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ASTONISHING X-MEN #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 06-01-2004)

...e case of ASTONISHING X-MEN, at least, it's a change for the better. Even before reading the first issue, both comics critics and readers alike suspected that this title would be the only one in the entire "ReLoad" line-up worth a damn, and while that ...

ASTONISHING X-MEN #13
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 02-24-2006)

Most COMICSCAPE readers know that I don't care as much for Joss Whedon's writing as the rest of the human race. I usually find his work a bit too coy and clever in its self-awareness. However, I'd heard positive things about his run on ASTONISHING X-MEN a...

Comic Review: ASTONISHING X-MEN #25
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 07-29-2008)

The creative dream-team of writer Warren Ellis and artist Simone Bianchi begin their run on Astonishing X-Men with a mutant murder mystery. After Storm returns to the team from Wakanda, the group leaves from its new base in San Francisco to examine a...


X-MEN #166
by Tony Whitt (Mon 01-24-2005)

A community of mutants have tried to establish a utopian society at the South Pole, but something has gone horribly wrong, resulting in half of them killing themselves and each other and the other half going mad. The culprit is someone or something called...

An ASTONISHING variant cover
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-28-2004)

Marvel Comics is trying to entice comic retailers into placing sizeable orders for Joss Whedon's new X-MEN comic book series, ASTONISHING X-MEN, by offering a special Wolverine "chase" variant cover. SECRET WAR artist Gabriel Dell'Otto pencilled the cover...

X-Men 3
by Development Heck (Fri 12-30-2005)

...y writing ASTONISHING X-MEN for Marvel Comics, so he's not rusty either.No pressure, Fox. After all, there's less than two years left and all before X-MEN 3 is supposed to come out. [Sci Fi Wire, Coming Soon, Cinescape.]September 16, 2004... While spea...

Comicscape - May 12, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 05-12-2004)

...s writing ASTONISHING X-MEN, Chuck Austen not writing UNCANNY X-MEN), there's been equal trepidation about others (Chuck Austen writing X-MEN, formerly known as NEW X-MEN). All Austen-bashing (deserved or not) aside, the only thing we can say for certa...


ULTIMATE X-MEN
by Russell Lissau (Wed 12-20-2000)

Before you read the first issue of Ultimate X-Men, you’ve got to do one important thing: Forget everything you know about Professor Charles Xavier’s merry band of mutants.Forget the heroes you love. Forget the villains you hate. Forget the costumes. Forge...

Comicscape: Five Problems with American Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-28-2008)

...iant Size Astonishing X-Men #1 $4.99   Giant Size Astonishing X-Men #1 Inked Wraparound Var $4.99   Hulk #3 2nd Ptg Mcguinness Var (PP #815) $2.99   Hulk Poster Book $6.99 For those that like their comics without words   Hu...

Laura Martin talks to Mania
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sun 01-14-2007)

...including Astonishing X-Men, Ultimates and Adam in Chromaland.    In this introspective interview, we talk to her about her earliest days in the industry on staff at WildStorm, her present coloring techniques and find out where comic fans mi...

The Obligatory Year In Review Column
by Kurt Amacker (Thu 12-28-2006)

...tally pen Astonishing X-Men, having released a grand total of five issues in 2006.  Though, to be fair and balanced, the title went bimonthly when it returned from a four-month hiatus in February of this year, only to print monthly again in Sep...


Comicscape - December 21, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-21-2005)

...icking up ASTONISHING X-MEN just because it was a new series. "Also, it's a way for them to kind of keep their socially unfriendly club like fan bases from burning their sometimes belligerent and overly politicized issues in a trash can. I mean, they k...

Comicscape: Kurt’s Final Comicscape
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-29-2008)

... this? Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes #1 (Of 2) $3.99 Avengers Initiative #18 SI $2.99 Ben: I am so sick of Secret Invasion and all the tie-ins. Please just let it end. Captain America Theater Of War Operation Zero Point $3.99 Daredevil #1...

X3 - Can Something Stop the Juggernaut?
by Jason Lethert (Wed 05-17-2006)

...it run on Astonishing X-Men comics, Whedon is the kind of director that had the fanboys frothing. But it was too good to be true. Reportedly said he wouldn't direct it if he couldn't write the script, and Fox and Marvel weren't interested in an auteu...

Digital Debate
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-20-2006)

...L COMICS Astonishing X-Men #17 $2.99Al: Uh...chick fight!Kurt: Are they going to make out afterwards? Astonishing X-Men Sketch Var #17 $2.99 Blade #1 $2.99Al: Once more into the breach! Marvel has tried a few times to revive this property - and ...


Comicscape - December 22, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-22-2004)

...ople...2. ASTONISHING X-MEN: Just about everyone and I mean everyone - mentioned Joss Whedon's thrilling and fresh take on a franchise that's long needed a healthy dose of thrills and freshness. "Dj" writes, "Everything in this comic just hit the jack...

The Dreaded Comic-Con Recap
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-01-2007)

...take over Astonishing X-Men for 24 issues, beginning next year. The series will retain the enumeration of the current series, but will run with a slightly modified title – Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage. The series will occur in the af...

X-Men Evolution Producer Talks About Season 3
by Jim Harvey (Thu 10-31-2002)

Comics2Film's Jim Harvey caught up with Craig Kyle, one of the head producers for X-Men: Evolution, to talk about not only his work on the hit animated Kids'WB! series, but how he got into animation and what attracted him to doing X-Men: Evolution. An...

'X-Men 3' writer to produce and/or direct new X-Men spin-off?? (Tue 06-28-2005)

Zak Penn, writer on 'X2: X-Men United', 'X-Men 3' and 'Elektra' is also expected to develop a film at the studio to direct, possibly a spinoff of the 'X-Men' franchise. The movie would not be the either of the currently in-development 'Wolverine' or 'Magn...


Patrick Stewart: watch for "Deaths" in 'X-men 3' (Fri 12-30-2005)

"The script, I believe, is the best script of the three." he said "It's very intense, it's very emotional, it's very personal about the individuals that we've already got to know in the first two movies. It has some astonishing set-piece sequences. It has...

PREVIEW: X-Men Legends
by James Stevenson (Fri 09-03-2004)

When Activision invited Cinescape to check out the newest build of X-MEN LEGENDS, we jumped at the chance. After getting several hours with the game, it may go down as the best X-MEN game ever.X-MEN LEGENDS is for all intents and purposes a beat 'em up ga...

