I first noticed something was off when my comic shop went a few weeks without getting in new backing boards. Oh, well, no big deal, Iāll catch up when theyāre restocked. Then a book here and there was delayed. Hey, it happens. Maybe the artist needed a little more time. Canāt rush perfection. Next thing…
In Matthew Rosenburg & Tyler Bossās upcoming Image title āWhatās The Furthest Place From Here?ā a group of teens each pick an album to represent themselves, to give themselves meaning, long after they are gone. Now, they canāt actually listen to the albums but thatās beside the point. With the book coming out next week…
Disneyās The Eternals represents perhaps the biggest swing of all from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an attempt to adapt a relatively obscure batch of sci-fi space-god characters from a ā70s era comic by Marvel founding father Jack Kirby, then sell that adaptation to viewers in a post-Avengers world. Much like the MCU, the Eternals and…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Danās Pick: Newburn #1: Chippie goes noir! Easton Newburn is a private eye who investigates warring crime factions in a new Image series by writer Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and artist Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood),…
Great comics are made of great scenes: the pages and panels that use the comics medium to tell a story well. This is a column to unpack why it is that they work, and spotlight some cool bits that might not get talked about enough. Whether itās a stellar page, a multi-page sequence, or a…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekās best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. In recent weeks, thereās been mild outrage and teeth-gnashing in some corners of the X-Men social media sphere over the…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zackās Pick: House of Slaughter #1: James Tynion IVās Tiny Empire expands with this prequel spinoff of his BOOM Studios series Something Is Killing the Children, focused on monster hunter Aaron Slaughter, co-written by Tate…
I miss conventions.Ā Last weekās editorialĀ talked about the experiences of people at one of the first truly big cons since the Dark TimesĀ© began, and Iām personally not ready for that, so for now I’ll still get something close to my fix from the virtual experience. This weekend I āattendedā DCās FanDome, a celebration of all…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mattās Pick: Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book: My Grishams! Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips roll out the third volume in their series of Image Graphic Novels for Dads as PI Ethan Reckless…
So, how was your New York Comic Con? One of pop cultureās biggest conventions returned to the Javits Center this year after a COVID-19 induced hiatus last year. Acknowledging that thereās still a pandemic, this yearās show required vaccination for attendees 12 and up, masks, reduced capacity, increased sanitization, social distancing signage and all the…
This weekend we will get another peek at Matt Reeveās much anticipatedāand much delayedāfilm, The Batman. The franchise reboot (which is now scheduled for March 2022) has been the source of endless speculation and discourse online, and while everyone seems genuinely excited for the film, I feel it is my duty to point out one…
Thereās a lot that can be captured in a single look. The same can be said of panels, and this week, we bring you both, as the ComicsXF staff pick out their favorite panels from the week that was! Dating Fatigue Our first panels come from Ari Bard, from the comiXology Original We Have Demons…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Karenās Pick: Immortal Hulk #50: And so we journey through the Green Door one last time to say goodbye to the Hulk, his many facets, Jackie McGee and all the rest in this giant-sized finale…
Super Metroid is a perfect video game but that thrives on a single feeling, isolation. You are Samus Aran, a bounty hunter on a mission behind enemy lines on the planet Zebes. The closest thing to a friendly face you see is a singular corpse sitting, rotting; a warning to turn back before you face…
Every week, the call goes out to the ComicsXF Slack, a call for our writers, editors, site designers and managers to submit their favorite, individual panels of the week. Every week, someone cheats or tries to bend the rules. This week is no exception, but we celebrate the rule breakers and benders with this weekās…