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THIRD EYE OFFICIAL X-MEN CURSE OF THE MUTANTS CHECKLIST

JULY

DEATH OF DRACULA #1 ONE-SHOT *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS PROLOGUE*

X-MEN #1 *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS CHAPTER 1*

AUGUST

X-MEN #2 *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS CHAPTER 2*

NAMOR #1 *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

X-MEN CURSE OF THE MUTANTS BLADE #1 ONE-SHOT*CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

X-MEN CURSE OF THE MUTANTS STORM & GAMBIT #1 ONE-SHOT  *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

SEPTEMBER

X-MEN #3 *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS PT 3*

X-MEN CURSE OF THE MUTANTS – X-MEN VS. VAMPIRES #1 (of 3) *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

X-MEN CURSE OF THE MUTANTS SMOKE AND BLOOD #1 ONE-SHOT *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

NAMOR THE FIRST MUTANT #2 *CURSE OF THE MUTANTS TIE-IN*

What is CURSE OF THE MUTANTS?

Okay, so for the last year or so, Marvel has really been building their line of X-Titles back up, and it’s all kind of come to a head with the INCREDIBLE epic crossover, SECOND COMING. Now, with SECOND COMING nearing it’s conclusion, the X-MEN books have been pretty much primed for a fresh start, and a new direction to welcome many of you back to the fold, since it’s no secret that a lot of people fell off of X-MEN over the last ten years due to inconsistent storylines, and a lack of cohesiveness to that end of the Marvel Universe.

Good news though: the X-Men books are better than they’ve been right now than in almost a decade. The only stuff that comes close to what’s been going on in the X-Books this summer was Whedon’s incredible run on ASTONISHING, and Morrison’s reinvention of the characters in NEW X-MEN. Otherwise, this is probably some of the best damn X-MEN stuff we’ve seen in a very long time.

And, this week, X-MEN #1 is the book that’s set to welcome a lot of lapsed X-Fans back into the ranks. It’s a fresh start, and serves as a perfect jumping on point to the new direction of the X-Books, as well as a nice new chapter to follow up on the conclusion of SECOND COMING. But, most important: it’s really freakin’ good. Marvel was kind enough to send us an advance copy of this, and I sat down with it late Saturday night, zoned out to some Guided by Voices, and devoured this book. That’s how much I enjoyed it. Why? ‘Cause it’s everything about the X-Men that you love and remember, much like SECOND COMING delivers that bigger-than-life epic sense of life or death that X-MEN books were known for at their height, this new X-MEN series provides the same kind of excitement, and tightly focused characterization that we loved about the X-Books when we were younger.

Taking it’s cue from SECOND COMING, this one seems to be focusing heavily on the characters that we CARE about. In other words, it’s the big guns, and the fan-favorites. Wolverine, Jubilee, Cyclops, fan-favorite Pixie, Colossus, and more. And, this, is where I really think the secret recipe of a good X-Men book lies: the team roster. I mean, lets face it, how often do we see an X-Men line-up get watered down with has-beens, and never-weres.. characters that we could care less about, but for some reason, we’ve gotta deal with. And, ever since SECOND COMING began, Marvel has gotten away from that, and instead focused on giving everyone what they want: the iconic X-Men lineups.

Overall, the book is a fantastic read, and writer Victor Gischler (mostly known for his work on crime novels) and artist Paco Medina (the rising star that kicked off the ongoing Deadpool series) deliver big-time. Now, lets get onto talking about the plot.

What is the first story arc of this new X-MEN series about? Well, many of you know from last week when picking up the DEATH OF DRACULA one-shot, that the Marvel Universe is about to start dealing with a full-scale Vampire infestation. And, again, after reading both DEATH OF DRACULA and X-MEN SECOND COMING, we gotta say… the Marvel Vampires are pretty damn cool now. I’ve always had a soft spot for the old Gene Colan Tomb of Dracula stuff, but, I’ve never been a major fan of Marvel’s more supernatural lot… but, that’s all changed with the way that Marvel has re-invented this corner of their Marvel Universe. The Marvel vampires are BAD-ASS.

Anyways, so we have a legion of undead, and their first target? The X-Men, and mutantkind. Why? Well, their motives are still mysterious, but we feel that part of it might be the extremely small numbers of the mutants, however, without giving any spoilers many of the vampires motivations are hinted at and somewhat revealed in last week’s DEATH OF DRACULA one-shot (still in stock here at Third Eye!)

