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Comic Book Questions Answered – where I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to e-mail questions to me at [email protected]). Reader Michael H. wrote in to ask: Way back when in Cable/Deadpool when Gambit was “evil” and part of the Marauders again it is hinted at that Gambit might not have been Gambit or at least that he was being controlled, Cable says something along the lines that he (Gambit) is stressing his accent too much. This was before Secret Invasion, but could it have been possible that Gambit was a skrull? Was Fabian Nicieza hinting towards this future x-over or something else entirely? Michael’s talking about the time that Gambit returned to the X-Men titles after being gone for a while (after deciding to become one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen for some reason), only now he was working with the Marauders and helped to KILL Cable in X-Men #200! That Chris Bachalo splash page…dang, that was nice. A

The original The X-Files TV series touched on the real-life assassination of President John F. Kennedy, something that IDW Publishing’s The X-Files: JFK Disclosure two-issue miniseries looks to explore further, from the creative team of writer Denton J. Tipton (editor of IDW series including Star Wars Adventures) and artist Menton3 (cover artist of IDW’s The X-Files ongoing). CBR has the first look at the solicitation text for November’s The X-Files: JFK Disclosure #2 — scheduled for release the same month as the 54th anniversary of the JFK assassination — and the issue’s main cover by Menton3, and variant by J.J. Lendl. The X-Files: JFK Disclosure #2 (of 2)—Cover A: Menton3 Denton J. Tipton (w) • Menton3 (a & c) When he learns the real reason behind President Kennedy’s assassination, Mulder also discovers his father was involved in the conspiracy. This revelation forces him to decide between the two things he holds most sa

Comic Book Questions Answered – where I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to e-mail questions to me at [email protected]). Reader Manny S. wrote in to ask if me if it was really true that Deadpool once killed a guy over liking the Star Wars prequels. The answer, Manny is…sort of? In the maxiseries, Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth, by Victor Gischler, Bong Dazo and Jose Pimentel, Deadpool is hired by Advanced Idea Mechanics to procure the head of an alternate universe version of Deadpool before Hydra can get to it. This Deadpool comes from the Marvel Zombies universe (well, at least A Marvel Zombies universe) and Deadpool works with an attractive A.I.M. scientist to get the head which, because it is a zombie, can still talk despite it being just a head. Anyhow, in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #5, Deadpool turns it over to A.I.M., who have it on their space ship. Meanwhile, though, Hydra is on the way to get the head for themselves on t

Brigitte Findakly and her husband Lewis Trondheim have been collaborating on comics for decades. Trondheim, co-founder of the French comics publisher L’Association, has created international hits such as Dungeon, Little Nothings, Kaput & Zosky and more. Throughout Trondheim’s award-winning career, Findakly has been the primary colorist of his comics, abetting his artwork and stories. In their latest release, the creative dynamic is flip-flopped, as Findakly takes the lead in co-writing her memoir Poppies of Iraq from Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly. Recounting her childhood as a religious minority in a turmoil-ridden country frequently subjected to internal strife and outside invasion, Findakly and Trondheim take readers into the daily community of life in Iraq, contrasting a warm and family-focused side of the country rarely depicted in media with the political chaos that instigates her eventual departure from her homeland. CBR, with translation assistance from Drawn &a

The X-Men have been around for decades fighting for equality and justice for their mutant peers. They’ve resonated with every reader who has felt downtrodden or discriminated against — it’s one of the reasons they’re so popular. The films brought about the new generation of superhero movies. And although there are plenty of timeline and continuity problems, they still hold up as good films, save for a handful of entries that were less than subpar. Okay, they’ve had a few bad films too — but also some excellent ones, such as Deadpool and Logan. RELATED: Web Art: 15 Jaw-Dropping Fan-Designed Spider-Man Costumes Regardless, the ideas from the comics and the films have inspired artists the world over to create their own versions of the X-Men. Some artists have transported them across timelines, or been influenced by other TV series and franchises — the possibilities are endless when it comes to characters with hundreds of stories, costumes, identities and universes. We’d just like to poin

