Dan Grote

Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 337: David Pepose talks Cable, Speed Racer & Captain Planet

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 337: David Pepose talks Cable, Speed Racer and Captain Planet Writer David Pepose returns to the show to talk about Marvel’s Cable: Love & Chrome, Mad Cave’s upcoming Speed Racer Free Comic Book Day special and Dynamite’s just-announced Captain Planet. You can listen to The ComicsXF…

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Where did Magik and Cable fall in CXF’s ranking of X-Men: From the Ashes comics?

As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which — X-Men and Uncanny X-Men — ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. That’s a lot, and there’s more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring…

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Our Son Pete Episode 7: The one where Colossus beats the $#!& outta Pete

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 7: The one where Colossus beats the $#!& outta Pete Nola Pfau joins Dan Grote to discuss Excalibur #92, the one where Colossus beats the crap out of Pete Wisdom. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…

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The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 336: Daniel Kibblesmith talks Dynamite’s Darkwing Duck

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 336: Daniel Kibblesmith talks Dynamite's Darkwing Duck Writer Daniel Kibblesmith joins the show to talk about his new Darkwing Duck series at Dynamite, making holiday comics and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…

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An action-packed CXF mini reviews covers The Ultimates, Sentinels, GI Joe and New Champions

In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these mini reviews of some recent releases. The Ultimates #8 W: Deniz Camp | A: Juan Frigeri | C: Federico Blee | L: Travis Lanham | P: Marvel Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri transport their extraordinary universe building through…

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The transitive property of Erica Schultz in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Laura Kinney: Wolverine #2

Erica Schultz writes Wolverine. Erica Schultz writes Daredevil. Ergo, Erica Schultz writes Wolverine teaming up with Daredevil. Check out our exclusive preview of Laura Kinney: Wolverine #2, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets. And for our review of issue #1, click here. (W) Erica Schultz (A) Belviso, Giada (CA) Elena Casagrande…

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Our Son Pete 16: The One Where Onslaught Bums Everyone Out (with Daniel Kibblesmith)

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 16: Excalibur #101 with Daniel Kibblesmith Writer Daniel Kibblesmith (Archie & Friends: All Action, Netflix’s Inside Job) joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #101, in which the gang returns from their London adventure to get bummed out about Onslaught and drink from Rory’s carefully labeled iced…

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