GOLD SILVER BRONZE After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker went from fairly ordinary high school student to having the proportionate abilities of an arachnid. This includes not only super-human strength, speed, and durability, but the ability to climb walls and a ‘spider-sense’ capable of detecting impending danger. Soon after, a personal tragedy…
The classic ‘What If’ concept gets a modern twist by asking ‘What if Peter Parker gave in to the alien costume’s darkest impulses?’ It’s the first part of a four part tale of terror from Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Caramagna. The ‘What If’ is one of Marvel’s most classic concepts, to…
Long running plot threads come to a head as The Vampire Nation positions itself against Krakoa. Benjamin Percy, Scot Eaton, JP Mayer, Matthew Wilson and Cory Petit deliver Wolverine #11. TT: Hello Pierce! I am very excited to discuss the foundation of a new nation with you! Have you heard the gospel of Dracul? PL:…
Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues with Action Comics #1029, part two of two of the opening arc “The…
Spider-Man and Boomerang have to save adorable miniature kaiju Gog from the Kingpin before the alien wrecks things. Naturally things go wrong, from Nick Spencer, Patrick Gleason, Edgar Delgado and Joe Caramagna. This issue truly reveals the difficult duality of Amazing Spider-Man. On one hand, it’s an extremely frustrating soap opera that’s insistent on telling…
The Man of Steel gets his own take on the “color” anthology in Superman: Red And Blue #1 including: “Untitled” written by John Ridley, art by Clayton Henry, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Dave Sharpe “The Measure of a Man” written by Brandon Easton, art by Steve Lieber, colors by Ron Chan and…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by…
It’s “en media res” the comic book by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Marco Menyz, Dale Eaglesham, Morry Hollowell, and Travis Lanham! After a year of delays, Non-Stop Spider-Man finally hits stands this week. The series is built around the concept of a high octane, all action Spider-Man story, a literal interpretation of the…
Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXF’s roundtable discussion of DC’s new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. I’m Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and I’d like to start with everyone here sounding off. Let’s see who I’ve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, I’m Tony…
The Phoenix powered Avengers punch each other some more in the penultimate chapter of Enter the Phoenix by Jason Aaron, Javier Garron, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. Marvel has a long and storied tradition of some of the best extended runs in comics. Simonson’s Thor was over four years long, Roger Stern wrote Spider-Man for…
Peter Parker learns all the world’s a stage in another entry from Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessey, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Joe Caramagna. Look, I think we know the pattern with Amazing Spider-Man at this point. Something’s going to happen. It’s going to be better than normal. It might even be good. Hell,…
Logan and Maverick reflect on the old days before pulling off one last job in Wolverine #10 by Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin and Cory Petit. Tony Thornley: Hey Pierce, you ever think about taking revenge on your enemies? Pierce Lightning: Every day, Tony. I work in customer service and write about comic books…
The Avengers go Pacific Rim and start piloting some giant robots, in the miniseries launch by Jed MacKay, Carlos Magno, Guru-eFx, and Cory Petit, with a cover by Kei Zama and Guru! Sometimes a comic is exactly what it says on the label. Avengers: Mech Strike #1 is a comic where a team of Avengers…
Crom! Conan is in a bit of a tight spot. Stealing an ancient cursed sword will do that in this issue Jim Zub, Luca Pizzari, Israel Silva and Travis Lanham show us the consequences the Cimmerian faces. Sometimes you just need good fun fantasy. What could provide that better than a cult favorite warrior getting…
TT: Hang on just a minute Pierce. I’m in the middle of an absolutely brutal auction and I think I’m going to win! There we are. Now I’m the owner of a complete set of Disney Infinity figures from the third series in the game! These should fetch me some money on the black market!…