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Amazing X-Men #6

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Amazing X-Men #6With Nightcrawler recently returned to living (although at a great cost he continues to hide from Wolverine and the other X-Men), Amazing X-Men begins its second arc with a party celebrating Kurt’s return that, even if it is only for a couple of hours, manages to unite two different X-Teams under a single roof without bloodshed.

I’m going to be interested to see just how Nightcrawler reacts to Cyclops and the events which led to Charles Xavier‘s death, but the comic sidesteps the issue at least for now. What writer Jason Aaron and artist Cameron Stewart do deliver with Amazing X-Men #6 is the set-up for the comic’s second arc which will not only center around Nightcrawler’s father Azazel but also his mother Mystique who shows up to Kurt’s party looking for answers.

Despite Mystique’s plans to kill Kurt’s father the pair form an uneasy truce which can’t spell good things for any of the X-Men going forward. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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DC Nation – Batman Beyond

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  • Title: Batman Beyond
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DC Nation - Batman Beyond

As part of the ongoing celebration of Batman turning 75, DC Comics commissioned Darwyn Cooke to write a DC Nation short in the Batman Beyond Universe. Returning both Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy to voice two generations of Batman, the short features the Batcave infiltrated by a robotic Batman (H.A.R.D.A.C.?) in The New Adventures design taking on both Terry McGinnis (Friedle) and Bruce Wayne (Conroy).

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Glee – Opening Night

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  • Title: Glee – Opening Night
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“Tonight you are a star.”

Glee - Opening Night

Opening night of Funny Girl finally arrives for Rachel (Lea Michele). Kurt (Chris Colfer) takes away the cell phone of his panicking roommate to create a “bubble of love” in the hours leading up to her Broadway debut with the help of several other former members of New Directions. After Tina‘s (Jenna Ushkowitz) comments spiral Rachel’s anxiety attack even further down the rabbit hole, Kurt calls on Blaine, (Darren Criss), Sam (Chord Overstreet), and Mercedes (Amber Riley) to try and rebuild her confidence. But it’s Santana (Naya Rivera) who ends up having just the right words to get her out of bed, forget the negative gossip blogs, and take her rightful place on stage.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Only Light in the Darkness

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  • Title: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Only Light in the Darkness
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - The Only Light in the Darkness

After Agent Eric Koenig (Patton Oswalt) puts all the members of Coulson‘s (Clark Gregg) team through a rigorous lie-detector test to confirm their loyalties, one which Ward (Brett Dalton) only passes thanks to the constant pain of his injuries and masking his real intentions of rejoining the team by admitting his feelings for Skye (Chloe Bennet), Coulson heads out with a team to stop Blackout (Patrick Brennan). After being freed from The Fridge the villain who has the ability to absorb all light and energy into himself heads to Portland to resume his stalking of a very important cellist (Amy Acker) who just so happens to be Coulson’s ex-girlfriend.

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