LOGAN FADES TO BLACK
The Logan blu-ray that we got today has a black-and-white version of the film along with the theatrical release. How appropriate. Two of the characters that have meant the most …
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Wonder Con 2017 – Animated Minds
We were pleased to be two of the guests on a panel this year at WonderCon titled: “The Psychology of Animated Series.” The hosts of the long-running “Arkham Sessions” podcast, …
SUPERHEROES’ HEADS: We Get Into Them in Anaheim
In two weeks, on Sunday, April 2, at 3:00, we will be at WonderCon, in Anaheim, California, as part of a panel that talks with fans about what goes on …
LOGAN: Two Farewells
We just saw “Logan,” and I left it with mixed emotions. My main feelings were those of gratitude and loss. When the first X-MEN movie came out 17 years ago, …
THE DANGER ROOM: Use it Carefully
According to Stan Lee, the Danger Room was created for the very first X-MEN comics issue by Jack Kirby (see Beast working out in it below), then given its official name …
BEAST’S FAREWELL FROM CHARLES
We established the “obscure literary quote” for Hank McCoy in episode 2, during “The Night of the Sentinels.” It was pure indulgence on our part — not from the books, …
“ROGUE ONE?” Yes, She Is.
I heard there was a movie coming out today with the name of one of our X-MEN:TAS team in the title. And since there is only one Rogue, I can’t …
DEATHSTRIKE IS DELIGHTED: @xmentas reaches 4000 followers!
Yuriko is all up-in-arms over the fact that we have reached another Twitter milestone on @xmentas. 4000 followers. Real fans, no bots. Thanks again for your continued interest and for telling …
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BESTS OF THE YEAR: Cosplay
You’ll have to forgive me. I have friends shivering in Toronto, Boston, Denver, and Minneapolis, and I’m down here in Southern California laid up with a cold. So no deep …
X-MEN vs. Street Fighter
There is an endless fascination of “who would beat who” in the immense, ever-expanding world of superheroes. I can’t imagine a more classic (and over-used) comic-book cover than the pairing …
GAMBIT: Man of Mystery
I’m not sure that we did Gambit justice. I feel like I know Logan and Scott and Jean and Hank and Rogue and Jubilee and Prof X, but I’m not …
COLOSSUS vs OMEGA RED — The Episode that Never Was
To quote Joe E. Brown from the movie Some Like it Hot: “Well, nobody’s perfect.” We had a tight schedule and a tighter budget on X-MEN:TAS. Some big animated series (at Disney, …
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