x-men
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Is Making Ms. Marvel a Mutant a Boost or a Step Backward?
The last few months have been quite a time for Kamala Khan and her legions of fans. From her (initially leaked to widespread scorn) fridging and death in Amazing Spider-Man #26, to her resurrection and the not-so-shocking-yet-still-befuddling reveal that she is in fact a Mutant as well as an Inhuman, to the announcement that she…
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The Original X-Men Are Coming Back, but Only One Is Staying
The X-Men turn 60 this year, and Marvel is celebrating in style by killing a bunch of them in a horrifying terrorist attack, kickstarting the downfall of an age of Mutant progress, and now by returning to an idea they first did a decade ago. Sounds about right for the heroes forever fighting for a…
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The Wolverine Was the Reliable Soldier Fox’s X-Men Needed
Whatever you think about the movies individually, the best thing to come out of Fox’s X-Men films has always been Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. He stepped in for Dougray Scott due to Scott’s scheduling conflicts with Mission: Impossible 2, and the Australian actor turned out to be a great fit for the part—something Fox has never really…
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This Marvel Poster Highlights the Gorgeous Fury of the Phoenix Force
Marvel Girl. Phoenix. Dark Phoenix. Sometimes just regular ol’ Jean. Over the decades, Jean Grey has adopted many looks and identities as one of the X-Men’s most iconic heroines. But try as she might, Jean will never escape the legendary Phoenix saga and its impact on her — and as this gorgeous poster shows, the…