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Ever to Ashes: The Unadaptable Nature of the Dark Phoenix Saga

J. Andrew Deman — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 01:00:17 +0000

INTRO As Hollywood takes its second big stab at The Dark Phoenix Saga, the most popular X-Men storyline of all-time, certain age-old arguments about the adaptability of comics properties find new footing in our collective… [more]

Why I Dig X-Men: The Last Stand

Julian Darius — Thu, 22 May 2014 11:00:44 +0000

X-Men: The Last Stand" title="Why I Dig X-Men: The Last Stand" style="float:left;" />It’s widely believed that 2006′s X-Men: The Last Stand was a poor ending to the original X-Men trilogy. The film and 2009′s X-Men Origins: Wolverine seem to be regarded as the weak links in the X-Men movie… [more]

Chris Claremont on the Original Plan for Maddy Pryor

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:00:26 +0000

Chris Claremont’s run on X-Men / Uncanny X-Men was a milestone achievement for Marvel and super-hero comics in general, spanning seventeen years and hundreds of stories. One of Claremont’s more intriguing characters was Maddy Pryor… [more]

Alan Moore’s Miracleman and the Influence of Chris Claremont’s Dark Phoenix Saga

Julian Darius — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:53 +0000

Miracleman and the Influence of Chris Claremont’s Dark Phoenix Saga" title="Alan Moore’s Miracleman and the Influence of Chris Claremont’s Dark Phoenix Saga" style="float:left;" />Having reached the halfway point of Book One, let’s pause and consider the influence of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s Dark Phoenix saga on the way Moore presents his own hero-turned-villain, Kid Miracleman. (We’ve previously… [more]

X-Men: Phoenix — Warsong #5

Jonathan Stopek — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:34:25 +0000

X-Men: Phoenix — Warsong #5" title="X-Men: Phoenix — Warsong #5" style="float:left;" />Oh my god, that was so unbelievably AWFUL. Even the front cover, on which Marc Silvestri does an homage to, of all people, Greg Land???? How poor is that decision? If I were in the… [more]

House of Marvel #2

Jake Willis — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:16:58 +0000

WARNING: There are some SPOILERS AHEAD… Welcome to the second House of Marvel article, brought to you by me, Jake Willis, via the wonderful world of Sequart.com. As announced in the last column, this week… [more]

Confessions of a New X-Men Reader

Julian Darius — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 17:00:07 +0000

Grant Morrison made me care about the X-Men for the first time. Oh, I’d read the X-Men. I liked the ideas behind “Days of Future Past” and “The Dark Phoenix Saga.” I just didn’t care. And it didn’t help… [more]

Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You (Chon discusses the Phoenix comic without mutants)

Jeff Chon — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:36:11 +0000

Phoenix comic without mutants)" title="Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You (Chon discusses the Phoenix comic without mutants)" style="float:left;" />As I was walking through Chinatown last weekend, admiring the endless tanks filled with multicolored koi (which is my new passion of the moment), I noticed something very odd. The little Asian kids were mostly… [more]