Thanks to Disney throwing the equivalent of a European annual GDP budget at 20th Century FOX, the X-Men are coming home to Marvel. While it’ll still be years before we see the iconic X symbol or even the unsheathing of a trio of Adamantium claws from the burly arms of a certain wanderer, one thing is for certain: The X-Men are going to be given the chance to shine in comic books once again.
We've recently heard that Fox is continuing to develop any X-Men movies already in production despite the fact that Disney is in the process of taking over Fox's movie and TV assets. So what's actually happening?
What If? has mostly been a brand with sporadic appearances, confined to limited one-shots and mini-series since the 2000s. That’s not changing, but hell, at least we’re getting six new What If? one-shots later this year that stars everyone from Thor to Ghost Rider. Here’s a breakdown of the issues that are headed to shelves soon.
That massive Disney/Fox merger is a lot closer to happening as details on how the merger will take place has reportedly being revealed to shareholders before their official vote on the matter.
It seems Fox is learning some lessons from previous disappointing X-Men movie and wanting to keep it a little more grounded this time round. And introduce Aliens. Wait, what?
These high heels were made for stabbing, and that's just what they'll do! One of these days this Deadpool figure is going to walk all over you!
Just what has resulted in The New Mutants being pushed back more than a year from its original 2018 release date? It seems a certain demonic clown and its box office and critical success had something to do with it. Plus, details revealed on a scrapped end-credits scene that would have feature a famous Mad Men actor as a classic X-Men villain.
Nothing beats having a stack of comic books, a warm bed and a hot cup of your caffeine of choice by your side. Wait, something totally does: Cheap comics. Over on Comixology, Marvel is currently having a sale that includes some incredible gems for under a buck. Here’s a few recommendations from me on what’s worth an impulse buy.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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