I keep telling myself āIām not a Toy Guy.ā And yet despite this mantra, a variety of things you would definitely call toys keep entering my online shopping cart. Be they LEGO sets, the occasional X-Men Funko Pop or Marvel Legends action figures, I inevitably keep getting suckered into purchasing these things that serve mainly…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Coreyās Pick: Children of the Atom #1: Delayed nearly a year by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent publisher shuffling, Vita Ayala and Bernard Changās X-series about a new team of mutants who look awfully familiar…
In the glory days of Asgard, there was a prince named Thor, beloved by the people for his strength, valor and compassion. And there was a prince named Loki, beloved for his whimsy and pranks on his brother. But when Lokiās pranks go too far, Thor and his brother wind up in some hot water…
What’s Wolverine’s favorite video game system? The XBox I’m sorry. We’re talking about X-Men games tie-ins, some video, some card. These comics are not good, they have never been good, and they never would be good. But they are weird hell and I know you crazy kids love weird comics. Honestly? We get pretty distracted…
Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXFās roundtable discussion of DCās new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. Iām Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and Iād like to start with everyone here sounding off. Letās see who Iāve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, Iām Tony…
An old legend breathes new life and a new avatar of the Green is born. Destined to meet, does Levi Kamei have what it takes to confront the immortal beings that lay waiting? Join us in looking at The Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and…
What if it was actually the year 1724? Wouldnāt that be something? Vishal Gullapalli, Forrest Hollingsworth and Will Nevin team up to talk over Department of Truth #6 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: Well that was a hell of a final page, wasnāt…
Hey, weāre back in the present this week! The Magistrate is just a glimmer in the eye of a creepy billionaire, the Scarecrow is running amok and thereās ā¦ sigh, more Ghost-Maker. Plus, in the backup, a mother and child reunion is only a stabbing away as Damian goes home to Talia in Batman #106…
It’s hard being a teen. Harder still when your part of a secret magic school where the Scarlet Witch is your teacher and the son of Dormammu one of your classmates. Such is the life of the charming children of Strange Academy. To make matters worse, Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos are making sure everyone…
The Phoenix powered Avengers punch each other some more in the penultimate chapter of Enter the Phoenix by Jason Aaron, Javier Garron, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. Marvel has a long and storied tradition of some of the best extended runs in comics. Simonsonās Thor was over four years long, Roger Stern wrote Spider-Man for…
Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who spent the last 5 years writing comics for Marvel, will reportedly write a live action Superman film. Outside of an Instagram post (does that silver āSā look kinda Steel-ish? How should I read Ava DuVernay liking the post?), we have no other information about the film. No plot, no star,…
[Content Warning for blood and descriptions of violence.] Itās Nov. 9, 2019, and Iām watching a manās psyche unravel. Itās not clean; in fact, itās about as messy as it can be. Iāve only been back into wrestling for two months at this point, inexplicably pulled back in 20 years after I stopped watching altogether….
Transformers ’84: Secrets & Lies Writer: Simon Furman, Artist: Guido Guidi, Colorist: John-Paul Bove, Letterers: Jake M. Wood and Tom B. Long, Publisher: IDW The Quote Unquote āMarvel Continuityā of Transformers vaguely resembles an Inception-like flow chart. There is the 80-issue run of the Transformers series, minis like G.I.Joe vs. Transformers and Headmasters, filler stories…
Three things are essential to a good mystery story. First, the setting should feel like a character in itself, a vital part of the storytelling, setting the tone for everything that happens within it. Second, you need a compelling, possibly tortured protagonist, grounding the mystery in human emotion, and entertaining enough to justify the time…
Dan McMahon: The High Republic has been the Star Wars fix that I need every month. Itās odd after having Mando every week and a movie ever year that I still constantly want more. But this is scratching that itch. Sspecifically my new favorite Jedi Sskeer. Jake, you ready to get into this action packed…