starting to be charmed by Doop I love seeing Kitty & Rachel's friendship in the 'modern' era of 2014. Doop discovers Kate Pryde is really Raze pic.twitter.com/VbIh0OQv6R
#AllNewDoop 3 Doop confronts Raze Doop confronts Iceman Iceman & Kitty talk about their relationship (they're not going to last) Issue ends with Doop needing information from Mama Doop
#AllNewDoop 4 We get Doop's origin story, and it is as zany as one would imagine. X-Statix gets featured. Shame Kitty Pryde is only in the one panel of this comic Issue ends with Logan going to fight Mama Doop pic.twitter.com/PWmMsqnPDz
#AllNewDoop 5 Kitty kisses Doop, who tastes like spicy peanut butter They can't be together, Doop likes being in the margins & if they were together, he'll be part of the main story Kitty decides to join Cyclops
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Kitty Pryde isn’t involved in The Twelve storyline, but here are the parts where she is involved in.
Uncanny X-Men 376#Apocalypse#TheTwelve Fiz the Skrull shows up at the mansion, & sets the stage for Secret Invasion – which isn't used years later for some reason Destiny left a diary, naming The Twelve, & now the time has come to take action, but what action? pic.twitter.com/YsDG7uaHEK
X-Men 96#Apocalypse#TheTwelve The 12 are being scooped up everywhere We meet some of the new Horsemen Scott's casual racism toward the Skrulls comes through – he may just not like aliens Kitty is on Team Logan to take him down
Wolverine 146#Apocalypse#TheTwelve Kitty & Team locate Death Logan Kitty puts up quite the fight against Logan Warren rescues her Logan stabs her in the leg Logan snaps out of it after he fights Warren Warren starts feeling his monster side emerging pic.twitter.com/ceLrrMfT7d
Wolverine 147#Apocalypse#TheTwelve Jubilee gets a hurt Kurt & Kitty to Moira Good Logan now has to fight Bad Warren across the city Betsy monitors the fight Warren snaps out of it, and heals a few people pic.twitter.com/kYwek8HbQ1
X-Man 60#Apocalypse#TheTwelve We learn that Caliban is one of the Horseman, as he attacks Nate Grey in his own mind Nate has to watch the X-Men fight against endless foes, and the last X-Man just so happens to be the best one, Kitty Pryde Which I love for the Caliban connection pic.twitter.com/v8GnoV6KAv
Uncanny X-Men 377#Apocalypse#TheTwelve The X-Men catch up to Apocalypse, who has gathered all of the 12 together Skrulls pretend to be Generation X, which is rude Meanwhile, Kitty & Team notice someone is stealing Cerebro files & head over to X-51's title to stop that process.
X-51 7 Doesn't seem that all connected to Apocalypse The Twelve, so someone is doing someone a favor tagging this on. Sentinels start attacking a facility near X-51, he gets involved, and issue ends with the X-Men showing up! pic.twitter.com/vPBCmAEQp1
X-51 8 X-Men assist X-51 with taking out the Sentinels then, ruh oh, X-51 gets taken over by bad programming The X-Men fight X-51 X-51 eventually comes out of the bad programming At least explains why these X-Men were not there for the ending of The Twelve storyline pic.twitter.com/4Hci2xSnVO
Si Spurrier got to use Magik in one of my favorite arcs of X-Men Legacy
I love this arc so much! David sees the Uncanny X-Men (& Magik) on TV He gets to hang out with his mom, Gabrielle Haller, before she is assassinated He goes to the Jean Grey School to hang out with Blindfold – love these two together Scott hears the drums
X-Men are there to help a mutant who merges people David doesn't care I like to think Magik wouldn't hurt Blindfold, she's just trying to focus David David v Magik is an amazing faceoff, great reaction meme David challenges Scott to a fist fight
Scott v David, no powers fist fight doesn't last long until powers are used David gets merged with the plant mutant, things get out of hand Blindfold picks up Magik's soulsword, but a robot prevents her from using it
The plot gets so complicated that David just hand waves away everything & explains the plot – which I appreciated & it wasn't all that necessary Scott & David come to an understanding as the Cuckoos knock David out, letting his inner (evil) Xavier out
SWORD has David Haller after the events of the previous arc Aarkus the Aetheric shows up, recaps the series thus far including a sweet one page recap that shows us what it would have looked like if it was drawn by Tang Eng Huat – which is fun to see his X-Men
When David Haller needs help, he knows exactly who to call . . . EVERYBODY! Nice to see Scott & Logan put their differences aside for a moment Magik does what she does Blindfold adopts, Destiny, as a code name
We finally got the September 2024 Solicitations, which means only one thing . . . Exceptional X-Men!
