The Hulk does battle with Xemnu, a monster that weaponizes nostalgia, in this issue by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Javier RodrĆguez. Zach Rabiroff: Hello there, boys and girls! Remember when you were a kid, living in a two-story suburban house that was always cozy and warm, even in winter time? Remember how your folks…
Cates, Klein, Wilson, and Sabino bring us THOR vs. BETA RAY BILL, the showdown of 2020ā¦? Chris Eddleman: Weāre three issues into the new run on Thor, and weāve finally gotten a big source of interpersonal conflictāthat being between our titular hero and his old foe turned friend, Beta Ray Bill. Will this be another…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnāt be necessary. Unfortunately, we arenāt so lucky. In X-Force #7, we see the lengths people will go to disrupt the Krakoan status quo, this time using mutant abilities against them. Will Domino, Sage, and Colossus be enough? Is Forgeās Fanfiction getting out of control? What would Kenneth and I…
Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, and Erick Arciniega take Excalibur back to where it began with issue #7. Itās the Warwolves. Itās always the Warwolves. Letās hunt. Charlie Davis: So Nola…another issue of Excalibur down and dare I say it…I honestly donāt think there has been an issue out of 7 that have missed…
X-Men #6 pulls the focus in on Mystique, and reveals that there is always more to her than meets the eye. Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Buffagni, and Sunny Gho craft the tale of a mutant raging for what they are owed. Mystique is not the lap dog seen earlier in the run, she has her own…
Iceman often gets a frosty reception from his parents. They just really need to chill out. A third ice-pun. Ranked This Episode: Iceman vol 3 #1-5 (Thawing Out) Iceman vol 1 All-New X-Men vol 2 #17 (IvX)
There are a bunch of announcements, and I don’t have much time, so I am just going to blast on through them. FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020: X-MEN We have a sexy new cover for FCBD 2020: X-MEN from House Of X artist Pepe Larraz. He and Jonathan Hickman will write a tale that will…
As revealed over at The A.V. Club, the fourth entry in the Giant-Size X-Men series has been revealed and, boy it’s a doozy. Jonathan Hickman and his New Mutants partner Rod Reis are writing a One-Shot about Charlie Cluster-7 himself in GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FANTOMEX #1 Last we saw Fantomex, Charles Xavier took over his body…
Friends and readers, we have a brand-new week of comics, and with that comes Marvel Minutiaeāthe column where our Marvel Files writers bring you some bite-sized thoughts on some of this weekās Marvel Releases. This week the boss steps down from his office as Zack Jenkins talks Black Cat and Savage Avengers (kind of). Plus,…
The Hellfire Trading Company grows as Emma recruits her White Knight in Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, and Edgar Delgadoās Marauders #7. Meanwhile, Bishop learns more about the truth behind Homines Verendi. Christina Eddleman: After our last panic-inducing issue, Iāve felt the compulsion to binge issues that we donāt have yet. Iām very impatient, but so…
Mutants have a new home in Krakoa. They have come from far and wide, from all backgrounds, to join a community of their fellow Homo Superior. But one Omega Mutant has ignored the call. In X-Men/Fantastic Four Chip Zdarsky, Dodsons Terry & Rachel, Laura Martin, Dexter Vines and Karl Story come together to tell the…
Adam is back, but oh no! We got in a fight over a comic. Hope we can repair this podcast and there is no bad blood. Ranked this episode: Gambit vol 5 9-#12 (Tombstone Blues) X-Men Legacy 248-249 (Age Of X Aftermath) Mr & Mrs X #1-5 (Love & Rogue)
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnāt be necessary. As Beast says himself, heād āPrefer to avoid trouble altogether.ā Unfortunately, trouble always finds its way into Krakoa and in X-Force #6, The team is in full force trying to stop the plant monsters. How well do they work together? Do we get to see more of…
In the not-so-distant future, Carol Danvers receives a call from friends she thought once dead, compelling her to return to Earth to be its guardian once more in this story from Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero, and David Curiel. Christina Eddleman: The concept of āThe Endā leaves me morbidly curious. Five stories about the deaths of…
In which Thor performs some knee surgery on Galactus, courtesy of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino. Things get worse in Asgard. Galactus levels up. Vishal Gullapalli: Thor is the Herald of Galactus! The Black Winter is coming! In just one issue Donny Cates has breathed new life into an already-alive series,…