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…
Anticipation has been building for the long-delayed film adaptation of everybody’s favorite Roy Thomas/Gil Kane creation, Morbius the Living Vampire, and it’s 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],…
Steve Grant is a man who lives in terror of what happens if he closes his eyes for a moment too long. Sometimes, it seems he ends up sleepwalking. Other times, it finds him in towns he does not recognize, blinking in and out of brutal violence he is not equipped to handle, with blank…
Y’all know how good Pepe Larraz is at doing art? We follow his X-Men Evolution though a bunch of stuff he did well before House Of X.Ranked This Episode: Wolverine & The X-Men #37-39 AXIS: Revolutions #3 Uncanny Avengers #18-#23
It’s a New X-Men party as we celebrate Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely’s time on New X-Men. Also some other artists that kill the whole vibe. Ranked This Episode: New X-Men #117-120 (Germ Free Generation) New X-Men #121 (Silence: Psychic Rescue In Progress) New X-Men #122-126 (Imperial)
Warpath is our big, friend shaped guy and this episode is all about him. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #193 (Warpath) X-Force #-1 Uncanny X-Men #487-491 (The Extremists)
X-Men steps up in an issue that’s jam packed with plot and action from Gerry Duggan, CF Villa, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Adam! Welcome! Glad to have you onboard to take a look at what’s probably the meatiest issue of the series to date. Adam Reck: What an issue to help out…
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)
Did you think we’d be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife. So don’t think it’s in the past, these kind of wounds they last and they last. Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you, and time can heal, but this won’t; so if…
Characters collide and plot threads come together via a Mos Espa showdown in “In the Name of Honor”, chapter seven of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Austin Gorton: Welcome to the ComicsXF roundtable discussion of the Book of Boba Fett season finale! Because this episode is…
As we all sat down to witness the Superb Owl last night, MCU and X-Men fans’ minds were collectively blown by the new trailer for Sam Raimi’s upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Was it the sight of Shuma Gorath? Or perhaps the inclusion of America Chavez? No. It also wasn’t the brief…
We talk about everyone’s favorite character from the X-Men. That’s right, this week is all about Galactus. Do we spend more time talking about Al Ewing comics than what we’re actually covering for the episode? You be the judge.Ranked This Episode Exiles #8-10 Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey Cataclysm Ultimate X-Men
Grogu faces a choice, the Mandalorian makes some friends, and Boba Fett…is there in “From the Desert Comes A Stranger”, chapter six of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau and directed by Dave Filoni. Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam, to the penultimate episode of what is turning out to…
We set our sails high as Steve Orlando discusses relaunching Marauders and digging into Giant-Size Thunderbird. Plus our C2E2 discussion with Marauders Annual #1 artist Creees Lee.
Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam! As of the completion of this episode, we are more than halfway through the season; how are you feeling about where things stand overall? Adam: I commented on Twitter that I’m really appreciating just how Star Wars-y this show is. It feels deeply invested in what the franchise is all…