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On the face of it, it looks like a zero sum game; Marvel strips one of their X-Men characters of his Canadian heritage, and then reveals that another long-lived mutant happens to hail from the well-behaved country to the North of the US. But when the replacement Canadian for popular hero Wolverine is official most evil mutant ever Magneto, you have to wonder: Does Marvel have something against Canada in general? The revelation of Magneto's heritage, plus the brand new official first date of Magneto and Professor Xavier, under the jump. More »
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I swear to God, it's absolutely not a comment on the quality of this week's comics when I tell you that the best thing arriving in comic book stores this week is a lunch box. I promise you, it's not like this week's comics are bad or anything, but come on: Look at this lunchbox and tell me that you're not tempted. You are, aren't you? It's okay. You can admit it (For more straight forward Serenity lunchbox nerditry, you could always look here). But you came here to know about comics, right? Hit that link and join me under the jump. More »
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Looking to remind fans that they have this once-popular imprint called "the Ultimate line," Marvel has released a list of their top ten reasons to read the first issue of imprint rebrand book Ultimate Origins. Unsurprisingly, four of them mention the origin of something or someone. More »
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