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Jordan Peele met with Marvel for X-Men and walked away…what happened!?

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Jordan Peele x Marvel Studios is something most people would clamor for. The visionary filmmaker is known for bold ideas and striking visuals, which would fit nicely into Marvel’s new era, but it didn’t pan out that way. Rumors swirl that he met with the studio over the MCU Blade project or Midnight Suns, but […]

Marvel Studios’ X-Men film finds its writer in Michael Lesslie

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X-Men have broken into the mainstream again with the new series X-Men ’97, and now Marvel is gearing up to bring them back to live-action. Deadline reports that Marvel Studios has attached a writer to their upcoming X-Men film, which would serve as the team’s official debut in the MCU. The outlet reports that Hunger […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1

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The search for En Sabah Nur’s successor begins this coming week as Marvel Comics launches X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on […]

X-23 is Uncaged with Sideshow’s new Wolverine Premium Format Figure

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Sideshow has unveiled a new addition to its Marvel collectibles line with the upcoming Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format Figure which is available to pre-order now, priced at $685; check out the promotional images here for both the standard and deluxe unmasked edition… Sideshow presents the Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format™ Figure. This awesome Marvel […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: The Wedding Special #1

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Mystique and Destiny tie the knot next week as Marvel Comics releases X-Men: The Wedding Special #1, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below ahead of its release on Wednesday… WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA! Mystique and Destiny are one of the most beloved — and longest running — gay couples in history. […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men ’97 #3

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Marvel Comics releases X-Men ’97 #3 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… DANGER ABLAZE! Powerful new foes descend on the X-Men, endangering not just our merry mutants – but any innocent civilians caught in the crossfire! Will humanity’s improved opinion of mutants survive the chaos – and […]

Comic Book Preview – Giant-Size X-Men #1

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Marvel Comics releases Giant-Size X-Men #1 on Wednesday, and you can grab yourself a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… THE AVENGING ANGEL LOSES HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS MAZE OF THE MIND! A mysterious card has lured the dashing Warren Worthington III, A.K.A.. ANGEL of the X-MEN, to a […]

X-Men ’97 Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of X-Men ’97… The home stretch of X-Men ’97‘s first season has begun and the show is still finding new ways to up the ante with captivating drama, character work, themes, action and animation. ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’ is a great opener to the three-part-finale, bringing all the elements […]

The end is coming in Marvel’s X-Men ’97 finale trailer

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After some incredibly tense and tragic episodes, the three-part finale to the first season of X-Men ’97 begins this Wednesday with ‘Tolerance is Extinction – Part One’. Marvel has released a final trailer for the series, teasing the events to come as the X-Men must unite in the wake of their losses and division to […]