Wolverine 1, his eighth volume, I believe
(not even all of the variants!)
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1
EVE L. EWING • CARMEN CARNERO (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY JOELLE JONES • VARIANT COVER BY ROSE BESCH
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ROSE BESCH
WRAPAROUND CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
BRONZE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEÓN
BRONZE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEÓN
VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE
GODZILLA VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
FOIL VARIANT COVER BY EJIWA “EDGE” EBENEBE
KATE PRYDE LEADS A TEAM OF ALL-NEW X-MEN!
After the fall of Krakoa, Kate Pryde is trying to get as far away from all things X as she possibly can. She’s just a regular-degular bartender now. Definitely NOT getting ready to head up an ALL-NEW TEAM of wayward young mutants while avoiding the watchful gaze of Emma Frost. Nothing in this title but work, dating and staving off depression. That’s it. No never-before-seen EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN to see here!
This is already my favorite title of the From the Ashes relaunch, and we’re finally getting it!
I’m already slated to get the amazing Scott Koblish wrap around cover, but I’m willing to get any covers that feature Lockheed as well.
I don’t love the idea that Kate has to do this while avoiding Emma, when all of the covers show that Kate & Emma are clearly working together.
I’m really really hoping that Lockheed is in this series, and we’re not going to have another era of no or barely any Lockheed.
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DAZZLER #1 (of 4)
JASON LOO • RAFAEL LOUREIRO (A)
Cover by TERRY DODSON & RACHEL DODSON
DAZZLER VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
DAZZLER VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
VARIANT COVER BY ASHLEY WITTER
WINDOWSHADES VARIANT COVER BY MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
VARIANT COVER BY YASMINE PUTRI
GODZILLA VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE
FOIL VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
SO BRIGHT THIS STAR!
DAZZLER, Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress, has been in and out of the limelight over the years – but now the time has finally come for her to take center stage! Dazzler embarks on a new world tour, the culmination and celebration of her entire musical career! And along for the ride is her new road crew: Domino, Strong Guy and Multiple Man! But while Dazzler may be ready to focus on her music, her celebrity-mutant status and a violent attack may sideline the entire endeavor before it’s even begun…
Each issue features original song lyrics from Ali’s notebook! Don’t miss the concert – and comic – event of the year!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
I am also super excited about this Dazzler miniseries! I wish it was an ongoing.
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We are introduced to the Outliers in Uncanny X-Men 2 & 3, double shipping.
X-Force 3 with Rachel
X-Men 4 with Magik vs Trevor Fitzroy
NYX 3 with a dead mutant, rough start to a relaunch
Phoenix 3, Jean and Starjammers vs the Black Order
X-Factor 2 has Polaris
Avengers 18, I really like how we can transition from X-titles to Avengers titles now that Storm is on the team. Hyperion shows up.
Marvel really is lending What If to any property with What If Donald Duck was Thor?
A new Spirits of Vengeance title
Marvel Zombies : Dawn of Decay 1 of 4, Groot starts another round of Zombies, with a focus on the Avengers. I usually like to look at these and see if any mutants show up. Kate Pryde shows up a bunch in these. In the good ones, at least.
Deadpool Team-Up 2 of 5, so each issue isn’t a team up, but the entire cast including Crystar, are joining him on a mission each issue? Seems like a better title could have been used.
Wolverine Revenge 2 of 5, so Sabretooth is already back?!
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I just kept scrolling pass Venom War, but then it was just never ending.
Venom War : Zombiotes 2 of 5, is a fun title
Venom War : Wolverine 1 of 3, so this event is going to last a while
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ULTIMATE X-MEN #7
PEACH MOMOKO • PEACH MOMOKO (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO • VARIANT COVER BY DIKE RUAN
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY WES CRAIG
VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY WES CRAIG
MEET THE MUTANTS’ NEW MENTOR, PSYLOCKE!
