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…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues to build towards the tournament this week. First Austin Gorton & Liz Large remind us that “‘if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’” with Hellions #5 by Zeb Wells, Carmen Carnero, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Then Allison Senecal…
Hello friends and readers, after a brief week off we have a giant Marvel Minutiae this week. I stole from Zack both in content and collaborators, and as such Adam Reck will be giving us an artist-eye view on Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein and Cockrum. Liz Large gives us her thoughts on Star Wars:…
In a special issue, Jay Edidin, Tom Riley, Chris O’Halloran, and Tom Orzechowski take us back to Cyclops’ childhood as he finds his place in Marvels Snapshots: X-Men #1 Nola Pfau: Liz! FINALLY OUR GREMLIN POWER COMBINES. Liz Large: YES! I am extremely excited about this. Gremlin teamwork, activate! I am ready to take a…
Love bleeds in issue #4 of Hellions, from Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Liz Large: Six months ago if you told me I would have intense feelings about a random assortment of d-listers and Alex Summers, of all people, I would have thought you were crazy. But it turns out that…
Howdy, yâall. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something weâd all read. You know,…
Itâs time to dox DOX in New Mutants #12! Story by Ed Brisson, art by Marco Failla, color by Carlos Lopez, lettering by Travis Lanham, and cover by Mike Del Mundo. Liz Large: A great week to discuss New Mutants! I havenât seen the movie, but…well, at least this isnât that. [Ed. note: Going to…
Learn whether mutants are bound by Xavierâs dream or by trauma in issue #3 of Hellions, from Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Austin Gorton: Welcome back to the ongoing baroque body-horror nightmare that is Hellions! We last left our crew of villainous misfits beset by Zombie Marauders led by their demented…
The nightmare finally ends, but at what cost?? Maybe just Boom Boomâs patience. Story by Ed Brisson, art by Flaviano, colors by Carlos Lopez, letters by VCâs Travis Lanham, and cover by Mike Del Mundo. Liz Large: Before we even talk about the issue, I need to rave about Mike Del Mundoâs cover. Theyâve all…
Weâre back! Hellions returns not a moment too soon for an issue by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. As these reprobates enter the Star Home For Foundlings, they are forced to face their own trauma in Hellions #2. Austin Gorton: Well, after the longest trip from Krakoa to Nebraska ever, the…
As we sit at the crossroads of history, please join us in helping funds like The Advancement Project or other organizations that support the Black community. We cannot claim to have learned anything from the stories of a fictional disenfranchised people if we aren’t willing to help fight real world oppression. Stay safe, stay strong, hold fast. Itâs…
Hello friends and readers, we have actual physical books to cover for you this week, so in celebration, we decided to do all of them! Zack Jenkins digs into Avengers #33 by Aaron and Garron, while Liz Large dusts off the new #1 of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra by Wong and Cresta. Finally, itâs time…
Weâre in for a wild ride as Hellions begins with a debut issue by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. The team comes together, with Psylocke as their parole officer and Sinister as the adult in the room. There is no way this could go poorly… Liz Large: I honestly had no…
Hello friends and readers, and welcome to the biggest Marvel Minutiae EVER. We really should be calling Marvel Max…in..utiae. Well anyway, Christina Eddleman is going to be giving her thoughts on the new Spider-Woman #1, Zach Rabiroff starts off with the new teen event with Outlawed #1. Liz Large makes her Minutiae debut with Amazing…
A combined team of âNewâ Mutants travels to the Slavic nation of Carnelia to help a young mutant girl. This sure ainât a lot of these kidsâ first rodeo when it comes to mass hallucinations! Ed Brisson, Flaviano, and Carlos Lopez craft the creepy tale. Allison Senecal: Here we are folks, finally to a single…