To make tracking what was the best X-related comics of 2024 easier, I’m making a handy monthly update post. Be fun to see who started out early, and who makes it to the end.
As of January 31, 2024 –
Going to be fun once we get 10 issues
With all of the talk of Fall of the House of X, and Rise of the Powers of X, people have been referencing the Messiah Trilogy – Messiah Complex, Messiah War (crossover between Cable and X-Force), and Second Coming. Kitty nor Magik are in the first two parts, but Magik shows up quite a bit in the beginning of Second Coming – until she’s taken off the board, and then, she’s the fetch quest in X-Men : Second Coming – Hellbound. Which she’s barely in, and is rescued, and then doesn’t even appear in the final chapter of Second Coming. Kitty only appears twice in it, and this is the crossover that happens right after Magneto has brought her back to Earth, rescuing her from the bullet. So she’s in a containment fish tank.
So here’s my Twitter recap of the mostly Magik and Kitty appearances during Second Coming.
Mostly, this is a holding pattern for my next big X-Twitter project that I’ll hint at more as we get closer to it.
So that’s pretty much it.
Let’s see what is happening in Marvel Comics in April 2024!
I’m passing on Blood Hunt, and no X-Men involvement, so that seems like an easy decision
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ULTIMATE X-MEN #2
PEACH MOMOKO 
• PEACH MOMOKO (A/C)
ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE CHOI • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
THE ULTIMATE X-MEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL!
• High school, that is! It’s a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her new powers…
• Where she meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (A.K.A. Maystorm), who understands all too well the challenge Hisako faces.
• And they team up to embark on a creepy adventure to learn who is behind the creepy shadow that has been haunting – and taunting – them!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
I hadn’t realized Ultimate X-Men was 40 pages, that’s pretty awesome. The more Momoko, the better, I say!
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Ultimate Storm debuts in Ultimate Black Panther 3! That should be amazing.
Deadpool gets an all new ongoing by Cody Ziglar and Rogê Antônio.
Spider-Gwen : Ghost Spider 1, finds Gwen moving back to 616, so that’s disappointing after how much I’ve been enjoying 65 and Smash.
There are vampire homage variants for the Blood Hunt event. Probably so the trades are out in October. Or the story concludes in October. One of those.
J.M. DeMatteis is back with Spider-Man : Shadow of the Green Goblin, a story involving Proto-Goblin.
There’s a Roxxon Presents : Thor, with the Roxxon Era of Comics beginning, so we’ll see how that plays out.
Kid Venom 1 of 4, takes place in Japan, 977.
There’s a Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver mini, April will be issue 3 of 4, I have to see if that’s any good.
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MS. MARVEL: MUTANT MENACE #2 (OF 4)
IMAN VELLANI & SABIR PIRZADA • SCOTT GODLEWSKI (A) • Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
THE (IN)FAMOUS X-MAN!
Now that Kamala is very notably and very publicly an X-Man, she is attracting all sorts of attention…and you know who uses attention as currency? That’s right – it’s the return of the X-Men’s old media mogul mastermind – MOJO!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Ms. Marvel vs. Mojo is an interesting idea for her second outing as a mutant.
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What If? Venom was Dr. Strange, okay
G.O.D.S. 7 of 8, though it doesn’t list the 8.
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #4 (OF 5)
GERRY DUGGAN • LUCAS WERNECK (A) • Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH • VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
EMMA FROST VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST • EMMA FROST VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST
FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY Felipe Massafera • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
MY ALLY, MY ENEMY!
They say a wounded animal can be the most dangerous kind of animal to face. As the fight between the mutants and Orchis reaches a deadly pitch, a startling revelation rocks the X-Men to their core. The two series that are one come together in one horrible betrayal as the Krakoan Age nears its conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Magik made it to one of the covers! Looks like she’s back to the Bachalo outfit, but with a more covered up shirt?
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RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #4 (OF 5)
KIERON GILLEN • R.B. SILVA (A/C) • CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY BRYAN HITCH
JUBILEE VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW • JUBILEE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
VARIANT COVER BY CHAD HARDIN • FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY David Nakayama
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
WHO IS TRAITOR X?
