X-Men Archives & The Return of Dark Phoenix and Rogue + Carol in Maximum Security!

About this episode

This episode explores never-before-seen X-Men sketches and the Marvel event Maximum Security.

It’s an episode full of blasts from the past! Kick things off with a look at the never-before-seen sketches from the history of the X-Men including Wolverine As Death, X-Man as Apocalypse, Gambit & Psylocke from Jim Lee era X-Girls by Art Adams, X-Men in Winter Garb from The Magneto War, new X-Men Corner Box illustrations, plus new takes on Shadowcat, The New Mutants, Cable & X-Force, Xavier & Cerebro, Sinister & Marauders, Longshot, Mojo & Spiral, Maggot & Genoshan Guards, Lady Deathstrike, Reavers, & Pilgrimm, and Chronotroopers & Hatchet 9 from Bishop The Last X-Man – PLUS long lost X-Force character Cougar. Then take a look at the MONSTER-SIZED Marvel line-wide epic Maximum Security – seeing the entire Marvel universe against the Kree & an alien armada! Read along with X-Men: Archives Sketchbook, Avengers Infinity #1 - 4, Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1, Maximum Security #1 - 3, Captain America (Vol. 3) #36, Thor (Vol. 2) #30, Captain Marvel (Vol. 4) #12, Iron Man (Vol. 3) #35, Black Panther #25, Uncanny X-Men #387, Bishop:The Last X-Man #15, Thunderbolts #45 -47, Avengers (Vol. 3) #35, Gambit vol. 3, #23, X-Men vol. 2 #107, X-Men Unlimited #29, Amazing Spider-Man (Vol…

Topics covered

• X-Men
• comics
• sketches
• Maximum Security
• Marvel

Keywords

• Wolverine
• Gambit
• Psylocke
• Shadowcat
• Cable
• X-Force
• Lady Deathstrike

Mentioned in this episode

Products: X-Men: Archives Sketchbook, Avengers Infinity #1 - 4, Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1, Maximum Security #1 - 3, Captain America (Vol. 3) #36, Thor (Vol. 2) #30, Captain Marvel (Vol. 4) #12, Iron Man (Vol. 3) #35

Books & works: X-Men Archives & The Return of Dark Phoenix, Rogue + Carol in Maximum Security, Wolverine As Death, X-Man as Apocalypse, Gambit & Psylocke, Girls, X-Men in Winter Garb, The Magneto War, X-Men Corner Box, The New Mutants

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