Marvelâs first theme park tie-in miniseries wraps this week in a globe-trotting adventure. W.E.B. of Spider-Man #5 is written by Kevin Schinick, drawn by Alberto Alburquerque, colored Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Joe Sabino. Weâre now five issues in, at the end of the road for this confusing little mini and it’s still no clearer…
A.C. Esguerra is a comics author and illustrator. Their debut, black-and-white, original graphic novel, Eighty Days â a queer romance inspired by the early days of aviation â was published by BOOM Studiosâ Archaia imprint this month. A novella version of the story won a Prism Queer Press Grant Award in 2016. Esguerra was born…
Tony Starkâs long, strange trip barrels toward a grim conclusion in Iron Man #12. Written by Christopher Cantwell; Drawn by Angel Unzueta; Colored by Frank DâArmata; Lettered by Joe Caramagna Oh, look! If itâs not the consequences for Tony Starkâs actions! Finally we come to Taa II, ahead of Tonyâs ad-hoc team of allies. Tony…
Luke Skywalker runs scared as Darth Vader runs roughshod over him in Star Wars: Darth Vader #16 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Jason Keith and Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Synching back up with the âWar of the Bounty Huntersâ crossover after last issueâs Ochi of Bestoon sidequest,…
I turned 39 (!) a few days ago. Iâm not old, but Iâm older. Kids call me sir, unprompted. I like less and less popular musicâŚoh who am I kidding, I donât know whatâs popular! As a writer, i have a simultaneously ironic and horrifying question: do people still say âlitâ? Hell, I still say…
Kang throws the FF an anniversary bash from beyond the veil of time in Fantastic Four #35. Written by Dan Slott, Jason Loo, and Mark Waid; Drawn by John Romita Jr, Jason Loo, and Paul Renuad; Inked by JP Mayer, Scott Hanna, Cam Smith, Rafael Fonteriz, and Mark Morales; Colored by Marte Gracia & Erick…
Our mutant pirates (technically theyâre privateers) head to the newly-terraformed Mars! But they donât expect what they get from the new bad guy they meet at the spaceport. He doesnât expect them either, since heâs been mindwiped. Who will shoot first? Marauders #24, writing by Gerry Duggan, art by Phil Noto, letters by Cory Petit….
A national trauma has been successfully weaponized, which is probably fine and very unlikely to end in tears or provoke an army of ghosts to flood from the Earth to seek revenge. But letâs keep an eye on it anyway in Home Sick Pilots #9, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by…
Is there such a thing as the perfect crime? Sure, all the evidence points to Magneto, but can it really be that easy? Nothing is what it seems on Krakoa. Find out what happens when Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, and Edgar Delgado bring us along to solve the case of who killed the Scarlet Witch…
Episode 7 of Titans is here, bringing with it delights like ice cream, puppies, and handwritten letters to friends. Letâs get into â51%â. Liz Large: Jason! Youâve returned from the dead, just like another Jason I know. Glad youâre here to talk about this episode with me! Jason Large: Lazarus pits take 1-2 episodes. Iâm…
Archie Comics has been publishing all-ages tales of the Riverdale gang for 80 years, and while the core of the gang remains the big five (Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie), plenty of other characters have joined the gang. While many come and go after a couple years, a few stick around, like Moose Mason,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mattâs Pick: Batman: The World: Batman goes beyond borders as a platoon of international writers and artists tell tales of the Dark Knight set in their home countries, led by the Batman: Damned team of…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekâs best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. To my sons, Spider-Man isnât a character. In a weird way, coming full circle from his days on Toei-produced Sentai…
Chaos escalates as the Multiverse threatens to tear itself apart, leaving the superheroes of all worlds desperately trying to play catch up. President Superman joins the fight, after being ripped from Earth-D, while on the Prime Earth whatâs left of the League works to identify the cause of all this Multiversal madness – and launch…
A Hand assassin, a mother, a Hellion. Kwannon, Revanche, Psylocke. Known by many names, in many roles, in many bodies, this mutant telepath debuted in 1993, and has long been an unresolved piece of the X-Men puzzle. After a body swap with the white X-Men member Betsy Braddock, and later death to the Legacy Virus…