Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: Beta Ray Bill #1: Three words: Daniel Warren Johnson. Three more words: Beta Ray Bill. Three more words: Fin Fang Foom. Three more words: I am wet. Colored by Mike Spicer and featuring…
Shields are thrown, legacies are questioned, quips are tossed as Sam and Bucky finally reunite to meet John Walker, the new Captain America in “The Star-Spangled Man” from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: Long ago, Kevin Fiege said that this television show about a man in a bird suit and a…
If You Only Listen One X-Men Podcast This Week, It Must Be This One! We wanted to talk about Magik and Shadowcat, we ended up talking about Jim Shooter and Daredevil. This is what happens every time we pick three single issues to talk about. Plus, see Zack slowly descend into madness as he loses…
CW for discussion of the Fiend and Alexa Bliss regarding abuse narratives. Charlie Davis: Another week of Wrestling! And well…we’ve got a lot to talk about. Forrest Hollingsworth: This so-called “Road to Wrestlemania” sure seems bumpy, huh? Vishal Gullapalli: What’s wrestling? I wanna talk about Pokemon. Fastlane and NJPW Cup CD: Honestly some stuff happened…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,034, Bruce Wayne meets the neighbors while Batman hunts the remnants of Joker’s gangs, while something more sinister starts beneath the streets of Gotham in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya…
Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues with Action Comics #1029, part two of two of the opening arc “The…
The Batman and Superman team-up is one of the great comic team-ups, so we here at ComicsXF are honoring that tradition by taking part of our Bat Chat team and part of our Super Chat team and having them join together to review the first issue of the new era of Batman and Superman team-ups…
Following the events of Joker War, Harley Quinn decides it’s time to turn over a new leaf, and make up for the crimes she’s committed. Finding her place in Gotham is easier said than done, however, but she’s got a new look, a new bat handle and a new Bat-Handler helping her to come out…
The Chrises are once again joined by writer, critic, and podcaster Charlie Davis to discuss the ending of Secret Wars. Grab a snack and join us for bagels, battle-caseroles, and bread-sliced Maker because who could make good choices on an empty stomach? Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution…
Brunnhilde. Jane Foster. Dani Moonstar. Hildegarde. And the mysterious stranger who’s worn the title longer than any of them and looks like the Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok, but not the one that was in the 2018 Exiles reboot. The Valkyries are united, and at last they have a plan, but so does the King in…
It’s an anthology featuring everyone’s favorite scarlet symbiote. When you read this…and you will, it’s gon’ be Carnage. Written by Tini Howard, Benjamin Percy, and Al Ewing with art by Ken Lashley, Sara Pichelli, John McCrea, and colors by Juan Fernandez and Mattia Iacono, letters by Joe Sabino. Blood, guts, and violence in my Carnage…
After the cluster, uh, of “fun” that was King in Black, Miles returns to some sense of normality. But actions have consequences, and Miles, along with Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, will have to deal with consequences big and small in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #24. Written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Carmen Carnero, colors…
While the King In Black attacks the Earth, Conan the Barbarian, Deadpool and Night Flyer take their rest at the old Helfire Club.The Marauders aren’t too happy about this. Gerry Duggan, Kev Walker, Scott Hanna, Java Tartaglia and Travis Lanham enter the endgame in Savage Avengers #19. Reading through Savage Avengers #19, I couldn’t help…
Doctor Aphra and Santa Staros continue the hunt for the experimental hyperdrive in Doctor Aphra #8 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Before I even get into the fun ride that is issue 8, I need to talk about…
It’s been a highly eventful and dangerous road, but Taskmaster has finally come to the end of it. With all the kinesic signatures he needs, he’s now able to unlock the Rubicon Trigger, clear his name, and get on with his life. There’s just one problem – the Black Widow still has him in her…