Did you enjoy your week away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Doesn’t matter because they are BACK, BAYBEE! The Winged Avenger and The Assassin with a Metal Arm and a Heart of Gold (rusted maybe) are teaming up in Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. But not just yet… Kenneth Laster: Lads! Lads! Lads!…
Revisited comics a-plenty in Captain America’s 80th year in Captain America Anniversary Tribute, with credits below and letters by Joe Caramagna. In September, Marvel released a special 45th anniversary edition of 1975’s Giant-Size X-Men #1 in which modern artists re-created the seminal comic one page at a time. According to comics sales tracker Comichron, the…
Louie O’Connor loves Sasquatch. And why shouldn’t she? The hirsute cryptid put her small town of Southborough, California, on the map. A chance encounter nearly 20 years ago drew all manner of tourist to town, allowing an array of quirky local businesses to thrive, including her dads’ burger restaurant. But the town has fallen on…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 151: Popping Literary Wheelies with Ram V Writer Ram V joins the show to talk about his DC work (Catwoman, The Swamp Thing, Justice League Dark), his upcoming Radio Apocalypse from Vault and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr from BOOM Studios, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Superman: Red & Blue #1: DC’s horny for anthologies anymore, so enjoy this one dedicated to the Man of Steel, featuring stories by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Wes Craig,…
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,…