Cyclops

Image: MarvelJean, like Storm, gets a hairstyle change here—in the classic show she’s wearing a ponytail in this costume, but in ‘97's her hair is down. Plus, her powers have a much more vibrant, dark undertone, perhaps hinting at something fiery to come for Marvel’s premiere swooner. Image: MarvelJean, like Storm, gets a hairstyle change here—in the classic show she’s wearing a ponytail in this costume, but in ‘97's her hair is down. Plus, her powers have a much more vibrant, dark undertone, perhaps hinting at…

The X-Men never die. In the comics, that’s sometimes more literal than metaphorical, more meta text than actual text. But it always means that, for the most part, no matter how long the X-Men wane, they always come back: the same but different, adapted to the latest age of a world that hates and fears them. X-Men: The Animated Series is now different with its own resurrection in X-Men ‘97.Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksDebuting today on Disney+, X-Men ‘97 is a literal and spiritual continuation of the beloved…

So, why does Cyclops get a bad rap in some fans' eyes? One possible explanation is that he ended up on the wrong side of the contest against one of the Marvel universe's most famous characters — Wolverine. Wolverine and Cyclops have been rivals for various personal, ethical, and situational reasons for roughly as long as they've known each other. Since Wolverine is easily more popular and more of a mysterious wild card, this makes Cyclops the more boring, law-abiding character by default. It doesn't help…

In "Fall of the House of X' #3, Cyclops is without his ruby-quartz visor, which has rendered him blind as he escapes from Orchis alongside Dr. Alia Gregor. Despite being unable to see, the hero still manages to navigate a tricky pathway, revealing he's memorized the steps from his cell and can feel the change in humidity in order to find their way out. Cyclops can likely do these things thanks to being forced to spend so much time blindfolded as a young teen after his optic blast abilities manifested. That…

Image: SentinelFor the past few years, toymaker Sentinel’s “Fighting Armor” toyline has transformed Marvel heroes from across the comics into mechanized warriors better than even the actual Marvel Comics crossovers to do so. While its forays into the worlds of Mutantkind have been few and far between, its latest turns an X-Men stalwart into maybe its best spin on the idea yet.Announced overnight, Sentinel revealed a first look at the Fighting Armor Cyclops, which takes an amalgam of several of Scott’s classic comics…

After what has felt like years of waiting since Marvel first confirmed it would be returning to one of its all time classics—the ‘90s X-Men animated cartoon—we finally have our first look at X-Men ‘97 in action, and... hmm. Hmm.Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksDon’t get me wrong, there is a lot here to buzz the minds of anyone who grew up with X-Men The Animated Series’ take on Marvel’s mutants. The opening retro lookback at the final episode of the series, which saw Charles Xavier die and leave the legacy of…

Screenshot: Marvel AnimationThe scene with Callisto and Leech is quickly covered up by a passing issue of the Daily Bugle blowing across the screen, and it’s jam-packed with details. The biggest is the cover story highlighting a mutant fashion show—including a few intriguing mutants from the comics: Dust, introduced in the early aughts during New X-Men; Stacy X; Maggot; and Banshee. In a small pop-out bubble, two more young mutants are included in the form of Nature Girl and Loa, suggesting X-Men ‘97 is going to pull from…

Image: HasbroAs we get closer and closer to the arrival of X-Men ‘97, the rallying cry of “To me, my X-Men merchandise!” just gets louder and louder. Earlier this week we saw Lego get in on the X-mania with a new set, but now it’s Hasbro’s turn with its latest wave inspired by the cartoon series.There’s plenty of X-Men this time around with Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler all getting figures in wave two, but the real highlights are the villains filling out the other half of the wave. Magneto—having appeared in wave…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: cyclops, Jean Grey, krakoa, scott summers, x-menIn recent issues of the X-Men Jean Grey and Scott Summers found themselves at odds, all down to the alien parasitic species, The Brood. In recent issues of the X-Men, married but mingling Jean Grey and Scott Summers – Cyclops – found themselves at odds, and it all comes down to the alien parasitic species, The Brood.  As Bishop brought out Scott's genocidal tendencies in a meeting of the Quiet Council of Krakoa that both were invited to attend.…

This is the cover to X-Men #24 by Joshua Cassara being published in July from Marvel Comics. With the return of the Arakki mutant god Pogg Ur-Pogg.This is the cover to X-Men #24 by Joshua Cassara being published in July from Marvel Comics. With the return of the Arakki mutant god Pogg Ur-Pogg. With Cyclops, Jean Grey and Magik in his path. Is This The End For Cyclops And Jean Grey? (X-Men #24 #XSpoilers) Last month, Joshua Cassara posted to Twitter some of his process work in creating the cover, the initial sketch and…