Men of Valor
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Wed 10-27-2004)

Since 2015 revolutionized the military-based first person shooter genre, you can't swing a dead cat in a videogame store without knocking over piles of WWII and Vietnam based shooter games. For those of you not in the know, let's hop in the Action...

Publisher releases partial list of 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME
by Eric Moro (Thu 09-20-2001)

"You have voted; we have tallied the results; and come October and November, we will reveal to you the 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME, celebrating Marvel's 40-year history," said Director of Editorial Operations Bob Greenberger to a packed Comic-C...


X-MEN: X-Planations
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 07-12-2000)

So, you`re all ready to see what`s supposed to be the summer`s next blockbuster, X-Men, only there`s one problem. You have absolutely no idea what an `X-Man` is. Sure, you`ve seen the sly Senator Kelly mock-TV ads, which warn that mutants are nasty and ev...

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SERIES BASED ON X-MEN, WOLVERINE (Sun 12-09-2007)

NEW YORK, NY - December 9, 2007 - Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today plans to publish two new manga series based on Marvel Entertainment's highly popular X-Men serie...

C2F Shop - Serenity!
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 12-20-2005)

The year's most under-appreciated genre movie comes home to DVD this week. 'Serenity' is based on the also outstanding but underwatched TV series 'Firefly', created by Joss Whedon of 'Buffy' and 'Astonishing X-Men' fame. Do yourself a favor and snag a cop...

Code Name: Golden - A Conversation with X-MEN Author Christopher Golden
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-05-2000)

The X-Men film may not be out until July 14, but Christopher Golden is already excited. After all, the paperback version of his X-Men novel, X-MEN: CODE NAME WOLVERINE, will be out May 1. `Of all the media tie-in stuff I`ve done, it`s one of the books I`m...


Comicscape - May 11, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-11-2005)

...will last?ASTONISHING X-MEN #10 $2.99You gotta love the cover of this one, which looks like they just found a bald guy and Xeroxed his face.CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #14 $2.99DISTRICT X #13 $2.99Sinister Al: Part one of a new arc called "One Of ...

X-MEN: EVOLUTION
by Steve Fritz (Mon 10-30-2000)

When I first heard of the new animated series based on the Marvel`s X-Men, what didn`t impress me was the subject matter. I`ll be honest and say the last series on Fox Kids left me cold with its over-dramatic, if not darn right soap-operatic, tone and hon...

Previewing X-Men Evolution's 'Spykecam'
by Frank Garcia (Fri 01-26-2001)

The buzzwords in the comics industry these days seems to be `Let`s Reboot!` With Marvel Comics> currently relaunching `from scratch` Ultimate books for Spider-Man> and X-Men, this activity has extended to Marvel`s animated series such as Spider-Man Unlimi...

'X-Men 3' writer Zak Penn talks about the Phoenix saga and 'Young X-Men' (Fri 09-30-2005)

"Yeah, you can tell from the last movie [the Phoenix sagas is] where we were heading. Obviously, it won't be the same as it was in the comic book," says 'X-Men 3' screenwriter Zak Penn. "No matter how you slice it, it's pretty important, but there's no si...


X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS
by Jason Henderson (Thu 07-06-2000)

In a quiet Connecticut town, two children, a girl and a boy, run from their house in the middle of the night. Their parents have been slain before their eyes, and now they run, without thinking, to the grounds of their elementary school. Their parents’ ki...

Take A Look At X-Men 1.5
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-13-2002)

Click for larger image Comics Continuum scored a first look at box art and promotional materials for the upcoming DVD release X-Men 1.5 Collectors' Edition. As has been reported, this is an updated edition of the original X-Me...

X-MEN Director: Bryan Singer
by Steve Fritz (Mon 07-17-2000)

The recently released Sabretooth action figure comes with one additional doll, a dead policeman. Bryan Singer pointed out that the cop`s face is actually his own. So, he admits, he does have his own action figure, even if the way it came about he finds ra...

X-MEN VISIONARIES: JOE MADUREIRA
by Jason Henderson (Wed 11-08-2000)

There`s something odd about Marvel`s pumping out a collection like X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira. Here, Marvel urges the reader to simply enjoy the art—which is remarkable—and ignore the stories, which have great gaping holes struck through them. Why? ...


X-Men: TLS Interview : Young X-Men (Tue 05-23-2006)

In this interview, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Ben Foster and Anna Paquin talk about their high school experiences, who impressed them on the red carpet, and how their friends reacted to their roles in the film.

X-MEN: On Location, Part 2
by Bryan Cairn (Fri 04-07-2000)

In terms of heroes and villains, the X-Men universe is filled with some of the coolest and most colorful characters around. It must have been hard to nail down who should appear in the movie. Once that was determined, it should have been even more difficu...

The X-Men Evolve for season two
by Rob Allstetter (Sat 09-15-2001)

The Xavier Institute is about to get a little more crowded. When the second season of Kids' WB!'s X-MEN: EVOLUTION which takes the bulk of Marvel's mutant characters and turns them into teenagers for a Saturday morning audience gets underway on Sept. 29...

THE X-MEN: Senator Kelly Speaks! A conversation with Bruce Davison
by Frank Garcia (Wed 11-22-2000)

`Invisibility!` laughs actor Bruce Davison. `My favorite super power, I guess, would be invisibility. As an actor, I always try to be invisible as possible. That’s how I felt in life. As a kid, I was always trying to be the invisible person.`Bruce Davison...


X-MEN: Len Wein
by Craig D. Reid (Wed 07-19-2000)

If you think Wolverine`s creator enjoyed the great outdoors and beauty of the backwood trails of Canada while growing up, you`re wrong. Len Wein was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City, attended college out on Long Island, Farmingdale specifical...

X-MEN: MAGIK
by James Busbee (Wed 10-04-2000)

One of the most overlooked aspects of writer Chris Claremont’s original run on the Uncanny X-Men was his ability to create endless, completely believable worlds for his heroes to visit. Whether the X-Men visited the Japanese underworld, the Scottish coast...

