The Avengers vs X-Men storyline is a comic event that Marvel Comics ran in 2012. It pitted two of Earth’s mightiest teams against each other in a confrontation that forever changed the core of the comic 616 continuity. In the comic run, the Phoenix Force was fast approaching Earth, seemingly headed for Hope Summers, the adoptive daughter of Cable and, therefore,
Read MoreIf you’ve been following along here at The Cosmic Circus, you know that reporter and insider Alex Perez occasionally has news to share about Marvel Studios projects. He’s made time for a Q&A with our Discord members a few times already, and this time we’re trying a new format for that. Recently, we asked for more questions from our Discord members,
Read MoreThe X-Men are back! I’ve waited so long to say those words and mean them, and boy, I mean them with every bit of my soul. A double episode premiere of X-Men ‘97 has landed on Disney+ and surely transported everyone back to the Saturday morning feeling of gathering around the television to see what happened “Previously on X-Men!” I couldn’t
Read MoreTO ME, MY X-MEN! Welcome to the X-Men: The Animated Series guide! With mutants finally entering the MCU and X-Men ‘97 just around the corner, now is the perfect time to catch up with the classic X-Men cartoon from the ‘90s. In this guide, we’ll cover the main characters of the show, break down the episodic story arcs, and explore the
Read MoreHey everyone and welcome to the Deadpool comics reading guide! This is our second reading guide for Deadpool & Wolverine, after our sniktastic Wolverine reading guide a few weeks ago. Deadpool has an infamous reputation for being an excruciating, insufferable motormouth with a poor sense of humor. But deep down, Wade Wilson is a real sweetheart. A fighter who beat cancer with
Read MoreSNIKT! Hey bub, welcome to the Wolverine comics reading guide! Before Logan, before X-Men: Evolution, and even before X-Men: The Animated Series, the character Wolverine was created for the comics in 1974 by Len Wein & John Romita Sr. in Incredible Hulk #180-181. He was originally designed as a one-off character, but Wein & Dave Cockrum brought him back in Giant-Size
Read MoreOn October 31st, 1992, X-Men: The Animated Series premiered its first episode on national television. The show gained popularity and became one of the most popular superhero animated shows in history. The show became the pilot project for what would eventually become a new era of Marvel animated projects in the 90s, producing multiple animated projects like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and Iron Man. X-Men:
Read MoreSince the debut of The Multiverse Saga in 2021, Marvel Studios has met its fair share of mixed reviews from fans as projects began to roll out. The main concerns stem from Marvel’s recent “quantity over quality” approach, constantly pushing out several projects at a time without providing ample time to work out their projects’ components adequately. This has led to subpar
Read MoreTime. Space. Reality. Comics. This is more than a linear guide. Welcome to the world of What If, where we ponder the question “What If…?” As we travel deeper into the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, now is the perfect time to wrap our minds around the prisms of endless possibility, where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities: What if
Read MoreSir Patrick Stewart is a beloved actor on stage and screen, both big and small. He’s best known for his roles as Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard and Marvel’s Professor Charles Xavier, but who was he before these roles? Where did he come from? His RP British accent and his strong, authoritative demeanor give the impression of a high-class upbringing, but the
Read MoreWelcome to September everyone. This time, we’re going to be trying a slightly different format with the New Comic Spotlight. Instead of reviewing each week’s comics, I’ll be previewing a large selection of comics scheduled to come out over the next month. I’ll include the intended release date with each title but publishers are notorious for changing release dates on comics
Read MoreHello again my fellow comic nerds. Come along with me as we journey through lands of secrets, fears, and what-ifs. Nothing is as it seems this week. Hidden tales and knowledge will come to light. Maybe not all will be revealed, but we’ll certainly know more than we do now after reading new comics from August 16, 2023. [This week’s comics
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