Fans seem to be split on the merits of X-Men: First Class, but recent news may indicate that development on the sequel may be going in a very Claremont/Byrne-oriented direction…
Tag Archives: X-Men
TOYS: Hasbro announces SDCC Marvel Legends exclusives
I really like the detail and playability factor in the Marvel Legends action figure line, and this year, at the San Diego Comic-Con, toy fans are going to get their chance to get their hands on an exclusive X-Men set. Take the jump for a Major Spoilers first look at the figures.
REVIEW: Avengers Vs. X-Men Round 5 (of 12)
AvX has been living up to its promise from the start, but with need to move the plot forward can it still keep the fight? Find out in the Major Spoilers review after the jump.
Stern Pinball announces X-Men pinball machine
Press Release
Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s only maker of real pinball games, announced today the availability of the X-Men pinball machine based on the Marvel comic book series.The newest addition to the Stern collection celebrates X-Men, one of the most popular comic book series to date. X-Men will join Stern’s revolutionary line-up of comic inspired machines including Spiderman, Iron Man and Batman.
SNEAK PEEK: Avengers vs. X-Men #6
FIVE hosts for the Phoenix Force!? Marvel sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Avengers vs. X-Men #6 by Jonathan Hickman and Olivier Coipel.
SNEAK PEEK: Avengers vs. X-Men #5
In stores right now is the latest installment of Avengers vs. X-Men. Marvel released a sneak peek to remind us all that your local comic book store is now open and that you should buy this book.
Major Spoilers Podcast #415: Podcasters Love, Trolls Kill
In this issue: Aliens attack, Rob is here, and Man Kills. It’s just another average day in the life of the Major Spoilers Podcast.
Show Notes after the Jump!
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: God Loves, Man Kills
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew takes a look at the X-Men arc, God Loves, Man Kills…
The story concerns a minister, the Reverend William Stryker, stirring up religious anti-mutant fervor and kidnapping Professor X in an attempt to eradicate all mutants. It is one of the most clear-cut examples of X-Men comics using mutant relations as a metaphor for real life race relations as well as being a general critic of prejudice and what was the growing political clout of televangelists.
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DVD: Blade and Wolverine Anime arrive in July
Press Release
Catch some of Marvel’s most dangerous Super Heroes when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Marvel Animation release BLADE ANIME and WOLVERINE ANIME on DVD July 31st. The two-disc sets will include all 12 episodes from each series, with epic battles and action-packed storylines, as well as six all-new featurettes. The series are guided by The New York Times best-selling author Warren Ellis (Iron Man: Extremis, Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis), and produced by Madhouse for Marvel Television and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan (SPEJ). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the distributor.
Major Spoilers Week in Review for June 03, 2012
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Major Spoilers. First, there was a holiday a couple weeks ago that threw everything out of whack. Then this past weekend, the Major Spoilers website packed up and moved to a brand new server (how do you like our new digs?), so our minds were a bit preoccupied with many things. That didn’t stop the news… on the march!
MOVIES: X-Men First Class sequel gets release date
X-Men: First Class was a pretty good movie, and it impressed the studios enough to green light a sequel.
TOP TEN: Top Ten Northstar Moments
Or – “His Original Costume Is The Only One That Isn’t Awful…”
With the recent announcement that Jean-Paul “Northstar” Beaubier would marry his long-time (you should excuse the expression) beau, Kyle, I started thinking about the long and illustrious career of Canada’s fastest man alive. From his earliest days with Alpha Flight to his current stay on Utopia, Jean-Paul has a long and storied career of heroism, haughty attitude and terrible costumes, but I imagine many of us only know him as Marvel’s first openly-gay superhero. Seems to me that it’s time to right that particular wrong…