Now, I don’t want to ruin how the book starts, ’cause it’s a GREAT beginning to the storyline, so I won’t get into specifics. But, I will say this: if you thought SECOND COMING was going to bring major changes to characters, then wait’ll you see CURSE OF THE MUTANTS. Mutants being infected with the vampire disease? It makes for a very dangerous combo.

WHAT’S NEW @ THIRD EYE FOR WEDNESDAY 3/31/10

Hey gang! Here’s a full listing of new releases arriving at Third Eye this Wednesday! See something you just absolutely gotta have? Shoot us an email atthirdeyecomics@gmail.com, and we’ll be happy to set it aside for you!

• A-TEAM WAR STORIES BA #1
• ADVENTURE COMICS #9 *LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON PT 5*
• ADVENTURE COMICS #512 VARIANT
• ALADDIN LEGACY OF THE LOST #2
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #627 *THE GAUNTLET PT 15*
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULTIMATE COLLECTION v.3 TP
• ARMY OF DARKNESS OMNIBUS TP
• ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #3
• BIBLE EDEN GN
• BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #14
• BLACKEST NIGHT #8 *FREE BLACK RING WITH PURCHASE* THIRD EYE MUST BUY
• BLACKEST NIGHT #8 VARIANT
• BLACKEST NIGHT #8 SKETCH VARIANT
• BLACKEST NIGHT POSTER 1
• BLACKEST NIGHT POSTER 2
• BLACKBEARD LEGACY VS. PISTOLFIST ONE-SHOT
• BRAVE AND THE BOLD DEMONS AND DRAGONS TP
• CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP
• CLASSIC PIN-UP ART OF JACK COLE TP
• CLOAK AND DAGGER #1
• COWBOY NINJA VIKING #5 *THIRD EYE CERTIFIED COOL*
• THE CREEPER BY STEVE DITKO HC
• DARK WOLVERINE #84 *SIEGE TIE-IN*
• DETECTIVE COMICS #863
• DISNEYS HERO SQUAD #3
• DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #10
• DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC v.2
• DRAGON AGE #1
• ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #6
• ESSENTIAL RAMPAGING HULK TP v.2
• ETERNAL DESCENT #1
• EZ STREET GN
• FANTASTIC FOUR #577 *PRIME ELEMENTS PT 3*
• FATE STAY NIGHT GN v7
• FEMALE FORCE ELLEN DEGENERES
• GI JOE COBRA II #3
• GI JOE COBRA II #3 CHAYKIN VARIANT
• GOD OF WAR #1 *THIRD EYE CERTIFIED COOL*
• GODLAND #31
• GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #10
• GOTHAM CITY STORIES STATUE PT 1 BATMAN
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY TP v.3 WAR OF KINGS BOOK 2
• HACK/SLASH #30
• HEAVY METAL MAY 2010
• HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #15
• HIGH SOFT LISP GN
• IMAGE FIRSTS WALKING DEAD #1 *FREE THIS WEEK AT THIRD EYE!*
• IMAGE FIRSTS YOUNGBLOOD #1 *FREE THIS WEEK AT THIRD EYE!*
• IMPALER #5
• INCORRUPTIBLE #4 *THIRD EYE MUST BUY*
• INCORRUPTIBLE #4 VARIANT
• IRON MAN EXTREMIS HC
• IRON MAN I AM IRON MAN TP
• IT WAS WAR O/T TRENCHES HC
• JACK OF FABLES #44
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #43
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #43 VARIANT
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #37
• KEVIN SMITH’S GREEN HORNET #2 *THIRD EYE MUST BUY*
• LEGENDARY TALESPINNERS #2
• LOGANS RUN #2
• MADAME XANADU #21
• MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2010
• NEW MUTANTS #11 *SIEGE TIE-IN*
• NOMAD GIRL WITHOUT A WORLD TP
• ORACLE THE CURE TP
• OUTSIDERS #28
• PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #140
• PENNY CENTURY TP
• PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN v.8
• POLITICAL POWER #9 BILL CLINTON
• PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #5
• PREVIEWS CATALOG APRIL 2010
• PUNISHER #15 *FRANKENCASTLE PT 5*
• GARTH ENNIS’S PUNISHER MAX #1 *FREE THIS WEDNESDAY AT THIRD EYE!*
• PVP #45
• RASL #7
• REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #5 *REALM OF KINGS*
• ROGER CORMAN PRESENTS BATTLE AMONGST THE STARS #1
• SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #1 ONE-SHOT
• SILENT MOBIUS COMPLETE EDITION GN v.3
• SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #211
• SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE CLONE SAGA EPIC TP v.1
• SPIN ANGELS PREMIERE HC
• STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION GHOSTS #5
• STAR WARS LEGACY #46
• STRANGE ADVENTURES TP
• THE SWORD #23
• TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #5
• TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #61
• TEEN TITANS #81
• TERMINATOR #1
• TERMINATOR OMNIBUS v.1
• TEZUKAS ODE TO KIRIHITO SC v.1
• TEZUKAS ODE TO KIRIHITO SC v.2
• THUNDERBOLTS #141 2ND PRINT
• TRANSFORMERS ONGOING SERIES #5
• TRANSFORMERS ONGOING SERIES #5 VARIANT
• TRINITY BLOOD GN v.12
• UNKNOWN SOLDIER #18
• USAGI YOJIMBO #127
• VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS #16
• THE WAKING #2
• THE WEB #7
• WIZARD MAGAZINE #224
• WIZARDS OF MICKEY #3
• WOLVERINE ORIGINS #46
• WOLVERINE ORIGINS ROMULUS TP
• WONDER WOMAN #42
• WONDER WOMAN ENDS OF THE EARTH TP
• X-FORCE #25 *NECROSHA*
• X-FORCE #25 CRAIN VARIANT
• X-MEN FOREVER #20
• X-MEN SECOND COMING #1 *SECOND COMING PT 1* THIRD EYE MUST BUY
• X-MEN SECOND COMING #1 FINCH VARIANT

