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‘The Oracle Year’ Explores a Different Kind of Superhero

‘The Oracle Year’ Explores a Different Kind of Superhero

The Oracle Year is less concerned with exploring the ethics of having power and more with using it as a catalyst for an entertaining story.

Healing and Nuance Amidst the Violence in ‘Return of Wolverine #1’

Healing and Nuance Amidst the Violence in ‘Return of Wolverine #1’

Wolverine coming back to life surprises no one, but the particulars bring unexpected intrigue.

The Pressing Pitfalls of Powerful Minds: ‘Astonishing X-men #6’

The Top Tier X-men Assemble for a Top Level Blockbuster in ‘Astonishing X-men #1’

‘Inhumans vs. X-men #6’: A (Not So) Bittersweet End

‘Inhumans vs. X-men #3’ Gives Us Underwhelmingly Misguided Underdogs

First Shots and Fatal Flaws in ‘Inhumans vs. X-men #1’

Setting Up An Ominous (and Overdue) Conflict in ‘Inhumans vs. X-men #0’

The Fight Is Rigged in Death of X #4

The Fight Is Rigged in Death of X #4

Death of X is a cage match between one side that has the unconditional backing of Disney's lawyers and another that remains under the boot of a rival company.
Cyclops Reveals a Bias Narrative in ‘Death of X #1’

Cyclops Reveals a Bias Narrative in ‘Death of X #1’

We finally get a chance to see the horrific details of why Cyclops is the worst thing to happen to mutants since Chuck Austin.

A Larger Legacy: “Wolverines #1”

A Fitting (But Incomplete) End: “Death of Wolverine #4”

A Fitting (But Incomplete) End: “Death of Wolverine #4”

Wolverine's demise had just enough substance and not nearly enough style.