Ahoy, Marauders! Itâs a new number one. A new ship (itâs a spaceship). A not-really-new mission (rescue endangered mutants). A new creative team (except that we saw the writer already in the Annual). A new team, except Red Queen Captain Kate Pryde and muscular source of continuity/ time-traveling ex-cop Lucas Bishop. A new mystery (itâs…
Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…
When Rita Repulsa uses an ancient artifact to transport herself to a universe without Power Rangers, she finds herself on a world with aliens, kaiju ⌠and Godzilla. Hoping to annihilate this new foe, Rita hurls her own terrible creatures into battle. But she never expects that the Rangers have followed her to this alternate…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 204: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men ’92: House of XCII, Archer & Armstrong Forever, and to play some ’92 trivia. (Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April…
You know Jean Grey. As an indelible part of the X-Men since its inception in 1963, you’d be hard pressed to find a fan of the line or indeed Marvel Comics in general without some opinion of her or connection to her. Until recently, Jeanâs tenure in the Krakoa era has been defined by her…
On the day of Moon Knight #10âs publication, the second episode of the Disney+ show will air. The first episode introduced one of superhero comicsâ most bizarre and fascinating characters to a massive audience. Many of Marvelâs recent movie offerings feel the need to acknowledge directly how silly its subject matter is, apologize for it,…
We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we get weirdly worked up about another that should be otherwise forgotten. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Ranked This Episode; Uncanny X-Men #117 (Psi-War) New…
So his big plan was to get arrested for a murder he didnât commit? You do you, Easton. Newburn #5 is written by Chip âSecret Canadian Big Daddyâ Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. What would happen if the Batman from Dark Knight Returns got to chill out with the gang in…
Anticipation has been building for the long-delayed film adaptation of everybodyâs favorite Roy Thomas/Gil Kane creation, Morbius the Living Vampire, and itâs finally here! Fresh off his Oscar-winning but unrecognizable performance as Paolo Gucci, the pigeon trainer with a talent for garish marker art [Fact check: Leto was not nominated for an Oscar this year],…
Itâs the future of Gotham. Bruce Wayne remains in jail. The GTO is now a fascist Bat-themed police force. And Terry McGinnis works for ⌠Derek Powers? BatChat returns to the Murphyverse for Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design. Raâs…
We’re a sucker for a simple-yet-effective pitch. Writer Brian Schirmer first came on our radar in 2019 with Fairlady, a series of standalone fair-play mysteries he described as a gender-swapped “fantasy Magnum P.I.” Sold. His latest, out next month from Vault, is Quests Aside, a workplace comic set in a D&D-style tavern that includes the…
Weâve done a lot of these X-Men Redesigns now, covering a wide array of well known and beloved or infamous characters from X-Men history. But with spring in the air, we felt it was time for reinvention, for rebirth. With that in mind we plumbed the depths of X-Men lore to find an underdog, someone…
Christi and Chris cover the first half of The Infinity Gauntlet, issues #4-6 Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ âGet Awayâ by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License. âHappy Alley”…
Itâs Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man as âBeyondâ comes to a close in Amazing Spider-Man #93 written by Zeb Wells, art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Joe Caramagna! The illusion of change is the ultimate backbone of serialized comics. Amazing Spider-Man #93 is both a great example of it, and leans into…
The Destiny Of X marches on as X-Force takes a moment to let Nadia Shammas play in the world of Krakoa’s CIA. Shammas is fresh off the acclaimed release of Squire and is dipping her toes in the direct market with X-Force Annual #1. Joining Shammas is Rafael Pimentel, a newer name in comics, but…