Doctor Strange. Black Cat. Taskmaster. Hunter’s Moon. Together, they are … a bunch of characters Jed MacKay has written in the past five years! No shade, though. Marvel writers teaming up their pet characters is a time-honored tradition. It’s how Misty Knight ended up being Jean Grey’s roommate in the 1970s. It’s why Norrin Radd…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Scottās pick: Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1: Hobie Brown is the anarchic Spider-Punk, set to protect Earth-138 with his ax and his chaotic band of punk rockin’ heroes backing him! Norman Osborn is dead,…
Itās somewhat surprising that our team hasnāt yet done the most fashion-forward mutant with the most looks to her name, Emma Frost, the White Queen. Well, darlings, thatās being addressed now! Emma has had so many fabulous looks since her introduction in 1980 and gone through so many phases, from villain to teacher to headmistress…
The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no oneās favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· Our Son Pete Episode 19: Pryde & Wisdom #2 with Matt Lazorwitz WMQ&A/BatChat co-host Matt Lazorwitz joins Dan to talk about Pryde & Wisdom #2, in which Kitty meets Pete’s father and sister, and a bunch of other stuff happens because Warren Ellis is throwing idea spaghetti at the…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· WMQ&A Episode 293: Wolfin' it down with Eric Palicki Writer Eric Palicki joins the show to talk about his AHOY Comics werewolf detective series, Black’s Myth. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
Jim Gordon is trapped in Gotham Central as the Red Hood Gang makes an audacious play. But also in Central is a factor no one expected: the Joker, who has decided to show his old gang, and its new boss, exactly what he can do. āJoker: Year Oneā concludes in Batman #144, written by Chip…
It starts out like any other normal day ā¦ for a neighborhood Spider-Man, that is! While gingerly doing some friendly wall-crawling, waiting for his injured arm to heal, Spidey suddenly feels the entire building shake ā¦ as he is hurled from his precarious perch! Ultimate Spider-Man #2 is written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Marco…
With apologies to our neighbors up north, this sure is not the nicest thing anyone has ever recorded about Canada. Ranked This Episode:
Of all of Jack Kirby’s creations at DC, the Fourth World is probably the most well known, the most expansive, and the most ill used by other creators over the years. Some really get the wild cosmic and Shakespearean vibe the King of Comics was putting down. Some don’t and just try to make the…
The year is 2873, and the East & Peninsula Power Factory has had another toxic spill ā and Johannes Vale is having a rough time of it. Heās got a lot of things to answer for. Where are his plans for his grad school thesis? Where did this blood-stained handkerchief come from? And, most importantly,…
I know cats aren’t dogs. I don’t know if Jeff Loeb does. Ranked this episode:
One more month. One more month of Krakoa. One more month till we find out what’s next. One more month till we find out whether this Gail Simone Free Comic Book Day story has anything to do with anything. One more month (or maybe two) until we learn what that “From the Ashes” teaser means….
One of the men who trained Batman has decided itās time to train his opposite number, so the Joker has a new mentor. Batman and Gordon continue to pursue the Red Hood Gang. And in the future, Joker and Batman barrel toward a final confrontation. āJoker: Year Oneā continues in Batman #143, written by Chip…
After several delays, it seems Marvel and Disney+ are finally ready to release their continuation of the original X-Men: The Animated Series television show and have unveiled a teaser trailer to hype the impending return. Does this new show have what it takes to simultaneously recapture its audience from 27 years ago and inspire a…