A brief portrait of another time, and a tarot reading from the Omniversal Majestrix. A hint of ten swords by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, Clayton Cowles and Tom Muller. And then, a dark age looms by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber, Joe Sabino and Carlos Lao. Chris Eddleman: Well Rob,…
This week’s roundup of indie comics reviews has a heavily licensed flavor, as Zachary Jenkins decides, “Why not read Sonic the Hedgehog comics?” and Robert Secundus acquaints himself with BOOM Studios’ “Ultimate Spider-Man”-ified take on the world of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” But first, Rob looks at what Vault Comics’ “No One’s Rose” can teach…
Hello friends and readers, and welcome to the lightest week in comics this entire year. Okay scratch that, weâve had months with nothing. But, this was a fairly small week for colorful characters in capes but, Marvel Files has you covered. Zack Jenkins has closing thoughts on Hawkeye: Freefall (and the world we live in)…
Hello friends and readers, weâre hitting a twofer this week as the Kurt Busiek helmed Marvel Snapshots returns with a Zack Jenkins review of Russell, PĂ©rez, and Renziâs take on Captain America. And if the real 2020 doesnât do it for you, Robert Secundus is here to discuss Iron Man 2020 #4 by Slott, Gage,…
Hello friends and readers, itâs time for our triumphant return to Times Immortal! In this issue of the blockbuster Hulk saga, we see the retold story of the Leader as he travels from death to life and back again, in search of godhood. Check out our coverage on this tale by Al Ewing, Butch Guice,…
Mags Immortal is a spinoff of Times Immortal, where Robert Secundus and Zach Rabiroff dive into the weird and wild world of 1970s Marvel Magazines. CW: violence, implied sexual violence, incest, suicide, torture, and religious trauma Robert Secundus: Last time on Mags Immortal we looked at some wonderful comics. But they werenât what really wowed…
Mags Immortal is a spinoff of Times Immortal, where Robert Secundus and Zach Rabiroff dive into the weird and wild world of 1970s Marvel Magazines. CW: violence, implied sexual violence, incest, suicide, torture, and religious trauma Robert Secundus: The other day, while doing research (read: justifying spending money on weird comics stuff on ebay), I…
Weâre going to be talking about a few terms from the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, a 20th century Russian literary critic and semiotician. First of all, âheteroglossia.â Heteroglossia is: âthe base condition governing the operation of meaning in any utterance. It is that which insures the primacy of context over text. At any given time,…
Hello friends and readers, itâs a packed week here at Marvel Files as Christi Eddleman leads up on the Road to Empyre, the clockwork-like Tony Thornley swings into The Amazing Spider-Man, the big boss Zack Jenkins takes a look back in Marvel Snapshots: Fantastic Four, and Rob Secundus delves into the specifics of Immortal Hulk!…
The X-Mansion is haunted. Someone, or something, creeps in its ruins and Nightcrawler has assembled a team to investigate. Join Alan Davis, Jonathan Hickman, and Carlos Lopez as they explore a haunted mansion in Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1. Tony Thornley: Hey Rob, are you ready to talk about what happened to one of the most…
The Brood are vicious predators. They are single minded in their goal of proliferating across the universe. A hive mind that follows their queen without question. In X-Men #9, Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho dare to ask, âbut what if a king?â Chris Eddleman: Wow, it looks like weâre concluding the second…
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…
Xemnu, the Living Hulk, recrafts reality through the magic of television to position himself as the one true Hulk in this tale of forgotten identities by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and special guest artist Javier RodrĂguez Zach Rabiroff: Times Immortal in your dreams Times Immortal in your memes Times Immortal, Rob and Zach Times Immortal,…
Thanks to their escapades in space, the New Mutants accidently lure The Brood to Krakoa. Lucky for them, the island has defenders in X-Men #8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asar, and Sunny Gho. Chris Eddleman: Rob, the New Mutants are back and things have never been…mutantier? Spacier?…Newer? Well anyway, after the big reveals and high…
Hello friends and readers and welcome to another week of Marvel Minutiae! We have a full grab bag this week as Rob Secundus covers Schwartz and Burrowsâ Rescue 2020, Ian Gregory starts off Young and Ramosâ Strange Academy, and Zach Rabiroff tackles the premiere of Ross and Busiekâs (and othersâ) Marvel! Rescue 2020 #1 Rescue…