Louie O’Connor loves Sasquatch. And why shouldn’t she? The hirsute cryptid put her small town of Southborough, California, on the map. A chance encounter nearly 20 years ago drew all manner of tourist to town, allowing an array of quirky local businesses to thrive, including her dads’ burger restaurant. But the town has fallen on…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 151: Popping Literary Wheelies with Ram V Writer Ram V joins the show to talk about his DC work (Catwoman, The Swamp Thing, Justice League Dark), his upcoming Radio Apocalypse from Vault and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr from BOOM Studios, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A…
Charlie Davis: It’s been ONE WEEK since the Revolution Pay Per View. We had our very first PPV recap column last week and while I personally think having exhaustive All-Elite Wrestling aka AEW coverage would be just fine, I do recognize that there are other wrestling things happening. In fact, some might say there is…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Superman: Red & Blue #1: DC’s horny for anthologies anymore, so enjoy this one dedicated to the Man of Steel, featuring stories by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Wes Craig,…
Reeling from the revelation that his entire heroic identity is a lie, Black Knight tries to cope with the fact that he isn’t the noble paladin he thought he was. Launching a new era of the Avengers’ resident swordsman, Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by Sergio Dávilla,…
It’s the Marc Silvestri Power Hour where we talk all about the life and work of Marc Silvestri. Once again, Zack’s audio is bad and he is so so tired.Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #232-234 (Earthfall) Wolverine #35-37 (Blood & Claws) Cyberforce/X-Men
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by…
Fresh from Infinite Frontier #0, a whole new chapter begins for Wonder Woman, scion of the Greek Gods, in… Asgard? See a meeting of the myths in Wonder Woman #770, written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Brousseau. Cat Purcell: I’ve been…
It’s time for Volume 1 of Secret Wars (2015)! “But Christi and Chris,” you say, “didn’t you already spend a ton of episodes on Secret Wars?” Why yes readers, we did, but that was Marvel Superheroes Secret Wars. Entirely different. No similarities. None. At all. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative…
It’s a week of first issues, as Jim Gordon begins a hunt for the Joker and Bluebird hunts for evidence to convict Punchline in The Joker #1, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano, and a backup written by Sam…
Being a teen hero is hard. It’s even harder when the government takes draconian measures to prevent you from doing the right thing and enrolls your friends in reeducation centers. That’s what The Champions have been up against during the “Outlawed” event. They have been hunted by C.R.A.D.L.E., their friends have been taken prisoner, but…
I have just come home after finishing my freshman year of college. Or as I called it, the worst year of my life. Everything that I used to enjoy, from video games to novels, does nothing to ease the constant emptiness I feel. Nothing is new, everything is something I’ve seen before, played before, read…
The world lives on without Empathy, and it’s not a pretty place. But what is evil, anyway? Frontier, aka Nina, has an eye-opening conversation with Thunder Woman to find out. Finally, what is the big announcement the Commanders in Crisis have to make to the U.S. and the world? Let’s find out in Commanders in…
August, Rylee, Cora & Jennie have organized a “Spook Tour” with their classmates on the most haunted, demon-infested stretch of road in America to fund attending the concert of their dreams. When their visit turns deadly, these four friends race to rescue the missing students … before the town tears them limb from limb. Now…
The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra…