What to Expect Next

First off sorry for the wait on the AoX review. But it's out now so don't fret. Now what can you expect from the Stomping Ground this week? Well I'm here to tell ya!

First off will be a review of Venom #1 by Rick Remember. If you like Rick's run on Uncanny X-Force you'll be interested in Rick's new take on Venom. Also a possible review of X-23 #7. My good friend MarvelMasters616 has already done a well done review with scans of the issue so I'm a tad bit iffy on whether or not I wish to do one. But if I do do a review, it will not be infected by MM's recent jaded look at the X-Books. MM took Marvel's line of Hope not being Jean pretty hard....me personally I don't really care a whole lot. So yeah. No offense MM! *brofist*

I also won't being leading to my comic book store this week, with only one book coming out that I want and with the rise in gas prices...well I'll just have wait till next week to pick up X-Force 5.1 featuring X-Force vs. Lady Deathstrike and her Reavers.

But don't fret my friends for something very cool is happening this weekend in the Windy City...that's right this weekend is C2E2, Chicago's big pop culture convention! And on Friday evening there will be a X-Men panel called "Marvel: Welcome to the X-Men". 

Here's the offical summary about the panel:

Marvel’s most uncanny heroes have emerged bloodied…and not altogether unbowed…from the Curse of the Mutants. But now that the survivors have been drafted to “Serve & Protect”, what will be the vampire legion’s next move? And what secrets are at the heart of the mysterious timeline known as the “Age Of X”? Pop your claws into all the answers as X-Editor Daniel Ketchum, C.B. Cebulski, Marvel's SVP Creator & Content Development and a slew of surprise guests as they explore the present landscape and multiple futures of the X-Men.

Last year at C2E2 it was announced that X-23 would be getting her own solo and that Dark Wolverine would continue to be Daken's book. Though with only Mike Carey's editor Daniel Ketchum (i would laugh if he had a son named Ash) and C.B Cebulski confirmed its hard to say what will be revealed/answered other than more AoX info, more Year of the X-Men info and your standard "Where is *insert character* and when will we see him/her? 

Regardless it should be a fun panel and I will do my best to get you folks a summary of the panel with analysis ether Friday night right after the panel or Saturday morning.