In the aftermath of the greatest betrayal in X-Men history, the Quiet Council in exile must act. They have a plan. Can anyone, or anything, survive the experience? As the Krakoan Age barrels toward its conclusion, the two series that are one converge on an act that will live in infamy!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
I wonder if this Quiet Counsel is just what we’re calling Xavier, Doug, and Rasputin IV’s little squad?
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Avengers 12 & 13 are still helping out the X-Men during Fall of X, so that’s nice. Especially as they seem to be busy with vampires elsewhere.
Resurrection of Magneto 4 of 4! Magneto returns to the land of the living!
Dead X-Men 4 of 4, everything is concluding!
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X-MEN #33
GERRY DUGGAN • JOSHUA CASSARA (A/C)
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
WHITE QUEEN MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
WHITE QUEEN MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
VAMPIRE VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT • MICRONAUTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
X-MEN X-SSEMBLE!
If there were ever a time to rally the troops and take the fight to the enemy, it’s NOW! Stand side by side with the X-Men as they head for their final stand! They can’t stop ALL of us!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Joshua Cassara is back on covers AND interior art! This is going to be amazing!
I still wish Lockheed could have made it to this cover, but what a cover regardless!
Magik back in a gold look that I like more than the Fall of House of X outfit.
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X-Men Forever 2 of 4, and now, Rachel is accounted for as well! We get Phil Noto’s Doug Quiel Counsel portrait cover too.
Cable 3 of 4, well that’s disappointing, I was hoping this was an ongoing. I may be an Old Dad, and just not adjusting to the idea that ongoings are not a thing anymore. I really hope Irene Merryweather is part of the supporting cast of this title.
Invincible Iron Man 17, has a vampire variant of Emma about to stab Tony, but is this still consider a Fall of X title?
Weapon X-Men 2 of 4, still a very clever title. Exiles team of Wolverines.
X-Men 97 2 of 4, Sabretooth vs Wolverine, a story as old as time.
Wolverine 47, Laura Kinney vs. Lady Sabretooth, or Savage Sabretooth, so that seems fair.
Wolverine 48, Graydon Creed is back!
Wolverine : Madripoor Knights 3 of 5. I really should have been following solicits earlier, I had no idea Claremont was returning to Wolverine or giving us a sequel to Uncanny X-Men 268. (I originally wrote 265, so I was pretty close!)
So odd they are reprinting every issue of the original Secret Wars , wouldn’t one just buy the trade at this point? Maybe proceeds go to Bob Layton? AND priced at today’s comic prices? Just buy the trade.
Uncanny X-Men 130 is being reprinted as well, first appearance of Dazzler, and second appearance of Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost.
Spider-Woman 6, I may have forgotten this was written by Steve Foxe. Jessica is moving away from New York, and maybe joining a new Champions. Does she still have her child?
So many Marvel comics I’m not interested in as I scroll quickly pass all of the other Spider-titles, Captain America, and Moon Knight.
Power Pack : Into the Storm 4 of 5, still waiting for the first issue to come out, should be soon.
Night Thrasher 3 of 4, still resisting becoming a New Warriors title, I see.
So many Star Wars titles I have to scroll pass too!
Did Marvel buy CrossGen? How do they have the rights to Mystic?
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/CrossGen
Apparently Disney had bought CrossGen in 2004, for a million dollars, then six years later, it was folded into Marvel in 2010 (to save you the math), and they tried to release three series in 2011, that failed. So trades it is!
Also, I have zero interest in CrossGen, a company I hadn’t thought about since, well before 2004.
They’re releasing a Danny Ketch Ghost Rider Omnibus! 1216 pages for $125, might have to track this one for a sale.
