Eliot Rahal is not a saint. He’s not a hero. He’s just a guy — albeit one who can write some great comics — who lives 15 minutes away from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct, the den of corruption and indifference that became the epicenter of protests after George Floyd’s death at the hands…
One of the beautiful things about Kickstarter as a platform for comics creation is that it allows voices that are marginalized in mainstream comics to be heard. The crime genre is one that has grown considerably in recent years, but, as with much of mainstream comics, it has remained mainly white. So it’s exciting to…
MISSED PART I OF OUR INTERVIEW? READ IT HERE! Black Stars Above is an existential, cosmic and survival horror comic written by Lonnie Nadler, drawn by Jenna Cha, colored by Brad Simpson and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It follows Eulalie, a Métiswoman living in 1887 Canada, who flees the trap her family has set for her…
“I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men’s thoughts lengthen in the afternoon, when the twin suns sink into the lake of Hali; and my mind will bear for ever the memory of the Pallid Mask.” Robert Chambers, The King In Yellow “When you are here and…
As I write this, it’s June 30, the final day of LGBTQ Pride Month (and the eve of Wrath Month). And by a nice coincidence, it’s time for another Kickstarter spotlight. “Glitter Vipers,” from writer Joe Glass (“The Pride”), artist Kate Fleming, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, letterer Lucas Gattoni, editor Ted Brandt (“Crowded”) and cover artist…
Writer W. Maxwell Prince — the man behind the scripts behind the surreal “Ice Cream Man” anthology series at Image Comics and the similarly weird “King of Nowhere” at BOOM Studios — is reclusive…ish. He escaped Twitter (genius), and he gets his comic book industry news, he says, from friends — like when one told…
We close out 2019 with Uncanny X-Men scribe Matthew Rosenberg chatting about his entire career on the X-Books, what went right, what went wrong, and what went weird. You probably shouldn’t miss this one!
This week, Adam goes to New York City Comic Con! Feel free to listen all the way through or skip around to these amazing interviews: Matteo Lolli 2:50 Vita Ayala 10:30 Marcus To 29:25 While Portacio 40:00 German Peralta 1:02:05 Matt Rosenberg 1:11:00 Adriano Di Benedetto 1:34:15 Abe Riesman 1:45:30 Jordan D White 2:11:50 Outro…
Senior X-Men Editor Jordan D White joins us today to talk about his first year overseeing the line as well as what’s to come in the Dawn of X
Zack went to C2E2 last weekend and talked to A BUNCH of creators. Let’s see what that was all about. Check out everyone in this episode like: Matthew Rosenberg Todd Nauck Daniel Kibblesmith Tim Seeley Declan Shalvey Kyle Starks Russel Dauterman And special thanks to con friends Charlie Davis, Chris Eddleman, and Christi Eddleman.
We have Prisoner X writer Vita Ayala joining us this week to talk about their awesome book. It gets real heavy but then we talk about Magic: The Gathering so it’s one of those episodes.
Enter the Age of X-Man with writers Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler. We talk about all the things that make the world tick! Also, there is a siren in the background for a tiny part of it. I promise, I tried to get rid of it as much as possible.
Timelines are confusing. So is having multiple characters with the same name. Luckily, Ed Brisson is here to clean everything up. I’m sure after this the X-Men will no longer be confusing. Also this was recorded before X-Force was announced so be happy we talked about them as much as we did! Check out the Battle of…
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor writer Jim Zub joins us to dive into the wild world of Psylocke, New Tian, and what it’s like to write weird X-Men. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy! Our theme music is Junk…
Guys we have Seanan McGuire on the show this week and I forgot her last night right at the start. I blame it on the cursed object I got the day we recorded. We talk about Emma and Kitty and Gwen and Mystique and all sorts of stuff. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master…