In Jonathan Hickman and Rod Reis latest New Mutants tale, our heroes find themselves enjoying space until Shi’ar politics ruin their fun. Zach Rabiroff: Huh. That was weird. Feels like weâve been sitting very quietly in space for, like, a month for some reason. Wonder what that was all about. Well, anyway, weâre back with…
Welcome friends to this, our first installment of Marvel Files: Threefer Madness! This week Zack Jenkins and Tony Thornley are looking at three of the big releases this week: Hawkeye: Freefall #1, Star Wars #1, and Daredevil #16! Hawkeye: Freefall #1 ZJ: Shocking everyone, Hawkeye has become an intimidating character to write in the last…
The pieces Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Lucas Werneck, and Fredrico Blee have been setting up are finally coming into play in Marauder #5. While the Hellfire Trading Company is facing butting heads with each other, their dominance on the high seas is challenged by an allegiance between the nations who find Krakoa distasteful, and human…
An all-new and very mighty creative team of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino takes the helm of THOR! Thor is now All-Father and there is peace across the Realms, but you know what they say: heavy is the head that wears the crownâŚand things are rarely peaceful for long in Asgard. …
Magneto, Apocalypse, and Xavier have lunch with diplomats, while Cyclops and Gorgon ensure to harm comes to them in Jonathan Hickman, Lenil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, and the late Gerry Alanguilanâs X-Men #4. Chris Eddleman: Rob, even after the miss that was the last issue of this book, Iâve been craving some X-Men. The main…
A veritable smorgasbord of Marvel writers and artists bring us a murder mystery, as well as tantalize with lead-ins and hooks for the stories of 2020 in this follow-up to the story spine of Marvel Comics #1000 and 1001. Ari Bard: Incoming was⌠not what I thought it was going to be and pretty fun? …
Tini Howard and Marcus To continue to cast a spell in Excalibur #4. Captain Britain becomes authorized, the Akkaba Coven makes their move, and Rictor is worshiped as a god as this opening arc spirals towards its’ conclusion. Charlie: Hey Nola. IâM NOT DEAD. A little ritual magic, strength of will, and the power of friendship has…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnât be necessary. But as the past three issue have told us, that is not the case. In X-Force #4, Ben Percy and Joshua Cassara finally hit their stride in giving us Mutant CIA and the brains and the brawn of Mutant Intelligence. This All-New, All-Different, All-State-Sanctioned X-Force doesnât come…
In Gerry Duggan and Lucas Wernekâs Marauders #4, the team splits up to handle the core tenets of their mandate. Storm leads a group to rescue mutants while Kate and Bishop go on a heist while expanding the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Company. Meanwhile, the humans recuit pre-teen terrorists to combat the Marauders. Christi…
Reveling in the paradise of Krakoa, Glob Herman and Armor question how any mutant could want to stay away. Inspired, they set off on an adventure to bring their friends Beak and Angel to the island. Unfortunately, in Ed Brisson, Flaviano, and Marco Faillaâs New Mutants #3 & 4, their plan doesnât go off without…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnât be necessary. That lasted a matter of days. In X-Force #3, Ben Percy and Joshua Cassara pick up right where the last issue left off. Domino is recovered, Charles Xavier is resurrected, and something of a⌠âforceâ is created on Krakoa. This X-Force isnât showing signs of stopping so…
Tini Howard and Marcus To continue to cast a spell in Excalibur #3. As Captain Britain and her knights battle the forces of Otherworld, â˘â¤ČŚâ⢠finds the key to his experiments in Julio Rictor. Nola Pfau: Welcome to the latest installment of Excalibuddies! As always, Charlie and I are here to provide you some in-depth…
Sebastian Shaw has machinations. Machinations bore out in Gerry Duggan, Michele Bandini, Elisabeth D’Amico, and Federico Blee’s Marauders #3. His son, Shinobi, is reborn, and Shaw sees this as an opportunity to consolidate power on Krakoa. Ever the scheamer, he tells Shinobi that his previous death was orchestrated by Emma Frost & Kate Pryde, setting…
The Savage Land is under attack in X-Men #3 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Sunny Gho, and Rain Beredo. Cyclops, Emma Frost, and Sebastian Shaw confront Hordeculture, a group of radical bioterrorists comprised of elderly women with massive plans. Plans that are threatened by Krakoa. They show the X-Men the extent of…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnât be necessary. That lasted a matter of days. In X-Force #2, Ben Percy, Joshua Cassara, and Dean White show us Krakoa in mourning. When beloved leader Charles Xavier is brutally assassinated, some turn to faith, others to science, and others to revenge. Unfortunately, there is no fix during a…