13th Nov2024

Wolverine Wednesday #80

by Ian Wells

Wolverine #2 Writer: Saladin Ahmed | Artist: Martin Coccolo | Colourist: Bryan Valenza | Letters:Cory Petit I think it is best to describe my review of Wolverine #1 as lukewarm, although I had plenty of positives to talk about. Admittedly I was expecting more of the same going into the second instalment, but I was […]

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23rd Oct2024

Wolverine Wednesday #79

by Ian Wells

Wolverine #1 Writer: Saladin Ahmed | Artist: Martin Coccolo | Colourist: Bryan Valenza | Letters: Cory Petit Wolverine comes roaring back with a new number one. It’s good that we didn’t have too long a wait between one series ending and the next one starting. After all, we are in his 50th year so he […]

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21st Aug2024

Wolverine Wednesday #77

by Ian Wells

After a summer holiday and some postal delays, I am finally back covering all things Adamantium-laced. Although there are only two books to cover this month, I feel enough time has passed that I can do a Wolverine-centric review of Deadpool and Wolverine complete with spoilers. Life of Wolverine #1 Writer: Jim Zub | Artist: […]

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20th Mar2024

Wolverine Wednesday #72 – 50th Birthday Celebration Part 1

by Ian Wells

Wolverine Firsts These are the building block issues that made up the character to be “The best there is…” Oct-Nov 1974 Incredible Hulk #180-#181 Writer: Len Wein | Artist: Herb Trimpe | Inker: Jack Abel | Colourist: Glynnis Oliver | Letters: Artie Simek So where did it all begin? Rather simply like a lot of […]

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28th Oct2020

eBuying Comics: Week 45

by Ian Wells

The Fantastic Four may well be Marvel’s first family but the X-Men are very much my family. I was a fan of the animated series as a kid and like most people was drawn to Wolverine and the infrequent appearances of Cable. There was something about Rogue that a young me didn’t understand! Things really […]

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08th Jul2020

Wolverine Wednesday #35/eBuying Comics: Week 39

by Ian Wells

With the world of comics slowly returning to normal, or the new normal at least I thought I would do what all great comics do and do a crossover. So in this installment of both Wolverine Wednesday and eBuying Comics I will be taking you on a whistle stop tour through my collecting history, the […]

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01st Nov2019

eBuying Comics: Week 30

by Ian Wells

From their humble Silver Age beginnings, to comic culture behemoth, to Marvel’s first successful movie franchise. The X-Men have certainly had a roller coaster ride in their fifty six years existence. Starting out with a roster of five (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel) led by Charles Xavier the ranks of the X-Men increased […]

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27th Aug2019

‘Marvel Tales Featuring X-Men #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by Marvel Comics I remember reading recently that DC Comics top brass were a little miffed that their more recent stuff is still being outsold by their older stuff. Like classic coke beating new coke, the people at the top always seem to be the last […]

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19th Feb2018

It’s time for the [X-Men] wedding of the year!

by Phil Wheat

It’s almost time for Kitty Pryde and Colossus to tie the knot… but a Marvel wedding is never a simple affair! In this essential companion to the X-Men Gold (issues #26-30) story ‘Til Death Do Us Part, get a glimpse at Kitty and Peter’s march toward wedded bliss! It’s a celebration, Marvel style, with all […]

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28th Jul2014

Marvel Comics announce ‘Star Wars: The Marvel Years’ Omnibus

by Phil Wheat

n 1977 Marvel Comics published the very first Star Wars comic-book series. Now Marvel are re-presenting those original adventures in its over-sized Omnibus format with Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years collecting Star Wars (1977) #1-44 and Annual #1. It’s the return of the Jedi to Marvel in an opening volume that begins with Star […]

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18th Jan2014

Chris Claremont returns with Nightcrawler #1

by Phil Wheat

Prolific and iconic X-Men writer Chris Claremont teams with fan favorite artist Todd Nauck for Nightcrawler #1 – an all-new ongoing series starring the one and only fan-favourite fuzzy blue elf. When Nightcrawler sacrificed his life to protect mutantkind, a hole was left in the X-Men’s ranks that has never been filled. Now, with his […]

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03rd Jul2013

Preview: Chris Claremont’s restored ‘Marada The She-Wolf’

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics have announced the launch of a new hardback of Marada The She-Wolf by Chris Claremont (The Uncanny X-Men; Excalibur; Captain Britain; Fantastic Four; Gen 13, Sovereign 7) and John Bolton (Man-Bat; Shame: Pursuit; Books of Magic). Hitting stores on November 12th 2013, this is the shield-shattering saga of Marada, the white-haired, blood-soaked swordswoman and […]

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