Batman and Robin (?) swing in to save the rest of the Bat family from Hush, a new mayor of Gotham is elected and Bruce says goodbye to Wayne Manor in Detective Comics #1,033 from Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Walker, Andrew Hennesy, Dave McCaig and Rob Leigh. Meanwhile, Harley, Duke Thomas and FBI profiler Hector…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick X-Men #16: When the mutant nation of Krakoa was formed, the X-Men were disbanded as a concept both to keep power on the island balanced among the Quiet Council and to move…
No One’s Rose by Emily Horn, Zac Thompson, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Raúl Angulo and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is an adventure story that explores ecology, utopia and life after calamity. I spoke with Horn and Thompson about the series and their perspectives on utopian fiction, climate change, destructive cycles, Waterworld and more. The following transcription has been…
Comics are literature as much as any other written form. There are works of soaring genius, there are works that please the masses and there are works that are just plain awful. From the days of Classics Illustrated, comics have reached out to traditional literature to find source material that was more “respectable” than what…
In the waning days of the 19th century, portraiture appears to be on its deathbed. With the arrival of photography, there is much debate over the usefulness of portraits now that a device can capture a person just as they appear. For struggling artists Marcel and Alphonse, the beauty in portraiture can never be replaced,…
Hello friends and readers! We have a pint-sized week as this devil year slowly comes to an end! Our very own Double A-Lister Andrea Ayres looks into U.S.Agent #2 and our Conan aficionado Tony Thornley travels to Cimmeria for a comic sized specifically for royalty in King-Sized Conan #1! U.S.Agent #2 Written by: Christopher Priest…
Earth’s mightiest heroes prepare a plan to fell the Godking Knull with more than a few surprises along the way in King in Black #2 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Equally good plotting and artistic beats, a funny and yet earnest…
Winter may have just started but Spring will soon have sprung. We found 10 things in the Marvel Solicits for March 2021 that we can’t wait to thaw out and enjoy! King In Black Comes To A Close We’ve had feelings about King In Black. Some folks have not liked those feelings. But all of…
Betsy Braddock scattered across the multiverse. With the war between Krakoa and Arakko quelled, and Apocalypse gone, Excalibur has been left changed. Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega and Ariana Maher shift through the ashes in Excalibur #16. Charlie Davis: Oh! Dan! You’re here! Man it’s so good to see you. After Nola left to…
Unexpected reunions dominate Doctor Who Comics #2. Written by Jody Houser, penciled by Roberta Ingranata, colored by Enrica Eren Angiolini and Shari Chankhamma, and lettered by Richard Starkings and Sarah Hedrick, the issue finds several familiar faces popping back up. Faces like the Skithra Queen, who joins forces with the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam,…
Like mutantkind in the age of Krakoa, X-Twitter has never flourished more than in the era of comics from HOXPOX onward. From hot takes and #xspoilers, to thoughtful dialogues and good natured roasts, X-Fans have been able to come together to celebrate the incredible characters and stories that have inspired them for decades. Artists on…
Miskatonic’s Magical Misery Tour continues with a trip to Arkham in AfterShock Comics’ Miskatonic #2. Written by Mark Sable, penciled by Giorgio Pontrelli, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Thomas Mauer, Miskatonic #2 finds our intrepid investigators on the run from the Dagon cultists, aiming toward deeper, darker corners of Lovecraft Country. We open…
If you listen to WMQ&A, you know that I am a cat person. My wife and I have a cat, Bess, who pretty much controls every aspect of our lives. But what I talk about less, because we currently don’t have one around the house, is that we are also bunny people. And so when…
“People don’t believe in God,” says Jesus Christ in Second Coming #1, “so much as they hope for a witness to their suffering.” Thus began a series from writer Mark Russell and artist Richard Pace that surprised readers and critics alike. Far from the blasphemous screed the Fox News crowd assumed it would be before…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick Excalibur #16: So Betsy is a sneering stained-glass mosaic, Saturnyne is keeping Jubilee’s son as her dragon pet that can melt reality and the Captain Britain Corps is back with a thicc-ass…