• After the climactic finale of issue #6 and the surprise new teammate they found, Mei, Hisako, Nico and the mutants need some guidance!
• Fortunately, the mysterious Kanon is an older student with a surprising amount of expertise…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
back to the good stuff!
I can’t wait to see what happens in 6, and how Kanon guides them.
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I’m glad Deathlok is getting a 50th Anniversary Special, that’s cool
I read Marvel isn’t publishing Star Wars after these 50th issues, so that’ll be nice to cut back on all of the scrolling.
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The trades!
Dark Web Omnibus
Collecting DARK WEB #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #14-18, VENOM (2021) #13-16, DARK WEB: X-MEN #1-3, DARK WEB: MS. MARVEL #1-2, DARK WEB FINALE #1, MARY JANE & BLACK CAT #1-5, GOLD GOBLIN #1-5 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM.
528 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
Seems like a lot of money for just X-Men 1-3 and Finale 1
Ultimate X-Men Volume 1
ollecting ULTIMATE X-MEN (2024) #1-4.
152 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
I would highly recommend this collection.
Ms. Marvel : The New Mutant Volume 2
Collecting MS. MARVEL: MUTANT MENACE #1-4.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
Weird they’re not just calling this, Ms. Marvel : Mutant Menace
Solid collection though, but I suspect issue two is going to stick out as quite the side quest.
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So the only thing I’m really looking forward to is Exceptional X-Men 1, but Ultimate X-Men 7 and Dazzler 1 are nice too.
Magneto is giving Maria Hill intel The X-Men rescue Goldballs (today's Egg) Sentinels arrive I love how some of these X-Men have broken powers, so everything is a challenge for them again Cyclops blasts the Sentinels and the X-Men get away Bachalo is fantastic
Magik secretly a Scemma fan I immediately take to Goldballs of the new recruits Magik confronts Scott about his use of, Revolution Magik tells Ben she'll break him, he's still interested They go to Eva's house so she can collect some personal items
Avengers confront the X-Men Magik is willing to kill Captain America, but Scott clears up that misunderstanding X-Men make it back home Magneto reveals he's pretending to be a mole – Magik doesn't like the plan Magik has a great idea for prank for the Avengers
Uncanny X-Men go to the Jean Grey School Scott tells Kitty she's doing a great job The new mutants experience their first Danger Room Something bad is happening to Magik's powers Uncanny X-Men recruit Past Warren & the Cuckoos
Dormammu makes the mistake of thinking he can punish Magik for what is happening in Limbo (after the Phoenix Force broke her powers) Instead, he unleashes the Darkchylde & gets beaten to an inch of his life because of it. Pray to Me, indeed! Irving is a legend Uncanny X-Men V3 5 pic.twitter.com/oCTGXHbogW
I love Scott checking in with Illyana so much, this is where their friendship truly begins Illyana shares what happened in Limbo Scott suggests they go to Doctor Strange & she agrees. Unfortunately, everybody is sent to Limbo first – against their wills.
Every new class of mutants has that one that doesn't leave an impression – that's Hijack for me, who is introduced this issue Dormammu wants Magik to see the X-Men die in front of her Maria Hill recruits Dazzler to SHIELD
This is the issue where Doctor Strange agrees to mentor Magik, and I love it so much. This is a past version of him as she wasn't sure she could trust the present day Avenger version. Magik has the totality of Limbo within her, so she needs some help.
