Evan’s oldest friend returns to find the prosthetics she once built transformed into her doppelganger. Mason and the Order of The Red Relay investigate an elephant graveyard of towering Giga remains. Let’s return to the world of Giga with issue #3, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by John Lê, colored by Rosh and lettered by…
All markers are called in. All debts are due. Nathan Summers has a plan, and he’ll need everyone’s help to execute it. Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino deliver Cable #9. Ian Gregory: Reading Cable now is a bit of a different experience than a few weeks ago, now that we know the series…
A cosmic plague has spread, transforming everyday people into violent, monstrous kaiju. Only the Ultramega, three individuals imbued with incredible powers, hold the line against this madness. Their battles level cities and leave untold horror in their wake. Now, the final reckoning approaches for the Ultramega, but is this a war they can even win?…
I think this review has to start with the solicit for Orphan and the Five Beasts: Spurred on by her master’s dying words, the adopted warrior “Orphan Mo” seeks to find and kill five former disciples who now threaten the land with corruption from their demonic powers. Part Five Deadly Venoms and part surreal grindhouse,…
We’ve established a definition for tournament arcs and identified their function in a story, as well as some of their standard tropes (and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, read the previous installment in this series). There are a surplus of manga tournament arcs, but they occur significantly less frequently in superhero comics….
We’re not too far removed from the end of X of Swords, a 22-issue X-Men mega-crossover that many have characterized as a “tournament arc.” But, other than being a staple of manga and anime, what is a tournament arc? Is a tournament arc like hardcore pornography (you know it when you see it), or does…
After accepting he can’t do it alone, Cable recruits Domino to help in his search for the missing mutant babies and whatever Stryfe has going on. Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino deliver Cable #8. Ian Gregory: Every week, Cable continues to be a delight. It’s nice that in the new X-Men status quo…
Mutant babies have gone missing. The Summers family takes that personally. Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino deliver Cable #7. Ritesh Babu: And we’re back, Ian! This is the first proper Post-XoS issue of the book! Ian Gregory: If it feels like it’s been a long time, that’s because it has! Issue 6 of…
Kaiju attack and the fate of Ultraman decided in Ultraman #5! by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Ritesh Babu: Here we are, Ian. At last! The finale of the book! Ian Gregory: This is really Francesco Manna’s time to shine, as he delivers thirteen incredible pages of Giant…
As we close out the year that was, the staff at Xavier Files wanted to take a moment to highlight our favorite comics from throughout the year. There were so many great books that we couldn’t list them all, but we wanted to give our team the chance to highlight an issue, an arc, a…
It’s finally time for monsters in Ultraman #4! by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Ritesh Babu: And we’re back for the penultimate issue of the book! Ian, how are you feeling on this one? Ian Gregory: Ritesh, I am invigorated, I am full of energy, there is a…
Evan should never have gone back to the dead Giga, but he did, and now he’s a murder suspect. Meanwhile, Laurel is deteriorating at an alarming rate. The Red King — the oldest and largest of the Giga — is revealed, prophesied to unleash hell on a world whose sins the great mech took into…
Kaiju Score #1 Writer: James Patrick, Artist: Rem Broo, Letterer: Dave Sharpe, Publisher: AfterShock Kaiju Score is true genre fiction, or maybe it’s better called genre genre fiction. The initial pitch reads like it could have come out of a random idea generator — HEIST MOVIE and KAIJU MOVIE — but James Patrick and Rem…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten nearly forty battles for the fate of the world. The soul still burns as the tournament continues. Kenneth Laster & Ari Bard lead us through Saturnyne’s whims in X-Force #16 by Benjamin Percy, Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Guru-eFX, and Cory Petit. Then Liz Large & Austin Gorton try something completely…
Is a sinister conspiracy about to unfold? Will Ultraman rise to the occasion? Stay tuned and buckle up for action in Ultraman #3! by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Ritesh Babu: Well, Ian, we’re back once more to the realm of kaijus, and the man who fights them….