Clayton Cowles

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Doctor Strange’s New School of Magic Is Cool as Hell

Because Marvel’s comics have always been filled with a large number of superpowered children, it’s made sense that there have been schools founded specifically to help teach the young, would-be heroes how to hone and control their extraordinary abilities. But unlike Marvel’s mutants and similarly evolved characters, magic users of the world have never exactly…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 6

Image: R.B. Silva, Marte Gracia, Clayton Cowles

For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters

In the penultimate issue of Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia’s House of X, Charles Xavier’s grand plan to ensure that no X-Men ever truly die again is revealed. In the months since then, the concept of death has become something different for the world’s population of mutants. People carrying x-genes still face danger…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 29

Image: Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles

The Return of an Old Face in House of X #2 Champions Some of Its Boldest Ideas

While speaking about his new “Dawn Of X” revitalization of the X-Men at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Jonathan Hickman explained one of the core rules for the event, an idea more comics publishers should take to heart. Though House of X and Powers of X were meant to take the X-Men into a bold,…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 12

Image: Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, Clayton Cowles

House of X Just Made Marvel’s Omega Level Mutants Interesting Again

Marvel’s House of X, from writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, introduces a brave new world for mutantkind—a world where Charles Xavier and Magneto have evolved past their ideological differences in favor of creating a strong, stable support system for the entire world’s mutant population. The series’ first issue (out this…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 25

Image: Clay Mann, Tomeu Morey, Clayton Cowles

Tom King and Mitch Gerads Stand By Heroes In Crisis‘ Polarizing Finale

During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Heroes in Crisis collaborators Tom King and Mitch Gerads made a point of addressing the intense wave of backlash that followed the series’ finale. To put their response simply: they’re more than aware of some of the reasons why the series threw people for a loop, but they stand…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 20

Marvel’s The Vision Is Telling a Story Unlike Any Superhero Comic I’ve Ever Read

The Vision is one of the biggest surprises to come out of Marvel Comics in years. The company announced the android would get his own comic, just as the character was about to appear in Age of Ultron, so fans expected a light, action-y series to cater to movie fans. The Vision took that preconception…

io9 James Whitbrook Jun 29

Secret Wars Is Finally Over, So Here’s Why the Fantastic Four Disappeared

Secret Wars is finally at an end, and we’ve finally gotten an answer to a question that’s plagued Marvel readers ever since the “All-New, All-Different” universe began: What the hell happened to Reed Richards and Sue Storm, half of the Fantastic Four? Turns out, Marvel’s First Family is doing some pretty crazy stuff. https://gizmodo.com/did-you-forget-what-marvels-secret-wars-was-about-let-1752819303 There…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 14

Patsy Walker’s Brand New Comic Book Is A Delightful Surprise

Hellcat’s new comic isn’t just for fans of Patsy “Trish” Walker’s awesome appearance in Jessica Jones. It’s not even particularly for long term fans of Patsy as a character. Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! joins a rare breed in the mainstream comic world: It’s a book that’s genuinely for everyone, and a delight to read. https://gizmodo.com/jessica-jones-was-an-awesome-origin-story-for-one-of-ma-1744821800…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Dec 25

Doctor Strange’s New School of Magic Is Cool as Hell

For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters

The Return of an Old Face in House of X #2 Champions Some of Its Boldest Ideas

House of X Just Made Marvel’s Omega Level Mutants Interesting Again

Tom King and Mitch Gerads Stand By Heroes In Crisis‘ Polarizing Finale

Marvel’s The Vision Is Telling a Story Unlike Any Superhero Comic I’ve Ever Read

Secret Wars Is Finally Over, So Here’s Why the Fantastic Four Disappeared

Patsy Walker’s Brand New Comic Book Is A Delightful Surprise

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