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! Another packed week as the year ends! Zoe Tunnell flexes her eidetic memory with Taskmaster #2, Jude Jones continues his coverage of all-things Cap with Captain America #26, WMQ head honcho Dan Grote gives us the scoop on Deadpool #9, Matt Lazorwitz hits us with the teen troubles of Magnificent Ms….
The Hulk finds the true meaning of Christmas- Goop! It’s a quieter tale written by Al Ewing, art by Aaron Kuder, colors by Frank Martin & Erick Arciniega, and letters by Cory Petit! Robert Secundus: Have a hellish, grotesque Hulkmas/ it’s a sad time of the year/ We all cry/ when we see Hulk’s eyes/…
Redfork is a six-issue miniseries/six-part graphic novel by writer Alex Paknadel, artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Giulia Brusco and letterer Ryan Ferrier. It follows Noah as he leaves prison and returns to his Appalachian hometown, where he discovers sinister forces both without and deeply within that community. It is available now from TKO Studios. This interview…
We draw our swords, one last time, for one epic conclusion. Chris Eddleman & Robert Secundus talk X-Men #15 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asrar, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles. Then Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau tackle Excalibur #15 by Tini Howard, Mahmud Asrar, Stefano Caselli, Sunny Gho, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Clayton Cowles. Last everyone teams…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords takes us out for dinner and a nice walk before sending us home twisted with a load of swords. First, Chris Eddleman & Robert Secundus take us back to Arakko in X-Men #14 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asar, Leinil Francis…
It ends where it began. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood hunt down the Jokers to stop their plan from coming to fruition and creating a new third Joker, hearts are broken and secrets are revealed in Batman: Three Jokers #3 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson. Robert Secundus: Some say Three Jokers will…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords paused this week for a moment of calm before a storm of swords. Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Mahmud Asar, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles bring us X Of Swords: Stasis #1. Charlie Davis: Well, well, well Rob. We meet…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues to build towards the tournament this week. First Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau bring the Braddock drama with Excalibur #13 by Tini Howard, R.B. Silva, Nolan Woodard, and Ariana Maher. Then Chris Eddleman & Robert Secundus explore Amenth in…
One Joker down, two to go. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood are on a collision course with each other and the remaining two Jokers, and fresh wounds will be laid over their scars in Batman: Three Jokers #2 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson.
Charlie Davis: Well Rob…we’ve got ourselves something a little bit different this week. Our plan was to continue on with comparing great comics stories with great wrestling stories, but then X-Factor #3 happened. Which, to be clear, is not a bad thing. The beginning of September seemed to collaborate with the forces that be, to…
House Of X & Powers Of X were amazing, and HoX PoX ToX was annotations of the two-series-that-are-one by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva and Marte Gracia. They were hosted on Xavier Files until Polygon offered to pay us. It was great, helped relaunch Xavier Files into a real website, all that stuff. But…
The Leader’s plans come to cruel fruition as Hulk fights off the Gamma Corps in another dynamite issue by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Paul Mounts, and VC’s Cory Petit. Robert Secundus: Did anyone else ever watch the Disney Movie The Big Green growing up? It was about a soccer team of…
They can’t all be winners. Find out why Will Nevin’s not mad, just disappointed in IDW’s Mueller Report Graphic Novel, and why Robert Secundus shrugged at the first issue of the comiXology original series Edgeworld. The Mueller Report Graphic Novel Written by Steve Duin and Shannon Wheeler, Illustrated by Shannon Wheeler, Published by IDW Gary,…
As X Of Swords begins, and all the X-Books drive towards one epic story, we have decided to do things a little different. Sword Content will be your weekly one-stop shop for everything X Of Swords. This week Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau explain the magical ongoings of Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega, and…