Kazuya Murakami, Miho Ishigami, Naomi Iida, Yōji Ueda reprise game roles The Animate Times website confirmed that the Code:Realize television anime will feature more characters and their voice cast members from Idea Factory's original game. The website also unveiled the characters' anime designs: Kazuya Murakami as Herlock Sholmès, a famous detective entrusted by England's Queen Alexandrina Victoria. (French author Maurice Leblanc coined the name, an anagram of Sherlock Holmes, to include the character in his stories about Arsène Lupin, the inspiration for Monkey Punch's Lupin III character.) Miho Ishigami as Delacroix II, a descendant of a royal vampire family. (His name is similar in Japanese pronunciation to Dracula.) Naomi Iida as Alexandrina Victoria, the Queen of England Yōji Ueda as Rempart Leonhardt, an Imperial Guard corporal sworn to loyalty to the English Queen Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ originally shipped in Japan for the PlayStation Vita in

It ends the same way it started, with two simple words: “Hail Hydra,” mouthed by a guard in the Shadow Pillar, a black-site prison facility that houses a single inmate: Steve Rogers, aka Hydra Cap. And with these words, spoken mere seconds after the “real” Steve Rogers exits, Secret Empire‘s prime mover is freed to become a full-time villain in the Marvel Universe. RELATED: Why Kobik Didn’t Undo Secret Empire’s Casualties Secret Empire: Omega #1 echoes the Oath stories that served as codas to Marvel’s Civil War events. The bulk of the issue — illustrated by Andrea Sorrentino — is a conversation between the two versions of Steve. The main narrative is intercut with three stories — drawn by Joe Bennett and Joe Pimentel, along with Scott Hanna and Rachelle Rosenberg — that explore the aftermath of the Hydra takeover for various players in this saga, but for now, we’re focusing in on Captain America and the fat

More often than not, pop culture fans tend to fancy dress as fictional people or historical figures that they think they look like or at least, could easily resemble come convention season. But sometimes, half of the fun of cosplay is how imaginative you can get with it. With that in mind, who’s to say that women can’t dress up as male characters and men aren’t allowed to channel more female figures? Well fortunately, attitudes towards such things are much more free nowadays, and more and more entertainers are creating impressive gender-bending looks inspired by comic books, movies and video games. RELATED: A Smashing Look: 15 Incredible Hulk And She-Hulk Cosplays Nevertheless, it takes a particularly inventive individual to interpret a costume of the opposite sex and thanks to social media, it’s not so hard for the costume makers that do take the plunge to share their creations around their world. To celebrate the creativity that’s out there, we’ve scoured the internet and chosen our

Series based on Idea Factory's video game premieres on October 7 The official website for the Code:Realize television anime series revealed on Saturday that Saori Hayami will perform the ending theme song "twinkle." Hayami is also starring in the show as Cardia. The anime will premiere on October 7. The series will also stream on 18 online services in Japan starting on October 9. The anime stars: Saori Hayami as Cardia Tomoaki Maeno as Arsène Lupin Junichi Suwabe as Abraham Van Helsing Tetsuya Kakihara as Victor Frankenstein Showtaro Morikubo as Impey Barbicane Daisuke Hirakawa as Count Saint-Germain Yuuki Kaji as Finis Kazuya Murakami as Herlock Sholmès Miho Ishigami as Delacroix II Naomi Iida as Alexandrina Victoria Yōji Ueda as Rempart Leonhardt Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ originally shipped in Japan for the PlayStation Vita in November 2014. Aksys Games released the game in North America and Europe in October 2015, and it describes th

Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and forty-sixth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. As we’ve been doing it for some time now, one legend today, one tomorrow and one Sunday. Let’s begin! COMIC LEGEND: Superman has Super-Weaving powers STATUS: False Enough for a False (although probably still true) If that status confuses the heck out of you, keep reading, it will hopefully make sense very soon! My buddy Keith M. wrote in to suggest a funny case of how looks might be deceiving. Or rather, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it doesn’t always mean that it IS a duck…it could be a duplicate of the duck from a bottled city. 😉 As you are well aware, people totally dig reading about the craziest powers that Superman has exhibited over the years. A common theme for lists on various websites are “15 Craziest Powers Superman Has.” And therefore, a very common one th