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Rocket is getting a whole bunch of new stories for his 50th birthday this July!!!

From the article:

- Rocket Raccoon encounters a mysterious galactic book collector before coming face-to-face with the one-and-only Rocky Raccoon (wait, what?!) in a brain-bending tale from writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Shawn McManus.

- In “BoomShakaLaka,” MacKenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám take Rocket to a paradise planet full of good vibes and an immensely powerful artifact that’s just begging to be stolen by a cybernetically enhanced creature with a bad attitude. Know anybody like that?

- Christos Gage and Todd Nauck set out to prove that size does matter in “The Fight in the Raccoon,” featuring an odd-couple team-up of Hank Pym and Rocket as they fight back a massive invasion force in Sub-Atomica!

Our FINAL Kickstarter preview finally takes you to the wonderful city of Nuvi-La - and brings the story roughly to the middle point of its giant-sized first issue!

Check it out, pretty please, and consider backing our book!

I'm so stoked for this Sonic X Godzilla Q&A to drop! Here's a little tease of what you're getting...

At the start of the First Krakoan Age Charles Xavier approached Namor with the offer of a Quiet Council seat. Namor declined, as you can see, but this was set up for a reason. In AIPT X-Men Monday #251, Jordan D White confirmed he was there so they could use him. After an appearance in Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto, he wasn't seen again, though he was mentioned by the Quiet Council as a potential member.

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My review of @douglaswolk's "All of the Marvels"

All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told is a book about Marvel Comics and specifically 616 Marvel Comics. The author Douglas Wolk, a comics scholar, took upon himself the task of reading every single Marvel comic in continuity from the beginnings to his cut-off point off in 2017. After five years of labor, the book is ready and out on the shelves, and I selected…

source: https://aiptcomics.com/2021/04/12/x-men-monday-101-steve-orlando-interview/

AIPT: Another X-Character you’re writing is Daken, who’ll appear in Marvel Voices: Pride #1. What appeals to you about Wolverine’s son and what can readers expect from your story?

Steve ORLANDO: If Marrow is someone I identified with as a teen, then Daken is someone I identify with as an adult. Which is not to say I share his violent tendencies, but it IS to say his lack of care for who likes and dislikes him, his absolute confidence in who he is, what he likes, who he loves, is something I’ve learned to find in myself. He knows who he is, and doesn’t need to justify it. But he WILL defend it when challenged, with a ferocity and assured passion that makes him an icon. Being one of the loudest, most vulgar, brashest bisexuals in comics, Daken just always seemed like someone who would find his way onto my desktop. And for Pride 2021–he’ll be there!

AIPT: And while we’re talking about Marvel Voices: Pride, X-Fan Uncanny X-Man was curious who your favorite LGBTQ+ Marvel character is.

Steve ORLANDO: It’s a hard decision! Based on what I was talking about above, I would be HARD PRESSED not to say Daken. He’s someone who walks through the world the way I wish I could, without a damn given to what anyone thinks about him. But as someone whose first comic ever, EVER, was West Coast Avengers #16, I’ve always had a love for Avengers Obscuria, and couldn’t let this list pass without mentioning Living Lightning, perhaps one of the first queer Marvel characters I encountered, and someone who I still think is damn cool today!

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