Dr. Anna Peppard, co-host of the podcasts Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! and Three Panel Contrast and writer for ComicsXF, tells Dan and Matt why the Silver Surfer is one of her favorite characters in comics (though “son” is probably not applicable in this instance). You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: Amazing Spider-Man #75: It’s a Brand New Day as a team of writers and artists drive Peter Parker, and his clone Ben Reilly, back down three-times-a-month lane. Wow, so many kinds of nostalgia…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. As of Oct. 1, Marvel comics and graphic novels are being distributed to comic shops through Penguin Random House, with…
Who doesn’t love a good fighting game? The colorful characters, the badass special moves, the tragic backstories that provide motivation for all manner of punches, kicks and shoryukens. But what if the fighters found out the game was empty, a means to an end for those with darker intentions, and the players soon lost interest…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 179: The Once & Future Eternal Who DIEs with Kieron Gillen Writer Kieron Gillen joins the show to talk about his work on Once & Future, Eternals, the upcoming DIE RPG and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cassie’s Pick: Inferno #1: Mystique makes good on her promise to burn Krakoa to the ground as Head of X Jonathan Hickman takes his leave of us with this four-part event miniseries. Issue #1 is…
When two young mutants disappear, Wolverine and Jubilee set off for Japan to track them down. But Lady Deathstrike and the Hand have their own designs on the duo, and it’ll take no small measure of blood, sweat and adamantium to change their minds. Let’s snikt and bub our way through X-Men Legends #7, written…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 178: Wonderama with Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad join the show to talk about their runs on DC’s Wonder Woman and Midnighter, and all the amazing artists they’ve worked with on both. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1: Si Spurrier and Bob Quinn wrap up their Way of X story with a one-shot confrontation with that most ’90s of convoluted X-villains, Onslaught. ($4.99) Previously, in Way…
A national trauma has been successfully weaponized, which is probably fine and very unlikely to end in tears or provoke an army of ghosts to flood from the Earth to seek revenge. But let’s keep an eye on it anyway in Home Sick Pilots #9, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 177: Werewolves and Cats with Danny Lore Writer Danny Lore talks about their upcoming Vault Comics series Lunar Room, their Transformers miniseries Shattered Glass, and Matt’s cat chat cup runneth over. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s Pick: Batman: The World: Batman goes beyond borders as a platoon of international writers and artists tell tales of the Dark Knight set in their home countries, led by the Batman: Damned team of…
As guardians of the gate, Excalibur has sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within, but their duties are tested to their limits when DOOM returns to Avalon. The team escorts a dictator in Excalibur #23, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Marcus To, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher.
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 176: Our Son Kyle, a Green Lantern Podcast ComicsXF staff writer Armaan Babu joins the show to tell us why Kyle Rayner is the best Green Lantern and one of his favorite characters. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick: Ka-Zar #1: The lord of the Savage Land is back from the dead, with some new powers, some family drama and a creeping sense of unease in a five-issue series by writer Zac…