Battle Of The Atom: Immortality Works Both Ways With Kieron Gillen
Noted comic writer Kieron Gillen joins us to talk about his work on the upcoming Immortal X-Men and the massive summer event A.X.E.: Judgement Day. It’s a good time.
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School’s Out (For Now) In Our Exclusive First Look At Strange Academy #18
The school year is winding down for all education furthering folks. So too with the teens of Strange Academy. The first era of the series is coming to a close with Strange Academy #18 but fret not, there is more to come. Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado put together this exclusive preview of…
X-Statix Feels The Pain In Our Exclusive Preview Of The X-Cellent #2
When X-Force #116 kicked off Marvel’s new era, finally divorced from the Comics Code Authority, it did so with gusto. The new X-Force, then led by the vomiting Zeitgeist, was decimated in a tragedy (?) known as the Boyz R Us Massacre. From that point on, Peter Milligan and Mike Allred’s ecstatic mutants made a…
Image’s Ghost Cage #1 Looks So Good You’ll Think Todd McFarlane Was Right
When his megacorp power plant falls under attack by terrorists, the super-scientist who revolutionized and controls all energy on Earth sends his ultimate creation (and an adequate employee) in to destroy his most monstrous secrets. Find out what happens next in Ghost Cage #1, drawn by Nick Dragotta, written by Dragotta and Caleb Goellner, and…
Battle Of The Atom: Pepe Larraz Power Hour
Y’all know how good Pepe Larraz is at doing art? We follow his X-Men Evolution though a bunch of stuff he did well before House Of X.Ranked This Episode: Wolverine & The X-Men #37-39 AXIS: Revolutions #3 Uncanny Avengers #18-#23
Battle Of The Atom: Quietly Frank
It’s a New X-Men party as we celebrate Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely’s time on New X-Men. Also some other artists that kill the whole vibe. Ranked This Episode: New X-Men #117-120 (Germ Free Generation) New X-Men #121 (Silence: Psychic Rescue In Progress) New X-Men #122-126 (Imperial)
Battle Of The Atom: Absolute Unit
Warpath is our big, friend shaped guy and this episode is all about him. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #193 (Warpath) X-Force #-1 Uncanny X-Men #487-491 (The Extremists)
Battle Of The Atom: Himbo Havok
The thing about Havok, and I love this, is that he’s actually pretty dumb and CONSTATLY get’s captured by a man dresser like an extra in a music video for The Bangles. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #97 (My Brother, My Enemy) Marvel Team-Up #69-70 (Havok, Thor) Marvel Comics Presents #24-31 (Pharaoh’s Legacy)
Ben Grimm Is All Elite In Our Exclusive Preview Of The Thing #5
He’s cutting promos, taking names and making sure to secure the intergalactic contenders in our preview of The Thing #5 by Walter Mosley, Tom Riley & Jordie Bellaire. This series has been joyful since it started and shows no signs of slowing down as The Thing does what he does best, brawling in battles he…
Battle Of The Atom: Bad Blood
Did you think we’d be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife. So don’t think it’s in the past, these kind of wounds they last and they last. Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you, and time can heal, but this won’t; so if…
Battle Of The Atom: The Eighth Cosmos
We talk about everyone’s favorite character from the X-Men. That’s right, this week is all about Galactus. Do we spend more time talking about Al Ewing comics than what we’re actually covering for the episode? You be the judge.Ranked This Episode Exiles #8-10 Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey Cataclysm Ultimate X-Men
This Cosmic Entity Hates Eddie Brock In Our Exclusive Preview Of Venom #5
We’re going to keep this quick because some of us are “incredibly busy” and “have a day job that doesn’t involve slime boys”. This is the new Venom #5 preview. Al Ewing writes it, Bryan Hitch draws it, it’s going to be a weird goo time. If the other editors on the site find out…
The C2E2 Tapes: Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott Get Supermassive
In December, ComicsXF’s intrepid head honcho, Zachary Jenkins, hit the floor of C2E2 with a microphone in his hand and a hankering to talk to as many creators as he could get five minutes alone with. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of those interviews. Thirty years ago, Image Comics introduced the…
Battle Of The Atom: Oh Captain, My Captain with Steve Orlando & Creees
We set our sails high as Steve Orlando discusses relaunching Marauders and digging into Giant-Size Thunderbird. Plus our C2E2 discussion with Marauders Annual #1 artist Creees Lee.
Battle Of The Atom: The War Crimes Of Hank McCoy
The road to 600 comes to a startling conclusion as we recount the numerous war crimes of Hank McCoy.Ranked This Episode: X-Force #6,#9-10 (Terra Verde) X-Men: Blue #7-9 (Secret Empire) Uncanny X-Men #600