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…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 295: We're wolves with Dailen Ogden, Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly Dailen Ogden, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join the show to talk about their Vault Comics graphic novel, WifWulf. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible…
Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life – go to school, hang out with her friends, ignore the political strife broiling over after the events of Ultimate Invasion – but life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life and brought some unusual…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Ultimate X-Men #1: Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life. But life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 294: Liquid hot Magma Comix with Denton Tipton and Bobby Curnow Magma Comix founder Denton Tipton and Editor-in-Chief Bobby Curnow talk about their new publishing initiative, its stories, its creators and rolling the dice in 2024. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple…
Doctor Strange. Black Cat. Taskmaster. Hunter’s Moon. Together, they are … a bunch of characters Jed MacKay has written in the past five years! No shade, though. Marvel writers teaming up their pet characters is a time-honored tradition. It’s how Misty Knight ended up being Jean Grey’s roommate in the 1970s. It’s why Norrin Radd…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Scott’s pick: Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1: Hobie Brown is the anarchic Spider-Punk, set to protect Earth-138 with his ax and his chaotic band of punk rockin’ heroes backing him! Norman Osborn is dead,…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 19: Pryde & Wisdom #2 with Matt Lazorwitz WMQ&A/BatChat co-host Matt Lazorwitz joins Dan to talk about Pryde & Wisdom #2, in which Kitty meets Pete’s father and sister, and a bunch of other stuff happens because Warren Ellis is throwing idea spaghetti at the…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 293: Wolfin' it down with Eric Palicki Writer Eric Palicki joins the show to talk about his AHOY Comics werewolf detective series, Black’s Myth. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
The year is 2873, and the East & Peninsula Power Factory has had another toxic spill – and Johannes Vale is having a rough time of it. He’s got a lot of things to answer for. Where are his plans for his grad school thesis? Where did this blood-stained handkerchief come from? And, most importantly,…
One more month. One more month of Krakoa. One more month till we find out what’s next. One more month till we find out whether this Gail Simone Free Comic Book Day story has anything to do with anything. One more month (or maybe two) until we learn what that “From the Ashes” teaser means….
Last time, in X-Force #48, the team awakened a clone of Beast whose memories date to when he was a member of the New Defenders, meaning he’s missed out on about three “We Didn’t Start the Fire”s’ worth of events. Don’t worry, Hank, we’ll catch you up. Defenders split, X-FactorThen the Mutant MassacreWarren gets some…
The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been heroes, friends, family heads and occasionally villains, but, above all, they are twins who look out for each other. So when Wanda receives a letter from the recently deceased Magneto that would upset Pietro, she burns it before her brother can read it. But her choice drives them…