If youâve ever spoken to anyone whoâs met or interacted with Keith Giffen at a convention, they typically tend to have one recurring bit of advice to offer from their experience: Donât bring up Lobo. Donât ask him about it. He doesnât like to talk about it. And it makes sense. But to understand why,…
Twenty years ago, Lucy Weber fought madmen and monsters. Today, she finds her marriage falling apart and her children in danger. And now past threats, and rogue heroes, return to herald the end of the world in Black Hammer: Reborn #3, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Caitlin Yarsky, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered…
Amazing Spider-Manâs finale event barrels frustratingly to a non-conclusion in Sinister War #4. Written by Nick Spencer & Ed Brisson; Drawn by Mark Bagley, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Inked by Andrew Hennessy, Andy Owens, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Colored by Brian Reber with Andrew Crossley; Lettered by Joe Caramagna. Sinister War #4 feels…
Everything is going wrong and Tarn wants his stuff back!
The Toddâs core text dips back into thematic excess amid some substantial worldbuilding as the Spawnâs Universe branding reaches Spawn #321, written by Todd McFarlane, drawn by Carlo Barberi and Thomas Nachlik, colored by Jay David Ramos and Andrew Dalhouse, and lettered by Tom Orzechowski. *TW/CW: This review contains mentions of sexual assault and trafficking.* …
Gabbyâs dead, Rahneâs confused, and the Shadow King is messing with who knows how many teen minds! Plus Warpath leads a second team of mutant kids as theyâŠ. clean dayglo space-nudibranches off a dome on the moon?!?! New Mutants #21, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham with Joe Caramagna. …
I have a vivid memory of standing in line at McDonalds with my grandfather when I was just 8 years old. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie had just hit theaters and the fast-food juggernaut (knowing exactly which way the wind was blowing) had announced the inclusion of Power Rangers toys in each of their…
âWhy am I like this?â What a loaded question right? It definitely comes with a burden of uncomfortable introspection and contemplation about the changes we might want to make moving forward. After all, we canât change the past, right? What weâve already done, for better or worse, is permanently imprinted onto us, and what people…
Titansâ third season continues with âLazarusâ, which offers some answers about how Jason Todd became the Red Hood while also inspiring even more questions. Liz Large: Episode five is here, and with it comes a new co-writer. Corey, after watching you tweet through the experience of watching Titans for the first time I am VERY…
Remember Man-Slaughter? Us neither! But heâs back for more plant shenanigans in X-Force #22 by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, and Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. Ari Bard: The plants are everywhere! There are different strains and theyâre infectious and they all matter EXCEPT Black Tom Cassidy and his veg. Percy has made it very clear that…
Mikey: Well, in the wake of SummerSlam and CM Punk, itâs almost like things have been reset. This week was all about how things changed–or didnât–in the shuffle. Vishal: Also Takeover! Sadly. Charlie: Iâm getting an anxiety ulcer waiting on Adam Cole news! Thanks wrestling! Forrest: Excited to talk about NXT Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mattâs Pick: Batman: Fear State Alpha: Shine the event signal! The Scarecrow plot cooking in Batman culminates in this new big-deal story written by James âSubstackâ Tynion IV and drawn by Riccardo Federici. ($4.99) Previously,…
What happens when the lights go dark? Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber and Joe Sabino answer that in Dark Ages #1. Ask any American parent what their childâs favorite food is and two answers will repeat more than any other: chicken nuggets and macaroni & cheese. Thereâs nothing wrong with these meals, per se….
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: Subscribe As first reported by Entertainment Weekly, it appears that âHead of Xâ scribe Jonathan Hickman isn’t contracted to do…
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum where the creepy, crawly things will slither over your bones as you decay into the dry dust of timelessness. But before that, before youâre just a line in a review or on a tombstone, youâve got to hit the ground in the overstuffed anniversary Ice Cream Man…