Hi, I’m Robert Secundus, and welcome to the 616, the first and only home for Marvel Fan Election Polling commentary. Today I’m going to be talking about our X-Men Election model and its predictions. What experience do I have in polling, statistics modelling, or elections? Absolutely none, but I followed 538’s articles and podcasts for…
Subscription services are everywhere, from Spotify to Netflix to Xbox Game Pass and so many more. And they’ve become a pretty big deal in comics, too, with Marvel Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, Hoopla and DC Universe among others. With DC Universe Infinite launching this week and shifting to a comics-specific service, it seems like a good…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zoe’s Pick: King in Black: Black Knight #1: Because YOU demanded it (and he was supposed to be in a movie by now), Dane Whitman is back in Black and stabbing goo dragons. Wait, did…
CXF Division Field Office #218 Location: [REDACTED], Ohio Mikey Zee: Well, we’ve picked up some significant anomalous materials from this week’s broadcast. Myself and my partner on today’s mission (and life) Charlie Davis have attempted to identify recurring themes and significant… refractions from established source material. I believe we have compiled a thorough report for…
Loyal Content Consumer, we made it through another week. Together. 10. Batman: Dreamland. Writer: Alan Grant, Artists: Norm Breyfogle and Noelle C. Giddings, Publisher: DC “Batman: The Abduction” was at least charming in its weirdness: Was Batman really taken by little green men to be poked and prodded? Did he travel the cosmos via astral…
Greetings and salutations, friends. We’re headed back to the future (Acknowledge the pun! Acknowledge it!) with three time-tossed tales from Detective Comics Comics. First, Brian Michael Bendis and Riley Rossmo future hard with a vengeance in Legion of Super-Heroes #1. Then, Mark Russell and Steve Pugh do their social-issues schtick in Superman vs. Imperious Lex…
This Sunday, WWE will run its annual Royal Rumble Pay Per View. 30 wrestlers will enter the match with a chance to win and challenge for a championship match at Wrestlemania! It’s like Christmas morning for us wrestling fans: thrills, chills and surprise entrants keep us on our toes for an hour. We decided here…
What is Black Hat? Who is the mysterious man pulling its strings? Why is he in Cole Turner’s apartment? Cole questions whether he’s on the right side of the War for the Truth in The Department of Truth #5 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: While…
Space. The final frontier. These are the comics of the Federation from IDW Publishing. We’re looking at the complete miniseries Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Too Long a Sacrifice, where a series of murders on Deep Space Nine at the height of the Federation and its allies’ war with the Dominion sets Constable Odo on…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Bruce Wayne continues his quest to stop the Magistrate with no resources but his mind, and Red Hood continues his quest to prove he is the worst former Robin by joining the Batfamily’s enemies. We see these two new tales of Gotham in Future State: Dark…
The Runaways have been through a lot. While many assumed them lost during the great comics pause of 2020, the book made a surprise comeback, pick up right where they left off. Perhaps a crossover with the hottest property this side of Venom will help? Writer Rainbow Rowell and artist Andrés Genolet sure hope so….
Heavy comes the Griever at the End of All Things in Fantastic Four #28. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Fantastic Four #28 finds the First Family defending the Forever Gate, a high-tech entryway into every point across all realities and times. But can…
Malik and Paula. El and Jay. Choices will be made and fates sealed near the corpse of a god in BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 by Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design. Chris Eddleman: Andrea, the first arc of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead…
Crom! Conan is in a bit of a tight spot. Stealing an ancient cursed sword will do that in this issue Jim Zub, Luca Pizzari, Israel Silva and Travis Lanham show us the consequences the Cimmerian faces. Sometimes you just need good fun fantasy. What could provide that better than a cult favorite warrior getting…
I started the first issue the day I lost my job. The call from my boss had come at the end of the work day, masked in the faux-casual tones of a friendly check-in. Only gradually did I begin to process what I was hearing: that the company had decided to hone its focus; that…