Comics and More

 I was a huuuuuuge fan of Excalibur growing up. Initially, I fell in love with the Marvel Universe trading card of Shadowcat (the neighborhood kids were collecting the cards, so I wanted to also). From there, I quickly looked into the comic books she was in, beginning with the comic she was in at the time (Excalibur) and later, earlier issues of X-Men. I collected every issue of Excalibur from back issue bins and ravenously tore through and reread new issues as they came out. So, of course, I am sooooo excited that Marvel Legends released an Excalibur boxset, featuring several of these characters I grew up with. I kind of can't believe that there is an actual Meggan action figure. And I am geeking out over Shadowcat. But of course now that this set is out there, I'm hungry for more. So, I made some mock-ups of what several waves of Excalibur Marvel Legends would look like, including a figure of Rachel Summers, one of the founding members yet to have a figure released. Of course...

Marvel's Battle World is well under way, so let's take a look at more of the Secret Wars tie-ins. Age of Apocalypse #1 Fabian Nicieza and Gerardo Sandoval Cypher is hunted by agents of Apocalypse and rebels alike, for some destined role he will play in the future of the world ruled by the mad mutant Apocalypse.  With pretty minor powers, it's cool to see how his abilities come into play in a neat way.  And there are fun battles and interesting alliances going on.  It's rather enjoyable revisiting this post-apocalyptic world Grade: B Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1 Al Ewing and Alan Davis The whole remembering-there-were-worlds-before and we-can't-talk-about-it thing is getting a little old by this point.  In this new title, which does not feature Brian Braddock as Captain Britain, but rather Faiza Hussain (from Captain Britain and MI-13 ) as the title character, we see two neighboring territories - Mondo City and Y...