I’ll qualify this by saying that I own every X-men comic book from #129, the beginning of the Dark Phoenix Saga, to the present.  I like to think that i am an expert on the X-men.  I am geek-certified.  That being said, let’s get to it. I remember the good old days.  The days when there was a single team.  A coherent team.  Though the members changed over the years, the book always focused on a [...]

I was inspired earlier today by a Twitter post to explore Marvel’s latest “crossover”, Dark Reign. Now, this is not your ordinary crossover because it is not focused on a single event, as World War Hulk or Civil War or Secret Invasion.  While these events did have ramifications on the Marvel Universe, they were singel events set within the framework of the Marvel Universe. Dark Reign IS the Marvel Universe.  It is the status quo [...]