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EXCALIBUR OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC ANTHONY WINN COVER
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, EVAN SKOLNICK, RICHARD ASHFORD, CHRIS COOPER, TODD DEZAGO,
WARREN ELLIS, FABIAN NICIEZA, JOHN OSTRANDER & MORE
Penciled by STEVE BUCCELLATO, KEN LASHLEY, TERRY SHOEMAKER, IAN CHURCHILL, JOHN ROYLE,
AMANDA CONNER, TERRY DODSON, DAERICK GROSS, DAVID WILLIAMS, CARLOS PACHECO, CASEY JONES, ROB HAYNES, CHRIS MARRINAN, RICHARD BENNETT, JAN DUURSEMA, TONY DANIEL, STEVE SKROCE,
AARON LOPRESTI & MORE
Covers by ANTHONY WINN & JOE MADUREIRA
A dark new era dawns for Excalibur! Meggan and Nightcrawler face despair as Captain Britain and Cerise are ripped from the team. Phoenix holds the key to Brian’s return, but is the cost too high to bear? And what has Brian become? As Excalibur relocates to Muir Island, Nightcrawler learns a startling secret and a Phalanx invasion introduces a strange new – or old – ally. Who or what is Douglock?! Wolfsbane, Colossus and the sardonic Pete Wisdom join the team as Excalibur faces a struggle for the Soulsword, a battle against the alien Uncreated and the threat of X-Man…but as Kitty finds romance in the most unlikely place, will Brian join the London Hellfire Club? Collecting EXCALIBUR (1988) #68-103 and ANNUAL #1-2, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #4, X-FACTOR (1986) #106, X-FORCE (1991) #38, X-MAN #12, PRYDE AND WISDOM #1-3, and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #174 and MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1996.
848 PGS./Rated T+ …$100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-95763-6
Trim size: 7-1/4 x 10-7/8
Excalibur Omnibus Volume 3, 848 pages for $100, is a deal!
So will be four omnibi by the time it is all over.
I started with the epic editions, but if I knew omnibus were coming, I would have waited.
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Avengers Omnibus V2 by Kurt Busiek and George Perez, 1248 pages for $125, also a deal worth seeking sales for.
whoa, Claremont’s X-Treme X-Men got the omnibus treatment as well! Volume 2 is 816 pages for $100, and contains the Kitty Pryde / Karma miniseries, Mekanix, and X-Women 1, and X-Treme X-Men 25 – 46, and X-Men Unlimited 39. So the whole series is two omnibi. I’m tempted by this as well!
Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Volume 4 is always a good time too, issues 112-133, so we’re still in the Ultimate Shadowcat years there.
There are listings for epic trades as well, so that line is still moving forward.
hey, Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection – Assassin Nation (such a clever title!) is getting a new printing. $45 for 480 pages.
X-Men Episode Collection Volume 12 – The Gift is getting a new printing. Paul Smith’s X-Men and Alpha Flight 1 & 2 (the title The Gift story – first part of the X-Men Asgardians story too). Uncanny 189 – 198, and Cockrum’s Nightcrawler and Lockheed miniseries. $50 for 512 legendary pages.
Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man : Reign is getting a new printing so expect a lot of Mary Jane spider-sperm memes to return.
Civil War II is getting a new printing for some reason.
so a pretty good month!
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I’m interested in :
Ultimate X-Men 2
Ultimate Black Panther 3 (for Storm)
Ms. Marvel : Mutant Menace 2
Fall of the House of X 4
Rise of the Powers of X 4
Resurrection of Magneto 4
Dead X-Men 4
X-Men 33 is going to be my favorite of the month
X-Men : Forever 2
Cable 3
10 titles seems about right.
What are you interested in?
I felt pretty disconnected from Rise of the Powers of X 1, so I thought I’ll read Sins of Sinister. It has 11 chapters, but Kate Pryde and/or Magik are only in or referenced in six of those chapters, so that helped narrow it down.
For whatever reason, I’m not a big Mister Sinister fan. I like Kieron Gillen writing Sinister, but I may just be burned out on the character.
Chapters I skipped –
2 Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants
3 Nightcrawlers 1
7 Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants 2
9 Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants 3
10 Nightcrawlers 3
I have no regrets skipping these.
The event just feels built to have chapters skipped, as we leap from 10 years to 100 years to 1000 years, so it doesn’t need to be followed that closely.
Also, reading Nightcrawlers 2, made me realize why I wanted to skip this event, it is an alternate universe with a finite moment, and besides Rasputin IV, has no lasting effects, but we learn about the Dominion, which is what Rise of the Powers of X is all about, apparently.
So it was an interesting event, but you would be fine if you just stick with Sins of Sinister and Sins of Sinister Dominion. oh, and maybe Immoral X-Men 2 that introduces Rasputin IV.
I reviewed the bulk of X of Swords (only the issues that had either or both Kate Pryde and Magik in it) on Twitter, and are are the reviews.
The only parts I did not review were :
3 Wolverine V7 6
10 X-Men V5 13
12 X-Men V5 14
18 Hellions 6
What an event!
