Iām Canadian. But Iām not particularly patriotic. My ancestors from Ireland, Scotland and France werenāt rich or powerful but, by virtue of being white, undeniably benefited from the various government-sponsored genocides that made the nation of Canada. Iām ashamed of that and the perpetuation of myths about my nationās history, like the idea that because…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danās pick: Sentinels #5: Warden Ellis and Director Trask’s plans for…
This past week was ComicsPRO, the annual comics retailer meetup in Los Angeles. Think of it like upfronts for TV: The industry brings its publishers and creators before a jury of judgmental, hangry retail partners looking for the next Saga or Something Is Killing the Children they can handsell to Wednesday Warriors. This yearās ComicsPRO…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattās pick: Zatanna #1: Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danās pick: One World Under Doom #1: Six months ago, Victor…
When I became a man, I put away childish things. Except my Lego. I kept all of those. I have probably hundreds of thousands of interlocking bricks, dating to a police van I received as a gift in 1985 when I was in kindergarten. All of my G.I. Joes, my Transformers, my He-Man and Thundercats…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattās pick: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed…
As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which ā X-Men and Uncanny X-Men ā ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. Thatās a lot, and thereās more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring…
Itās a new year, and in true new yearās tradition, the ComicsXF team has set some New Yearās resolutions. Also in New Yearās tradition, itās almost the end of the first month of the year, and weāre just now getting to it, and, look, the beginning of the year was a lot OK? So sit…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattās pick: DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1: The…
I am far from the first person to say that 1975ās Giant-Size X-Men #1 changed the game. Len Wein and Dave Cockrum introduced some of the X-Menās biggest mainstays, including Storm, Nightcrawler and Colossus (a minor Hulk character by the name of Wolverine also made his way onto the team). These All-New, All-Different X-Men have…
The character of Frank Reynolds, immortalized by Danny DeVito on Itās Always Sunny in Philadelphia, once implored his fellow barmates Mac and Dennis, āDo not go on a manhunt.ā Naturally, they didnāt listen. But what if itās an X-Manhunt? Eh, the rule probably still applies. But who among us wouldnāt like to see Charles Xavier…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Austinās pick: Godzillaās Monsterpiece Theatre #3: Even in the face of…
On Jan. 26, my local comic shop will close for good. ā18 years is a long time to do anything, really, and after that long we simply do not have the fire in our hearts that we once did to give it everything it needs,ā the owners of Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Tonyās pick: Ultimate Wolverine #1: To maintain control of their corner…