THE X-MEN: On Location
by Bryan Cairn (Thu 04-06-2000)

In a dimly lit distillery turned seedy Canadian redneck trucker bar, something`s about to go down. An enraged and hulking patron with a sharp knife suddenly lunges at a stranger sporting a distinctive pointy hairstyle, a leather jacket, and lumberjack shi...

X-MEN: MAGIK
by James Busbee (Thu 10-05-2000)

One of the most overlooked aspects of writer Chris Claremont’s original run on the Uncanny X-Men was his ability to create endless, completely believable worlds for his heroes to visit. Whether the X-Men visited the Japanese underworld, the Scottish coast...


X-MEN: THE SEARCH FOR CYCLOPS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 10-11-2000)

Evil has many faces. But what if one day you woke up and discovered that one of them was your own? To make matters worse, what if it was one you didn’t even recognize? Sound confusing? Then welcome to Cyclops’ world. Struck with amnesia and merged with on...

MEN IN BLACK and JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES
by Steve Fritz (Mon 09-18-2000)

About a decade ago, television networks began absorbing and/or tying up independent animation studios. The payoff is it`s now much harder for independent animation studios to survive. Networks that used to be interested in buying new series from them are ...

X-MEN LEGENDS
by James Stevenson (Thu 09-23-2004)

The beat 'em up is a genre that has quietly faded to the side and hasn't had many revolutions on the consoles in recent years. X-MEN LEGENDS takes that style of gameplay, adds a ton of depth to it, four-player support and quite frankly is one of the best ...

X-MEN: ROAD TRIPPIN'
by Jason Henderson (Wed 07-12-2000)

X-Men: Road Trippin` is a diverting if highly uneven collection of stories--culled helter-skelter from about twenty-five years of X-Men and X-Men-related comics--that play in some way or another off the concept of the `road trip,` or at the very least the...


X-Men Encyclopedia Contributor Eric J. Moreels Hits The Books
by Kevin Leung (Mon 02-10-2003)

Click for larger image Marvel recently announced volume two of the Marvel Encyclopedia series, due in book stores in April. The book is specifically timed to come out in conjunction with the X-Men movie. That's because this volum...

Kirkland Talks About X-Men: Evolution
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 09-05-2002)

Click thumbnails for larger images We're less than two weeks away from the start of an exciting new season of the hit animated show X-Men: Evolution....

Fox Announces Prod Start on X-Men 2
by Thom Stricklin (Tue 06-25-2002)

Fox sent out a press release officially announcing the start of production on X-Men 2 yesterday. We're encouraged that the new press materials have dropped the cheesy X' moniker. Here's the release: Twentieth Century Fox has announced that production...

'X-Men' season one volume one coming to DVD (Thu 05-15-2008)

Liberation Entertianment has released details of its DVD release of the X-Men animated show: Born into a world that hates and fears them the X-Men are mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers – The next link in human evolution an...


'Iron Man', 'Wolverine & X-Men' head for Nicktoons (Wed 03-19-2008)

From a press release NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicktoons Network, Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, has joined forces with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. NYSE: MVL, to bring iconic heroes Wolverine and Iron Man from the page and big screen ...

X-Men 2 Round Up
by Dave Richards (Fri 07-12-2002)

Now that production on X-Men 2 is in full swing, there is a whole slew of news on the upcoming film. A scooper identified only as "April 27th" talked to Dark Horizons about the screen time devoted to certain characters in the movie. The scooper says ...

X-MEN PREQUELS
by Matthew F. Saunders (Wed 06-28-2000)

To prepare for this summer`s X-Men movie, Marvel Comics has released three X-Men movie prequel comics: X-Men Movie Prequel: Magneto, X-Men Movie Prequel: Rogue and X-Men Movie Prequel: Wolverine. And who can blame them? If all goes well, the movie could f...

C2F BLAST: HULK VS., IRON MAN 2, X-MEN 3 and more
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-28-2008)

Theroux gives a peek into the  'Iron Man 2'/'Avengers' creative process. ToonZone gives you a peek at 'Hulk Vs'. New book gives you a peek at the 'X-Men 3' that might have been. More peeks and sneaks from around the interwebs in this round up for Nov...


Producer Talks X-Men 2 Wrap, X3 Anticipation
by Dave Richards (Wed 11-27-2002)

That fate of mutant and mankind has been decided. What happened? Sorry we won't know till May of next year, when X-Men 2 hits the big screens. Anderson Jones of E! Online reported in his Movie Scoop column that principal photography has wrapped on...

Exposing X-TREME X-MEN
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 09-30-2002)

Marvel Comics has released a preview of X-TREME X-MEN: X-POSE #1, the two-issue mini-series that launches on Nov. 13.X-TREME X-MEN: X-POSE is written by Chris Claremont, with art by Arthur Ransom and covers by Rodolfo Migliari. It involves two TV reporter...

Cyber Monday and the New Amazon Kindle
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 11-26-2007)

With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo...

COMICSCAPE: Cavalcade of Comics
by Chad Derdowski (Wed 11-19-2008)

Hello Maniacs, and welcome back to another edition of the All-New, All-Different Comicscape. This week, rather than give you a long-winded rant on one subject, I’m going to take a look at a several different news items that have interested me over ...


X-Men Legend II: Rise of Apocalypse Arrives for PSP
by News Editor (Thu 10-20-2005)

The epic battle to save humankind continues on the PSP system with the release of X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Building on the deep customization and storyline of the console games, X-Men Legend II: Rise of Apocalypse for the PSP features fo...

Bonus Features Unite for an eXcellent 'X2' DVD!
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 11-02-2003)

"X2: X-Men United" is arguably one of the best (if not the best) comic book superhero movies of all time. It gave the summer box office an early start and spent two weeks at #1. In all likelihood, it'll rank as one of the top ten highest grossing mov...

Excerpt from Martin's FEAST
by News Editor (Tue 10-11-2005)

Bantam Spectra has provided Cinescape with an excerpt from George R. R. Martin's upcoming A Feast for Crows. The novel will be released on November 8, 2005. THE PROPHET The prophet was drowning men on Great Wyk when they came to tell him that the king was...

Comicscape January 26, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-26-2005)

...NY X-MEN, ASTONISHING X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, NEW X-MEN, DISTRICT X, X-FORCE (but don't worry, it's almost gone), and EXILES. Then we get the solo titles: NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE, ROGUE, MYSTIQUE, GAMBIT. Then there are the miniseries (X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSON...


