As the new century dawns, former artist Marcel is in a better place. He is well regarded as a critic, in a relationship, and while he can’t paint, he seems to be content with that. But the return of his old friend Alphonse and Alphonse’s mentor, Basil Hallward, will change everything in Vault Comics’ The…
Captain America struggles against the Power Elite while trying win back the people in Captain America #27 written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, art by Leonard Kirk, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Caramagna. “Oh my man, sometimes I forget the world that made you, and how bewildering this one must be. So many more…
In the latest installment of THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY from Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee, VC’s Cory Petit – Nova takes his healing moments where and when he can, while things come to a head between Phyla-Vell and Moondragon. Oh yeah, and a bunch of angry Olympians are back. Charlie Davis: God Allison…
[camcorder beeps before Mikey sits down in front of it in the bathroom] Mikey Zee: New week, new WandaVision. You know, someone once said “life is like a box of chocolates.” And sometimes in life you get the yummy chocolates with peanut butter inside, and sometimes you get the awful weird ones with the gross…
The chess game between the Marauders and Homines Verendi gets more and more complex as lines are drawn in Marauders #18 by Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Matteo Lolli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit. Christina Eddleman: Now that the Marauders are back to marauding, I’m ready for boats! Lot’s of boats! Boats. All. Day. Okay I…
It was August 27th, 2005. I arrived in Houston with only a box of photos, a camera, my computer, and my favorite jeans: 22 years of life distilled into a few disparate possessions. What I assumed would be an erstwhile vacation turned into a trauma that’s never subsided, leaving behind a New Orleans that would…
Hollow Heart #1 Written and lettered by Paul Allor, drawn and colored by Paul Tucker. Published by Vault. Here’s a lovely and promising start to a super-gay near-future science fiction story that’s nonetheless tropey as all get out. El (as in Spanish “the,” as in the Chicago El, but also as in the Hebrew divinity)…
My first exposure to Sherlock Holmes in print was going into this little shop and finding a selection of small paperbacks that were Classics Illustrated-esque comics from Pendulum Press. I walked out with a bunch, because they were a dollar each and my mom was more than willing to buy them for me since they…
Declan Shalvey is the acclaimed artist of Moon Knight, Return Of Wolverine, and Injection. He has also gained praise for his Irish crime fiction, Bog Bodies and Savage Town. He sat down with ComicsXF to discuss his upcoming one-shot Immortal Hulk: Flatline, out February 17th 2021. Zachary Jenkins: You’re best known as an artist but…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 147: Joe Glass, Miracles Man Writer Joe Glass joins Dan and Matt to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for The Miracles, seeing his comiXology Originals series The Pride printed through Dark Horse, balancing social messaging and story, and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: Hollow Heart #1: We’ve heard this new Vault Comics series described as a queer spin on The Shape of Water, in which a mechanic falls in love with a jumble of organs that…
We complete our double Dazzler coverage by looking at recent stories featuring the disco Dazzler and oops, it’s a lot about the Inhumans. Get ready for us to remember how annoying they were. Oh, and WWAC Editor-In-Chief and CXF contributor Nola Pfau joins us to relitigate some real weird times. Also, there’s a bunch of…
We’re reading Artists, Writers and Artisans books this week, Loyal Content Consumer. And, yes, that’s the name of a real comic book publisher and not at all an attempt to game any sort of alphabetical listing system. Who are the Artisans who are not Artists? Letterers are artists, rights? Maybe it’s editors. Editing is a…
The Future is still NOW as DC’s Future State rolls into wave six! This week we bring you the fabled Detective Comics Comics triple-shot! Join us, futurecateers, as we kill the moon with Marguerite Bennett and Marguerite Sauvage’s Kara Zor-El, Superwoman #2, engage in some team building with Josuha Williamson, Ram V, Marcelo Maiolo, Marcio…
Bruce Wayne comes face to face with his successor and learns exactly how far the Magistrate police state has infiltrated Gotham while Grifter, Huntress and Luke Fox make a midnight run across the city to escape in Future State: Dark Detective #3, featuring: “Dark Detective,” written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by…