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Moira MacTaggert Is Becoming One of the X-Men’s Most Horrifying Villains
Moira MacTaggert’s fall from grace in the Krakoan Age of the X-Men has been as rapid as it has been brutal. In a matter of months since the Inferno event that saw Jonathan Hickman bid adieu to the X-line, Moira has gone from the long-lived saviour of the Mutant dream to a bitter, vengeful force…
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Keeping the X-Men’s Greatest Secret Requires One Hell of a PR Campaign
Marvel’s mutantkind doesn’t die right now. Well, mutants do — they just come back. But only Krakoans know of the great secret their island nation has given their species… which makes it a very big problem when one of them perishes quite publicly. Just as Krakoa faces turmoil within, the X-Men right now are having…
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X-Men’s Hellfire Gala Is Already a Scandal, Surprising No One
After weeks of hype-building, the X-Men’s 2021 Hellfire Gala kicked off this week in the pages of Marvel’s ongoing Hellions, Marauders, and X-Force series. Unsurprisingly, the extravagant mutant gathering is already threatening to upend the delicate balance of power keeping humanity from going to war with Krakoa. Let it be said, though, that everyone arrived…
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Legion’s Heady Series Finale Brought Its Time Travelling Story Full Circle
Despite Legion’s visual flair and the quartet of powerful telepathic mutants the show began focusing on as it entered its endgame territory, its season finale was a relatively quiet, contemplative reflection on the emotional experiences that define people.