Battle Of The Atom: Alice ‘Malice’ McAllister
Nine hundred X-Men stories in and we may be losing the plot because oops, this one is all Malice and we don’t actually get much closer to understanding her. Ranked This Episode:
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Betrayal, Bat-Mite and a Birthday Dick in BatChat
While Damian and Flatline confront her sister, who it turns out has decided to go into the family business of crime, Batman teams up with Shush to put an end to Man-Bat’s reign of terror. But there is more than one betrayal before this issue is out. Batman & Robin #8 is written by Joshua…
Professor Xavier continues to be a jerk in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Rise of the Powers of X #4
At the end of Rise of the Powers of X #3, Charles Xavier, having abandoned his plan to kill young Moira X before her powers manifest, shoots Rachel Summers with the same gun he didn’t shoot Li’l Moira with. THEN, in this week’s Fall of the House of X #4, he … well, y’know what,…
BatChat With Matt & Will: Happy Birthday, John Ostrander
This week, one of the defining writers of DC Comics in the 80s and early 90s will turn 75 years old. John Ostrander has a storied career over more than 40 years. He created an indy hit with his creator owned mercenary, Grimjack, and wrote some of the best received Star Wars comics ever. His…
Space birds and demon birds in X-Men ’97’s ‘Lifedeath Part 2’
Remember Professor X? Well, he’s back, in space-consort form, as Deathbird tries to skunk his engagement to Lilandra on the grounds that he’s a dirty Earth ape. Meanwhile, Storm deals with a death bird of her own as she fights to save Forge’s life and regain her powers in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 6….
MCU synergizing has Ultimate Black Panther #3 playing it safe
In pursuit of Moon Knight, the Black Panther has been ambushed by a pair of freedom fighters – Killmonger and Storm. What they have have to show him may change everything that Wakanda’s war with Ra and Khonshu is about. Ultimate Black Panther #3 is written by Bryan Hill, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by…
Fall of the House of X #4 gets so much wrong
The X-Men don’t play softball but do play hardball in the latest, bloodiest installment of the ongoing end of an era. Fall of the House of X #4 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck and Jethro Morales, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: We all know baseball…
Roxxon Presents: Thor #1 is very good at showing us how very bad comics can be
From the company that brought you Roxxon Body Gel™, and the immersive Roxxspexx™, comes a brand new adventure starring their very own mascot, the Mighty Thor! Watch as he fights Loki and his lies of global pollution and the idea that corporations are not to be trusted! But is there something more sinister going on…
Find out how Marvel’s Blood Hunt got its name in our EXCLUSIVE cover reveal for Avengers #16
Marvel’s Blood Hunt wasn’t always called that. The summer crossover event, which pits the heroes of the Marvel Universe against many, many vampires across many, many titles, started out being referred to by Marvel editorial and creatives as “UVE,” or “Untitled Vampire Event,” according to writer Jed MacKay, speaking during his appearance on the upcoming…
Roxxon gets its own Thor, Rear Window in the Arctic and more of this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Mark’s pick: Roxxon Presents Thor #1: In his secret identity as A.I. spokesguru Chad Hammer, the son of Odin knows Mama Gaea is a top priority for heroes and for business. But when a…
Marvel writer explains what led to Ms. Marvel being killed in Amazing Spider-Man
Note: This story has been updated to include a clarification from Marvel. Comics fans often wonder how heavy a hand Marvel Studios has in Marvel Comics. Why did the Samuel L. Jackson-inspired version of Nick Fury replace the John Wayne-inspired version? How did Star-Lord become this music-obsessed space himbo? Why is Loki so morally gray…
WMQ&A Episode 299: The final episode of WMQ&A
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 299: The final episode of WMQ&A Dan and Matt gather friends of the show Rob Lynch, John Bush and Will Nevin for an Irish wake-style sendoff to the past six years of the podcast. Tune in next week for Episode 300 of The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with…
Weapon X-Men #2 is almost as rotten as Zombie Wolverine
The mediocre multiverse misadventure continues in Weapon X-Men #2, written by Christos Gage, drawn by Yildiray Cinar, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Clayton Cowles. No doubt, you’re surprised to see us back here, talking and thinking about this particular series. Especially after the way last month’s article tore through the first issue like…
Party at ground zero in X-Men ’97’s ‘Remember It’
Mutants are more popular than ever: Trish Tilby is doing puff pieces from the mansion, and the mutant nation of Genosha is about to be admitted to the United Nations. So let’s throw a big mutant party! What could possibly go wrong in “Remember It,” X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 5, written by Beau De…
Cyclops leads the revolution again as Marvel spills tea on X-Men by MacKay and Stegman
Remember revolutionary-era Cyclops from the Brian Michael Bendis era? Remember how good it felt to see him tell off Trish Tilby in this week’s X-Men ’97? What if I told you that Cyclops is still around? That after the Fall of Krakoa, he puts down the cheesesteak and starts getting real? That appears to be…