Matthew Vaughn didn't want to ruin 'X-Men' (Wed 10-10-2007)

Several months before 'X-Men: The Last Stand' went into production, Matthew Vaughn ('Stardust', 'Thor') was hired to direct the film. A short time later he exited the movie. The publicly stated reasons: he was uncomfortable spending so much time away from...

X-MEN: David Hayter - Part I
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 08-03-2000)

He`s the X-Man you never knew. Shortly before X-Men finally opened on July 14, many fans were surprised to learn that an unknown screenwriter named David Hayter was receiving sole `Screenplay` credit. Director Bryan Singer and executive producer Tom DeSan...

X-Men 2 Prequel Comics
by Dave Richards (Mon 12-16-2002)

X-Fan reported that Marvel is planning two prequel comic books to coincide with the release of X-Men 2 next year. The first comic features Wolverine and is written by Brian Vaughn with art by Tom Mandrake. The comic is called X-Men 2 Movie Prequel: Wo...

X-Men 2: Sets Galore!
by Heidi Meeley (Thu 10-24-2002)

Sidebar: Entertainment Weekly was given an X2 Exclusive with the publication of seven new publicity shots from the movie, and an additional eight images as online exclusives. Here is a samp...


DST Signs X-MEN: THE FINAL STAND License With Marvel
by News Editor (Thu 02-02-2006)

Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles recently signed its newest license, Marvel character based upcoming blockbuster X-MEN: THE FINAL STAND. Under an agreement with Marvel Entertainment, DST will start development and production of several collectible pro...

Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-13-2000)

Well, it has taken almost 40 years, but finally, X-MEN has come to town. In the beginning it was Professor X, Cyclops, Beast, Marvel Girl, Iceman, and The Angel donned in blue and gold and sporting the familiar X insignia versus Magneto, Mastermind, Toad...

Two takes on X-MEN 2
by Eric Moro (Mon 07-23-2001)

While promoting his work on OSMOSIS JONES at the Comic-Con International: San Diego, producer Zak Penn let loose his latest project screenwriting chores on the upcoming X-MEN 2. How can this be, cry loyal fan boys the world over? Apparently, both David H...

Comicscape - June 7, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 06-07-2006)

Last week's mixed-bag review of X-MEN: THE LAST STAND generated a small truckload of mail. The reactions ranged from complete agreement with my review, to total disagreement from fans that thought the film met or exceeded the previous two. Regardless, t...


X-Men 2: Wolverine & Co. Sound Off
by Heidi Meeley (Tue 10-29-2002)

Heidi and James Meeley on the set of X-Men 2 - Click for larger image In part one of the press X-Men 2 conference, Comics2Film heard from half of the panel that attended. Today we explore the comments made by H...

X-MEN LEGENDS sequel announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-21-2004)

After proving to be a critical and commercial hit with consumers, Activision has announced plans to create a sequel to their best-selling X-MEN LEGENDS video game. Raven Software, the developer of the first game, will return to create the follow-up (which...

DVD X-Tras For X-Men!
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 11-05-2002)

DVD File has published the final specs for the X-Men 1.5 Collectors' Edition DVD. Here's an excerpt from that site: "Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks, disc one features an audio commentary with di...

X-MEN
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 07-13-2000)

Well, for X-Men fans, the dream has finally come true: a multi-million dollar, star-studded movie version of their favorite comic book characters. I’ll leave it to those fans to debate whether this is a worthy adaptation of the source material. As for the...


X-MEN News: Sabretooth at L.A. Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 05-22-2000)

X-Fans got a treat at the Los Angles comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday May 21, when Tyler Mane (who plays Sabertooth in the highly anticipated film) showed up on stage to answer questions from the audience. Fliers for the event had impli...

X-MEN: On Set with the Cast and Crew
by Bryan Cairns (Thu 05-04-2000)

`I am Apocalypse,` imitates director Bryan Singer, adapting the villain`s voice from the popular cartoon series. Okay, so someone`s in a jovial mood and why not? Singer and Executive Producer Tom DeSanto have had some pretty impressive toys to play wit...

MYSTERY MEN
by Frederick C. Szebin (Wed 01-26-2000)

The mythology of the superhero, with which nearly every member of society is familiar in some way or another, is a fertile field for satire, as was once the super spy genre, and MYSTERY MEN very nearly pulls off a good one, but stumbles with a good lookin...

What might have been for X-MEN 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-16-2004)

While speaking with the Canadian Press, X2 co-screenwriter Dan Harris revealed what one of the ideas for Bryan Singer's X-MEN 3 was going to be before he left to helm Warner Bros. SUPERMAN movie. According to Harris, "We were going to do X-MEN 3 for a lit...


“Space Cowboys on HD DVD, X;Men: The Last Stand coming to Blu-ray soon.
by John Sinnott (Sun 11-05-2006)

Column News: With the switch over to the new site design, I thought I’d make a couple of minor changes in High Def Revue.  The most notable one is that the Blu-ray discs will be listed first in the Upcoming Discs section from now on. ...

X-MEN #157
by Tony Whitt (Tue 05-25-2004)

Alex Summers' first day as an X-Men team leader isn't going all that well. Not only has he started the morning with a falling-out with his wife over her possible involvement with Bobby Drake, he's getting pretty cold treatment from Bobby himself. But none...

X-Men Darktide DVD (Fri 05-05-2006)

'X-Men The Last Stand' hits theathers later this month, but that is not the only new X-Men movie available to fans. Art Asylum along with Diamond Select Toys and the D.A.V.E. shcool have released an original 9-minute CGI DVD mini-movie, 'X-Men Darktide' a...

X-MEN RPG video game announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-22-2003)

With Activision's latest X-MEN game, WOLVERINE'S REVENGE, coming out this month the company has unveiled its next mutant hero project that it's got in development -- X-MEN: LEGENDS. The game will be a real-time role-playing game (RPG) that will finally a...


Bryan Singer on 'Superman', 'X-Men 3' and more (Tue 10-12-2004)

Bryan Singer on 'Superman': "['Superman Returns'] is strictly a working title. But it is a return story. It puts the first films in a kind of vague history. So what it doesn't do is tread over the 1978 Richard Donner film, it doesn't tread over 'Smallv...

