One of the things I tell guests before every episode of The ComicsXF Interview Podcast is “Tangents are welcome and encouraged.” Because while we’re there to talk about comics, there’s a joy in being able to lower the wall of professionalism for a moment and just talk about the Wu-Tang Clan (with Mike Del Mundo),…
A while ago, I got to chat with Jason Loo, who is writing the X-Vengers series that’s part of this fall’s “Age of Revelation” event. The book sees former New Mutant Dani Moonstar lead a team of mutated Avengers and train them in their new powers as they seek to take down the heir of…
Just as Marvel’s heroes are known for their feet of clay, their villains are as well. Magneto’s mustache-twirling evil of the Silver Age has been tempered by his past as a Holocaust survivor. Loki tends to operate more in shades of gray since appearing in the MCU. Heck, even Thanos has gotten some sympathetic backstory,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Rasmus’ pick: Deadpool/Batman #1: Wade Wilson has been hired for a…
Saturday is Batman Day, the corporately concocted day when we gather ’round the table and give thanks that a billionaire dresses like a bat and stalks the streets at night, striking fear into the hearts of criminals. And we don’t talk about why he doesn’t just give all his money away to solve all crime….
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 368: Zack Quaintance talks Macabre Valley #1 TCXFIP all-star Zack Quaintance returns to the show to talk about his new Kickstarter for Macabre Valley #1, a Texas-sized horror tale. Also, we chat about some of the best comics and movies of the year. You can…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 367: Matt Goes to Flame Con 2025, Part II In the second half of Matt Lazorwitz’s Flame Con interviews, he chats with How Could You creator Ren Strapp, Lifetime Passes writer Terry Blas, and Voyeur and Gotham City Sirens writer Leah Williams. Listen to Part…
So here’s a fun fact: Magik is a fairly decent seller for Marvel. According to ICv2’s sales tracking data, based on shops that use the ComicHub point-of-sale system, Magik #8 was the 23rd best selling comic of August. That also makes it the second-best selling X-office comic of August, after Uncanny X-Men #19. Maybe it’s…
When the entire X-line blinked out of existence for the Age of Apocalypse in 1995, it lasted four months. When Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic smashed Earth-616 and Earth-1610 together to give Doctor Doom a multiversal Battleworld in Secret Wars in 2015, canceling every ongoing series (even ones that had just launched), the main series…
The thing about Namor is, if you were another superhero, would you want to team up with him? He’s a good guy, he’s a bad guy, he’s on your team, he’s off your team, he’s mad at humanity, he’s mad at Wakanda, he’s constantly hitting on your blond partner. He’s a wingfooted pain in the…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha #1: The X-Men of the Age of…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 366: Matt Goes to Flame Con 2025, Part I In a special two-part event, Matt Lazorwitz went to Flame Con and recorded interviews with: IN PART I (dropping on the main feed Tuesday): West Hollywood Monster Squad co-creators Sina Grace and Bradley Clayton, Avengers Academy…
According to this one wiki I found and probably other stuff people have said interviews and whatnot, 15 years have passed between the time the Fantastic Four went on the space flight that gave them their powers and the present of the Marvel Universe. That means, if a story is set in 2025, the Age…
What if, instead of calling him Hell Hulk, they just called him Helk? Or Hellk? Also, if there’s a Hell Hulk, does that mean there’s a Heaven Hulk? And is the Purgatory Hulk also gray like Joe Fixit? Maybe we’ll find out in the inevitable Hell Hulk miniseries. Check out our exclusive preview of Hellverine…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Batman #1: A new day dawns for the Dark…