Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men. - Sophocles

Wise words from ancient Greece there, in the real world it does seem impossible to predict the future but we're not concerned with the real world, we're concerned with comics and the future of far more than mortal men, we're talking X-Men. What I propose to do in this series of propheciesposts is take a look at what is going on in the X-Men Universe right now, mix that up in the atomic-randomizer I call my brain and see what comes out. Today's topic: Will Emma Frost and Scott Summers have a baby?

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It's becoming a global media event and we're a global media outlet - what did you expect? Also, the holiday weekend last weekend and the holiday weekend this weekend mean that I'm a bit strapped for time so there you have it!

As Prince William and Kate Middleton prepare to tie the knot at Westminster Abbey, we here at the Sidekick Blog make our way to a secluded corner of the garden party, take off our shoes and socks, losen our dickie bows, dip our feet in the water feature, order some more cocktails and reminisce about great weddings of yore.

That involved comic book characters. And perhaps didn't attract quite somuch world wide attention.

They're not really in order of preference, lavishnes or anything like that, they're just weddings. So grab your confetti, dust off your morning suit and grab a box of tissues. For drying your eyes, dirty!!

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I opened my emails this mornig to be presented with the image you see before you, nothing else other than the title; All New, All Different. Well played Marvel, you may've just got me interested in this book with as little work as possible. The All New, All Different tagline is something that has been part of X-Men lore ever since the Wein/Claremont relaunch back in 1975. This new book looks as though it stars a few of those characters, all of whom should be dead! Is this a throwback to what happened in Necrosis? Frankly I don't care, if it means we get Banshee back then I'll be one happy customer, may be a little too soon for Nightcrawler though?