Alex Paknadel Talks Cyclops and What If…? Secret Wars
Alex Paknadel has been a rising star in comics for a few years now, working on back-ups for Detective Comics, the wildly popular Cult of the Lamb, and doing some incredible work at Marvel, including Red Goblin, Cyclops, and the upcoming What If…? Secret Wars. In this episode, Dan and Adam dive deep into the recently wrapped-up Cyclops mini-series, discussing Paknadel’s history with the character, his influences and inspirations, and offering some great insights into what makes the leader of the X-Men such a great character.
We also talk about the experience of working on Cult of the Lamb, the difficulties of revisiting the original Ultimate Universe, and the fact that Adam and Alex were currently being boiled alive by the insane heatwave hitting the UK.
Cyclops: Seeing Red is available now in single issues and comes out in trade on November 10th, and What If…? Secret Wars releases this Wednesday, June 28th. Check them both out, and be sure to have a look at our Cyclops review and keep an eye out for our Secret Wars review coming this week!
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The X-Men’s leader unleashed! Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-total control of his powers and his emotions. But what happens when he’s separated from the X-Men, lost in a mountain wilderness without the visor that keeps his devastating powers in check? Not to mention he has a young mutant to keep safe! Virtually blind, will he be able to keep her alive when Donald Pierce and his cyborgs, the Reavers, are hunting them both? Writer Alex Paknadel and artist Rogê Antônio bring you a tale of the iconic X-Man at his most savage core!
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WHAT IF…THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE SURVIVED THE SECRET WARS? GOODBYE, MARVEL UNIVERSE! Starring Peter Parker, our beloved friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, as he is forced to survive in a not-so-friendly neighborhood after losing everything! What becomes of the original Ultimate Universe in a post-Secret Wars landscape? How did they defeat the Beyonder? And who does Spider-Man become after losing everything?
