The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. In recent weeks, there’s been mild outrage and teeth-gnashing in some corners of the X-Men social media sphere over the…
Have you heard the sad, sad story of Madelyne Pryor? A mother, a pilot, a clone, and a Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor has lived many lives in her short time as a mainstay of the X-Men franchise. First appearing in Chris Claremont and Paul Smith’s Uncanny X-Men #168, Madelyne’s mystery and tragedy would come to…
Are you brave enough to climb down the twisting, gnarled trunk of your family tree? And honest enough to accept whatever you find? Discover those internal truths and more in Ice Cream Man #26, written by W. Maxwell Prince, drawn by Martin Morazzo, colored by Chris O’Halloran and lettered by Good Old Neon. Will Nevin:…
Ari: Alrighty, let’s take a stroll through yet another DC alternate universe where a lot of heroes die, this time featuring vampires and the creative team of Matthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV, Otto Schmidt and Tom Napolitano in DC vs. Vampires #1. Ritesh: I’m glad you mentioned this, because this is certainly part of that…
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,044, Batman must save Mayor Nakano from the children of Vile while another Bat family member steps in to fight (the seized) City Hall in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, a…
Bonds are rekindled and scripts are flipped in Daredevil #35. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Stefano Landini and Francesco Mobili, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #35, part 5 of “Lockdown,” sees heroes getting help and villains getting themselves into new, old, and romantic forms of trouble. Writing reviews of…
Wolverine #17: we’re up in arms about it! Maverick is back to team up with Wolverine. The crew does some karaoke and oh yah, some fighting.
Just in time for Halloween, BatChat takes on three tales of Batman mixing it up with the supernatural. We have vampires, we have immortals, we have werewolves, and we have the scariest thing of all: a new worst story on the list! Listen in to hear what story it is, and hear Matt get so…
Vader deals with one betrayal while another is revealed in Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. The series’ involvement in the “War of the Bounty Hunters” comes to a close this issue, and while that conclusion may feel a…
In our earlier discussion regarding Inferno #2, Chris and I spent a little bit of time talking about new Quiet Council dynamics, but I really just couldn’t stop thinking about it. Here are some interesting things I noticed now that the Quiet Council is once again operating at full capacity. First, a quick breakdown of…
A multidimensional nightmare wreaks chaos on Spiral City as the powerful superhero known as the Black Hammer joins forces with the brutal vigilante known as the Skulldigger to put an end to this madness in Black Hammer: Reborn #5, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Malachi Ward, Matthew Sheean and Rich Tomasso, and lettered by…
A traitor in the midst of S.W.O.R.D. as the Shi’Ar visit Arakko in SWORD #9 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Corey, did you know that, when using discussion format, the first instance of text should include the writer’s full first name? Corey Smith: I’d heard rumors, Nola, but…
Last time out in this Star Wars comic Marauders, our heroes sold a Macguffin to the dastardly double-crossing space criminal Eden Rixlo in exchange for his spaceship, and then he stole it back from them and shot them out the airlock. Can they come back from that? Marauders #25, writing by Gerry Duggan, art by…
1899, Yukon Territory. A frozen frontier, bloodied and bruised by the last great Gold Rush. But in the lawless wastes to the north, something whispers in the hindbrains of men, drawing them to a blighted valley, where giant spidertracks mark the snow and impossible guns roar in the night. To Brokehoof, where gold and blood…
The Reign Of X comes to a close as the Quiet Council expands. Enemies, allies, they are all the same in this dangerous game. Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli, David Curiel and Joe Sabino bring us Inferno #2. Chris Eddleman: Well friends, it’s time again for a dive into the fire as we continue our coverage…