Andrea Ayres

Andrea Ayres is a freelance writer and pop culture journalist.

Our Fashionistas Rank The X-Men’s High Fashion Hellfire Gala Looks

This has been a big week for the X-Men. Yes, there’s been the normal amount of violence, deception, and angst, but moreover there’s been FASHION.  In anticipation of the upcoming Hellfire Gala which kicks off in June, Marvel gave us a sneak peek at some of the couture looks our favorite mutants will be donning….

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Boneyard’s Haunted In X-Factor #8

Boneyard’s Haunted. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna do a spook in X-Factor #8. Cori McCreery: Hey Andrea, do you like ghost stories? Andrea Ayres: Hey Cori, I love them.  Eye-Boy Sees Dead People CM: Alright so first we get a flashback to set the stage, and I absolutely love the idea…

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Betrayed By Their Own In X-Factor #7

Since joining X-Factor, Daken has been an outsider. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva, and Joe Caramagna dive into his psyche in X-Factor #7. Cori McCreery: Well here we are again and mysteries seem to just be compounding for our dear investigators. Andrea Ayres: Wheeze. I’ve been emotionally thrashed. What are we supposed to do with…

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Choices Are Made, Fates Are Sealed in We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5

Malik and Paula. El and Jay. Choices will be made and fates sealed near the corpse of a god in BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 by Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design. Chris Eddleman: Andrea, the first arc of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead…

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Why Does Siryn Keep Dying In X-Factor #6?

Once upon a time, there was a woman who could fly. She could fly by screaming all the time. Don’t think too hard about it. Anyway she keeps dying and X-Factor is bound to sort out why. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna investigate that Siryn song in X-Factor #6. Cori McCreery:…

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An Attempt at Social Commentary and a Milestone Issue of Swords and Sorcery with U.S.Agent #2 and King-Sized Conan #1!

Hello friends and readers! We have a pint-sized week as this devil year slowly comes to an end! Our very own Double A-Lister Andrea Ayres looks into U.S.Agent #2 and our Conan aficionado Tony Thornley travels to Cimmeria for a comic sized specifically for royalty in King-Sized Conan #1! U.S.Agent #2 Written by: Christopher Priest…

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Xavier Files’ Best Comics Of 2020

As we close out the year that was, the staff at Xavier Files wanted to take a moment to highlight our favorite comics from throughout the year. There were so many great books that we couldn’t list them all, but we wanted to give our team the chance to highlight an issue, an arc, a…

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Would the Decompressed Nature of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead Be Better Served in Trade? Let’s Discuss.

The final showdown between Malik and Richter has begun on the surface of the god they’ve discovered. But will Malik survive long enough to find a living god, or has he doomed his crew to an unimaginable fate? Those eight bells mean it’s time to break down BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re…

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A Packed Week with Big Heads, Big Endings, and Big Stakes in Marvel Files with Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21, Black Widow #4, Champions #3, Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1, and M.O.D.O.K: Head Games #1!

Hello friends and readers! It’s a chunky week as Jude Jones does double duty with Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21 and Champions #3, Andrea Ayres graces us with her opinions on Black Widow #4, Tony Thornley hits the road with Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1, and our boss Zachary Jenkins loses his head with M.O.D.O.K.: Head…

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Resurrection Is Re-Opened In X-Factor #5

X Of Swords is over and X-Factor tried to take things back to normal. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva, and Joe Caramagna bring us to life in X-Factor #5. Cori McCreery: The swords are laid to rest, and the recovering begins. For the stakes that were set in our last issue of X-Factor, there…

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There’s No Escaping the Cycle, and There’s No Escaping This Review of ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’ #3

Captain Malik and the crew of the Vihaan II are trapped in warp space, as they’re pursued by the mysterious government agent Richter. They have two choices: drop out of warp speed and risk being destroyed by Richter, or stay in warp until their engines explode from overheating. Who will survive long enough to discover…

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