Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 200: Scott Snyder Helps Us Celebrate Writer Scott Snyder returns to help us mark a big, round number of an episode by talking about his ComiXology Originals series, his Substack classes, his Image books and more. Plus: Dan and Matt answer listener questions, and an anniversary greeting from the World’s…
Harleyâs stuck in one of the oldest superhero scenarios of all time – racing against time to stop a train from running over an innocent tied to the tracks! Does she have enough time to crawl underneath a speeding train, defuse its bomb, save the day and thwack Keepsake in the face with her bat?…
Itâs a Jon Kent team-up extravaganza on this weekâs Superchat! DCâs newest Superman and Aquaman deal with the leviathan threat (not THAT Leviathan threat) once and for allâbut interference from Bendixâs Gamorran super task force has cost lives. How responsible is Jon Kent for the lives lost? Find out, in Superman: Son of Kal-El #8,…
It is said that when the world dies, the spirits of the first people will return to witness the last days of humanity. Well, the spirits have arrived, and the end is here. But not everyone has given up hope. Naledi, a teenage girl living in the deserted city once called Johannesburg, has always believed…
The thing about Havok, and I love this, is that he’s actually pretty dumb and CONSTATLY get’s captured by a man dresser like an extra in a music video for The Bangles. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #97 (My Brother, My Enemy) Marvel Team-Up #69-70 (Havok, Thor) Marvel Comics Presents #24-31 (Pharaoh’s Legacy)
Christopher Chanceâs clue chasing has led him to a meeting with the Martian Manhunter, the Leagueâs resident telepath. What does it take to keep your secrets from a world-class psychic ⌠and what secrets does one give up to get to the truth? Human Target #5 is written by Tom King, drawn by Greg Smallwood…
Ghost Rider #1 by Benjamin Percy, Cory Smith, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham For the double-sized first issue of the new volume of Ghost Rider, I present a reflection in two parts: Part 1: The Pieces I want to highlight for you just a few things that happen in this comic: A mean goth lady…
My god, Bobby, didnât you know those pants are for a woman? Deadbox #2 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Benjamin Tiesma, colored by Vladimir Popov, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by Vault. A magical sketchbook and an artist with his head squarely up his ass doesnât sound like a good combination, does…
John Walker wants to lead Wilson Fiskâs supervillain team, the Thunderbolts, hoping to keep them in line – but does he have what it take to keep monsters from doing what they do best? Devilâs Reign: Villains for Hire #2, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, penciled by Manuel Garcia, inked by Lorenzo Ruggiero, and colored…
Act two of âShadows of the Batâ wraps up as we finally reach Day 24 and all hell breaks loose in Detective Comics #1,054, in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Max Raynor, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the next chapter of âHouse of Gotham,â The Boy attempts…
He’s cutting promos, taking names and making sure to secure the intergalactic contenders in our preview of The Thing #5 by Walter Mosley, Tom Riley & Jordie Bellaire. This series has been joyful since it started and shows no signs of slowing down as The Thing does what he does best, brawling in battles he…
The blind precognitive mutant Irene Adler, or Destiny, created in 1981 by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, has long held an invisible sway over the future of mutantdom, even long after her death. Her prophetic diaries, her decades long plans with her wife Mystique, and her consistent presence as an antagonist to the X-Men, have…
Alana, Hazel and the gang meet a crew of friendly pirates, but things arenât what they seem. Plus, we get an inside look at another of the universeâs factions in Saga #56, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: If Saga does anything well, itâs bend and…
Look, anyone with any knowledge of comics history knows that comics creators in mainstream American comics are, well, pretty darn white. And Batman is no exception; there are no truly long runs by creators of color on any of the flagship Batman titles. But there are some good stories by Black writers on Batman, and…
X Deaths of Wolverine #3, from Benjamin Percy, Federico Vicentini, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Liz Large: Weâre halfway through the X Lives/X Deaths story, and I am looking forward to talking about how this is ramping up. What about you? Cassie Tongue: You can really tell weâve hit the halfway mark: the plot is…