Hello friends and readers, it’s another installment of the Empyre War Report! The tie-ins are getting a bit light these days, and as such we have a solo outing. Justin Partridge looks at the radicalization of the Swordsman in Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1 by Alex Paknadel, Thomas Nachlik, Marcio Menyz and VC’s Ariana Maher….
Captain Marvel and her new crew of Carol Corps Accusers investigate the devious dealings of Wastrel in this story by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VC’s Clayton Cowles. Cat Purcell: I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for Lauri-Ell and ready to follow the lead with Wastrel. After the team up…
You know him! You tolerate him! You remember his team-up series with Cable as better than it actually was! It’s Deadpool! Gerry Duggan, with Phil Noto, returns to the character who made him a star in Cable #3. Ritesh Babu: And so we’re back, properly in the swing of things! The first issue of Cable…
When Logan needs a vacation from his vacation he goes to dive bars in the middle of no where. Lucky for him, there is no way that ends poorly. Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, and Matthew Wilson pour us a tall one in Wolverine #4. Tony Thornley: Whew! It’s nice to be back so quickly, don’t…
The end is here as Wanda gets some help, a new X-Man gets a heart to heart, and everything gets back to normal. Jonathan Hickman, Jorge Molina, Lucas Werneck, Adriano Di Benedetto. Nolan Woodard, and Rachelle Rosenberg shut the door on Empyre: X-Men #4 Nola Pfau: So, Allison, I was thinking (I know, bad start)…
The road to X of Swords continues as Excalibur marches towards the Starlight Citadel. Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega forge a new tale in Excalibur #11 Nola Pfau: Charlie, I’ve been thinking about that kind and benevolent character who has never done harm to a single person in his entire life. The periwinkle…
Comics have a long history of taking traditional tales and giving them new takes, whether it’s Stan Lee and Jack Kirby recasting the Norse gods as superheroic archetypes in “The Mighty Thor” or Alan Moore cramming an entire 19th-century lit class’ worth of characters into one story in “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” Writer David Pepose…
Let us continue our journey through the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog with Vol. 3, “The Battle for Angel Island”. This covers Sonic The Hedgehog #9-12, written by Ian Flynn and drawn by Tracy Yardley and Evan Stanley. The last time we talked about Sonic, I like to think we had a long, thoughtful discussion about…
Writer Jeremy Whitley joins the podcast to talk about his new Papercutz graphic novel, School for Extraterrestrial Girls, his upcoming Marvel Action: Chillers comics from IDW, the future of Princeless and the stuff he’s gotten away with in My Little Pony.
Nothing is so important that we must sacrifice decency or respect for others. Last Time on ‘Why, Will’ Imagine this conversation 50 years from now: “Pep Pep, was there *really* a coronavirus pandemic? And more than 150,000 people died? And the United States kinda did nothing?” “That’s all true, kiddo. It was a nightmare. Daily!”…
Look, I get it. People who read a site that started by ranking every X-Men character from best to worst probably think Wolverine is overrated. In fact, I’m sure someone has already made some joke they think is original about how this isn’t Laura, the real Wolverine. Cool, you’re better than the rest of us….
The following contains spoilers for last week’s Marauders #11 For a woman who can walk on air, Kate Pryde has always had to carry a heavy weight. Since her introduction in 1980, Kate has been, in addition to her day job as a member of one x-team or another, an authorial stand-in for creators from…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4: Daniel Warren Johnson wraps his DC Black Label series about Diana waking up in, and bringing hope to, a post-nuclear future overrun by giant monsters. ($6.99) CHECK…
This article has gone through a few changes. Originally it was a profile praising Marvel’s Black Cat ongoing series and highlighting it’s unlikely continued success both with sales and cultivating a loyal following. It explored how a low-profile creative team managed to weather the comics market’s highs and lows better than dozens of other series…
This week X-Men assistant editor Annalise Bissa talks to Zack about Swords, Crocs, and the impact of COVID-19 on making X-Men.