Fallout Makes the Latest Case to Kill the Binge Model

Like pretty much everyone else this weekend, I’m watching the TV adaptation of Fallout. I’m really enjoying it, and there’s a lot about it to like, from its characters and sense of place to the way it incorporates the game’s mechanics and setting into a non-interactive format. It’s a very solid show that has the … Read more

The Incredible Comic That Could Tie X-Men ’97 and Deadpool & Wolverine Together

It’s been a big week for Marvel’s mutants. X-Men ‘97 blew the doors wide open with a haunting, epic episode that has everyone talking, while at CinemaCon, Kevin Feige introduced a rip-roaring batch of Deadpool & Wolverine footage. But as rumors continue to swirl as to who might be the big bad behind both of … Read more

The Comics History Behind Genosha, Marvel’s Fallen Mutant Haven

Image: Marvel Comics With all the suffering Genosha has witnessed, the scars of its genocide and the Decimation have never truly been recovered—but amends have more recently started to be made. At the first Hellfire Gala, after mutantkind had reforged a second mutant nation state on the living island Krakoa, the Scarlet Witch performed an … Read more

We’ve Seen About 10 Minutes of Deadpool & Wolverine

There’s exactly one Marvel Studios movie coming to theaters this year, but it’s one of the biggest to date. Deadpool & Wolverine is scheduled for release on July 26 and it won’t only be the first MCU film for Ryan Reynolds’ wisecracking killer, but also the MCU debut of Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. Who … Read more

X-Men ’97 Just Sped Through One of the Greatest Stories in Comics History

Adaptation is always a challenge—but it’s a particularly daunting one in the case of comic books, where a new medium has to reckon with translating sagas told across years of issues and continuity fluxes. For the most part, X-Men ‘97’s latest episode navigates this task the best it can, but the sacrifices it makes come … Read more

Cyclops Has Always Been This Good

When X-Men ‘97 hit Disney+ last week, enrapt viewers all shouted one thing—other than “To me, my X-men!”—as they saw Marvel’s mutants back in action: “Where has this Cyclops been?” Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 Picks The comics. He’s been in the comics. X-Men ‘97 has already proven to be a smash hit … Read more

How Marvel Navigates Its Behind-the-Scenes Drama Becoming Public

No matter how you feel about whether or not Marvel’s star is waning at present, few can deny the reality that it is still one of the biggest studios in Hollywood. But with that presence comes the very real fact that everything about it is news—especially when it’s mess. Who Should Be The New Wolverine? … Read more

Yet Again, the X-Men are Going Back to Basics

It’s time: Marvel is wiping the X-Men’s slate clean of the Krakoan era that’s been around since 2019. We’ve known this was coming for a while now (both in the comics and IRL), and after an ominous tease of the mutants rising from the ashes of their still ongoing war with Orchis, we now know … Read more

Why X-Men Weren’t the Model for Marvelous Mutant Movie The Animal Kingdom

For many of us, it’s impossible to hear the word “mutant” and not immediately think of the X-Men. Marvel’s 60-plus-year-old team of mutants, the subject of comics, movies, shows, toys, and more, have so dominated pop culture, especially over the past few decades, it’s a valid train of thought. So, when I tell you there’s … Read more

X-Men ’97’s Episode Titles Tease Some Intriguing Comics Pulls

In a few weeks, the ‘90s are back in style—well, if you’re a fan of Marvel’s merry mutants, that is. It’s not too much longer until X-Men ‘97, the new continuation of the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series hits Disney+, and Marvel has now dropped the titles for all 10 episodes of season one… including … Read more