Comic Corner: An Astonishing Occasion!

You may have already received your invitation to the special event coming in Astonishing X-Men #51, but marvel is pleased to officially announce a landmark X-Men wedding. Last week, we saw Jean-Paul Beaubier, better known as Northstar, propose to his boyfriend Kyle Jinadu, thus sparking the journey to the altar.

“Marvel is pleased to present your first look at superstar artist, Marko Djurdjevic’s stunning variant cover to Astonishing X-Men #51! This June, get ready for the wedding of the year as Djurdjevic masterfully captures one of the happiest moments in X-Men history. It’s the story that has everyone talking, and this June – witness the landmark marriage of Northstar and Kyle, in style, with the Astonishing X-Men #51 Djurdjevic Variant!”

This is history in the making, and if you consider where the wedding is taking place it can also be seen as a political stand for equal rights in the gay community. Sometimes you just got to ask yourself, “Why did it take so long for all this to happen? Especially in a land of make believe,” but if you think about it: life ain’t easy for an X-Men, let alone a homosexual mutant. Nonetheless its here and what better way to celebrate such a historical event; and how convenient is it that this wedding is taking place right in the middle of Avengers Vs. X-Men? Maybe its a good thing that it is; we all get a break from the chaos that is AVX. Be sure to get your copy of the issue’s variant cover featuring some of Marvel’s most memorable weddings, drawn by Phil Noto!

Comic Corner: The First X-Men

So last week, Marvel revealed a teaser featuring the title “The First X-Men”; today they released brand new details on what’s to be expected for the new limited series. Launching this August, Marvel will issue a story that will follow the days before the X-Men became the X-Men. Chronicling the events that led up to the day Charles Xavier chose to become Professor X, before Erik Lensherr became Magneto, and before Wolverine became the best there is at what he does. Brought to you by the creative team of writer Christos Gage and artist Neal Adams, you’ll see some of your favorite X-Men like never before. Out of your favorite X-characters Wolverine, Magneto, and Professor X have some of the murkiest pasts, and if you have some questions, this series got your answers. For example, “Why was Wolverine’s first team a failure?” and “What was Charles Xavier like before he became wheelchair bound?” Gage commented on the fact that, the X-Men’s beginning in 1963 wasn’t really the beginning, but the middle, and with characters like these, there’s so much potential and room for back-stories. Basically the story kicks off during a time when the government was snatching mutants up and doing horrific things to them.

“Logan notices this and thinks somebody needs to look out for them. He recruits Sabertooth, who asks ‘Why?’ and so he pays him. Professor Xavier is a young man studying at Oxford, who’s engaged and wants nothing to do with this…They recruit this guy Erik Lensherr who is out there killing Nazis…”

So what happens when you team up two sets of mortal enemies (Professor X and Magneto, and Sabertooth and Wolverine) to fight against the evils of mutant hate crimes? You get an open can of whoop ass. What more can an X-Fan ask for?

LAST WEEK ON COMIC BOOK Wednesday!

Starting off with Avengers Vs. X-Men #4, we find our feuding heroes scattered across the globe in search of Hope Summers, who has managed to stay two steps ahead of everyone out to find her. Seeking to embrace her destiny and the Phoenix, Hope contacts the one person who least believes in her. But has her judgement of character betrayed her? Or is it to late for the Avengers?

In the Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth One-Shot, Spider-Man and a bunch of under appreciated super heroes band together to stand up against the forces of Doc Ock. With the world ending at the hands of Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man heads back to the drawing board to try one final attempt to stop Doctor Octopus.

Meanwhile, in the pages of New Mutants #42, the New Mutants embark on a scavenger hunt, as things turn out worse than what they had already appeared to be, and to make matters worse, time is running out for reality as the spell casted by Sigurd is wearing thin, and all apparent options (Loki’s help) are proving to be dead ends.

In Uncanny X-Men #12, The X-Men span out to find Hope Summers. Namor, Hebzibah, and Sunspot battle it out against The Thing, She-Hulk, and Luke Cage in Tabula Rasa. Defeating the Avengers one after another Namor takes his rematch against the Thing, in an all out fist match. But things aren’t always as they seem.

Comic Corner: Uncanny X-Force

You want to know the truth about X-force? Well let me tell you something; I don’t think you can handle the truth! They’re a team of merciless killers; if you know their reputation, odds are you ain’t got much time to live. You think you can handle that? Well do ya? Take Psylocke for example. Who do you know has the reflects of a ninja, a deadly brain and a ruthless heart to match, all packed in a skintight one-piece? Or what about that sly Fantomex, just as deadly as he is cunning, he wont think twice about stabbing you between the eyes. Hell, Deadpool won’t think at all! And something tells me you already know about Wolverine, so there’s no need to go down that road. And the latest addition to the kill crew is AOA Nightcrawler, I want you to picture the sweet, and fuzzy blue elf we all know and love. Thought about? Good, now throw that out and replace him with a cold joke hating, teleporting, sword-swinging machine. He’ll cut your tongue before you can cry for you mother. No, this is a team that takes baths in blood; plays Russian roulette like its poker; and think bunnies aren’t cute and cuddly. They killed baby Apocalypse for crying out loud! Com’on tell me what you think of the Uncanny X-Force! Do you honestly think you can hang with a crew like that?