In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnāt be necessary. Unfortunately, we arenāt so lucky. Mikhail now has the Cerebro Sword containing all of Krakoaās secrets, a (supposedly) Omega Level mutant at his disposal, and an uneasy relationship with the evil organization who used Dominoās body parts for villainous deeds. Will Beast be able to get to…
The Mojoverse is a cold and cruel place, where content creators fight for scraps to feed the empty void of validation inside them. Leah Williams, David BaldeĆ³n, and Israel Silva fight for their scraps in X-Factor #3. Cori McCreery: Leeeeeetās get ready to RUUUUUUUUUUUMMBLEEEEE!!!!! It seems like just yesterday that we got X-Factor #2, and…
Welcome to our inaugural Ultramania! A column about Marvelās Ultraman books by our kaiju crew Ritesh Babu and Ian Gregory. We are introduced to the mysterious United Science Patrol, and their war against dreaded kaiju through the eyes of Science Patrol aspirants Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji in this inaugural look at Marvelās take on…
Kate Pryde is back. Gerry Duggan, Mateo Lolli, and Edgar Delgado bring us a new phase in Marauders #12. Christina Eddleman: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *breath* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Okay. Now that thatās out of my system, Vishal, your initial thoughts about this weekās issue? Vishal Gullapalli: *banging fists on table* KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE…
Tristan Palmgren is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer of the upcoming Domino: Strays, coming out on October 6th, 2020. Their debut novel Quietus, a genre-warping blend of historical fiction and space opera set during the Black Death,Ā was published by Angry Robot Books March, 2018. The sequel, Terminus, was released in November, 2018. Andrea Ayers of Xavier Files…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Will’s Pick Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1: During the height of the pandemic in the spring, Team Ice Cream Man – writer W. Maxwell Prince, artist Martin Morazzo, colorist Chris O’Halloran…
BOOM Studios on Tuesday launched a Kickstarter for the graphic novel collections of BRZRKR, an upcoming series about an immortal warrior seeking to end his life, a development project for actor Keanu Reeves, co-written by Matt Kindt, drawn by Ron Garney, colored by Bill Crabtree and lettered by Clem Robbins. By Friday, it had made…
The Doctor. The Last of the Time Lords. The Oncoming Storm. And now…Conqueror of DEATH ITSELF?! At least thatās what Time Lord Victorious, a huge multiplatform crossover event, supposes. Now, the event, which brings together the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors (and maybe some surprises) comes to Titan Comics in the form of Doctor Who:…
The algorithm on Instagram serves me two things: Beautiful, busty women and Sonic the Hedgehog content. I didnāt ask for this. I didnāt want to be this person, but none of us gets to choose our fate. Iāve tried to fill this void with the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog series, but it is far too…
A tale of sin, survival and space robots. Creator Livio Ramondelli, letterer Tom B. Long and editor David Mariotte tell the story of four robots eternally bound by a āKill Lockā for each of their very different, heinous crimes. Now, they struggle to survive together, as if one of them dies, they all do. Ari…
Up-and-coming indie comics creators and start-up publishers need to answer a lot of questions. How much money do I need to publish my comic?Ā How can I work with comic shops to market the comics?Ā How do I select a printer?Ā Entertainment contracts attorney Gamal Hennessy seeks to answer those questions in The Business of Independent Comic…
Sometimes you get what you want, on page, spelled out, from your favorite comics: sometimes you have to guess or invent. Weāve both been X-fans since the early 1980s, when no mutants were queer or trans on-pageāso we decided which ones were queer and trans for us. (Except Warlock, who weāll defend for the rest…
She’s a futuristic techno-horror story about the obsessions of a toxic-relationship. He’s a modern-day retelling of Beowulf that pits biker against beast. Let’s see if sparks fly when Zoe Tunnell reviews AfterShock’s Lonely Receiver #1 and Robert Secundus reviews AWA’s Grendel, Kentucky #1. Lonely Receiver #1 Writer: Zac Thompson, Artist: Jen Hickman, Letterer: Simon Bowland,…
The Kuberts are the first family of comics. Joe Kubert produced comics from 1943, the heart of the Golden Age, until right before his death in 2012. His sons, Andy and Adam, have been two of comicsā best regarded artists for over 20 years. His granddaughter Katie Kubert has edited for both Marvel and DC….
The mailbag? Yeah, itās full as hell. And Now, Your Questions Tweet me (@willnevin) or just scream at me with some stupid thing you want answered. If you donāt ask me questions, Iāll find you and beg you for them. Donāt make me beg. @BigDadEnergy_: What lessons from pushing the Inhumans can Marvel apply to…