The original New Mutants represented interracial (and sometimes interspecial) solidarity. The New Mutants movie does only barely that, if it does it at all. Initially, the movie was developed as a horror-Breakfast Club hybrid film. The Breakfast Club works because all the characters have social reservations and animosities they overcome together by the end of…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick Rorschach #1: DC’s quest to never give Alan Moore the rights back to Watchmen continues with this Tom King 12-Issue Maxiseries (TM) starring everyone’s favorite Ayn Rand disciple. Drawn by Jorge Fornes…
The X-Men books have, at times, struggled with intersectionality and representation of the ideas they are inspired by. These ones though? They are good at it. Ranked This Episode: All-New X-Men v1 #9-14 Generation X v2 #6-7 Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X
You got me, Robert Kirkman. The Splash There is something so unabashedly commercial in re-releasing āThe Walking Deadā in color that I canāt help but like it. Tellinā fans it wonāt be collected and makinā āem snap up those floppies? For a series thatās already made dump trucks of television and licensing* money? Itās so…
I have a little secret Iām not proud of: With the amount of Kickstarter projects I back, when they arrive, they tend to pile up. I have an entire pile of unread Kickstarter graphic novels and single issues that I always say Iām going to get to next week, and next week always becomes the…
Welcome to the first of our new review feature: āBat Chat with Matt (and Will!).ā Weāre starting off with a big one, folks (Or is it? Weāll get to that), the end of the āJoker Warā story. As Gotham burns and the Bat-family tries to hold it together, Batman and Joker face down in a…
For a rare metal, adamantium sure does show up a lot in the Marvel Universe. Whether itās making a body for Ultron, coating Wolverine to ākillā him or being made into a giant chair for the Hulk by a spendthrift bird-themed billionaire, adamantium has many purposes. But mostly, it seems to make mutants and other…
It’s time to face your parent issues, save the environment and go on a top-secret mission as Dan Grote reviews AHOY’s Penultiman #1 and Zack Jenkins reviews Vault’s No One’s Rose #5 and AWA’s American Ronin #1.
Captain Malik and the crew of the Vihaan II escape from their tyrannical government – and chart a course straight to the first living god they can find. But the only thing more dangerous than what lies ahead of them ā¦ is who follows behind them. Andrea Ayres and Zach Rabiroff continue their A-to-Z examination of Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Designās We Only Find Them When Theyāre Dead.
Hello friends and readers, itās an all Outlawed special this week in the Marvel Files, as we check in to see if the teens are all right. Jude Jones will be giving us his deep thoughts on Miles Morales: Spider Man #19, Zoe Tunnell will be hitting the main event in Champions #1, and Matt…
The plot deepens and mysteries abound as Shin learns more about the Ultras while Kiki and Captain Muramatsu search for answers to this strange conspiracy. Itās a prelude to Kaiju action in Rise of Ultraman #2 by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VCās Ariana Maher. Ian Gregory: Last time, I said…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues this week with three comics about two heroes. First Pierce Lightning & Tony Thornley set the stage with Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Wilson, and Cory Petit’s Wolverine #6. Then Ari Bard & Kenneth Laster keep things moving with…
Listen, we all need a break sometimes, Scott Summers included. The mutant leader is trying his best, but between raising his teenage son, being Captain Commander of Krakoa, and exploring polygamy, sometimes a guy just needs to let loose. Channeling all of our frustration about the last year, artist Alexander Lozano has gifted Cyclops with…
Intrepid Xavier Files Media Empire reporter Emily Harding has acquired comment cards from the Krakoan bar known as The Green Lagoon. These have been presented, unedited, for your enjoyment.
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 128: Jesse Lonergan's Adventures in the 35-Panel Grid Writer/artist Jesse Lonergan joins the show to talk about his sci-fi one-shot comic “Hedra,” his upcoming “Planet Paradise” graphic novel and more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com, where new episodes move…