Battle Of The Atom: Cats ā Dogs
I know cats aren’t dogs. I don’t know if Jeff Loeb does. Ranked this episode:
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That’s (nearly) a wrap on the Krakoa era in May’s X-Men comics
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….
Batman and Robin bond, and Joker’s origin gets fleshed out more in BatChat
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…
X CXF reactions to the X-Men ā97 TrailerĀ
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…
Beast didn’t start the fire in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #49
Last time, in X-Force #48, the team awakened a clone of Beast whose memories date to when he was a member of the New Defenders, meaning he’s missed out on about three “We Didn’t Start the Fire”s’ worth of events. Don’t worry, Hank, we’ll catch you up. Defenders split, X-FactorThen the Mutant MassacreWarren gets some…
The Maximoff twins fall out again in Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1
The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been heroes, friends, family heads and occasionally villains, but, above all, they are twins who look out for each other. So when Wanda receives a letter from the recently deceased Magneto that would upset Pietro, she burns it before her brother can read it. But her choice drives them…
BatChat With Matt & Will: Grayson & Friends (w/ Tony Thornley)
It’s Valentine’s Day week, and I may or may not have forgotten about that when I was scheduling episodes this year. Fortunately, ComicsXF writer and friend of the show Tony Thornley picked some stories that work pretty well for Valentine’s Day. You see, these are all about love: brotherly love, romantic love, and the love…
How ‘How To Lose A Guy Gardner in 10 Days’ Sells Your How to Tell Your Rom-Com Game
Valentineās Day is almost upon us, which means itās time for DC to release an all-new anthology of shorts; this year filled with little romantic comedies starring all your favorite characters in DCās How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days. The approaching Valentineās Day means itās also time for people to try and…
The X-Men fight back in Fall of the House of X #2, but whose X-Men are they?
The latest Fall is a wall-to-wall brawl, yāall! The X-Men fight for their lives and find unexpected allies amid their breakneck race toward their latest ending in Fall of the House of X #2 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VCās Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: Happy…
Polaris will have you seeing green in a special Valentine’s Day Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamās pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, youāve had some rough ones lately. Donāt screw this up. Written by…
WMQ&A Episode 292: Another square on Ram V’s wall
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· WMQ&A Episode 292: Another square on Ram V's wall Writer Ram V joins the show to talk about The One Hand, Dawnrunner, Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives, Detective Comics and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music,…
Battle Of The Atom: Date Night
Oh baby, we’re hot just like an oven for this the newest episode of Battle Of The Atom. This time it’s about dating. Ranked This Episode
The road to the fireworks factory goes ever on in Avengers #9 and #10!
Itās an all out brawl between the Avengers and the Twilight Court! Gods vs. gods, kings vs. kings, icons against icons. Need we say more? The masterminds behind this certainly arenāt. The Avengers #9 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Francisco Mortarino, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by VCās Cory Petit, with art…
Joker’s origin, Grundy as cryptid and Bruce in spaaaaaaace in BatChat
Surfacing from the river near Ace Chemicals, the Joker stumbles through Gotham, not yet the monster he will become. And in the future, the world has become that very monster. āJoker: Year Oneā begins in Batman #142, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Sorrentino, inked by Stefano Nesi and Sorrentino, colored…
Visit Satana’s orgy pad in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Blade #8
Given we’re headed toward a linewide Marvel event involving vampires, it’s probably a good time to check in on Blade, whose whole deal is killing vampires. Currently, Blade is trying to stop an ancient supernatural force called the Adana. To that end, he’s been going on various fetch quests and teaming up with Marvel characters…