Ahsoka goes on a journey through her past and emerges with a new outlook (and new color scheme) in Ahsoka episode five, “Shadow Warrior”, written and directed by Dave Filoni. Austin Gorton: Adam! I see you’ve followed the map I left in an orb buried in a temple activated by a stone plinth, and found…
The Fall of X is here in an all new X-Chat! Shadowkat is out for blood, Firestar is in over her head and Iron Man and Emma Frost screw up in X-Men #26 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Jim Towe & Javier Pina, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In X-Force…
It’s the power of nothing versus the hordes of Genesis & Annihilation in X-Men Red #15 written by Al Ewing, art by Yildiray Cinar, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Ariana Maher. Think about your first memory: the clarity, the circumstances, the people. Do you smile when you think of it? Recoil in embarrassment…
All kinds of stuff hits the fan as Ahsoka and Sabine cross blades with Baylan and Shin as they attempt to thwart Morgan’s reunion with Thrawn in Ahsoka episode four, “Fallen Jedi,” written by Dave Filoni and directed by Peter Ramsey. Reaching the halfway point of the season by the end of the episode, “Fallen…
Selene wants the External Gate back, but Xavier is just not in the mood for visitors, and the mutant diaspora finds an unlikely ally in Immortal X-Men #15, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Paco Medina, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Mark, I understand you’ve been a bit under…
Click here to read Part I. Click here to read Part II. Sometimes a year’s worth of comic books feels like a day, and sometimes a day feels like a year. Our first two parts of this three-part look back at Grant Morrison’s New X-Men (2001-04) were written and edited before Fall of X (2023)….
Two of Birnin T’Chaka’s most powerful crime families are about to become one in a wedding that is the talk of Wakanda. Neither Black Panther nor Beisa are on the guest list, but that won’t stop them from making an appearance at this who’s-who of Wakanda’s rich, powerful and dangerous, especially with the assassin Deathlok…
Hot on the trail of the stolen hyperdrive engine, Sabine renews her Jedi training regime to frustrating results while Hera discovers the New Republic has a lot of the same problems as the Old one in Ahsoka episode 03, “Time to Fly”, directed by Steph Green and written by Dave Filoni. “Time to Fly” is…
Cindy Moon hits the dreamy high seas in Silk #3, written by Emily Kim, drawn by IG Guara, colored by Ian Herring and lettered by Ariana Maher. Even though Cindy Moon being stuck in a loop of dreams sucks, I like how writer Emily Kim allows Cindy takes a moment to enjoy the fact that…
Ever wonder where the Golden Age Human Torch got his sense of morality, or why Mar-Vell threw his lot in with humankind? Or why you shouldn’t take calls on your phone while battling the Lizard? Find these answers and more — with feeling — in Marvel Age #1,000, with writing by Jason Aaron, Armando Ianucci,…
The titular star of LucasFilm’s latest streaming series, Ahsoka, has a rich cross-media history in Star Wars. She debuted in The Clone Wars animated series (the canonical Dave Filoni one, not the earlier Genndy Tartakovsky one), made a smattering of appearances in the animated followup Rebels, starred in a few novels and comic book stories,…
Click here to read Part One! Welcome back to our three-part look back at the Grant Morrison — and Frank Quitely and John Paul Leon and Phil Jimenez and others — run of New X-Men! From the first arcs — “E Is for Extinction” and its successors, dealing with Cassandra Nova — we’ve seen how…
The five crime families that rule Birnin T’Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests: the cyborg assassin known as Deathlok. Black Panther #3 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen and Mack Chater, inked…
After the events of the Hellfire Gala, Jean’s life is in shambles. Literally. But that’s nothing new for a woman who was into resurrection before it was cool. A life rife with retcons invites plentiful possibilities for different pasts and futures—which path(s) will Jean take? Jean Grey #1 written by Louise Simonson, drawn by Bernard…
In Norse myths, they called him Thunderer. Vuer has he been called, and Hloriddi. The Gods know him as Asgard’s King, keeper of Mjolnir, hero of the tales. When injustice grips the Earth and ancient powers bring down the sky, he fights for those who cannot — and when the tale is done, we will…