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X-MEN: SECOND COMING

BEGINNING MARCH 2010!

We want to like the X-MEN, this is a fact. It’s just something that resides in nearly every comic fans DNA. Whether we know it or not, nearly all of us have felt the constant presence of Marvel’s famous mutants in our lives. Growing up in the late ’80s, and early ’90s, it was impossible to escape the X-MEN. I remember getting up every Saturday, sitting through the torture of crappy cartoons, and waiting for the FOX KIDS! X-Men cartoon to come on. I remember snagging up figures of characters I’d never heard of.. because they were X-MEN characters. I mean, what 9 year old knows the difference between Gideon and that Marauder with the tank body. Well, aside from the obvious lack of tank-body that Gideon had. The fact though is when something is as incredibly popular as X-MEN is, there’s going to be a virtual onslaught of stories coming out that spring from the X-Lore. And, the rule of averages says that not all of them are going to be good.

Well, one of the most recent that really stands out as quality stuff was MESSIAH COMPLEX, and the subsequent MESSIAH WAR, following the discovery of the first mutant born since HOUSE OF M, and now venturing into the territory of her being brought to our time.

This spring and summer, the finale to what began in MESSIAH COMPLEX begins in the pages of X-MEN: SECOND COMING, and honestly, it has to be the Return of Jean Grey.. I mean, the clues are obvious. But, what’s the hook? That’s where I’m curious to.

Without further adieu, here’s the official THIRD EYE CHECKLIST for X-MEN: SECOND COMING!

MARCH

CHAPTER 1

X-MEN SECOND COMING #1

APRIL

CHAPTER 2

UNCANNY X-MEN #523

CHAPTER 3

NEW MUTANTS #12

CHAPTER 4

X-MEN LEGACY #235

CHAPTER 5

X-FORCE #26

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: X-FACTOR #204

MAY

CHAPTER 6

UNCANNY X-MEN #524

CHAPTER 7

NEW MUTANTS #13

CHAPTER 8

X-MEN LEGACY #236

CHAPTER 9

X-FORE #27

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: X-FACTOR #205

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: HELLBOUND #1

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: CLASSIFIED

JUNE

CHAPTER 10

UNCANNY X-MEN #525

CHAPTER 11

NEW MUTANTS #14

CHAPTER 12

X-MEN LEGACY #237

CHAPTER 13

X-FORCE #28

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: X-FACTOR #206

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: HELLBOUND #2

JULY

CHAPTER 14

X-MEN SECOND COMING FINALE

X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS: HELLBOUND #3