Since one resurrected the other in Inferno, Mystique and Destiny have been one of the pivotal couples of the Krakoan era. Now that that era is ending, Marvel is celebrating by having them renew their wedding vows. Marvel’s June Voices anthology, out May 29 and retailing for $9.99, is X-Men: The Wedding Special, telling a…
Well, Mojo’s having a week, isn’t he? First, he traps Jubilee and Sunspot in a video game in X-Men ’97, now he’s attempting to trap Lila Cheney in a lifetime contract in the latest issue of Ms. Marvel. But wait, doesn’t Kamala Khan have bigger fish to fry right now with the whole Orchis thing?…
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: Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1: Finally making it out of the frozen mountains, Usagi and Yukichi come across a merchant being attacked by four brigands. They rescue the supposed merchant only to…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 13: Excalibur #98 with Sara Century Comics critic and podcaster Sara Century helps Dan unravel the mysteries of Excalibur #98, aka the one where they blow stuff up real good. Has there ever actually been a proactive X-team? Why is Excalibur stealing X-Force’s bit? Is…
Marvel is a subsidiary of a global megacorporation. Al Ewing is a wizard who knows what his readers want to see: a superhero sticking it to the richos who own megacorporations. And because there is not currently a fifth Thor movie in the planning stages, Disney will let Marvel let Al Ewing do what he…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Bonus pick: Batman: Dark Age #1: Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham’s favorite delinquent son. Witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches toward its prophesied doom. By…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 297: Meet the Beetles with Josh Trujillo Writer Josh Trujillo joins the show to talk about his run on DC’s Blue Beetle, including the recent Keith Giffen tribute issue. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and…
A while back, when Rise of the Powers of X #3 was first solicited, we hazarded some guesses as to who was the gloved hand pointing a high-tech looking gun at Moira on the cover. Charles Xavier came in third, after Mystique and Moira herself. But here he is, aiming what kinda looks like Forge’s…
Wanda and Pietro Maximoff are no longer on speaking terms. So when the Wizard corners each of them with his new army of Frightful Four Hundred, it will take all their ingenuity, and all their power, to survive. But can the twins save themselves without unleashing something worse? And are they really as alone as…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s pick: X-Men Forever #1: How can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There have been questions that have haunted you since the…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 296: When animals attack authoritarians with Alex de Campi Writer Alex de Campi joins the show to talk about her Image Comics series Scrapper, due out in trade April 24. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible…
It’s time to go back, Marvel has decided. Back to ‘90s logos. Back to familiar costumes. Back to small teams of marquee mutants. Back to teaching, if not back to the mansion. The House of Ideas on Thursday announced the beginning of the future of the mutant line during a panel at South by Southwest…
Pure evil in X-Men comics has taken many forms over the years. The Shadow King. The Adversary. Annihilation. They’re the villains who can’t be turned or reasoned with, more force than foe. The ones who manipulate events from the shadows and return like clockwork every few years to remind the light that the darkness exists…
The Darkhold is a mystic tome that holds nearly all the secrets of black magic, a book so powerful it can drive its possessor insane. Also it was in WandaVision. Nowadays, it’s apparently also a child? As revealed in those “Contest of Chaos” annuals where Agatha Harkness made superheroes fight? (Imagine if “Shattershot” came out…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Batman/Dylan Dog #1: Joker is in London to seal a hellish pact with Dylan Dog’s nemesis, the Mephistophelian Xabaras. The doorbell of Craven Road No. 7 screams, and beyond the doorway, Bruce…