In 2001, I went to the theater to see the big release of the summer. It opened, like many animated tales do, on a narrator expositing about a princess locked in a tower, waiting to be freed by the true loveās kiss of a valiant knight. Our narrator scoffs, āLike thatās ever gonna happen. What…
Much like the Hellfire Gala, our time with X-Factor is at and end. Leah Williams, David BaldeĆ³n, David Messina, Lucas Werneck, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna take a bow with X-Factor #10. Cori McCreery: Well here we are, Andrea. The end of the road. Iām going to very much miss this team, but even more,…
Stan Sakaiās beloved rabbit samurai has won countless fans over his 35-year history, thanks to a clever blend of thrilling action, heartwarming characters and realistic portrayal of Japanese culture. Chibi Usagi brings these fun and thoughtful stories to middle grade readers as an original graphic novel packed with adorable art and captivating energy by Julie…
Hey. You. Yeah, you. Wanna become an expert in Supreme Court K-12 public school student speech jurisprudence? Itās fun and cool, and any olā idiot can write a dissertation on it. Better yet, until last week, it only required a working knowledge of four cases: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969): The…
In their first series of Shang-Chi, Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan reexamined the character, ahead of his feature film debut. It was no small task. Shang-Chi was created as a spin-off of Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu, a character that was considered offensively racist back in the 1930s. But Yang was largely successful in recontextualizing…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishalās Pick: Greek Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer with this all-star anthology featuring stories by Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor, Stephanie Phillips, Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt, Javier Rodriguez,…
Charlie Davis: Itās a new week in wrestling! Wheels are turning on some stories! Weāve got some NJPW news to catch up on and Raw wasā¦ it wasnāt SO BAD? No, that canāt be right. Mikey Zee: Well, Charlie, good for Raw doesnāt necessarily meanā¦ good? But thankfully there was some really solid wrestling this…
Itās twice the Supers, twice the back-ups, and twice the action (though only one Action Comics) on this weekās Superchat! First up, the conclusion to Clark and Jon Kentās battle with the Shadowbreed in Superman #32, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Scott Godlewski, and colored by Gabe Eltaeb, with a back-up concluding the…
Harley Quinnās attempts at rehabilitating Gothamās former clown gang members have hit a rather serious snag. Everyone in her support group has been apprehended by the villainous but State-approved Hugo Strange. Whatās it going to take for Harley to pick herself up and dive right back into the fight? Harley Quinn #4 is written by…
Olympus has fallen and Wonder Woman has arrived with Ratatosk to find out how and why. Wonder Woman #774 continues written by Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad, art by Andy MacDonald, colors by Nick Filardi and letters by Pat Brousseau. Cat Purcell: Iām very sad to see Diana leave Asgard, especially as we know sheās…
Lokiās finally come face to face with himself – or has he? The Variant that the TVA has been hunting down calls herself Sylvie, and clearly wants nothing to do with the Loki name. A mad scramble and a ruined plan leaves the two on a moon on the verge of an apocalypse, and the…
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,038, Batman must deal with being a fugitive in both his identities, as Mr. Worth goes on a rampage and Hue Vileās plans begin to ā¦ come to fruition maybe, as written by Mariko Tamaki, penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic, inked by Daniel Henriques and Bogdanovic, colored by Jordie…
This Event becomes Event(s) in Heroes Reborn #7; the āfinaleā issue before the eponymous Heroes Return. Mephisto Save Us All. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Aaron Kuder & Ed McGuinness. Inked by Mark Morales. Colored by Dean White & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit.Ā Heroes Reborn #7 is a truly weird way to…
Our buddy Beta Ray Bill has had a rough little bit. His friend broke his favorite hammer and his girlfriend called him ugly. It’s enough to drive a man, or horse alien mutated to become the perfect weapon, to drink. Which Bill has done. Along with wrestling moves; many many wrestling moves. But he’s found…
Itās the end for Harry and the brave, hopeless people trying to stop him. Or is it? Letās carve into Maniac of New York #5 by writer Elliott Kalan, artist Andrea Mutti, letterer Taylor Esposito and publisher AfterShock. Whatās a few chisel-chipped teeth, psychosis and forced labor between friends? Letās find out in Bunny Mask…