X-MEN: CHAMBER mini-series
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 05-10-2002)

Marvel Comics is launching an X-MEN ICONS: CHAMBER mini-series in August. The four-issue mini-series is written by Brian K. Vaughan, with art by Lee Ferguson and Norm Rapmund and covers by Chris Bachalo. Here's how Marvel is soliciting the first issue: ...

'X-Men 3' down to 3 Directors? (Tue 10-12-2004)

The Ultimate X fansite claims to have received word from a 20th Century Fox representative who has some good news about 'X-Men 3'. Says the source, "We are working very hard to find the perfect director to do 'X3.' The studio has it narrowed down to a few...

X-Men 2 Toys Teleport Into Stores March 2003
by Kevin Leung (Tue 12-24-2002)

The January issue of Previews Magazine will feature the first photos of the actions figures accompanying Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming X-Men 2. The Diamond Comics Toy Chest has a few preview images from various product line offerings, inclu...


X-Men: Evolution Episode (Fri 09-06-2002)

The Comic Continuum reports Kids' WB! has announced a new episode of X-Men: Evolution. The episode is titled "The Stuff Of Heroes" and will air on Saturday, Sept 21. It was written by Bob Forward, who was a story editor during the show's first seas...

X-Men 2: Multiple Mutant Sightings
by Kevin Leung (Tue 07-23-2002)

From the casting of Colossus and the confirmations of Beast, Jubilee, Shadowcat, and Siryn to the scheduled appearance of director Bryan Singer at this year's International Comic-Con, the past few days have provided a wealth of information concernin...

The Status of X-Men 3 (Tue 09-28-2004)

Producer Lauren Shuler says she is looking forward to continuing with the 'X-Men' franchise and that 'X-Men 3' will continue with the Dark Phoenix saga. After 'X-Men 3' there may be a 'Wolverine' movie as well. More...

Winner: 'X-Men: The Last Stand' DPK
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 04-21-2008)

Updated April 21st 2008 Congratulations weblynx! You're a winner! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS If you're entering the contests make sure that: The email address you registered the site with is a valid working address (otherwise we cannot co...


Revised Artwork for the X-Men Collection DVD (Mon 09-08-2003)

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have just sent over some revised artwork for the region one release of the X-Men Collection which features the two disc releases of X-Men and the hit sequel X-Men 2. More...

X-Men 2: Set Visit Wrap Up!
by Heidi Meeley (Thu 10-31-2002)

Click thumbnails for larger images On October 18, Comics2Film was invited to join the online/g...

It's down to three directors for X-MEN 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-12-2004)

The Ultimate X website has received a reply from a representative of 20th Century Fox regarding the status of X-MEN 3 -- and for the first time the mentioning of a replacement for departed X-director Bryan Singer has taken place."We are working VERY hard ...

Sure, Joss Whedon is up for X-MEN 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-12-2004)

...y writing ASTONISHING X-MEN for Marvel Comics, so he's not rusty either.No pressure, Fox. After all, there's less than two years left and all before X-MEN 3 is supposed to come out.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it t...


Kirkland/Gordon On 'Wolverine And The X-Men' (Tue 02-13-2007)

In a recent post on his blog, X-Men: Evolution character designer and director Steve Gordon announced that he will be serving as a director on the new Wolverine And The X-Men series, which will be produced by Boyd Kirkland. The series will not be in conti...

X-Men 3: The Mobile Videogame (Sun 04-02-2006)

You won't be able to escape the X-Men this summer, what with the upcoming X-Men III movie and all manner of tie-ins. One thing worth looking forward to, though, is the mobile game, sensibly titled X-Men III. More...

Zack Penn Talks X-MEN 2 Script
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-01-2001)

Scribe Zack Penn has been talking about the writing of the X-MEN 2 script... both of them.While talking to Prevue Magazine, the writer spoke of the process, which involves him and David Hayter writing separate scripts from a single treatment which will la...

X-MEN: On The Set, Part 2
by Bryan Cairns (Fri 05-05-2000)

Let`s face facts. It`s hard enough to track of all of Marvel`s merry mutants, let alone recall the exact issue in which Rogue joins the X-Men, the specifics of her initial meeting with Colossus at the X-mansion`s doorstep, or her being belted into outer s...


MEN IN BLACK: THE GRAZER CONSPIRACY
by Dan Cziraky (Wed 03-29-2000)

With Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith reportedly looking for $20 million each to do MEN IN BLACK 2, this new series of novels by sci-fi author Dean Wesley Smith (STAR TREK, SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, ALIENS, PREDATOR, SHADOW WARRIOR, etc) might be as close as we ge...

Zak Penn talks 'Young X-Men', 'Avengers' and more (Sun 03-09-2008)

Collider.com presents a video interview with screenwriter Zak Penn, who talks about a few things comics-to-filmic. With regards to the 'Young X-Men' project, Penn said, "Theoretically that still will happen. They're waiting until Wolverine comes out...

X-MEN 2 Clarifications
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-26-2001)

Producer Lauren Shuler Donner and composer Michael Kamen have been taking about the coming X-MEN 2.While talking to IGN Filmforce, Shuler Donner confirmed recent word on the film's production scheduled start date saying that X-MEN 2 "will film in the late...

Simon Kinberg Talks X-Men 3, Ratner & Gambit (Sat 10-01-2005)

"Well, first and foremost, ['X-Men 3' director Brett Ratner] starts from a love of the comics. He's got an immense respect for the X-Men universe," says screenwriter Simon Kinberg. "He's also got a lot of respect for Bryan's films, so he's not trying to c...


Fox Airs "X-Men" on Friday, May 13th
by Jim Harvey (Mon 05-09-2005)

A band of unique power-possessing mutants called the 'X-Men' live in a world where their kind are hated and persecuted by humans. Under the guidance of their leader, Professor Charles Xavier, the X-men strive for a world where humans and mutants can peace...

'X-Men 3' Screenwriter dishes mutant dish (Tue 04-12-2005)

"You will see new characters and beloved X-Men characters in the third film, and they will play major roles - at least one of them will play a major role," says 'X-Men 3' screenwriter Simon Kinberg in an extensive interview. The writer also discusses ...

