Comment Cards From The Green Lagoon
Intrepid Xavier Files Media Empire reporter Emily Harding has acquired comment cards from the Krakoan bar known as The Green Lagoon. These have been presented, unedited, for your enjoyment.
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Here are Some of the Answers We’ve Been Getting on the Xavier Files 2021 Comics Survey
Last week, we introduced the Xavier Files 2021 Comics Survey, in which we solicited the comics community for answers to this ONE question: With everything that’s happened this year, what is one thing the comics industry needs to do to evolve in 2021? Since then, we’ve received dozens of answers, from leaning into the youth…
Batman Ends the Joker War, ‘X of Swords’ Continues, American Vampire and More Staff Picks for Oct. 7
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. This Week, in ‘X of Swords‘ Marauders #13: Storm visits her former in-laws in Wakanda to request their aid against the forces of Arakko as the X-Men event continues. Vita Ayala (Children of the…
What’s The Deal With The X-Men’s Magic Swords In X Of Swords?
Ten swords. Ten champions. The X-Men are now on a JRPG fetch quest to start their anime fighting tournament and they all need swords. Some of these we know, some we don’t, but unless you have studied the blade you might be a bit confused. Well don’t worry, while you were having pre-marital sex, I…
Why, Will: Conspiracies, Wrestling Tweaks and Echidna Business
It’s all true. The Splash Tuesday was not a good day. And while none of you came here for presidential debate analysis, it’s worth noting that what was once a sacrosanct observation in our national political tradition became so messy and vapid that CNN personality Dana Bash called it a “shit show” only minutes after…
4 Notable Martial Arts Masters in Comics
Since the 1970s and the boom of martial arts media, the martial arts master has become a standard trope in comics. Ninjas, samurai, karate fighters and kung-fu masters have been present in comics from a myriad of companies. In many cases, they are portrayed through the lens of a white creator and with a problematic…
‘X of Swords’ continues, Tynion’s ‘Department of Truth’ & More Staff Picks for Sept. 30
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick X-Factor #4: As “X of Swords” rolls on, it looks like maybe The Five are about to resurrect someone they shouldn’t have. It’s hard to say when all you have to go…
What Is the Future of Comics? Take the Xavier Files 2021 Comics Survey and Tell Us
These past few months, for the average person, it’s been hard to look at anything long-term. There are too many questions. When will COVID-19 stop being a controlling factor in our daily lives? What happens with and after the election? Was 22 chapters too much Sword Content? Even within the smaller world of the comics…
These 10 Sword Bearers Are Definitely NOT in ‘X of Swords.’ Sorry.
So everything around Xavier Files Central this week has been about swords, swords and more swords. I don’t know entirely why. Maybe something X-Men related. That’s usually what it is… But seriously, X of Swords has landed, and Sword Bearers and Sword Breakers abound. But not everyone who studied the blade while you were partying…
Why, Will: Stupid Wrestling, ComiXology Sales and Duck Business
Because we can’t start with wrestling *every* week. William C. Nevin Memorial Pick of the Week Bourbon. Comics. Whatever. It’s my pick. This week? A big-ass IDW sale at comiXology. In prepping for our next “Assigned Reading” piece here at Xavier Files, I hit up comiXology to grab the first trade in the IDW TMNT…
Which X-Women Were Each And Every Song On Taylor Swift’s 2020 Album folklore Written About?
Full disclosure: I am not a Taylor Swift fan. Some might assume it’s a matter of taste, others might allude to the fact I’m “old” or “seriously, this is embarrassing, you’re not even the target audience.” Regardless, it was impossible to miss the release of her new album, Folklore, which landed online last month and…
Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! ‘X of Swords’ Tops This Week’s Staff Picks
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick (But Really Everyone’s, But Mostly Zack’s Because It’s His Site, But We Are All Very Excited): X of Swords: Creation #1: Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Listen, if you’re not frothing at…
The Bat-Cycle: Why Batman Swings from Lone Avenger to BatDad, and Why It Works
He is the lone avenger of the night. He sits atop gargoyles in Gotham City, eternally alone in his quest for justice. He is Batman. He is the father figure to a group of young people who fight in his endless war against crime. He works with them to make them better, stronger and frankly…
4 Tales of Young Cyclops (Not to Be Confused with Young Sheldon)
I love Scott Summers. Cyclops has always been my favorite X-man, even when he was at his squarest back in the ’90s cartoon. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I’m pretty square myself. “X-Men #30,” the wedding of Scott and Jean Grey, is a favorite X-Men issue of mine. I can quickly rattle off…
Why, Will: Worrying about Miro, and whether ‘The Boys’ has ‘Watchmen’ vibes
The Best Man Miro might be in trouble. The ‘Rasslin’ Report If I owned stock in Miro — which I don’t, because he’s the professional wrestler formerly known as Rusev — I’d call in a hold or maybe even a sell order into my broker, because I’m down as hell on his AEW debut, primarily…