10 Marvel And DC Comics You Should Be Reading In 2019
6. X-23
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Tom Taylor's Wolverine might've been something special, but Mariko Tamaki has been busy putting together a more than worthy successor.
It's just as good as Taylor's series, and though Laura Kinney is no longer going by the name of Wolverine, her return to her older codename by no means indicates a step down - X-23 matters, and she's at the forefront of the Marvel Universe alongside fellow Logan clone Gabby, aka Honey Badger.
The sisterly bond between the pair forms the central pillar of Tamaki's story, and even though they end up being pushed to their limits by the time the first arc concludes, X-23 remains fun from start to finish.
Tamaki has captured both characters' respective voices perfectly, which helps distinguish X-23 apart from the other X-titles currently on shelves. Of course there's Jonathan Hickman's X-Men to look forward to as well, but for now, X-23 continues to be wonderful.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
