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New X-Men-themed update to Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has released a new X-Men themed update for Marvel Future Fight, which unlocks the ‘Realize Potential’ functionality for Magik, as well as adding all new X-Men Phoenix Five Uniforms for both Magik and Namor. Together with the new additions, Netmarble also revealed more information on the new in-game content ‘Danger Room’ that was released […]

Mezco Toys’ Marvel NOW! Magneto One: 12 Collective figure revealed

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Mezco Toys have unveiled the PREVIEWS Exclusive Marvel NOW! Magneto action figure from the One:12 Collective line which goes on sale in March 2020, priced at $80.00; check it out here… Presented in his white fitted cloth costume with long cape, Magneto comes complete with magnetic force effects capable of holding […]

Comic Book Preview – The New Mutants: War Children

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Legendary writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz reunite with The New Mutants next week for the all-new one-shot The New Mutants: War Children; check out a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics… Don’t miss this momentous event as legendary creators CHRIS CLAREMONT and BILL SIENKIEWICZ reunite with Magik, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Cypher, […]

Marvel announces Venom Island variant covers

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Tying in with December’s Venom Island, Marvel has announced a series of variant covers for the month which feature the likes of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Captain Marvel battling their way through the symbiote-infested island. Check out five of the covers here… X-MEN #3 VENOM ISLAND VARIANT by MIKE MCKONE EXCALIBUR #3 VENOM […]

Disney delays Avatar sequels and The New Mutants, pulls the plug on Gambit and announces new Star Wars trilogy

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Following the completion of the Fox takeover earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company has announced an updated release schedule through to 2027 (!), which includes several delays – Artemis Fowl, Indiana Jones 5 (again), The New Mutants (again) and the Avatar sequels (again) – as well as dates for three brand new Star Wars […]

Marvel introduces a new era of X-Men with Dawn of X trailer and covers

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Marvel ushers in a new era of the X-Men this October with Dawn of X, which includes new line-ups and new stories for X-Men, Marauders, Excalibur, New Mutants, X-Force and Fallen Angels., and to prepare for the mutant revolution the publisher has released a trailer showcasing the brand new X-Men epoch; check it out here… […]

Nick Fury references Spider-Man and the X-Men in alternate Iron Man post-credits scene

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While 2008’s Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t until the film’s post-credits scene that fans first realised we’d taken our first step into a larger world, as Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury appeared to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, inviting Iron Man to be part of the Avengers Initiative. As it turns […]

Disney+ to include classic Marvel animated series including X-Men and Spider-Man

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The upcoming Disney+ streaming service is reportedly set to include fan-favourite comic book animated series as part of the launch offerings. According to the Disney+ Updates Twitter (via @gjkooijman, who is is currently beta testing the service in The Netherlands), the streaming service will include Spider-Woman (1979), Spider–Man (1981), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982), […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix finishes its theatrical run as the lowest grossing X-Men movie ever

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20th Century Fox’s X-Men series drew to a close back in June, the franchise ending with a bomb but no bang as Simon Kinberg’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix was ravaged by critics and suffered the worst opening weekend of any X-Men movie in its near-20 year history. Things went from bad to worse with the steepest […]