In âHide and Seek,â Picard confronts the demons of his past, Adam Soong confronts his legacy, Rios confronts the grandfather paradox, Raffi and Seven confront the Borg Queen, who is busy confronting the woman inside her. Written by Matt Okumura & Chris Derrick, directed by Michael Weaver. CW: Discussion of suicide and mental illness. Mark…
Batman and Robin are on the hunt for the real killer of Raâs al Ghul as Batman Inc. tries to protect the Secret Society from the Demonâs Shadow and Deathstroke and family are on the run in Batman #123, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton…
Not five minutes into reading the rules for The Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying Game playtest did I learn that when you roll a 1 on the special Marvel die, it actually counts as a 6 â unless, that is, you roll a 1 on the other two dice as well. This is all part of the…
Silk becomes her newest villain’s latest victim. How will she save the day when she can’t even cross the street by herself? Find out in Silk #4, written by Emily Kim, drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, colored by Ian Herring and lettered by Ariana Maher. Previously, Silk found herself becoming a victim of the manyaoâs aging…
Golo rises, and with his rise comes the fall of Monkey Meat Island. Is this truly the end of the Monkey Meat industry? And has it now been replaced with something far, far worse? Only one thing is for sure â there are no winners in Monkey Meat #5, a Juni Ba creation (with special…
With the looming release of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness serving as the latest entry in pop cultureâs recent obsession with multiverses and realities alternate, parallel and multiple, we asked our ComicsXF writers to share their thoughts about their favorite alternate reality from across the wide multiverse of stories! Earth-1610: The Ultimate Universe…
Bear with me a moment. Iâm not nostalgic for the X-Men comics of the â70s and â80s. I wasnât born yet, but also, unlike a lot of comic nerds my age, I never got into the cartoon that built off those stories, or found my way into a comic shop with back issue bins. I…
The skies have turned, backwards and forwards, and the moon has shown us (nearly) all of its faces. As gods are released from their stony prisons, the battle for the souls of mankind takes place among the pyramids. Who rises, who falls, and what choices do our heroes make in this final fight for free…
Batman’s most significant female nemesis. His true love on many Earths. The best thief in Gotham. A star of screens, both small and big, with numerous famous actors having portrayed her. An icon. All of these describe one character: Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman. This week, we’re looking at three stories starring Catwoman. Your Face is…
Commander Zahra strikes back in Star Wars #23, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Itâs become a bit of a cliche by now to point out whenever a Star Wars story emphasizes the âwarâ bit of its name. But cliches exist for a reason,…
Captain Kate Pryde has taken her new team to space! Bishop, Psylocke, and the rest– among them, incredibly, the genocidal ex-supervillain Cassandra Nova– have set out for the stars in order to find the First Mutants and solve the mystery of an ancient box. Whatever they seek, the Shiâar donât want them to find it–…
T’Challa has ascended the throne, but is still faced with the choice his father tried to make: keep Wakanda closed off and safe, or open up and offer aid to the rest of the world? Black Panther: Legends #4 written by Tochi Onyebuchi, pencils by Enid BalĂĄm and RamĂłn Bachs, inks by Roberto Poggi and…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 208: Pen-Wielder Nick Pitarra Nick Pitarra joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for Ax-Wielder Jon, taking time off from comics, Moebius, Geoff Darrow and the other artists who inspire him. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Itâs really easy to frame someone for murder when their most identifiable feature is a well recognized costume. Long story short, Harleyâs in the clink for a crime she didnât commit, feeling more than a little abandoned by her friends. The truth, however, rarely stays buried for too long in Gotham City â especially now…
âLiterally the last thing I did before I left Marvel was the first Marvelâs Voices. It was a huge fight,â Chris Robinson says of the anthology series focused on marginalized creators and characters. The publisher has since put out six follow-up anthologies celebrating first âdiverseâ intellectual property and, second, diverse creators. âWhile you guys are…