I have just come home after finishing my freshman year of college. Or as I called it, the worst year of my life. Everything that I used to enjoy, from video games to novels, does nothing to ease the constant emptiness I feel. Nothing is new, everything is something I’ve seen before, played before, read…
The world lives on without Empathy, and it’s not a pretty place. But what is evil, anyway? Frontier, aka Nina, has an eye-opening conversation with Thunder Woman to find out. Finally, what is the big announcement the Commanders in Crisis have to make to the U.S. and the world? Let’s find out in Commanders in…
August, Rylee, Cora & Jennie have organized a “Spook Tour” with their classmates on the most haunted, demon-infested stretch of road in America to fund attending the concert of their dreams. When their visit turns deadly, these four friends race to rescue the missing students … before the town tears them limb from limb. Now…
The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra…
After going up against some of the most dangerous people in the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster’s quest to clear his name of Maria Hill’s murder is almost at an end. He just needs one thing – to study the body language of Okoye – and to do that, he’s going to need to infiltrate one of…
The Home Sick Pilots are reunited, but not for long. Who else knows about the ghosts? Who is killing for them? What has been crawling out of the VHS machine at night with blood on its rewindable mind? Be kind as we rewind Home Sick Pilots #4 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard, Aditya Bidikar and…
In the midst of “Operation: Starlight”, Kes Dameron & Princess Leia reflect on their lost loves in Star Wars #12 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles While this issue technically continues the “Operation: Starlight” storyline, which features the post-Empire Strikes Back Rebel Alliance…
Jude Jones: So I’ve been pretty hard on this series and…I’m not ashamed. It wasn’t necessarily bad but I found myself repeatedly unsatisfied. But I realized that maybe, just maybe, I was looking at this all wrong. Instead of approaching every story like it should be this encapsulated, logical, coherent, fulfilling vignette, I should just…
Thena’s questionable dating history gets scrutinized, but the Eternals are no closer to finding the traitor in Eternals #3, written again by Kieron Gillen, art by Esad Ribić, colors by Matthew Wilson, with VC’s Clayton Cowles doing the lettering and design. Zoe Tunnell: WHO KILLED THE PRIME ETERNAL??? Three issues in and I still don’t…
The U-Foes bring the fight to our poor weakened Hulk as his haphazard crew make a startling discovery in Immortal Hulk #44 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Hiya Zach! Nice to see y’all…
Boneyard’s Haunted. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna do a spook in X-Factor #8. Cori McCreery: Hey Andrea, do you like ghost stories? Andrea Ayres: Hey Cori, I love them. Eye-Boy Sees Dead People CM: Alright so first we get a flashback to set the stage, and I absolutely love the idea…
It’s “en media res” the comic book by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Marco Menyz, Dale Eaglesham, Morry Hollowell, and Travis Lanham! After a year of delays, Non-Stop Spider-Man finally hits stands this week. The series is built around the concept of a high octane, all action Spider-Man story, a literal interpretation of the…
The mysterious and long awaited CHILDREN OF THE ATOM are here! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham introduce us to the newest round of X-Kids in Children of the Atom #1. Kenneth Laster: After (checks watch) almost a year? Children of the Atom #1 is finally here! Cassie, have you been amongst…
For our WandaVision episode 9 recap, we find Mikey Zee floating in the sky, holding ComicsXF hostage as he ponders the denouement of the first Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. Mikey Zee: So, it’s finally come to this. At last, my WandaVision column will finally come to an end. All of my planning… to…
Live your life with the stupid confidence of Michael Larson. But be less stupid. Ten comics — including a familiar one in the pole position — and a little game show history coming your way in this week’s X Spot. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Black Cotton #1. Story: Patrick Foreman and Brian Hawkins,…