Battle Of The Atom: Surrealist Propaganda
What a weird one. We’re talking about cartoons mostly, but also adaptations of those cartoons. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Animation Special X-Men: Evolution #1-6 X-Men: The Manga #1-4
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Explore Sonic The Hedgehog’s Jealousy And Vengeance as Zacky Reads Hedgehog Reads ‘Mr. Boop’ Vols. 1 & 2
The algorithm on Instagram serves me two things: Beautiful, busty women and Sonic the Hedgehog content. I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t want to be this person, but none of us gets to choose our fate. I’ve tried to fill this void with the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog series, but it is far too…
It’s All Over but the Punching,and the Explosions,…and Lots of Tree Sap in the Final Empyre War Report!
Hello friends and readers, it’s time to close out some miniseries as we finish our final week of Captain America and Avengers! How will Zack and Vishal feel this time? Plus, we combine with our final Fantastic Four tie-in with Fantastic Four #23, featuring some very nontraditional FF members. Tony Thornley will be bringing us…
Battle Of The Atom: X-Man Update
It’s finally time for all the X-Man content you could crave. We go a little off the rails on this one. Buncha Lord Of The Rings talk that I wasn’t expecting tbh. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men vol 5 #1-10 (Disassembled) X-Man #1-4 (Age Of Apocalypse) X-Man #67-70 (Infinites Of Evil)
Battle Of The Atom: The Ethical Alternative To Going To See The New Mutants
Don’t: Go to a movie theater and see what’s probably going to be a bad movie Do: Listen to us talk about a great comic Ranked The Episode: New Mutants #18-20 (Demon Bear) X-Force vol 3 #7-10 (Old Ghosts) Uncanny X-Force vol 2 #1-6 (Let It Bleed)
Dani Moonstar & Warpath Take Center Stage In Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices #1!
Nothing to add from the peanut gallery here. This is pretty neat and good. Check it out. Press Release New York, NY— August 19, 2020 — This November, Marvel celebrates Indigenous history with a landmark special, MARVEL’S VOICES: INDIGENOUS VOICES #1, written and drawn by some of the industry’s most renowned Indigenous talent along with…
We Apply The Hottest League Of Legends Strats To The Battle For Angel Island As Zacky Reads Sonic The Hedgehog Vol. 3
Let us continue our journey through the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog with Vol. 3, “The Battle for Angel Island”. This covers Sonic The Hedgehog #9-12, written by Ian Flynn and drawn by Tracy Yardley and Evan Stanley. The last time we talked about Sonic, I like to think we had a long, thoughtful discussion about…
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood: Coming This November
Look, I get it. People who read a site that started by ranking every X-Men character from best to worst probably think Wolverine is overrated. In fact, I’m sure someone has already made some joke they think is original about how this isn’t Laura, the real Wolverine. Cool, you’re better than the rest of us….
Battle Of The Atom: Outpouring Of Crocodile Admiration With Annalise Bissa
This week X-Men assistant editor Annalise Bissa talks to Zack about Swords, Crocs, and the impact of COVID-19 on making X-Men.
The Secrets Of X Of Swords Revealed, In Poetry Form!
Friends, Krakoans, countrymen, lend me your sword! Raise it high! There’s going to be a giant new X-Men event and it’s going to be bigger than all those silly 80s crossovers, but not bigger than the 90s ones. It will have repercussions that will last a lifetime, but most importantly, it will have a very…
Enter The Phoenix This Fall In Avengers
Jason Aaron’s run on Avengers started generations ago, looking at the legacy of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC. We’ve seen Ghost Riders and Star Brands and now we get the most X-Relevant one. This fall, with Ed McGuinness and Javier Garrón by his side, we are going to “Enter The Phoenix”. But what could that…
Oops! All Avengers! It’s Another Installment of the Empyre War Report
Hello friends and readers, it’s looking familiar as we have another week of Captain America and Avengers? Will our intrepid reviewers’ opinions change with these second issues? Zack and Vishal bring the heat yet again! Empyre: Captain America #2 The last time I talked about this comic I got up on a soap box, shared…
The Top X X-Men In The Dawn Of X Era: A Very Scientific Listicle That Is Correct And Has No Room For Arguments
The Dawn Of X era has revitalized a franchise in a way rarely seen in the media. It is truly the Fast Five of the comic book industry, taking a property that was long in the tooth in a new and exciting direction while setting it up for major commercial success. But the question remains,…
Battle Of The Atom: He’s Smart But He’s Dumb
Who loves Havok? Us I guess. This one is all about that himbo. Astonishing X-Men 13-17 (Until Our Hearts Stop) Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown X-Men 54-59 (1st Havok, 2nd Sentinels)
Indie Triple Play: Ice Cream Man, Transformers/My Little Pony, Bad Mother
What happens when a mother has taken all she can and decides to go Liam Neeson on everyone? What happens when ponies and Autobots roll out together? What happens when comics’ sickest horror anthology takes on beloved children’s classics? Find out in this week’s Triple Play, as Will Nevin reviews Ice Cream Man #20, Zachary…