This week we talk about Lorna Dane, the lady known as Polaris. She had a rough go of it at the start of the 00s and we dive right into that whole ding dang mess. Also, Zack got a football fact wrong and is very sorry that he implied that the traitor Tommy Tuberville used…
If there is one thing we love here at ComicsXF, it is Nightcrawler. If there are two things we love it is Nightcrawler and esoteric musings on religion. Marvel is giving up both with the upcoming Way Of X by Si Spurrier and Bob Quinn because Nightcrawler is building a religion, he is building it…
Friends, I got too excited last week. I wanted to share this bright and shiny new toy of ours, and I don’t think I properly explained what we (That’s you, Loyal Content Consumer, and me) are doing here. [Grote’s note: I tried to tell him, folks.] Each week, I’m going to run down 10 comics…
Vegetables have taken over the world in Future State: Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Vishal Gullapalli: Hey Ari, what do you know about plants? Ari Bard: Oh boy, I haven’t taken anything to do with biology in eight years, so…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). It’s a new year and a whole new Gotham City … of the future. Gotham is now a fascist police state controlled by private security called The Magistrate. Masks are illegal. Batman, whoever he may be, is as much an outlaw as the villains he once…
Eddie Brock has a lot of friends for a dead guy in Venom #32 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Death, despair, and daddies. Justin, it’s another excerpt from King in Black with high highs and low lows. Can I get a…
The Unstoppable Juggernaut takes his next steps in the future but needs to shatter one obstacle first in the miniseries’ conclusion, from Fabian Nicieza, Ron Garney, Matt Milla, and Joe Sabino! Justin Partridge: It is the end of the line here for Team Big Juggs. It is bittersweet for sure as this was technically my…
Last Remains gets an epilogue in Amazing Spider-Man #56, written by Nick Spencer, pencilled by Mark Bagley, inked by Andrew Hennessey and John Dell, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Edgar Delgado, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Want to know when you wrote a story badly? When you have to use an epilogue to tell half…
Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1Writers: Sean Lewis and Brandon EastonArtists: John Timms, Valentine de Landro, Cully Hamner and Michael Avon OemingColorists: Gabe Eltaeb, Marissa Louise and Laura MartinLetterers: Dave Sharpe and AndWorld Design The Action Comics of the far future reveals itself in Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1. Headlined by writers Sean Lewis…
“This is not who we are” In Montgomery, Alabama, there is a monument to the lynched, listing the names of the murdered – or at least the names they can verify. There are over 4400 names listed. This, of course, is low. “This is not who we are” A woman posted pictures of her leg,…
Kaiju attack and the fate of Ultraman decided in Ultraman #5! by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Ritesh Babu: Here we are, Ian. At last! The finale of the book! Ian Gregory: This is really Francesco Manna’s time to shine, as he delivers thirteen incredible pages of Giant…
Monsters and robots falling from the sky! Mysterious (and familiar?) superheroes joining our intrepid gang on their journey to event ground zero! Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J. Hill’s Crossover continues, whether Zack Jenkins and Dan McMahon want it to or not. Zachary Jenkins: The most hyped book in comics keeps on…
Are you screaming? We’re all screaming. Actual X-Men legends Walter and Louise Simonson return to their classic run on X-Factor in an all-new, in-continuity story. We shouldn’t have to say more. This power couple individually created Apocalypse and Cable, killed Superman and did the single greatest run of superhero comics ever with Thor. They are…
Miles and Starling take on…an ice pharoah? It’s a new start for Miles and crew after his uncle’s heroic sacrifice in this tale written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Natacha Bustos, colors by David Curiel, and letters by Cory Petit. Three thoughts on Miles Morales #22 One: For years I drove down Jefferson Davis Parkway…
A Guardian returns, just in time to evacuate the planet of Spartax from the ravages of Knull in Guardians of the Galaxy #10 written by Al Ewing, art by Juann Cabal, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Cory Petit! Charlie Davis: War. War never changes… Except that maybe it does? Well, at least it…