Steve Does Comics

Settling into their new digs in San Francisco is about to become problematic for the X-Men . If the return of Madelyne Pryor ( Cyclops ' evil ex-wife) wasn't enough to contend with, Emma Frost 's is about to have an offer from Norman Osborn she really should refuse... [HOUSE OF M - The mutant population is decimated by the Scarlet WItch] [MANIFEST DESTINY - The X-Men move to San Francisco] [SECRET INVASION - Norman Osborn saves the planet] Uncanny X-Men #504-505 (also see MANIFEST DESTINY ) Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1 (tie-in) (also see SECRET INVASION & DARK REIGN ) Uncanny X-Men #506-507 (also see MANIFEST DESTINY ) Uncanny X-Men Annual #2 (also see DARK REIGN ) Uncanny X-Men #504 Madelyne Pryor is back from the dead, operating as the ' Red Queen ' and recruiting Spiral and Lady Deathstrike to the ranks of her Sisterhood of Mutants . While struggling to get over losing Shadowcat in space (during UNSTOPPABLE ), Colossus runs into a Tattooed Man ...

One of my all-time Marvel villains is the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing , aka MODOK . I was planning on running a MODOK Reading Order very soon, but moved it along to coincide with the announcement that the maniacal leader of AIM will soon be receiving his own animated series. While we'll see a very different version of the character, you can read his actual history right here! Due to that outlandish Jack Kirby design and some of the weird and wild stories that have featured the gigantic-headed sociopath, it's hard not to love this oddball bad guy. He's since been replaced by his own clone, MODOK Superior , who I plan on covering at some point in the future - possibly with all of the other spin-off and alternate universe MODOKs we've seen over the years.  For now, you'll find all of the main MODOK's appearances in chronological order; including his clashes with the Hulk , Fantastic Four , Captain America , Iron Man and more. As always, I'd like...