Goldballs is allowed to go home Some mall cops shoot Hijack I like how Magik is a fan of Goldballs Magik & The Cuckoos show up to rescue him & intimidate the cops Scott & Magneto are going to heal each other through training Dazzler wants to interview Goldballs Uncanny X-Men V3 8 pic.twitter.com/rOKdu9wpSy
Hijack is displaying his powers Mindee goes brunette Dazzler is confronted by the X-Men as they rescue Goldballs Magik sends Maria Hill on a vacation Emma. Disco. Dazzler gets replaced by Mystique
Eva Bell finally gets a spotlight as we learn she can move people in time as she moves Magik forward in time by a minute Magneto meets with Maria Hill There is a Pro-Cyclops rally, so of course, Scott wants to go X-Men are attacked by Not-Mysterio
Not-Mysterio is a giant robot, being operated from Not-Mysterio from a safe distance Hijack can't deprogram it & Magneto can't rip it apart Magneto destroys it with other metal pieces around him
Mystizzler continues her plans to take over Madripoor
Blackheart Captain America Cyclops Hulk Omega Red Shuma-Gorath Spider-Man Wolverine
Marvel vs Capcom : Clash of Superheroes
Captain America Gambit Hulk Spider-Man Venom War Machine Wolverine
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Blackheart Cable Captain America Colossus Cyclops Doctor Doom Gambit Hulk Iceman Iron Man Juggernaut Magneto Marrow Omega Red Psylocke Rogue Sabretooth Sentinel Shuma-Gorath Silver Samurai Spider-Man Spiral Storm Venom War Machine Wolverine
Guile, finally representing Street Fighter in one of these games. I always think he’s more popular in the mythos, but maybe that’s just the Street Fighter movie making me think that.
I’m going to play as Marrow, Gambit & Storm to recreate my X-Men 35th Anniversary era team.
Punisher, the Arcade Game, is included in this, so I’m excited to see what happens after the fourth level.
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Also, I’m not good at these fighting games. I own Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, and played enough to get some easy trophies, but I’m redownloading the game now to see if there’s anymore I can try to earn.
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so funny, as on Father’s Day, I saw this video
Thanks to MojoPlays for hosting their own video
weird they don’t put the numbers on the titles, as they do on WatchMojo and MsMojo
I immediately went to see if those early fighting games were available anywhere, and two days later, we’re getting them!
That’s good timing.
I’m so happy this collection is coming to PS4!
now let’s hope we can get the Konami Arcade game and X-Men Legends 1 & 2 remastered next.
and Capcom’s Mutant Apocalypse (weird how that one isn’t included in this game)
#WolverineFirstClass 2 Kitty & her dance class friends have Dazzler tickets, but no one to take them This is during the phase where Kitty is shy around Kurt (which is sad) Issue ends with Kitty defeating Sabretooth (its Logan's birthday) & Logan driving her to the concert pic.twitter.com/094Lv7OFLl
#WolverineFirstClass 4 Lady Shadra of the Catpeople, secretly Kitty Pryde, allies with the New Men (& Bova) and fight against Man-Beast poor sweet Prosimia dies As thanks for winning the battle, High Evolutionary restores Kitty to her proper human self pic.twitter.com/lEPHjlAxlU
#WolverineFirstClass 5 Shaman calls Logan to come assist in a hurt Alpha Flight member, Citadel. Logan brings Kitty along We get a flashback adventure to Citadel, who got stuck in his armor Unfortunately, its too late & Kitty phased him through, but he didn't make it 😦 pic.twitter.com/gp5370gQLu
#WolverineFirstClass 6 Logan wants to watch hockey but has to watch Kitty & visiting young Illyana, Siryn & Amp (from issue 1!) A trip to the Danger Room startles Illyana, who opens a portal, but since she's not been to Limbo yet, its just a simple portal – which is nice pic.twitter.com/0cL91tvxsX
#WolverineFirstClass 7 Kitty believes Colossus has a girlfriend as he leaves to meet up with Darkstar – who is getting him messed up with something awful Kitty experiences what happens when she loses control of her body while phasing – it isn't great pic.twitter.com/20ebbFoo5h
#WolverineFirstClass 8 The Collective faked Kitty's death, as it doesn't want to be rescued Collective absorbs Colossus & Kitty – Kitty's love for Piotr overwhelms, so she is in charge & saves the day Kitty is convinced to pursue Piotr even harder (ugh)
