Just to be clear, this helmet specifically comes from the soon-to-debut new animated series, Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97. That’s not the same as Fox Kids’ X-Men cartoon from 1997, but it is a direct ...

This happened because the director said one day, “Why couldn’t Xavier just make Magneto go to sleep or something?” No one had an answer. Since then, the comics have run with this as the reason why ...

Remember how Kevin Smith rewrote a certain classic scene from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's Batman Year One? Batman The Widening Gyre by Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan. Is it possible that ...

The second printing cover to X-Factor #10 is rather stark, Magneto's silver helmet that he wears on Krakoa, no longer on his head, and covered in blood. Spoilers going forward of course, you have been ...

In X-Men lore, the Maser of Magnetism wore the helmet to protect himself from the Telepathy and Psionic Energy used by his friend and sometimes nemesis Professor Charles Xavier. That comes in handy ...

Mandela effect? More like Magneto effect. You might've noticed Magneto didn't get telepathy-blocking powers from his helmet anywhere until the first X-Men movie, and now screenwriter David Hayter ...

Fox’s X-Men screenwriter David Hayter recalled the simple origin story behind Magneto’s iconic helmet. On X (formerly Twitter), Hayter was asked by a fan why Magneto’s ability to block Charles ...

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Ask any Marvel Comics fan this question, “how does Magneto protect himself from his frenemy Charles Xavier’s telepathic interference?” Their answer is likely “Magneto’s fancy helmet protects his mind ...

Ask any Marvel Comics fan this question, “how does Magneto protect himself from his frenemy Charles Xavier’s telepathic interference?” Their answer is likely “Magneto’s fancy helmet protects his mind ...