Although the X-Men franchise managed to break it’s “Annual” habit in the first half of this decade, it’s recently discovered an even more debilitating addiction: specials. Barely a month goes by without Wolverine embarking on a forty-eight-page killing spree, or a supporting character seizing their moment in the sun. It’s difficult to see a reason [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.

During the “Heroes Reborn” event, the Hulk title was reportedly scheduled for cancellation so that the character could [...]

Coming at the end of a sub-par arc, this issue feels like something of a return to form for X-Factor. The book’s speciality is placing relatively conventional X-Men plots in a more realistic setting, and Peter David imbues the story with a real sense of pace as Mutant Town collapses in the aftermath of Arcade’s [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
While Claremont was doing his not entirely horrendous run on Fantastic Four earlier this decade, three companion miniseries came out [...]

With Carey’s increasing handle on the property and Brubaker/Fraction’s promising-sounding run, PAD’s position of writing the best X-book isn’t as secure as it once was, but that reflects the improving quality of the line rather PAD getting any worse. Even so, the events of Messiah Complex meant that the X-Factor’s stride wasn’t simply broken, rathar [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue at random, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
The Genis-vell incarnation of Captain Marvel had been hanging on the edge of cancellation for so [...]