The early 90s X-Books had their share of bad ideas. Characters who never did anything interesting or good but boy did they feel important had have neat designs. Because X-Men were the biggest thing ever in the 90s, some creators, whether from a misplaced sense of nostalgia or wild confidence in their skills, continue to…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Andrea’s Pick Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: We can all agree the X-Men’s resident goddess has been underwritten since the dawn of dawn of X the Hickman era began the Disassembled stuff Blue and Gold…
We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While…
CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most anticipated video games since it was first announced in 2012. Coming off the massive success of The Witcher 3, the company is taking its RPG storytelling skills to a sci-fi universe. Cyberpunk 2077 is a story about a gritty sci-fi future featuring warring criminal…
“I’m so excited. I’m so scared. I’m so, I’m so…scared!” Poor Jessie Spano’s “Saved by the Bell” lament came almost 30 years ago; her heart kathumping on account of her reliance on “Keep Alert” caffeine pills to keep up with both school and her singing group, Hot Sundae. (The episode “Jessie’s Song” is much goofier…
The first weekend of the DC FanDome — a 24-hour, multiplatform, virtual hype fest that continues this weekend — included among its many trailers, featurettes and celebrity interviews an image of Darkseid wielding a spear from the vaunted “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. It gave me pause. The spear is a versatile weapon. It can…
Spider-Man is being haunted by his past. Unfortunately, I am not talking about Kindred, the mysterious demonic figure who has been interminably teasing a reveal In the book since the beginning. Or rather, not only about Kindred, but writer Nick Spencer’s fascination with stories from Spider-Man’s past. From the start Spencer sprinkled his series with…
We’re at a crossroads in the centuries-long generational war. Boomers, Zoomers, Millennials, and the oft-forgotten Generation X are at arms with one another, blaming each other for their lives’ many woes. I find myself in an interesting position amongst all this. Being born in the 1996-to-1999 liminal space between being classified as a Millennial or…
Howdy, y’all. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something we’d all read. You know,…
With the return of the NFL today, plenty of fanatics are waiting with bated breath to see their beloved teams and players take to the turf and play some good ol’ football. But for fans like me, who’ve basically given up on their team after years of mediocrity, we’ve had to find solace in other…
It’s been a roller coaster of a week for fans of the long-running Adult Swim animated series “The Venture Bros.” Series co-creator Jackson Publick revealed on Twitter Monday that the series had been canceled after seven seasons with scripts for season eight already in progress. Quickly, fans rose up, and just as quickly Cartoon Network…
Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 The Fantastic Four rendezvous on the moon to deal with the remnants of the Cotati, the Kree and Skrull Orphans, and the Cotati’s mysterious weapons in this wrap-up from Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz, and VC’s Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Well, Christi, it appears as though while we…
Every good elopement needs a fun wedding later, as Teddy and Billy tie the knot, and future problems develop on the cusp of the New Age of Space in this delightful aftermath issue from Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Empyre: Aftermath Avengers #1 Zach Rabiroff: What a week, dear friends,…
When even low expectations can’t save a thing. A Short Review of ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ (PS4) It ain’t great. The ‘Rasslin’ Report AEW’s “All Out” was a middling affair, but there’s only so much you can do when half your main event participants are either too old (Jericho, and I am sorry, but he can’t keep…
Empyre is finished, which means we’re back with our classic Marvel Files weekly reviews. And this week is a packed one as Spider-Correspondent Tony Thornley looks at Amazing Spider-Man #48, Goo Crew member Justin Partridge digs into Web of Venom: Wraith #1, and last Matt Lazorwitz gives us his thoughts on Magnificent Ms. Marvel #14!…