Fantastic Universes

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Deathstar, Rising!"  Uncanny X-Men #99 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  The Sentinels have returned to capture Professor X, Jean Grey, Wolverine, and Banshee. The X-Men manage to escape Dr. Stephen Lang until they realized they broke out of Project: Armageddon's headquarters and into the empty void of space. Despite wanting to kill mutants, the Sentinels retrieve Wolverine, Banshee, and Jean Grey from dying in space. Apparently Lang is not done with experimenting on the mutants yet.  ...

Press Release by Adam Ray We've covered Multiversus  a lot here on Fantastic Universes. Every update about our new favourite platform fighting game has us all deeply excited! With the addition of Beetlejuice, we can scarcely imagine more characters coming to this frenetic Warner Bros Battler, but they've surprised us again. Girl power is coming to Multiversus, and you can read all about it in their official press release right here: Warner Bros. Games today announced that  MultiVersus  will be adding  The Powerpuff Girls  and DC’s  Nubia  to its growing roster of characters as part of  Season 3: Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice . Based on the superhero trio from the popular animated series,  The Powerpuff Girls  will be available when  MultiVersus  Season 3  launches on  Sept. 17 . DC Super Hero and new Queen of The Amazons,  Nubia , will arrive later in the season.   The heavy hitting, superpowered trio ...

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Merry Christmas, X-Men..."  Uncanny X-Men #98 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  Professor Xavier is haunted by dreams of a strange insectoid spaceship. He is so perturbed that he goes on a vacation. Jean Grey rejoins the team in time for Havok and Polaris to become brainwashed by Eric the Red to attack the team at the airport. Havok, Polaris, and Eric get away while there is some tension brewing between Cyclops and Wolverine. Despite the hanging thread of Havok and Polaris, Chris Claremont ...

Article by Adam Ray The best kept secret in collectible card gaming has gone through quite a milestone! Host WCG turned one on September 1st, and I had the unique pleasure of going out to Reroll Board Game Café out in Leicester to play in their Draft event to celebrate this important moment in the game's history. I was welcomed by the music of my adolescence in this multi floor board game café. The creators of Host, Jamie and Claire were on hand to help all 11 players how the unique Draft format works, and put out their incredibly generous and delightful prizes out for all to see as the day began. Drafting Host is a very unique way to play this card game. As we know and love about Host, each physical release brings players complete playsets of each new card in that particular expansion. In this game, players have direct access to all the cards they should ever need to build every deck in Host. No singles haggling and no card price spikes. Each Draft pack features a new version of R...