The Home Sick Pilots are reunited, but not for long. Who else knows about the ghosts? Who is killing for them? What has been crawling out of the VHS machine at night with blood on its rewindable mind? Be kind as we rewind Home Sick Pilots #4 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard, Aditya Bidikar and…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 150: Matt Kindt Day (& a Special Announcement) Matt Kindt joins the show to talk about his two new high-profile series, ENIAC at Bad Idea and BRZRKR at BOOM Studios. Plus: Co-host Matt Lazorwitz has some big news. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Corey’s Pick: Children of the Atom #1: Delayed nearly a year by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent publisher shuffling, Vita Ayala and Bernard Chang’s X-series about a new team of mutants who look awfully familiar…
The early 1930s: The height of the Great Depression and the beginning of the Dust Bowl. Silvano Luna Del Rio works as a postman in Buttar, Texas. Reeling from a tragic past, with only a gun and a Western novel to his name, Silvano sets out to take back from the country that took so…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 149: Plan C with Jen King Comics retailer Jen King joins the show to talk about the Comic Book Shopping Experience and the past year in comics retail, from the coronavirus to the Texas freeze and beyond. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at…
Chariot #1 Writer: Bryan Edward Hill, Artist: Priscilla Petraites, Colorist: Marco Lesko, Publisher: AWA I’ve been getting really into synthwave lately. Which is to say I’ve been listening to synthwave covers of 1990s video game music while I work. It’s just upbeat enough to keep me motivated while I’m shuffling the commas around, and there…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Infinite Frontier #0: First, there was the New 52, and the people saw that it was mostly a mixed bag. Then there was Rebirth, and the people saw that it was pretty strong…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 148: I Love the 2000s with Mat Heagarty Writer Mat Heagarty returns to the show to talk about his new graphic novel, Oni Press’ “Martian Ghost Centaur,” and to take a 2000s pop culture trivia quiz. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com,…
Shadow Doctor #1 Writer: Peter Calloway, Artist: Georges Jeanty, Colorist: Juancho!, Letterer/Backmatter designer: Charles Pritchett, Publisher: AfterShock America, like most things, has its good and bad aspects. Those who find themselves categorized under the banner term of “minority” often know all too well just how bad the bad side of the United States can be. …
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Future State: Superman: House of El #1: Journey into the far future and meet the descendants of Kal-El, including twins Rowan and Ronan Kent, the new Superman of Earth and a Blue Lantern,…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 147: Joe Glass, Miracles Man Writer Joe Glass joins Dan and Matt to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for The Miracles, seeing his comiXology Originals series The Pride printed through Dark Horse, balancing social messaging and story, and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: Hollow Heart #1: We’ve heard this new Vault Comics series described as a queer spin on The Shape of Water, in which a mechanic falls in love with a jumble of organs that…
The rest of the Home Sick Pilots continue their search for Ami through the Old James House. But the house doesn’t want them to find her … and is now full of very angry, restless spirits. Will the Pilots live to cover “Blitzkrieg Bop” another day? Wait, I thought Buzz said the Ramones suck. Let’s…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 146: The Golden Lovers, Charlie Davis and Mikey Zee We invite our ComicsXF cohorts and Match Club co-hosts, Charlie Davis and Mikey Zee, to talk about the couples in comics and wrestling who have inspired them. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com,…
Not even a year ago, Scott Modrzynski and a cadre of artists unleashed on the world The ColleXion, a series of trading cards featuring X-Men characters ranging from Cyclops to No-Girl. The experience was so nice, they had to do it twice. Actually, to hear Modrzynski tell it, it wasn’t so much nice as it…