Maika Halfwolf’s family and oldest friend all want to kill or control her, but she has the upper hand … at least for now. Monstress #33 is written by Marjorie Liu, drawn by Sana Takeda and lettered/designed by Rus Wooton. Marjorie Liu’s work for Marvel is consistently fantastic, but Monstress shows us what she’s truly…
A fearful world burns as eco-terrorist Harrower turns Man-Thing into a weapon of mass genocide! Good thing the Avengers had all that practice with Knull and the Cotati… Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing #1 is written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Francesco Mobili, colors by GURU-eFX, and lettering by Clayton Cowles. Avengers: Curse of the…
Thena’s questionable dating history gets scrutinized, but the Eternals are no closer to finding the traitor in Eternals #3, written again by Kieron Gillen, art by Esad Ribić, colors by Matthew Wilson, with VC’s Clayton Cowles doing the lettering and design. Zoe Tunnell: WHO KILLED THE PRIME ETERNAL??? Three issues in and I still don’t…
For our WandaVision episode 9 recap, we find Mikey Zee floating in the sky, holding ComicsXF hostage as he ponders the denouement of the first Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. Mikey Zee: So, it’s finally come to this. At last, my WandaVision column will finally come to an end. All of my planning… to…
The Mad Titan, Thanos, is murdering Eternals. Is this the cost of past sins? Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribić, Matthew Wilson and Clayton Cowles deliver Eternals #2. Zoe Tunnell: We’re back! After months of waiting, sitting with Eternals #1 while waiting for this second issue felt like, well, an eternity. Thankfully, this issue whips and is…
When Deviants rule the world, Wacky Races are the national sport(!) in anthology title Marvel #4, featuring contributions from Alex Ross (W/A), Kurt Busiek (W), Steve Darnall (W), and Josh Johnson (L); Daniel Acuña (W/A) and VC’s Ariana Maher (L); Hilary Barta (W/A), Doug Rice (W), Wesley Wong (C), and Ferran Delgado (L); Alex Ross…
Ikaris is the last Eternal to come back to a now-meaningless life, expected to carry on with business as usual. So begins an ambitious relaunch courtesy of writer Kieron Gillen, artist Esad Ribić, colors by Matt Wilson, and Clayton Cowles handling the lettering and design! Zoe Tunnell: It is here!!! After a two-month delay and…
Zoe Tunnell: Hi there! I’m Zoe Tunnell, and I think the Eternals are pretty neat. I’ve got a weird history with the team as they somehow were one of my first forays into the Marvel Universe! After getting into comics via the Ultimate Universe as a teen in the mid-2000s, I started scouring my local…
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…
Hello friends and readers! We’ve got a packed week as Justin Partridge gives us the skinny on Fantastic Four #25, Pierce Lightning hits the full-issue Marvel debut of Taboo with Werewolf By Night #1, Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley grants us Last Rites with Amazing Spider-Man #50.LR, and newcomer to the column Karen Charm marvels at…