As we do every year, I look at the films coming out in 2024, and see what there is to be excited by.
You can follow along at :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2024
January
Mean Girls The Musical is the first film of 2024 I’m excited to see. I do love me a musical, and I like the movie, and Tina Fey is back with the script and being in the film. Tim Meadows is also coming back as well. I know it was a big success on Broadway, but I haven’t heard any of the songs. Paramount producing, so I’m going to write these so my future self knows which streaming platform should get it first.
Jake Johnson, of New Girl fame, and a slew of other movies, has written and directed his first film, Self Reliance, and I’m excited to see what this is about. Stars Anna Kendrick, Andy Samberg, Christopher Lloyd, and Wayne Brady. Hulu producing.
Dolph Lundgren wrote and directed, Wanted Man, with Kelsey Grammer starring in it.
February
Madame Web, is the first superhero movie of the year, and I’m not sure if I would do four weeks of comic tie ins to the film. I definitely have enough Spider-comics to cover any number of films, but none of them with Madame Web, Julia Carpenter, or Mattie Franklin. So I might just do the film review. At least, I don’t think I have any comics featuring any of them on the cover. Film stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott.
Bob Marley is getting a biographical film being made about his life, which seems highly overdue.
Ewan McGregor and his daughter, Clara, will star together in the film, Bleeding Love.
Lights Out, an action thriller, has a good cast with Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Dermot Mulroney.
Drive-Away Dolls, Directed by Ethan Coen, and co-written by him and Tricia Cooke, starring Beanie Feldstein, Pedro Pascal, and Matt Damon.
Ordinary Angels, nice seeing Hilary Swank coming back to movies. Her co-stars are : Alan Ritchson and Amy Acker.
Beau Bridges is still starring in movies, and I’m loving that for everybody, in The Neon Highway. Apparently he’s been doing guest spots on television series and making at least one movie a year for years now, I have a lot to catch up on.
March
Dune : Part Two, I still haven’t gone back and tried to watch pass the 20 minute mark of the first film.
Spaceman, which I thought was a comedy starring Adam Sandler, but then I saw Paul Dano, and checked and it is supposed to be a space drama. Carey Mulligan and Kunal Nayyar are also in it. So some jokes should be had. Netflix producing.
Kung Fu Panda 4, was demanded? I guess?
Damsel, a dark fantasy film, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Angela Bassett. Netflix producing.
Jena Malone is in an upcoming movie, and I love that, A24’s Love Lies Bleeding, also starring Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris.
Peter Five Eight, I guess Kevin Spacey is allowed out of movie jail. Rebecca De Mornay, is the name that caught my eye.
Ghostbusters : Frozen Empire, here’s hoping we get Extreme Ghostbusters in live action, but with Winston in the Egon role. Everyone is back for this : Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Bill Murray.
April
The Frist Omen, so another Omen prequel. April, the new month for horror films to come out so they can be available digitally in October. Such a relic of the past. Bill Nighy is in it.
Godzilla x Kong : The New Empire, probably catch this on HBO Max. Dan Stevens is in it, and not too many other name actors, so hopefully this is 80% monster flick.
Rebel Moon Part Two, so not too long of a wait. Netflix. I’ll probably watch the first one eventually.
Untitled Universal Monsters film?! I hope they go with that name (weird that they haven’t landed on a name, but maybe because that would spoil things?). Hopefully Invisible Man is in it. Dan Stevens and Kevin Durand are part of the cast.
A24’s Civl War, looks super intense. Starring Kirsten Dunst, her husband, Jesse Plemons, and Nick Offerman.
Zendaya’s Challengers is finally being released after the trailer broke the Internet.
May
The Fall Guy, action comedies are back! Starring The Gos, Emily Blunt, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Amy Winehouse is also getting her own bio flick, starring Marisa Abela, which also feels overdue.
My Ex-Friend’s Wedding, starring Amanda Seyfried, sounds fun.
John Krasinski’s IF sounds like a lot of fun! He wrote, directed, and stars in it, along with Ryan Reynolds, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt (what?!), Maya Rudolph, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Meloni, Awkwafina, John Stewart, and Richard Jenkins.
Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga, George Miller is back with the script and directing, and I still haven’t seen Fury Road. I like the idea of Anya Taylor-Joy playing a young Charlize Theron. Chris Hemsworth seems to be going full ham as the villain.
ugh, the Garfield Movie, and Chris Pratt as Garfield?! Double ugh. ugh ugh
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, I have no idea why I’ve been dumb and haven’t really watch any of these new Apes films, I should correct that.
June
Ballerina, the first recognized spin-off of the John Wick franchise (I guess they’re not counting that Peacock show, and Nobody hasn’t officially joined the universe yet). I started the first Wick film, and I need to get on top of this franchise.
Inside Out 2, I’m still confused why this is getting a sequel, outside of “it made a bunch of money.” I imagine Riley is going through puberty now?
They’re making a fourth Bad Boys film?!
A Quiet Place : Day One, a prequel and doesn’t have Krasinski writing nor directing it? Probably not a day one watch for me.
Kevin Costner is back to westerns with Horizon : An American Saga – Chapter 1, which he co-wrote and directed. Jena Malone is having quite the comeback (maybe she never left?), Michael Rooker, Luke Wilson, Jeff Fahey, and Will Patton also star.
July
Of course they are making a fourth Despicable Me movie. I wonder if Walker D has outgrown it now that he’s ten. We’ll have to wait and see.
Twisters, yes, the inspired sequel to Twister. I do love a disaster film, so probably watch this once it is streaming. Glen Powell and Maura Tierney are starring in it.
Deadpool 3, the movie I’m most excited for in 2024! I’ll definitely dedicate July of my podcast to four comics starring Deadpool, which I have plenty of. Shawn Levy is directing and co-writing, along with Ryan Reynolds, who is of course, back as Deadpool. Other stars are : Hugh Jackman (!), Morena Baccarin (!!), and Jennifer Garner (!!!) so we’re having a lot of fun with the FOX films.Karan Soni from the first two films is back as well. Also back from Deadpool 2 – Stefan Kapici (voice of Colossus), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic), and Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio). Plus, maybe some surprises?!
August
M. Night Shyamalan is back with Trap, starring Josh Hartnett.
Eli Roth is making a Borderlands movie?! See, if I was getting Game Informer in physical form, I bet I would have heard about this. Cate Blanchett is in this?! Kevin Hart and Jack Black, that makes sense to me. Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis are also interesting choices.
James McAvoy is in a horror film, Speak No Evil.
I wasn’t expecting to get Horizon : An American Saga – Chapter 2, in the same calendar year, much less two months apart. That seems like an odd choice. I guess they didn’t want an intermission?
Alien : Romulus, the ninth film in the Aliens franchise, and a stand alone film. Isabela Merced will be in this, so that’s impressive she has two franchise films now. Well, three counting Dora.
Kraven the Hunter, so Sony is releasing two Spider-adjacent films in 2024? I doubt I have any Kraven comics to review for the podcast. I still wish this was subtitled “First Hunt” so then we could get a Sinister six film, and then Last Hunt, to conclude the trilogy. Film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Kraven, and also stars Ariana DeBose and Russell Crowe.
September
Beetlejuice 2 is finally coming out! Are they in Hawaii?! Tim Burton is back directing, and the Smallville / Wednesday creators – Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, are co-writing it. Jenna Ortega joins Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara from the original film. Willem Dafoe is also going to be in this.
Transformers One, the animated prequel to the live action films. Which explains the cast with Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, John Hamm, and Laurence Fishburne.
Saw XI, this franchise is back! I still haven’t seen one since IV, maybe? I should catch up with this too.
October
am I just not excited about a lot of films, or are there not as many known films?
Joker : Folie a Deux, I’m only excited about this being a musical and Lady Gaga is in this. I’ve had my imagination run wild with the success of this spurring on other superhero musicals. Catherine Keener is also in this.
White Bird, a spinoff sequel sort of film to Wonder is FINALLY coming out after the trailer was released extremely early. Helen Mirren is the grandmother of Auggie’s jerk classmate, and we’re given her WWII story. Gillian Anderson is also in this, though I don’t remember seeing her in the trailer.
Smile 2, I haven’t seen the first one, but I need to. Naomi Scott stars in this one.
Wolf Man, nice to see a new werewolf movie, starring Christopher Abbott, who is in a few movies this year.
Terrifier 3, there’s whole franchises I’ve never heard of. A Christmas theme horror franchise apparently.
