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Tristan Benns

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Author Details

Tristan Benns is a freelance writer and lifelong geek. He's worked as a tutor, an editor, and even a salesman in a comic book store. If he isn't asking you about your feelings on the Oxford comma, he's probably asking you to name your favorite Green Lantern.

Industry Focus

Tristan has written comics coverage for Screen Rant for years with specific interest in topics like the X-Men, Superman, the Power Rangers, and more - and is usually pushing his pro-Cyclops agenda.

Favorite Media

Tristan's favorite comics include such titles as Kingdom Come, DC's The New Frontier, Grant Morrison's JLA, and practically any X-Men comic, including the controversial Chuck Austen run.

Latest Articles

Flash Comic Jay Garrick Rebirth
DC’s First Flash Finally Calls Out Barry Allen for His Flashpoint Disaster

As the first Flash, Jay Garrick has inspired generations of heroes — but the Crimson Comet has one more time travel lesson to teach his successors.

Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man battle on top of a heap of fallen superheroes
"Nothing Is Safe": SHIELD's Final Weapon Against the Avengers Transforms the Meaning of CIVIL WAR

Iron Man is often treated as Civil War's villain, thanks to his role in the conflict, but one secret weapon may have proved Tony Stark right.

John Krasinski as Reed Richards and an X-Men comic panel
Reed Richards Proves He Can Beat the Entire X-Men Roster with 1 Gadget

A run-in between the X-Men and Mister Fantastic's tech proves that Reed is always the smartest in the room - even when he's not actually in the room.

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Wolverine Names the 1 Marvel Genius Smart Enough to Permanently Beat His Healing Factor

Countless foes have sought to rid Wolverine of his iconic healing factor, but one unexpected villain has the skill to ending Logan once and for all.

X-Men's Cable with Cyclops, Beast, and Gambit behind him.
Cyclops' Son Gets Tragic Redesign as Marvel Transforms His Origin Story

Cable's design is one of the X-Men's most iconic, despite its tragic backstory - and it turns out that Nathan's cyborg look was ultimately inevitable.

Wolverine X-Men 29 variant cover
"That's What All the Best Ones Say": Wolverine Officially Names the Next Cyclops-Level Mutant Hero (Who's Currently Z-List)

The X-Men have a long history of inducting enemies into their ranks, and Wolverine is already scouting for their next reformed A-lister.

x-men magneto helmet broken
Magneto Officially Redefines the Meaning of His Iconic Helmet & Costume

Magneto has been a hero, villain, and everything in-between, but his new look has entirely reshaped his persona as an iconic X-Men figure.

Close up images of Iron Man's helmet and Magneto's face in Marvel Comics art by Ross and Land
Iron Man & Magneto's New Connection Permanently Rewrites Their Bond in Marvel Continuity

Iron Man and Magneto have faced off on more than one occasion, but the beef between these Marvel icons started based on their reputations alone.

Cyclops (foreground) with a collage of different X-Men villains in the background
One X-Men Villain's Most Powerful Form Was Surprisingly Absent From the Krakoan Era

The X-Men's Krakoan Era has remixed and recontextualized much of their history, but one perennial villain has surprisingly not made an appearance.

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"Xavier Is Dead": Professor X's New Weapon Completes His Transformation into an Official Villain

Professor X has been walking a dark path for years, but his latest betrayal cements his status as the sort of villain he always fought against.

Marvel Comics Art showing how Wolverine's official costumes evolved through history
Wolverine's New Costume Removes His Healing Factor's 1 Big Weakness

Logan is The Best There Is at what he does, but what he does isn't swimming - and a new suit change masterfully sidesteps this major weakness.

The Flash Knight Terrors Monster featured image
Flash Introduces the Grossest Anti-Speedster Contingency in DC History (Arachnophobes Beware)

The Flash has faced down everything from sentient gorillas to living lightning, but even the Scarlet Speedster can't outrun these creepy crawlies.

Martian Manhunter and other members of JLA
"Earth's Most Powerful Being": 1 Underrated Justice League Hero Is Way More Powerful Than Fans Assume

The Justice League features many of DC's biggest names and strongest heroes, but one underrated Justice League member has some serious mettle.

gods' betweener and a glowing dominion sphere
Marvel's Next God War Will Make the Infinity Saga Look Pathetic (& The Avengers Aren't Ready)

The hierarchy of power in Marvel Comics' cosmology is rapidly changing, and the Avengers are no longer powerful enough to keep order.

Penguin, Deathstroke, Scarecrow, Joker, Riddler, Poison Ivy, Arkham Knight from Batman: Arkham Knight's Game Over screens
Arkhamverse's Biggest Villain Reinvention Turned a Flash Rogue into Joker's Mentor

The Arkhamverse has reinvented countless DC icons, but in this fan-favorite adaptation, one surprise Flash Rogue taught the Joker everything he knows.

Juggernaut beaten and battered
Juggernaut's Brutal New Injury Proves His Powers DO Have a Limit

The Juggernaut has always been one of Marvel Comics' strongest characters, but these days, it seems that Cain Marko is far from unstoppable.

After 40 Years, X-Men Finally Revealed an Iconic Hero's True Form

The X-Men are no strangers to unconventional appearances, but one of their strangest-looking mutant heroes has a shockingly tame astral form.

Krakoan Era Charles Xavier wearing a his Cerebro helmet (left); Storm wielding her powers (right)
X-Men's Storm Confirms Why Professor Xavier Is More Villain Than Hero

Professor X has always portrayed himself as the moral center of the X-Men, but Xavier's' good intentions have often led him down a dark path.

x-men's cyclops with terrifying sentinels behind him
X-Men Unleashes the Sentinels' Ultimate Form with "Sentinel City" Weapon

The mutant hunting Sentinels are among the X-Men's oldest foes, but as the Fall of X continues their final gambit promises doom for the entire world.

Split Image: Tony Stark (Roberty Downey Jr) and Captain America (Chris Evan) face off in Civil War, with comic book Hulk in gladitorial gear in between them
Why Marvel's Heroes Sent Hulk to Space in WORLD WAR HULK - His Final Crime

The Incredible Hulk has saved the world countless times while remaining one of its greatest dangers, and this same danger kickstarted World War Hulk.

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