X-Men
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Interview: Hemlock Grove’s Famke Janssen
Hemlock Grove star Famke Janssen on ripping out hearts, singing karaoke, and the transformative second season of the Netflix horror series.
Thought Bubble: Be Excellent at Fan Expo
Let's give a positive sendoff to a turbulent summer.
Contest: Win Tickets to The Video Game Show in Toronto!
Enter for a chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to The Video Game Show, courtesy of Dork Shelf and the Bad Dog Theatre Company!
The Wolverine Review
The Wolverine is quite daring in terms of how much it tries to not be exactly like every other comic book based blockbuster from the past decade, and despite some problems, it's still vastly better than the character's last big screen outing.
Ladies Make Comics Too: Noelle Stevenson
Meet Noelle Stevenson: the crazy high achiever responsible for web comics' The Broship of the Ring, Nimona and a slew of hilarious nerd franchise parody comics!
Thought Bubble:
I’m No Comic Expert
And that's OK. Let's stop punishing new fans for loving the same things we do!
News Shelf: 18/01/13
And now, all the film, game, and comic news that’s fit to print. Gremlins might be getting the reboot treatment, Cuarón's Gravity gets a release date, Dead Island: Riptide offends with crass Collector's Edition, fan campaign gets JRPG localized, the X-Men become an all-female team and the internet loses its shit, and DC Comics cancels a boatload of titles.
X-Men Master Gordon Smith at TIFF
We got a chance to get a preview of the TIFF Bell Lightbox's newest film related exhibit taking a look at the work of X-Men make-up effects artist and Ontario native Gordon Smith and talked to him briefly about his own origins and working with Bryan Singer.
Generation Hope #9 Review
Generation Hope #9 is “the one where we’re using the X-metaphor to talk about teenage gay suicide.” It's not a story where they "deal with" teenage gay suicide, of course; that would imply some sort of satisfactory resolution, if not an outright happy ending.
X-Men: First Class Review
It was a big rush when the X-Men films finally hit the screen, all my most beloved characters expanding from the page to the screen. Then X-Men: The Last Stand came along and not only did the shit hit the fan, but it was set to high, and it splattered back in our faces many times over. X-Men: First Class is a chance for redemption, and is aimed at the diehards, while also attempting to attract some new viewers.
New X-Men Vol. 1 Review
Grant Morrison's seminal run on X-Men returns to print... and just in time for the new movie! Originally penned when the first X-Men film was reigniting the public's favour with these long running characters, Morrison sought to incorporate new, modern elements while remaining true to the spirit of the earliest issues. What resulted was signature-style Morrison bizarre, which is to say, pure mutant gold.
Uncanny X-Men #535 Review
Uncanny X-Men has been one of my favourite reads ever since issue #500. The creative team-up of Matt Fraction, Greg Land and Terry Dodson has produced a comic run that is just as visually engrossing as the writing is outstanding. #534 was Matt Fraction‘s last issue, and I have been dreading the loss of one of my favourite monthly reads. But fear not X-Men fans, this comic is just as good, if not better, than before.
Marvel puts Cartoon Catalogue Online
Big news for you cartoon buffs out there: Marvel.com now offers many of their animated series to stream for free. This means that you can watch some classic shows to your heart's content, provided you have a big enough bandwidth budget.
X-Men: First Class Trailer
The trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s anticipated X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class has just hit the net. Set in the 1960's during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the film sports a very stellar cast led by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy as Magneto and Professor Xavier respectively. The film also stars Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne and Oliver Platt.