Welcome to Bonus Reading, a weekly feature in which Matthew Lazorwitz looks at four (or so) comics linked by a common character, creator or theme. Patreon backers of the WMQ&A podcast can request a custom Bonus Reading column built around their fave. Sign up here. This week, two new all-ages graphic novels are out from two…
That special something, that hidden talent, that wildcard, that X-Factor. Itâs that thing you just canât quite pin down, and itâs as applicable for the colloquialism as it is the X-Men franchise that bears the name. There have been many different squads who go by the moniker X-Factor, and today, weâre going to rank them…
This week’s roundup of indie comics reviews has a heavily licensed flavor, as Zachary Jenkins decides, “Why not read Sonic the Hedgehog comics?” and Robert Secundus acquaints himself with BOOM Studios’ “Ultimate Spider-Man”-ified take on the world of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” But first, Rob looks at what Vault Comics’ “No One’s Rose” can teach…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnât be necessary. Unfortunately, we arenât so lucky. In X-Force #10, the team revisit the threat of Terra Verde. Will X-Force ever be the same? Will Beastâs morally grey decisions come back to bite him in his furry, blue, bottom? Does Kenneth even remember what Beast did because itâs been…
The Fantastic Four are out of gas and in need of assistance out in space, finding themselves wrapped up in a combination coliseum/casino plot in this lead-up to Empyre! Writer Dan Slott, artists RB Silva and Sean Izaakse, colorists Marte Gracia and Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna bring us this far flung first family…
Since comics are a silent medium, mispronunciations of character names can be a common problem. Youâre not alone if you grew up thinking Magneto was pronounced with a ânetâ instead of the correct âneatâ syllable and felt a little surprised hearing it out loud in the animated series or the arcade game. Well, today we…
Released this year from Secret Acres, The Marchenoir Library is the latest work in Alex Degenâs unusual career. Degen, an American cartoonist, has created a unique graphic novel told entirely through the front and back covers of a fictional superhero series. We are given brief descriptions of the titular Marchenoir, her recurring allies and enemies,…
Last week when I said I need to write? This was one of those weeks. Today (July 6): Clifton Park, New Yorkâs Adirondack Taekwondo Reopens âThe virus is with us, but with need to live with it.â Thatâs what the anonymous Trump administration official told NBC News, and I swear to Christ it was the…
âAnywhere can be paradise as long as you have the will to live,â is a surprisingly hopeful quote from an incredibly depressing place at the end of the film The End Of Evangelion. It has inspired me to keep living, and keep trying to live, through a manner of situations on countless days over the…
Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DCeased: Dead Planet #1: Once more unto the zom-breach. An all-grown-up Jon Kent, Damian Wayne and Cassie Sandsmark headline the latest helping of DC’s zombie-apocalypse franchise, written by Tom Taylor (“X-Men Red”) and drawn by…
A Look at the Finale of Superior Spider-Man (2019) Twilight will come for the gods, and the status quo will be reset; Batman will be young again, Spider-Man will become unmarried, and everything begins anew. The idea of this Ragnarok for these characters is divisive for many. Conceptually, losing out on years of progress and…
Star Wars. Conan. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Firefly. Usagi Yojimbo. Alien. Predator. Did I miss any? The above is a list of licenses Dark Horse Comics has lost since 2014.The last two happened just this past week, as Marvel announced Thursday it had acquired the Alien and Predator licenses with an eye toward publishing comics based on them…
As I write this, itâs June 30, the final day of LGBTQ Pride Month (and the eve of Wrath Month). And by a nice coincidence, itâs time for another Kickstarter spotlight. âGlitter Vipers,â from writer Joe Glass (âThe Prideâ), artist Kate Fleming, colorist Kelly Fitzpatrick, letterer Lucas Gattoni, editor Ted Brandt (âCrowdedâ) and cover artist…
Writer W. Maxwell Prince â the man behind the scripts behind the surreal âIce Cream Manâ anthology series at Image Comics and the similarly weird âKing of Nowhereâ at BOOM Studios â is reclusiveâŚish. He escaped Twitter (genius), and he gets his comic book industry news, he says, from friends â like when one told…
Welcome to Bonus Reading, a weekly feature in which Matthew Lazorwitz looks at four (or so) comics linked by a common character, creator or theme. Patreon backers of the WMQ&A podcast can request a custom Bonus Reading column built around their fave. Sign up here. Comics have always been political. Even during the years when…