Released this year from Secret Acres, The Marchenoir Library is the latest work in Alex Degenâs unusual career. Degen, an American cartoonist, has created a unique graphic novel told entirely through the front and back covers of a fictional superhero series. We are given brief descriptions of the titular Marchenoir, her recurring allies and enemies,…
We return to our occasional look at the world of all-ages comics with a discussion of Jeremy Whitley and company’s multi-volume series “Princeless,” about a princess who rescues herself from a tower and proceeds to free her sisters from from similar imprisonments. Joining us this week to talk about it is Rick Heinichen from the podcast Jeff and Rick Present Unpacking the Power of Power Pack, and his daughter, Carrie.
Last week when I said I need to write? This was one of those weeks. Today (July 6): Clifton Park, New Yorkâs Adirondack Taekwondo Reopens âThe virus is with us, but with need to live with it.â Thatâs what the anonymous Trump administration official told NBC News, and I swear to Christ it was the…
âAnywhere can be paradise as long as you have the will to live,â is a surprisingly hopeful quote from an incredibly depressing place at the end of the film The End Of Evangelion. It has inspired me to keep living, and keep trying to live, through a manner of situations on countless days over the…
Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DCeased: Dead Planet #1: Once more unto the zom-breach. An all-grown-up Jon Kent, Damian Wayne and Cassie Sandsmark headline the latest helping of DC’s zombie-apocalypse franchise, written by Tom Taylor (“X-Men Red”) and drawn by…
A Look at the Finale of Superior Spider-Man (2019) Twilight will come for the gods, and the status quo will be reset; Batman will be young again, Spider-Man will become unmarried, and everything begins anew. The idea of this Ragnarok for these characters is divisive for many. Conceptually, losing out on years of progress and…
Get dark and smokey to get all noir with the BotA Boys Ranked The Episode: X-Men Noir Wolverine Noir Weapon X Noir
Star Wars. Conan. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Firefly. Usagi Yojimbo. Alien. Predator. Did I miss any? The above is a list of licenses Dark Horse Comics has lost since 2014.The last two happened just this past week, as Marvel announced Thursday it had acquired the Alien and Predator licenses with an eye toward publishing comics based on them…
As I write this, itâs June 30, the final day of LGBTQ Pride Month (and the eve of Wrath Month). And by a nice coincidence, itâs time for another Kickstarter spotlight. âGlitter Vipers,â from writer Joe Glass (âThe Prideâ), artist Kate Fleming, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, letterer Lucas Gattoni, editor Ted Brandt (âCrowdedâ) and cover artist…
Writer W. Maxwell Prince â the man behind the scripts behind the surreal âIce Cream Manâ anthology series at Image Comics and the similarly weird âKing of Nowhereâ at BOOM Studios â is reclusiveâŚish. He escaped Twitter (genius), and he gets his comic book industry news, he says, from friends â like when one told…
Welcome to Bonus Reading, a weekly feature in which Matthew Lazorwitz looks at four (or so) comics linked by a common character, creator or theme. Patreon backers of the WMQ&A podcast can request a custom Bonus Reading column built around their fave. Sign up here. Comics have always been political. Even during the years when…
Bam! Pow! Zap! Xavier Files isn’t just for X-Men anymore! In case you missed the memo, the site you love is now covering the wider comics industry. And so this week we have a roundup of reviews from across the indie spectrum, including Benjamin “X-Force” Percy’s latest crime thriller (reviewed by Zachary Jenkins), Mark Russell’s…
The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 Writer: Jason Aaron, Artist: r.m. Guera, Colorist: Giulia Brusco, Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher, Publisher: Image Content warning: The following review of âThe Goddamned: Virgin Bridesâ contains discussion of child sexual abuse. Animal sacrifice. Blood drinking. Child sexual abuse. The McMartin Preschool case â a criminal trial that consumed Manhattan…
Looking Back at Denny OâNeilâs Iron Man, and Marvelâs First Black Flagship Hero The first time I encountered Denny OâNeilâs Iron Man, he was wandering New York in the snow on a December night. His hair was shaggy and unkempt, a wild beard hanging off his chin, and his stained dress shirt was dangling loose…
Hello friends and readers, and welcome to the lightest week in comics this entire year. Okay scratch that, weâve had months with nothing. But, this was a fairly small week for colorful characters in capes but, Marvel Files has you covered. Zack Jenkins has closing thoughts on Hawkeye: Freefall (and the world we live in)…