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In early 2024, Marvel Comics' bold decision to change fans' comic book experience for all X-Men “From The Ashes” tie-ins by hiding an additional comic page behind a Qr code was met with unfavorable feedback. Comic series like Wolverine and Uncanny X-Men all had this new wave of Qr content – yet now, Marvel Comics has since made the decision to forgo the practice, in light of fans' pushback.

Writing on his Substack, Marvel Senior Editor Tom Brevoort clarified the publisher's use of this next-gen technology in response to a fan question, explaining the reasoning for Marvel’s Qr codes in a Q&a and why they were subsequently removed after a fan noticed the lack of Qr code page in the freshly released Storm #1.

While many fans were not thrilled about the Qr Codes, Brevoort notes that the secret additional page was meant to be bonus content, as opposed to an incomplete story.

The mutant landscape of the Marvel Universe has changed dramatically in recent months.

With the fall of Krakoa, the new "From the Ashes" era is on the horizon - home to new team books and solo series, each embracing different missions and methods to survive a world that fears them now more than ever.

Harkening back to classic X-Men storytelling while embracing the franchise's modern evolution, "From the Ashes" is an exciting fresh start for longtime fans and newcomers alike.

This September will see the launch of titles like Exceptional X-Men, Dazzler, and Wolverine, but this new wave of titles will start arriving in comic book stores next month.

Today, we have a look ahead to the fall with details and cover art for September's "From the Ashes" X-Men comics; it's going to be a monumental month with key revelations and debuts, including the return of Nightcrawler...

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X-Men #1 features Cyclops leading mutant revolution after loss of Krakoa. Cover released for forthcoming series in From The Ashes era. New X-Men lineup includes Beast, Juggernaut, Magneto, and more.

One of the flagship X-Men titles of Marvel's post-Krakoa era will see stalwart team leader Cyclops at the head of a mutant revolution. After losing their island paradise, the world's mutants are once again fighting for survival. However, Scott Summers will not allow them to be victims of mankind's fear and hatred.

Marvel has released a first look at the cover for the upcoming X-Men #1. Written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Ryan Stegman, the series is one of several titles announced as part of the upcoming From The Ashes era. This new period in the X-Men's history will see them picking up the pieces after Krakoa's ultimate defeat in Fall of X. Check out Stegman's cover below.

The iconic Krakoan Age of the X-Men is coming to an end with a giant-sized X-Men #35 - a massive celebration of the era. Fans feel emotional about the conclusion of Krakoa after 5 years of bold, unique, and emotionally resonant stories wrap up. Marvel will offer a glimpse of what's to come from the next era of X-Men, "From The Ashes," teasing potential leadership changes and political roles.

The time has finally come for the great Krakoan Age of the X-Men to end, with Marvel announcing a giant-sized X-Men #35 - legacy issue #700 - that will celebrate the ending of Krakoa and the dawning of a new era. For five years the Krakoan Age has brought X-Men fans expansive, complex, and beautiful stories about the mutants of Marvel, and their final mission is now coming to a close.

As Xavier and his team battle the Enigma Dominion across time and space, the...

Animal Beats Salaar In Its Debut Week On Netflix! ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

After a glorious run at the box office, Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna’s Animal is now available for streaming on Netflix. The action drama premiered on the Ott platform on January 26, 2024. There’s good news because it is amongst the Top 5 non-English films for the week and has also surpassed Salaar by a considerable gap. Scroll below for all the exciting details!

Animal is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The film sparked a huge controversy over its alleged misogynist content. It divided Bollywood over its slapping and shoe-licking scene. While directors like Anurag Kashyap and Ram Gopal Varma spoke in their favor, Konkona Sen Sharma and Javed Akhtar, among others, voiced their opinions against it.

Animal vs Salaar on Netflix

Salaar premiered on Netflix on January 20, 2024. It ranked at #3 for the week of the period of January...

Lukasz Palkowski’s Gods was the big winner at this year’s annual showcase of Polish cinema at the Gdynia Film Festival which ended with a gala awards ceremony at the weekend.

Gods (Bogowie), based on the life of Zbigniew Religa who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in the 1980s, received the Grand Prix Golden Lions for best film as well as individual awards in the categories of screenplay, make-up, production design and actor in a leading role for Tomasz Kot.

In addition, Gods received the award of the Polish Film Festivals and Reviews Abroad as well as the Journalists’ Award, Elle magazine’s Star of the Stars award for lead actor Kot and Radio Gdansk’s Golden Claquer Award for the longest applauded film at a screening in the Musical Theatre for the Main Competition.

Palkowski made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with Reserve, which won three prize at the festival in Gdynia...

A retrospective of work by the Polish cinematographer, who worked with Polanski and Haneke, to screen at the festival.

Camerimage, the cinematography festival held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, is to pay tribute to the late Jerzy Lipman with a retrospective of his work.

Films shot by the Polish cinematographer will be screened as part of Camerimage’s Remembering the Masters series throughout the 22nd edition of the festival (Nov 15-22).

Included in the series will be Kanal (1957), Knife in the Water (1962), A Generation (1955), The Ashes (1965) and Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969).

Lipman, who died in 1983, is considered one of the most eminent cinematographers in Polish cinema history and is a co-originator of the Polish Film School movement.

Lipman endured occupation and imprisonment during the Second World War before he became a celebrated filmmaker. After his release in 1948, he joined the Cinematography Department of the National Film School in Łódź and graduated in 1952.

As a student, he was the...

Andrzej Żuławski does not like the title of the first retrospective of his work in the Us. Hysterical Excess: Discovering Andrzej Żuławski opens tommorrow and runs through March 20 at New York's BAMcinématek. At the top of his piece for the New York Times, J Hoberman allows the director to explain his objection and then suggests himself that the "word to best describe the Żuławski oeuvre might be 'awful' in its root sense of inspiring dread. Exuding charm and urbanity on the phone, Mr Żuławski is nonetheless an auteur to be approached with trepidation. His movies are seldom more than a step from some flaming abyss, with his actors (and audience) trembling on the edge. Typically shot with a frenzied, often subjective moving camera in saturated colors that have the over-bright feel of a chemically induced hallucination, these can be hard to watch and harder to forget."

Bam's presenting all 12 features...