The newest episode of THE COMICSXF GUIDE TO FAST FOOD FISH FILET SANDWICHES is embedded above! PREVIOUSLY, ON FISH GUIDE: In Episode 1, Rob began his journey to review every fast food fish filet sandwich and use these reviews to ramble about Lent and Catholicism! In Episode 2, he ran into trouble, and began to…
First, reunions fair and foul as Excalibur attends The Gala in Excalibur #21 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega and Ariana Maher. Then we are introduced to the new team of X-Men as this run comes to an end in X-Men #21, written by Jonathan Hickman, and some jam piece art by Nick Dragotta,…
Everything ends, everything begins in the techno-organic hellscape of I Breathed a Body #5 by Zac Thompson, Andy MacDonald, Triona Farrell and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Robert Secundus: Flesh fades; data dissipates; even languages are someday lost; all is dust. Stories end. And so too, this comic, and our conversations about it. Still, I think, this is…
Just as birds chirp, bees buzz, and mutants never die, so too is the inevitability of Nimrod. Witness his return in X-Men #20 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Francesco Mobili, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: It’s been an entire month, and a part of me relished a little bit…
Red Hulk Gets Revenge in Immortal Hulk #46 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Robert Secundus: As time goes on, I have fewer and fewer ideas for these opening bits. It feels like Times Immortal intros…
The cult of Mylo grows, but the mystical mushroom secret has roots in the much deeper, darker world of I Breathed a Body #4 by Zac Thompson, Andy MacDonald, Triona Farrell and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. CW: I Breathed a Body #4 features images of suicide and self-harm, and this article will be discussing those images. Zachary…
Charlie Davis: Well last week we all kinda struck out, I was sick, Forrest was recovering, everyone was just kinda BLEH. So we decided to take a skip week which means we can come into wrestling this week with bright eyes and bushy tails… IF you can make it past Monday Night Raw! Forrest Hollingsworth:…
Rob and Chris use comics as an excuse to talk about films in the Criterion Collection, a grouping of notable and culturally relevant movies, mostly available in beautiful physical releases, but also on their streaming service – the Criterion Channel. Did you enjoy the very recent (okay, very recent Oversized Hardcover Release) X-Men crossover X…
Charlie Davis: My DNA feels like it was rewritten last week. But I am glad I made it to this week, even if I am feeling. Different. Forrest Hollingsworth: After last week I’m different! I don’t need to eat, drink, or sleep anymore! I’m gobblin’ up all the high spots, the low spots, the mat-based…
Charlie Davis: We’re all very tired. I hope you understand. If you missed the recap for Night 1, you can find it here. Pre-Show FH: Without the chaos of a weather delay, this felt kind of sterile! Everything moving and operating in WWE’s very specific way kind of set the show up to unfortunately feel…
This is Part 1 of our WrestleMania recap series, in which wrestling is taken over, rained out, and changed forever. Charlie Davis: Guys… please. There is so much wrestling. Help. Forrest Hollingsworth: Sorry, can’t help, I have never felt more alive. Vishal Gullapalli: This is my time to shine! Give me the wrestling! I need…
This is the ComicsXF Guide to Fast Food Fish Filet Sandwiches. Part 1 is available here. Part 2 is embedded above. *** In Moby Dick, Pip discovers and is transformed by his experience alone in the vast sea, by an aquatic experience of reality: “The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned…
The battle below continues as Hulk and Joe Fixit scrap against the Leader in Immortal Hulk #45, written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Cori McCreery: Hey Rob! We didn’t burn the place down while you were…
(Ed. note: I first asked Rob to rate all the fast food fish sandwiches under the auspices of my own hubris. I am fairly certain, that on some of his trips, he may have been locked in some liminal spaces. For that, I apologize) On February 10, 2021, Popeyes announced a new fish sandwich. They…
As Anne architects a social media campaign of looming dread, she begins to doubt her actions and fear her co-workers. Locked in a terror-shrouded fortress of her own design, with nowhere left to run, Anne confronts the fury of a Fungal God long thought dead in I Breathed a Body #3 by Zac Thompson, Andy…