New Mutants #24: Welcome to the Second Chance Lagoon
It’s reunion time! It’s also time for forgiveness and kisses! Join us for an in-depth discussion of New Mutants #24.
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The Future Man Is In The Now in X Deaths of Wolverine #2
Moira’s chase continues as Omega Wolverine enters the story proper in X Deaths of Wolverine #2 by Benjamin Percy, Federico Vincentini, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Cassie Tongue: Wolverine has finally shown up in the series bearing his name – or has he? That’s one of the questions we’re facing in X Deaths of Wolverine…
The C2E2 Tapes: Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott Get Supermassive
In December, ComicsXF’s intrepid head honcho, Zachary Jenkins, hit the floor of C2E2 with a microphone in his hand and a hankering to talk to as many creators as he could get five minutes alone with. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of those interviews. Thirty years ago, Image Comics introduced the…
Book of Boba Fett Episode Six
Grogu faces a choice, the Mandalorian makes some friends, and Boba Fett…is there in “From the Desert Comes A Stranger”, chapter six of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau and directed by Dave Filoni. Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam, to the penultimate episode of what is turning out to…
Thirty-Three Creator Juan Ponce Takes a Second Stab at Crowdfunding Via Zoop
After a bit of a hiatus, it’s time to return to Crowdfunding Q&A. Currently on the blockchain-free comics crowdfunding platform Zoop, Thirty-Three is an action comedy family drama. That’s a lot of adjectives right there! ComicsXF’s own Cat Purcell reviewed the book when it was on Kickstarter, a review you can read here, but after…
Monkey Prince #1 is Fun and So Much More
Marcus Shugel-Shen wasn’t always afraid, but a nighttime visit from a Batman threatening one’s parents tends to leave a lasting impact on a child. Since then, fear has defined much of Marcus’ life, but when a strange janitor in a new school encourages him to face his fears, Marcus dives right in and discovers a…
Bridges and Expectations in The Thing #4
Things aren’t just getting weird; they’re getting cosmically so. Ben Grimm’s starting to miss his teammates, but with the Fantastic Four out of town, it’s up to the Thing and his new companions to continue unraveling this mystery—and that trail leads them all the way up to the Blue Area of the Moon. The Thing…
Gaze into the Abyss with Psycho-Pirate and the Rest of This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition)
The mystery of Abyss and his connection to Batman Incorporated begins to unravel as Batman leads a jailbreak in Batman #120, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup feature, Maps Mizoguchi learns what is taking children and Batman faces…
X-Lives of Wolverine #2: Can You Bear the Past?
X-Lives of Wolverine #2 explores Wolverine’s troubled past. The question we ask, can he bear it or has he reached a breaking point?
We Reckon With The Meaning of Justice in Sabretooth #1
For breaking the laws of Krakoa, Sabretooth was dragged into the Pit, sentenced to an eternity of torment. But no prison can hold him – or can it? A sentient island staffed by mutants has many kinds of walls. Sabretooth #1 is a gory journey into the carceral state of Krakoa written by Victor LaValle,…
Ain’t No Thing but Chicken Wings as the Simonsons Return in X-Men Legends #11
Just in time to celebrate 40 years of the original New Mutants, catch up with some old friends — like Sunspot, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Boom-Boom, Dani Moonster and Rictor — as Caliban leads Famine and War, the remaining Horsemen of Apocalypse, in a hunt for new blood. Witness a never-before-seen link between the New Mutants and…
Book of Boba Fett Episode 5
The Book of Boba Fett takes a narrative detour to check in with an old friend, as the Mandalorian returns and meets some old friends(?), gets a new ship, and is offered a job in “Return of the Mandalorian”, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. Austin Gorton: Mark, welcome back to…
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Felicia? Jed MacKay Writes Black Cat Right
Two Spider-Man comics. One One Black Cat. Did either of them get Felicia right? Amazing Spider-Man #87 comes courtesy of writer Jed MacKay, artist Carlos Gómez, colorist Bryan Valenza, and letterer Joe Caramagna. Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 is (also) written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Erick Arciniega, and…
Are We X-Static for The X-Cellent #1? A Spoiler-Free Review
They were loved by their adoring fans. They were reviled by the harsh press. They lived, they loved, they fought and they died…a lot – all for the sake of fame. They were the X-Statix, a team of mutant celebrities fighting for a brighter world and an even brighter spotlight! But they’re old news now…
Supermen of Different Worlds Face Different Problems in This Month’s SuperChat
Things change, things end, things begin again, but one thing remains—Superman fights for a better world, no matter which world it might be. On Earth, Jonathan Kent tries to stop a leviathan, but things get quickly out of hand when Bendix’s Gamorran task force shows up in Superman: Son of Kal-El #7, written by Tom…