'X-Men: Wolverine's Story' Released in Region 2 (Tue 02-10-2004)

Buena Vista's second DVD featuring episodes from Fox's X-Men cartoon was released in Region 2 today. Dubbed X-Men: Wolverine's Story, the DVD featured episodes focusing on Wolverine. The DVD features the following episodes: # Repo Man # Weapon X, L...

Animated Hulk and X-Men Come To DVD
by Dave Richards (Fri 01-31-2003)

Disney is hoping to capitalize on this summer's big screen invasion of marvel super heroes. According to DVDtoons.com Disney is releasing Special Edition DVDs featuring episodes of the X-Men and Incredible Hulk animated shows. The discs will be si...


Brett Ratner confirmed for 'X-Men 3' (Mon 06-06-2005)

Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment set Brett Ratner on Friday night to replace Matthew Vaughn as the director of 'X-Men 3,' the third installment of the 'X-Men' franchise. A comic book enthusiast, Ratner was among the helmers considered to...

Grammer Made Up For X-Men (Tue 05-16-2006)

Kelsey Grammer, who plays Hank McCoy/Beast in the upcoming SF sequel X-Men: The Last Stand, told SCI FI Wire that he knew very little about the character or the X-Men comic books before signing on for the film. "I don't know much about X-Men except the fi...

X-TREME X-MEN Preview
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 10-08-2002)

Marvel Comics, which has declared October as "Claremonth" in honor of writer Chris Claremont, has released a preview of X-TREME X-MEN #19.Here's how Marvel describes the issue:"With the quick pace of life, it's not often that old friends get to take a bre...

Transformers…Novelized
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-29-2007)

With the 4th of July looming on the summer horizon, Transformers fans won’t have to wait the next seven weeks to find out what happens in Michael Bay’s film adaptation of the franchise giant. Random House Publishing Group and novelization guru...


Liev Schreiber joins 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' movie (Thu 10-18-2007)

'Wolverine' is now targeted for a May 1, 2009 debut. The film will feature other mutants, and possibly introduce Gambit. Actor Liev Schreiber will likely take over the role of a younger Stryker (previously played by Brian Cox in 'X2'). That's the scoop fr...

X-Men: The Last Stand Box Office Update (Sun 06-04-2006)

After a record-setting first weekend, X-Men: The Last Stand took a big plunge and placed second over the weekend. Dropping 67 percent from its first weekend, X-Men: The Last Stand brought in $34.4 million. "I'm not shocked at that drop," 20th Century ...

SE X-Men DVD Coming By Year's End!
by Jason Lethert (Thu 06-27-2002)

As reported on Comics2Film, things are heating up with X2, and fans are rabidly consuming information on anything X-Men, and Fox Home Video is planning on capitalizing on that for the new special edition release of the original X-Men film ...

G-Men Due In June
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 04-10-2002)

The movie version of Mike Allred's G-Men From Hell is on track for DVD and VHS release this June from Framework Entertainment. "The Framework executives understand fantasy," Rick Albert, the film's producer at Sawmill Entertainment, told ...


X-Men 2: Singer Sings
by Heidi Meeley (Fri 10-25-2002)

Sidebar: Entertainment Weekly was given an X2 Exclusive with the publication of seven new publicity shots from the movie, and an additional eight images as online exclusives. Here is a samp...

X-Men 2 Gets a Snow Day?
by Dave Richards (Tue 10-22-2002)

A battle will be fought to decide the fate of the world next month in Kananaskis Alberta. The Calgary Sun reported that this location will be where the climatic battle to next summer's X-Men 2 will be filmed. The Sun wrote, "The area will se...

X-Men: Evolution Premeire (Wed 09-18-2002)

The Comics Continuum talked to both Craig Kyle of Marvel Studios and X-Men: Evolution story editor Greg Johnson about the upcoming season premiere. The third season opener, called "Day of Recovery" deals with Professor Xavier's disappearance and the...

Comic-Con Singer (Sort Of) Reveals All About X-Men 2
by Kevin Leung (Thu 08-08-2002)

Bryan Singer took time after presenting a preliminary teaser clip from X-Men 2 to sit down with a small group of journalists to discuss filmmaking and expand on some of his earlier, more cryptic comments from the Twentieth Century Fox panel at t...


Screenwriter Zack Penn on X-Men 3 (Sat 03-05-2005)

"It's not just about including everyone," said 'X-Men 3' and 'Elektra' screenwriter Zack Penn. "It's really more about how you give everyone more and better screen time.The answer is that you can't, and you have to make really difficult choices. That's ac...

X-Men: The Official Game Preview (Tue 04-11-2006)

The game itself is not a re-telling, or re-playing if you will, of the story of the film, but is a bridge between X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand, leading up to the start of the new film (that explains, among other things, why Nightcrawler does...

New X-MEN Spin-off in the Works?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 07-28-2008)

An interesting little title appeared over at Production Weekly in regards to Marvel and 20th Century Fox's X-Men property. A new title is currently in development for the production partners called X-Men: First Class. The question is whether this is anoth...

X-Men producer praises subsidy for blockbusters (Sun 03-30-2008)

While 'Justice League' director George Miller is trying to convince the Australian government to extend a tax credit to lure big-budget Hollywood productions to that country, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' producer Ralph Winter is singing the praises of such ...


Ratner loves 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (Thu 09-21-2006)

Director Brett Ratner say the box office success of 'X-Men: The Last Stand' is not what gives him warm fuzzies. "[The X-Men franchise already] had a huge core audience, [so] the movie was going to be successful. The thing that I was personally excited ...

Review: X-Men: The Last Stand (Tue 05-16-2006)

"Did 'X-Men: The Last Stand' succeed? Yes. If you can forgive about 30 percent of the film, the product as a whole really works, and is a fitting chapter in the X-Men saga. It's better than the first X-Men, and is mostly on par with X2."

'X-Men' sequel going 'Gossip Girl' route? (Sun 05-04-2008)

'Gossip Girl' writer Josh Schwartz revealed to BlackBook Media that he's on board Fox and Marvel's 'X-Men' franchise, to pen the next film, which looks to be a prequel. "I'm very well aware that I'll be bludgeoned by purists, but I love its mythol...

Joss Whedon Denies X-Men 3 Rumors (Thu 08-12-2004)

Despite internet buzz that fans prefer Joss Whedon to helm the third 'X-Men' movie, Whedon said, "Nobody has approached me about the X-Men franchise." That doesn't mean he hasn't thought about it. "Would I like to make an X-Men movie? That would be bit...


