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Marvel Character Highlight #15: Storm

Name: Ororo Munroe Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Lady Liberators, Morlocks, Hellfire Club, The Twelve Special abilities: Weather-natured sorcery. Storm is capable of complete control over the weather and all aspects dealing with the environment within the atmosphere over a … Continue reading

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Property review: God Loves, Man Kills

God Loves, Man Kills Marvel Comics, 1982 God loves, but man kills discriminatively In the dark recesses of the human soul lies a need to persecute. Every being that can afford to call itself human has the potential and inclination … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #10: Just where did Charles Xavier go wrong?

Charles Xavier: Former leader of the X-Men, founder of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Morally ambiguous leader who mind wipes foes. Yes, Xavier is capable of great things and then there’s that tendency for him to get into the … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #09: Cable

REAL NAME: Nathan Christopher Charles Summers AFFILIATION: X-Men, New Mutants/X-Force, Six Pack SPECIAL ABILITIES: Telekinesis and telepathy. Enhanced eyesight through his techno-organic eye and enhanced strength and durability in parts affected by the virus. Cable is also proficient in most … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #08: Marrow

NAME: Sarah; last name may be Rushman AFFILIATION: Morlocks; Weapon X, X-Men, Gene Nation, S.H.I.E.L.D. SPECIAL ABILITIES: Rapidly re-grow the protruding bone spurs that protrude from her body, and which she uses as weapons. She also possesses two hearts and … Continue reading

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Top 5 list: Worst comic book movies

Chances are, if you’re comic book fanatics like we are at Gaming Insurrection, you’ve seen one of the movies on this list. If you soak up overacting, tired drama and nonsensical plots with hamfisted writing, you’ve seen everything on this … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #07: Magneto

Name: Unrevealed; uses the name Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Affiliations: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Charles Xavier, the X-Men, the New Mutants Special abilities: Ability to manipulate magnetism and all forms of electromagnetic energy Background: Little is known about the origins of … Continue reading

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Animated property review: X-Men The Animated Series

X-Men the Animated Series Vol. 1  |  Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009 X-Men origins told correctly If there ever was a quintessential property in the 1990s of comic book origin, it’s X-Men the Animated Series. The Fox staple in the … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #06: Rogue

Name: Anna Marie Affiliation: X-Men, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Special abilities: Absorbs — sometimes permanently — the life force and psyche of an individual that she touches with skin-to-skin contact. With absorption from mutants, Rogue can temporarily or permanently use … Continue reading

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Marvel character highlight #05: Colossus

Name: Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin Affiliation: X-Men, Excalibur, Acolytes Special abilities: Covers his entire body in an organic metal outer shell that renders him impervious to most damage. While in his transformed state, he has superhuman strength and endurance. Background: Piotr … Continue reading

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