This is an open letter to anyone at 20th Century Fox, with how I would handle their X-Men Universe in the wake of The Avengers and their successful First Class Pre-Boot-quel-thing. 

The X-Men cinematic universe was the first major franchise launched in this modern era of comic book blockbusters. The original X-Men film managed to successfully lay in the groundwork of how these types of films can be a success without losing their comic book soul.

The sequel was a massive leap forward in both action and general cinematic quality. While the other sequels have received mixed reviews, it was clear that despite the reboot happy tendencies of modern hollywood. Fox remained committed to the continuity of the universe they established in 2000.

Just a few weeks ago The Avengers made more money than conceivable in its debut, representing the culmination of a five-year, 6 movie plan. The newly established ‘shared universe’ model demonstrated by Marvel Studios could be a new gold standard for what a studio can do with these types of properties.

So it is with that context that I present my plan for a smaller scale ‘shared X-universe’ that can allow Fox to use it’s already established property in an exciting new way.

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That’s right comic book fans, it’s that time of the week again. New comics are coming out from our friends at Marvel tomorrow and, as always, we’ve got some we’re really interested in reading.

Among the new ones coming out, we’re looking forward to reading FF #3, New Avengers #12,  PunisherMax #13, Daredevil: Reborn #4, and X-Men #11.

As with most weeks, new comics arrive on Wednesday, so hit your nearest comics book store early for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #660
ASTONISHING X-MEN #7
BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #518
CABLE & DEADPOOL MGC #1
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #9
DAREDEVIL: REBORN #4
EMMA #3
FANTASTIC FOUR MGC #570
FEAR ITSELF: YOUTH IN REVOLT #1 (FI)
FF #3
FF #3 DJURDJEVIC CHARACTER VARIANT
FF #3 X-MEN EVOLUTIONS ZIRCHER VARIANT
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #5

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Even though many people prefer to read comics printed on paper that hasn’t stopped Marvel from having an iPad Application on which fans can read many of their favorite comics. This week some new comics come to that device for your reading pleasure.

Some of the ones we’re most interested include Ender’s Game: War of Gifts, Loki #3, X-Men: Messiah Complex #1-13 and the free comic New Mutants #1. You can find the Marvel Comics App either at the company’s website or directly at iTunes. Check out the list (and some cool cover art) below.

Digital Comics On-Sale:

AVENGERS VS. PET AVENGERS #3

BLACK WIDOW #7

ORSON SCOTT CARD’S ENDER’S GAME: WAR OF GIFTS

(Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game: War of Gifts Special #1, Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game: Mazer in Prison #1, Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game: Recruiting Valentine #1, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game: The League War #1)

IRON MAN: RAPTURE #3

LOKI #3

MARVEL 1602: NEW WORLD

(Marvel 1602: New World #1-5)

NEW MUTANTS VOL. 1: RETURN OF LEGION

(New Mutants #1-5)

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Comics? But of course. This week we’re looking forward to getting our hands on some New Mutants#17, Captain America: Patriot #1, Thor: First Thunder #1 and the debut of X-23.

Usually, as you know, comics hit stores on Wednesday. Hurry in to your favorite local comic shop for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one. Also, be sure to check out covers for some of these books after the break.

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643 SHS VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643 SPIDEY VS. VARIANT
ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #3
AVENGERS & THE INFINITY GAUNTLET #2
CAPTAIN AMERICA: PATRIOT #1
DAREDEVIL #509 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (SHL)
DEADPOOL #27
DEADPOOL #27 SHS VARIANT
HALO: FALL OF REACH – BOOT CAMP #1
HEROIC AGE: ONE MONTH TO LIVE #3
HEROIC AGE: SUPER HEROES #1
INCREDIBLE HULKS #613
INCREDIBLE HULKS: ENIGMA FORCE #1
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER #4
NEW MUTANTS #17

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Hey comics fans, in honor of new comics coming out this week we’ve got your first look at an upcoming book from our friends at Marvel. This one is called New Mutants Forever and looks to take on some pretty serious subjects.

Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Al Rio, the story concerns Magneto as he joins the Hellfire Club. Once that happens, the New Mutants have no choice but to ally themselves with the Black Queen, Selene, and as you may guess, lots of meyem ensues.

Picking up where he left off, Claremont teams with series co-creator Bob McLeod, and the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz, to bring fans a series no New Mutants fan can miss. You hear that? You can’t miss this.

Check out the previews for this comic after the jump. Look for New Mutants Forever at your local comic book store on August 4.

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New week, new comics from our friends at Marvel. This time around there’s some very cool and interesting titles hitting stores tomorrow. Among the ones we’re looking forward to are S.W.O.R.D #4, Dark X-Men #4, Punishermax #4 and the debut of Hit-Monkey, the monkey hit man. Yes, that’s right, a monkey hit man. How can you possibly not read that one?

As always, check out covers from some of these books after the break. New comics hit stores tomorrow. If you don’t know where to get comics in your area, use this handy guide to find a store near you. Check out all the comics below.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #620 (GNTLT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #620 DEADPOOL VARIANT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: JACKPOT #2
ANITA BLAKE, THE LAUGHING CORPSE – EXECUTIONER #4
DARK AVENGERS POSTER BOOK
DARK TOWER: THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #3
DARK TOWER: THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #3 ZIRCHER VARIANT
DARK X-MEN #4
ENDER’S GAME: COMMAND SCHOOL #5
HIT-MONKEY #1
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #20
MARVEL BOY: THE URANIAN #2
NEW MUTANTS #10
NEW MUTANTS #10 DEADPOOL VARIANT
PUNISHERMAX #4

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This is part two of this week’s Pull List, check out part one here!

Deadpool #10 – Marvel – $2.99
Score: 8.0
What’s the one way to make an already funny book like Deadpool even more entertaining? Pair him up with an individual who–while may not be as funny–has a more twisted view of the world. That’s what happens in this issue as Norman Osborn decides to send in one of his heavy hitters, Hawkeye a.k.a. Bullseye, to take on the ‘Merc with the Mouth’.  The interesting thing is that Bullseye is pretty funny himself, in a very sick kind of way. The back and forth between the two makes the interaction feel something like the Odd Couple on acid. Surprisingly, Bullseye isn’t present through most of the issue, but instead Daniel Way takes the reader through one of Deadpool’s lowest paying and comical hits before letting the two psychopaths cross… um, paths. What follows are some greatly choreographed and intelligently put together action panels that rival most well done action movies.

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