X-MEN
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 11-14-2000)

When the eagerly anticipated X-Men movie reached theatres this summer, it turned out to be a rarity: a big-budget Hollywood adaptation of a comic book that pleased both fans and newcomers. The result paid off handsomely for distributor 20th Century Fox; n...

NEW X-MEN #119
by Tony Whitt (Fri 12-21-2001)

Last time I reviewed NEW X-MEN, I made a big deal of it and said that this series, amongst others, was heralding a new golden age for the X-books. I still believe that, though this particular issue shows that even gold can sometimes lose some of its brill...

Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men, Part 2
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-20-2000)

As a film`s success grows, so does our thirst for information on those associated with it. With Ray Park, we`re now talking about three successful franchises (Mortal Kombat, Star Wars, X-Men) and a one-hit wonder (SLEEPY HOLLOW). In Part One of my inter...

X-MEN: Patrick Stewart
by Steve Fritz (Thu 07-13-2000)

In a recent television interview, Patrick Stewart confessed that before he took on the role of Professor Charles Xavier, he had virtually no idea what the X-Men were all about. `I was as ignorant of the X-Men as I was of Star Trek 14 years ago,` he told t...


X-MEN on Compact Disc
by Randall D. Larson (Sat 07-08-2000)

Michael Kamen’s orchestral score for X-MEN is a pulsating exercise for orchestra and synthesizer, as much a mutation of the acoustic and the electronic as the super-powered humanistic anomalies that are the film’s heroes. Lacking a strong, recurrent theme...

X-MEN UNLIMITED goes monthly
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 07-23-2002)

X-MEN UNLIMITED #39 in November will be the start as the book as 48-page monthly. X-MEN UNLIMITED editor C.B. Cebulski says he wants to change the perception of the book not having impact or meaning in the X-Men Universe. "We're going to make the book ...

Marvel cranks up X-MEN line
by Eric Moro and Mike Whybark (Wed 01-22-2003)

Marvel Comics recently discussed their plans to contribute to the hoopla around this year's release of X-MEN 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to Bryan Singer's first X-MEN film."Unfortunately a few years ago when X-MEN came out, we really dropped the b...

X-Men 1.5 DVD On The Way
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-21-2002)

The X-Men return in February! No, we're not talking about the X-Men 2 sequel. We're talking about the expanded re-release of the original X-Men movie on DVD. According to DVDFILE.COM the disc set (dubbed "1.5 Collector's Edition") will b...


Could X-Men 2 Have Found A Cajun In Canada?
by Kevin Leung (Tue 09-03-2002)

Canadian stunt performer James Bamford has just updated his personal page on the Stunts Canada website where he is now listed as "Gambit - Stunt Actor" for X-Men 2. X-Men 2 fans will remember that director Bryan Singer has previously hinted at an appeara...

X-Men
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-08-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...

Army Men: Air Tactics
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Thu 04-06-2000)

3DO has indebted history with its FRP Might & Magic series (which recently got its eighth member) and the unsurpassed strategically oriented trilogy Heroes of Might & Magic, which will surely get the title of VIG (very important games) in some probable Co...

Nautical Fantasy, SC: Ghost, Jordan & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 11-28-2006)

Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...


Zak Penn says 'X-Men' spin-off has changed (Wed 05-02-2007)

Zak Penn screenwriter of X-men 3 and the upcoming Incredible Hulk, admitted that he was originally signed on to write and direct a "young X-Men film," but that's recently changed. Says Penn, "The original idea was to have me do a young X-Men spin-off, a s...

Details leaked on X-MEN: RELOAD titles, creators, stories
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-18-2004)

...ok titled ASTONISHING X-MEN.Also confirmed in the solicitation material:The return of UNCANNY X-MEN writer Chris Claremont to the book that made him a legend. Claremont will take over writing duties on UNCANNY X-MEN with issue #444, joined by EXCALIBUR...

X2: X-MEN UNITED
by John Ringer (Fri 05-02-2003)

X2: X-MEN UNITED is a worthy continuation of the 2000 X-MEN, which brought the Marvel superhero (and supervillain) mutant metaphors to the big screen. Like its predecessor, X2 works as both straight huge-budget science-fiction and as a parable for the dif...

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: X-MEN #1-10
by Tony Whitt (Sun 05-05-2002)

It's only when we read a collection like MASTER MASTERWORKS: X-MEN that we realize just how far the X-Men have really come ? and how little Stan Lee's writing has really changed between 1963 and his latest work for DC. But even with all their faults, thes...


Chuck Austen writes UNCANNY X-MEN
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 02-11-2002)

  Chuck Austen is the new writer of UNCANNY X-MEN, taking over with #410 of the Marvel Comics title. Austen says he's "nervous, but really, really excited" about the assignment on one of Marvel's best-selling titles. "I never expected ...

X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 05-26-2006)

There was some concern about the X-MEN franchise changing directorial hands on its third installment, with Brett Ratner taking over after Bryan Singer had succeeded in making most people very happy with installments one and two. Ratner demonstrates immedi...

X-Men to Face Heavy Metal Opponents?
by Dave Richards (Tue 10-29-2002)

It appears this summer that the X-Men will have to contend with the might of a rogue U.S. general in X-Men 2. It is not clear what forces the X-Men's foe General Stryker has at his disposal The Toronto Sun's Jim Slotek printed a very cryptic quote fr...

X-Men 2: Beasts and Crawlers and Other Designs
by Heidi Meeley (Wed 10-23-2002)

Sidebar: Entertainment Weekly was given an X2 Exclusive with the publication of seven new publicity shots from the movie, and an additional eight images as online exclusives. Here is a samp...


X-Men 2: Trailer Preview and Weapon X!
by Heidi Meeley (Mon 10-21-2002)

Sidebar: Entertainment Weekly was given an X2 Exclusive with the publication of seven new publicity shots from the movie, and an additional eight images as online exclusives. Here is a sampling of those imag...

X-Men Origins: Wolverine to inject $60 million into Sydney economy (Tue 03-04-2008)

From a press release by the New South Wales Government: Hugh Jackman's latest movie 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' has begun shooting in Sydney and will inject an estimated $60 million and 250 full-time equivalent jobs into the city's economy. The NSW Gover...

