SDCC’12: Kotobukiya announces Storm Bishoujo variant

Kotobukiya has two Bishoujo Storm statues coming our way in July.  One is traditional Storm, wearing a black costume, but for those at the San Diego Comic Con, the company plans to unveil a white variant exclusive to the show.

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REVIEW: X-Men #8

Why are kids turning up missing in New York? Why were the X-Men attacked by humanoid lizards in the sewers? And what does Spidey have to do with all of it? Though I’m sure you’ve put it all together by now, you can get the whole reason after the jump. . .

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Marvel Sneak Peek: X-Men: Worlds Apart #1

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With Storm split between her duties as Queen of Wakanda, and an X-Men, Marvel’s X-Men Worlds Apart may have Ororo deciding which world she will stay in.  Marvel has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of the first issue that arrives October 15, 2008.

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Fantastic Four #543

Or – “When Is A Surprise Ending NOT A Surprise?”

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There’s a theory that circulates around my comic shop about the Fantastic Four, that states that people misunderstand the roles of the members. Contrary to popular assumption, says our thesis, Sue is NOT the heart of the Fantastic Four. That’s Ben Grimm, the member most likely to respond on an emotional level. Likewise, Ben is not the steel in the FF’s backbone, it’s Sue that truly acts as the team’s fist, the spine that will not break, even when everything has gone to pot and a big purple fat guy wants to eat the whole planet. That’s what made her decision to walk during the events of Civil War so stunning, not merely that this woman left her husband and family, but that the central pillar that kept the FF upright was gone, leaving only a wishy-washy squishy Reed to babble and freak out and build horrific implements of torture for Darth Stark’s super-stormtroopers. So, since this is Major Spoilers, and we already know the fallout of this issue (Stephen previewed it months ago), how do we get there?

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