#WolverineFirstClass 10 Logan has a new training exercise – Kitty has to get to her parents' cabin by herself Instead, the two of them come across two werewolves (one being Werewolf by Night – Jack Russell) & of course, Logan gets bit, so now we have Werewolferine! pic.twitter.com/ov0ltbsevq
#WolverineFirstClass 11 Jack Russell & Kitty are trying to get to her parents' cabin, they are out on their anniversary – something Kitty completely forgot – in a nice touch that she's going to keep forgetting about her family Logan's healing factor finally kicks in, day is saved pic.twitter.com/JHJpXmx9xy
#WolverineFirstClass 12 The last issue of the Fred Van Lente era! Kitty gets a new mentor-Cyclops! Van Lente poses the question I still think about Costume or Uniform? Which side are you on? Uniform (Logan) or Costume (Scott)? I side with Kitty, She burns her Uncanny 149 costume pic.twitter.com/rGqMESk8bc
The Future Brotherhood from Battle of the Atom return to finish what they started
but first, Raze shows up in No More Humans
X-Men No More Humans Starts off strong, with a great mystery of where did all of the humans go. Raze of Battle of the Atom is gathering mutants from ruined timelines, trying to get them shelter, but no humans, so that isn't good. Then ends with some Dark Phoenix nonsense Not bad pic.twitter.com/85opQDgWJv
All New X-Men V1 27 We get confirmation that this is the return of the Future Brotherhood, even though Deadpool & Molly are still alive. We get Mystique's two children's origins Triage can heal himself Our team is losing Issue ends with Xavier II & Xorn Jean taking out Teen Jean pic.twitter.com/Cy2NmwLfzE
All New X-Men V1 28 We get the origins of the Future Brotherhood, and the explanation of how the dead ones are back. Kitty & Magik spend the issue being mentally tortured by Mindee. Issue ends with Laura back in the fight. pic.twitter.com/J6sjTGw9ui
All New X-Men V1 29 We find out Xavier has been controlling the Brotherhood for year Xavier II has everyone fight each other Jean takes out Xavier Issue ends with SHIELD having Raze & Xavier, so are they still there? Angel & Laura drive off on Cyclops' motorcycle
I recall Last Will of Testament leaving me cold, and thinking this was one of the lesser stories of Brian Michael Bendis’ X-Men run, so I thought a second read through years later might change my opinion.
Let’s see if it does!
Uncanny X-Men V3 23#LastWillTestamentOfXavier I remember this story being confusing & a waste, so I'm hoping a second chance helps. She-Hulk needs to gather all of the X-Men. Dazzler is back after Mystique pretended to be her Matthew Malloy is doing something Magik is great pic.twitter.com/EKH7TWAFBd
Uncanny X-Men V3 24#LastWillTestamentOfXavier Jean Grey School X-Men invite Scott & his X-Men to the school so She-Hulk can read Xavier's last wishes Xavier is married to Mystique, which I don't think is ever explained Also, Xavier has been keeping a mutant secret (Matt Malloy) pic.twitter.com/wVelRZu5QW
Uncanny X-Men V3 26#LastWillTestamentOfXavier Scott, Logan, Rachel, & Storm are going to find Malloy, but Scott isn't happy Maria Hill/SHIELD are doing a lousy job of connecting with Malloy Bobby isn't handling Xavier's death well Hill recruits the X-Quad as they approach pic.twitter.com/0bXzuJLumY
Uncanny X-Men V3 27#LastWillTestamentOfXavier Rachel uses too heavy of a hand with Malloy, & he sends everyone home. Scott gets thrown straight into the snow No one knows where Logan was sent I love Magik & Scott so much together Issue ends Scott decides to just talk to Malloy pic.twitter.com/BCjCPpQP36
Uncanny X-Men V3 29#LastWillTestamentOfXavier Magik gets help from past Dr Strange Malloy doesn't want to listen to Magneto, but he does like Scott Beast told the humans & now they going to attack Magik, Scott & Malloy get nuked Issue ends with Eva going back to past Xavier pic.twitter.com/o2JZ8dFGJv
Uncanny X-Men V3 30#LastWillTestamentOfXavier Eva explains to Xavier why he needs a different plan for Malloy, he doesn't appreciate it Everyone knows Scott is dead, but Kitty is the only one thinking of poor Illyana. Malloy kills Emma Issue ends with Eva bringing Xavier forward pic.twitter.com/7FC6y5Vjz0
Uncanny X-Men V3 31#LastWillTestamentOfXavier You could essentially just read the first issue (23) and this one, and get everything. Time is rewritten. At least we didn't see Kitty die. Malloy is never born, Xavier is not married to Mystique, & Cyclops closes his school. pic.twitter.com/DEEl33Jb1Y
• CARMEN CARNERO (A/C)
Shadow and Flame with Magik 