X-MEN ANNUAL 2001
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-18-2001)

The X-Men travel to Hong Kong, where they investigate a black market trade in mutant organs, organs which will be used by U-Men mutant wannabes. The trail leads them to Ao Jun, a mutant with one of the worst mutant gifts ever, and the mutant he's guarded...

Your First Look at the 'X-Men 3' Trailer
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-02-2005)

May 26th, 2006 sees the release of the next chapter in the 20th Century Fox film franchise "X-Men." With "X-Men 3" currently filming in Vancouver, Canada, C2F's George Tramountanas traveled to the Great White North to see what the film makers have...


X2: X-MEN UNITED
by Brian Thomas (Thu 12-04-2003)

When I was a kid, superhero movies sucked. No, not just in movies that were poorly made, but all of them. Comic-books presented the kinds of stories that just couldn't be made into movies, which is one of the reasons readers cherished them so much. Anythi...

Coming soon? Direct-to-video 'X-Men' movies. (Tue 11-27-2007)

Rich Johnston at Comic Book Resources says Marvel is lining up a fleet of direct-to-video features that will fly under the 'X-Men Origins' banner, along side the theatrical movies 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' and 'X-Men Origins: Magneto'. Could there be an...

Lionsgate to distribute 'Wolverine and the X-Men'
by Jim Harvey (Sun 08-03-2008)

From a press release NEW YORK, SANTA MONICA, Calif., and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 31 /CNW/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier independent filmed entertainment studio, announced this week that it has acquired the home entertainment distributio...

Z-Axis talks "X-Men: The Official Game" (Wed 03-29-2006)

Yes, the upcoming third X-Men movie subtitled The Last Stand will have a movie tie-in game from longtime X-Men game publisher Activision that will be titled (somewhat unoriginally) X-Men: The Official Game. However, this movie tie-in will be different tha...


X-Men 3 shooting start date (Mon 04-11-2005)

Toronto is prepping for 'X-Men 3', the third feature in Fox 'X-Men' movie franchise, based on Marvel Comics mutant super-hero characters. Although the first 'X-Men' film was shot in Toronto, the second, 'X2: X-Men United' was filmed in British Columbia. ...

All New, All Different X-Men
by Chris Brown (Fri 05-26-2006)

Sitting in the theatre watching X3, it feels like a Wednesday; it's sort of like new comic day as we sit in anticipation of our latest installment of the X-Men, with its brand new creative team. And as the movie gets rolling, it feels more like a comic ...

'X-Men' should give summer a hot start (Wed 04-26-2006)

Fans of the "X-Men" franchise will certainly be happy to know there's lots more material that can be developed for future episodes: "I hope there's a fourth and an eighth and a tenth," says 'X-Men' producer Lauren Shuler Donner. "I mean, look, there's 40 ...

Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-07-2007)

...   Astonishing X-Men #23 $2.99   Criminal #10 (MR) $2.99 Kurt: This wraps the second arc of this series by man-god Ed Brubaker.   Dark Tower Gunslinger Born Prem HC $24.99 Ben: I’m super stoked for this.   Fantastic ...


Berry: X-MEN 2 & BOND 20
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 12-07-2001)

While promoting MONSTERS BALL in New York, Halle Berry fielded questions about X-MEN 2 and JAMES BOND 20.When asked if she was going to be in the next Bond film, Berry answered, "You know what, I don't know and the truth is I'm trying to work out the date...

Joss Whedon Blasts X-MEN Script! (Mon 05-01-2000)

In a recent interview with Empire Online, Joss Whedon discussed his role as script-doctor for the X-Men feature film. `They wanted me to punch up the last fight. I said, `I think you`ve got a greater problem than that,` ` explained the creator of Buffy th...

Ray Park: From Darth Maul to X-Men, Part 3
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 07-27-2000)

Ray Park seems to be making a living out of playing villains cloaked in makeup. This is true of his latest role, that of Toad in X-Men, but the character allowed him to break the mold at least a little bit: although still covered in green greasepaint, his...

Gordon Smith on Making Up X-MEN.
by Rob Alstetter (Tue 07-11-2000)

Like the way Mystique looks in the X-Men movie? Think Wolverine`s claws are cool? You can thank Gordon Smith, X-Men`s makeup supervisor for all the magic. Smith, who spends a great deal of time in research and development, came up with a wide assortment ...


Buy X-Men 1.5 See X2 or DD Free
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-11-2002)

Today's Variety reports on the impending re-release of X-Men as an all new, super-special edition DVD. In addition to previously discussed extras Variety reports a promotional incentive of special interest to C2F readers: The new edition will have ...

X-Men "Legends" to appear in the 'Wolverine' movie (Thu 12-13-2007)

20th Century Fox has released new info about the 'Wolverine' movie, due out May 1, 2009. 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is set to star Jackman and will be directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition). The producers are Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter (...

Howls of Praise from Marv Wolfman for the X-MEN Movie.
by Craig D. Reid (unless otherwise noted) (Mon 07-17-2000)

`They were the X-MEN,` former Marvel Comics editor and Blade-creator Marv Wolfman gleefully blurts after a screening of X-Men. `I think the characters translated wonderfully on screen.` Why is the Wolfman howling for joy? He sternly adds, `Because there ...

THE SHADOW MEN
by Brian Thomas (Thu 06-24-2004)

It seems that ever since UFO phenomena entered the public consciousness, researchers have had a sideline mystery to puzzle them. Witnesses describe strangers that arrive where UFOs have been sighted, asking a lot of questions and not offering any in retur...


X-Men: Evolution DVD! (Fri 10-04-2002)

The Comics Continuum reports the first DVD from the X-Men: Evolution animated series will arrive in stores next spring, before X-Men 2 reaches theaters. The Continuum talked to Marvel Studios' Craig Kyle about the DVD, from Warner Home Video, which ...

CONTEST: Win a copy of X-MEN 2 on DVD or an "Art of X2" book!
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-24-2003)

One of the bright spots of this past summer's movie lineup was Bryan Singer's X2: X-MEN UNITED. Featuring the return of nearly all the heroes and villains from the first X-MEN movie plus a ton of mutants from the comic books brought to life on the silver ...