November
Venom is about to become a trilogy! What a banner year Sony is going to have! I may have a Venom comic in my collection. I need to see if Agent Venom is in any of my Guardians of the Galaxy comics that Kitty Pryde was a member of. No title yet. Juno Chiwetel Ejofor are also starring in it. Kelly Marcel is directing and she wrote the script too. I need to rewatch Carnage, as I fell asleep in the theater and we own it digitally, just haven’t had a reason to go back to it.
Barry Levinson’s Alto Knights is coming out, starring Robert De Niro and Debra Messing.
Gladiator 2, the sequel I don’t think many were asking for. Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe isn’t listed in the cast list, so that’s interesting. Denzel Washington, Djimon Hounsou Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, and Matt Lucas are starring.
Wicked : Part One, I had no idea we were getting a film adaption of the musical! I’m surprise they are splitting it into two parts, unless that makes sense? Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh star in it.
December
The Lord of the Rings : The War of the Rohirrim, I wasn’t expecting a Lord of the Rings movie either! It is animated, and that sounds like it could be a lot of fun. Brian Cox will be one of the voice actors in it.
Apparently there is a Karate Kid movie coming out?! Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, so a bridge movie but not related to Cobra Kai?! That sounds awkward.
Mufasa : The Lion King, I guess a musical CGI Disney prequel? Seth Rogen and Bill Eichner are lending their voices.
Sonic 3! I didn’t think we were getting this either. I’m way out of touch. James Marsden isn’t listed in this, and probably because he wasn’t really used in the second film. Should be fun to see Shadow in live action. Walker D should be extremely excited for this.
Nosferatu is getting yet another remake. This time written and directed by Robert Eggers. Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (having himself quite the year), Willem Dafoe is in this, which must be a fun callback to Shadow of the Vampire, a fictional retelling of the filming of the original Nosferatu.
Jordan Peele ends the year with an untitled project, that is also uncasted.
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That is 2024 in film, as far as we know. I’m sure news of projects will come out and unannounced films. I recognize these are all mostly known projects, hence, why more original properties are not being created, but I did look at cast for the films I didn’t recognize to see if I was excited about any of those.
No Christian Bale films are slated, nor Ben Affleck, nor Freddie Prinze Jr., so hopefully that changes.
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Just for my future reference, these are the Marvel shows we are supposed to get in 2024 :
January – Echo
Fall 2024 – Agatha : Darkhold Diaries
Eyes of Wakanda, sometime
X-Men 97, maybe in 2024?
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man animated series, that has the Slingers in it!
So no real podcast plans to tie in to any of these except for X-Men 97.
Here we are, in the final issues of X-Men Gold!
Last Issue!
Again, this has been a very solid series, outside of the questionable ships of Kitty/Piotr and Rachel/Kurt.
and that one time Storm kissed Gambit.
The gang is back together!
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/x-men-titles-march-2024-krakoa-era-finale?linkId=253799416
X-MEN #32
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by PHIL NOTO
Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
On Sale 3/6
Besties with bloody blades! Kate Pryde and Illyana Rasputin have been best friends for a long time. They’ve had good times, and they’ve had bad times. One thing they can always agree on? Stomping anti-mutant bigots’ heads.
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If you’re going to own one comic of 2024, make it X-Men V6 32!
The Shadow, The Flame, and Magik are reuniting!!!
Kate Pryde, Lockheed, and Magik, I didn’t think we’ll ever get them back together
I think, going forward, as I’m 41 issues away from owning all of Lockheed’s appearances, I’m going to buy current books from eBay, and see how that works out.
I’m beyond excited for this!
Here are the next batch of X-Men Gold Twitter reviews I did.
I think one more collection of posts should fill out the rest of the issues, plus two annuals
Here are the next batch of my reviews of X-Men Gold, Issues 11 through 17.
Plus, X-Men Blue 13, 14, and 15.
I had thought, because of the era of the title, there were going to be more crossovers, but Mojo Worldwide was the only crossover.
No tie ins or anything, which is pretty impressive.
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| Joyland (2013)… on Heroes For Hope Starring the X… |
| Ron on Emily VanCamp |
| John Klein III on Exceptional X-Men 12 |
| MoxieMk5 on Exceptional X-Men 12 |
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| Joyland (2013)… on Heroes For Hope Starring the X… |
Shadow and Flame with Magik 
