The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. You had high hopes for the gift-giving season. You’re known for fantastic presents among all your comics-obsessed friends who are…
Chris and Christi Eddleman join us to celebrate Chrisesmas! Also exclusive interviews with Lethal Larry Hama and Cantankerous Chris Claremont from C2E2!Ranked This Episode: X-Men vol 2 #109 (Christmas) X-Men vol 2 #165 (Christmas) Marvel Holiday Special 2007 “Piece of Cake”
GOLD SILVER BRONZE The Canadian-born, California-bred cartoonist Chris Bachalo (buh-CHA-lo) is one of the most visually energetic and inventive cartoonists working, infusing every project with an overabundance of detail and passion. A breakout star of the 90s, Bachalo successfully transplanted his Vertigo aesthetic to Marvel comics. His style is constantly evolving, becoming more exaggerated and…
This week on Battle Of The Atom, podcaster extraordinaire Connor Goldsmith talks to us about Betsy Braddock and Revanche. Also this one has some cusses and a couple swears.Check out Connor’s great show Cerebro hereRanked This Episode: X-Men vol 2 #31-32 (Soul Possession) Psylocke Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor
Travel back to 2003 as we talk about terrorist, spy and generally neat person Mystique. Ranked This Episode: Sabretooth/Mystique Mystique #1-6 X-Men #171-174 (Bizarre Love Triangle)
It’s time to power up this podcast as we return to the power of the Power Pack. Ranked this episode: X-Men/Power Pack Wolverine/Power Pack Power Pack #36 The episode of Jeff And Rick Present: Unpacking The Power Of Power Pack that Zack was on can be found here.
We blame JJ Abrams. It seems like ever since the Abrams-produced TV show Lost became a hit, the pop culture world has been looking for the spoilers and the mystery box within their media. It pops up even if one doesn’t exist in a film, series or piece of literature. Just in Abrams-involved projects, you can see…
We talk about the X-Men character Hyperion. You know him, he is fake Superman.Ranked this episode: Exiles #38-40 (King Hyperion) Exiles #43-45 (A Blink In Time) Exiles #62-#65 (Timebreakers)
We’re heading to Russia comrades! Join us as we talk all about Omega Red stories.Ranked this Episode: X-Men #4-7 (Omega Red) Wolverine Origins #37-40 (Romulus) Uncanny X-Force #25-35 (Final Execution)
In Matthew Rosenburg & Tyler Boss’s upcoming Image title “What’s The Furthest Place From Here?” a group of teens each pick an album to represent themselves, to give themselves meaning, long after they are gone. Now, they can’t actually listen to the albums but that’s beside the point. With the book coming out next week…
We have a rip roaring time hanging with Hollywood big-shot Jordan Blum while we talk about Doug Ramsey and the Hellions. Ranked this episode: New Mutants #53-54 (Scavenger Hunt) New Warriors #31 (Who Mourns The Hellions?) New Mutants #6-8 (Necrosha)
Happy Halloween, we talk about some sufficiently spooky stories. Then someone gets distracted and talks about weird Marvel continuity for too long. It’s a great event. Ranked This Episode: Inferno (Secret Wars) Nova #22 Generation X #22
We enter the world of Mutant X, and by that we mean we get distracted by other weird Marvel stuff of the turn of the century.Ranked this episode: X-Factor #145-149 Mutant X #1-3 Mutant X: Origins #1
Everyone loves Vulcan. He’s the third Summers brother, and no one has ever disliked how clunkily he was put into the story and then used as a big deal in space for a while. Anyway, our buddy Vishal is here to set us straight! Ranked This Episode: Rise & Fall of the Shi’Ar Empire Emperor…
This week it is all Wolverine all the time. If anyone makes those jokes where we talk about Logan and we all know we are talking about Logan and you pretend we are talking about Laura, I will be sad and tired.Ranked this episode: All-New Wolverine: Four Sisters All-New Wolverine: Enemy Of The State II…