Writer and comics journalist Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, The Beat) returns to the show to talk about his first Kickstarter project, Next Door, transitioning from writing about comics to making them, and the never-ending quest to bag and board them all.
Heroes die. We must be ready to let them go. The Splash Stanley Martin Lieber was born Dec. 28, 1922. He died Nov. 12, 2018. In the 95 years in between, Stan Lee was an entertainer, a creator, a publisher, an entrepreneur, a charmer, a bit of a grifter, a figurehead, a lovable scamp and…
The Dawn Of X era has revitalized a franchise in a way rarely seen in the media. It is truly the Fast Five of the comic book industry, taking a property that was long in the tooth in a new and exciting direction while setting it up for major commercial success. But the question remains,…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DAN’S PICK: Undone by Blood #5: Will Ethel Grady Lane get revenge for the murder of her family? Find out in the conclusion to this AfterShock series by co-writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler,…
Who loves Havok? Us I guess. This one is all about that himbo. Astonishing X-Men 13-17 (Until Our Hearts Stop) Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown X-Men 54-59 (1st Havok, 2nd Sentinels)
One of the beautiful things about Kickstarter as a platform for comics creation is that it allows voices that are marginalized in mainstream comics to be heard. The crime genre is one that has grown considerably in recent years, but, as with much of mainstream comics, it has remained mainly white. So it’s exciting to…
What happens when a mother has taken all she can and decides to go Liam Neeson on everyone? What happens when ponies and Autobots roll out together? What happens when comics’ sickest horror anthology takes on beloved children’s classics? Find out in this week’s Triple Play, as Will Nevin reviews Ice Cream Man #20, Zachary…
“The Masquerade keeps us safe. The Masquerade is everything.” In the godless times of 1991, there arose a TTRPG system so goth, so theater-kid horny, it was only played in the darkest of basements and dingiest of industrial clubs. That system was Vampire: The Masquerade. Now, the lunatics at Vault Comics have resurrected this goth…
Hello friends and readers, Empyre sinks in deep as we cover the highs and lows of this week’s crop of tie-ins. Zach Rabiroff examines the ramifications os Lords Of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 by Alex Paknadel, Alex Lins, and Matt Yackey. Then Tony Thornly shows us what those wacky FF kids are doing in Fantastic…
Selfcest. Autovore. Moondragon/Moondragon/Phyla-Vell. When Moondragon lost Phyla-Vell her whole life shattered. Broken, beaten and poisoned by the Dragon of the Moon, she pushed forward for reasons unknown. At least until she realized that another Moondragon, a perfect version from a utopian alternate universe, had slipped into the 616. Misguided and filled with venom, she sets…
Grim solutions start to percolate, a desperate plea is made, and no one is as they seem in Empyre #4 by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Christi, sun and moon of my life, it is awfully odd skipping issues, even though we do it for our…
Empyre burns on as the situation on Genosha gets messier and messier. Hordeculture and some demons join the zombies and plant aliens as Gerry Duggan, Ben Percy, Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, and Nolan Woodard present Empyre: X-Men #2. Nola Pfau: Allison. Warren. Allison Senecal: Nola. WARREN. The hair. NP: The hair. The himbo. The legend….
It’s an all new Giant-Sized X-Men! This time with science experiment, master thief, and fake Frenchman extraordinaire Fantomex! In this issue, we look at Fantomex’s history and borderline obsession with the extratemporal World in which he was born with Giant Size X-Men: Fantomex #1 by Rod Reis and Jonathan Hickman. Vishal Gullapalli: I’ve been excited…
Each year, Fantasy Flight Games hosts an “in flight report” at GenCon, the largest board game convention in the United States. This year, as the convention went digital, they presented that report live on Twitch, highlighting upcoming releases and announcing new products for the rest of 2020 and beyond. This year one of their biggest…
Superman stands for three things: truth, justice and the American way. In many respects, the Man of Steel and his values are in direct conversation with every action comic that has come since his first one. Villains and anti-heroes are identified in comparison to Superman’s three guiding principles. He is the Jungian archetype of all…