Best Coming Last Week: Uncanny X-men #523

Yo folks, it should come at no suprise that Uncanny X-men #523 was the best coming last week!

The story continues as hope and Cable try to hook up with the X-men while being hunted by pretty much every mutant hating organization in the universe!

Check out the great pencils by Dodson! Look at wolverine giving Cyclops his respect, a current trend that i'm really digging.

Cable and Hope try to fight to survive. The story has a slight Terminator (Hope = John Connor) vibe to it, but damned if it isn't a good use of the idea.

Great moments where you thinkg they are safe, but end up having to run again.

And if that ain't enough to get you to pick up the book...i guess i'll have to revel one of the bad guys...how about Bastion??? the super Sentinel/Nimrod hybrid mutant hunter?!?

Second coming part #1 has sold out already, and second printing has been announced. So if you missed out let Heroes World staff know you want in on 2nd print, and in the meantime scoop up Uncanny #523 while they last!

Best Comic Last Week: X-men Second Coming #1

So in a week where Blackest Night #8 hits...i'd have to say somehow X-men Second Coming #1 manages to beat it out and become...THE BEST COMIC LAST WEEK!

While i may be bias as the X-men have been my all time favorite comic property...EVER! It was a REALLY good read. For those of you that don't know since M-Day (see House of M TPB) there are less than 198 mutants left on the earth. And since M Day there have been NO mutant births since..except for one child, known as Hope. Cyclops the current leader of the X-men believe her to be mutant kinds savior and sent her, along with Cable into the future for safe keeping (see Messiah Complex TBP). And now they have returned.

Now is the mutants darkest hour, with their population rapidly diminishing, survival from extinction rests on the shoulders of Cyclops! You see Cyclops has achieved what Professor X, Apocalypse, Magneto, and many more could not...he has consolidated all the power of the mutant population. Cyclops has become the leader of essentially the entire mutant race! Which is totally badass! he's cold, he's smart and he's kicking ass and taking names. He's the Batman of the X-men. He's willing to do whatever it takes to save his race.

Including sanctioning the team known as X-force to do alot of dirty work...re: killing folks that need to be killed! check out this action spread!

This issue seems to move so fast, it's crazy...so much ground is covered, and even if you have't read previous X-men stuff you'll be caught up quickly. Also wicked art by David Finch helps as well. This is probalby one of the coolest panels ever...the X-men being teleported into action.

Second Coming is the 3rd part of the Messiah Complex trilogy (Messiah Complex, Messiah War, Second Coming) and will take place over the course of 14 chapters that will spread though out the X-title line up...if this is any indication of the series then it will be one hell of a ride!

Second Coming Checklist:
Chapter 1 X-men Second Coming
Chapter 2 Uncanny X-men 523
Chapter 3 New Mutants 12
Chapter 4 X-men Legacy 235
Chapter 5 X-Force 26
Chapter 6 Uncanny X-men 524
Chapter 7 New Mutants 13
Chapter 8 X-men Legacy 236
Chapter 9 X-Force 27
Chapter 10 Uncanny X-men 525
Chapter 11 New Mutants 14
Chapter 12 X-men Legacy 237
Chapter 13 X-Force 28
Chapter 14 X-men Second Coming Finale

Cool Panels - Astonishing X-men #31

Hey guys, this weeks cool panels brought to you by Astonishing X-men #31!! Wicked art by Phil Jimenez and an action packed story by Warren Ellis!

Probably the coolest looking Storm I've ever seen!

Wolvie doing what he does best, jumping outta planes to save the day!

X-men's newest threat! Organic sentinel!! Down right scary lookin'!

Issue #31 is out now, and so is #32! to get them cause they are HOT!

Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-men Utopia

Hey everybody, been getting alot of questions about the whole Utopia crossover...so i figured I'd shed some light on the situation. According to marvel this is the first X-men and Avengers crossover in over 15 years!! Which is strange cause it's not even regular avengers, it's Dark Avengers, but oh well. Here's the skinny on the upcoming 6 part crossover:

Mutant riots break out in San Fran were the X-men currently reside...and Norman Osborne declares Martial Law so he sends the Dark Avengers to take down the X-men! but wait there's more...how will Emma's and Cyclops' relationship play in now that Emma is part of the Cabal? and who are Osborne's dark X-men? Namor? Cloak and Dagger?! and what happens if the Dark Avengers and Dark X-men won't play nice?!

This will be a 6 part crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-men. It will also include a few tie-ins. The series is written by the rising star Matt Fraction, art will feature some of the current superstars: Marc Silvestri, Mike Deodato and Terry Dodson.

Marvel is promising alot of suprises with this one so be sure to check it out June 24th.