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X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Terminator: Dark Fate lead biggest box office bombs of 2019

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2019 may have seen box office records broken left, right and centre, with Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame overtaking Avatar to become the biggest movie of all time and helping Disney to absolutely annihilate the studio record for the most receipts in a single year. However, it seems the Mouse House also holds another record from last […]

IDW Publishing announces Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition

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IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate the work of industry icon Jim Lee this October as Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition joins the publisher’s multiple Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition line. “While I had intended to follow in my father’s footsteps and become a doctor, comics were always my passion, and incredibly, more […]

Sophie Turner “would kill” for X-Men return

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Although Marvel is yet to announce its plans for the X-Men following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets, it seems safe to assume that the least likely scenario for the studio would be to simply pick up where X-Men: Dark Phoenix left off and continue the series. However, that hasn’t stopped […]

The New Mutants writer believes the numerous delays have been “good for us”

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The New Mutants screenwriter Knate Lee recently spoke to Empire Magazine about the long-delayed superhero film and had something surprising to say about the many delays. All of the drama surrounding the film’s many setbacks isn’t a bad thing according to Lee, as he feels it actually helped the film, rather than hinder it. “In […]

A new team of X-Men form in trailer for Children of the Atom

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This April, a group of young mutant heroes join forces to form a new team of X-Men in Marvel’s Children of the Atom, a new series from writer Vita Ayala and artist Bernard Chang, and you can check out a trailer right here which features comments from Ayala and Marvel editor Chris Robinson. The events […]

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

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Marvel Comics releases X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 this Wednesday, and you can find a preview of the issue right here… Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a […]

House of X and Powers of X come to Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has announced the latest update for Marvel Future Fight, which is inspired by the House of X and Powers of X comic book storylines and introduces all-new characters, X-Men-themed uniforms and various gameplay improvements. New uniforms include a House of X uniform for Wolverine and Magneto, a Marvel Girl uniform for Jean Grey and […]

Lana Condor to play Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse

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It looks like we can add another mutant to the ever-expanding roster of X-Men: Apocalypse, with Bryan Singer taking to Instagram to reveal that newcomer Lana Condor will play the character Jubilation Lee, a.k.a. Jubilee… Jubilee has previously made cameo appearances in the original three X-Men movies, with Katrina Florece portraying her in X-Men and […]