āWeāre made up of all the things that happen to us. The good things fill your heart. But the bad things, and what we choose to do with them, really make us who we are,ā says Casey Brinke, cosmic EMT, in Doom Patrol #5. āIāll keep choosing love.ā And then she lights the match that…
TMNT #107 — Story: Sophie Campbell, Script/Colors: Ronda Pattison, Art: Nelson Daniel, Letters: Shawn Lee, Story consulting: Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz, Publisher: IDW TMNT Annual 2020 — Story: Tom Waltz, Art: Adam Gorham, Colors: John Rauch & Michael Garland, Letters: Shawn Lee, Publisher: IDW Change is hard. Especially when youāre fighting a mutant snake…
Hedra took my breath away. I’ve read it three times, each time unearthing something different. It may be wordless, but it’s left me with a lot to say. Writer and artist Jesse Lonergan is the powerhouse behind Hedra, published by Image Comics. Translating the comic’s name from the ancient Greek, Hedra means “face of a…
Yee-haw! We do Westerns now, pardner! OK, enough of that. We’re breaking form from your regular (as of the past month) Indie Triple Play to bring you two reviews of comics of a similar bent, as Matthew Lazorwitz reviews Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ latest OGN, Pulp, and Will Nevin looks at the second issue…
High noon in a desert town. Two men face off, hands on the butts of their holstered revolvers. [Groteās note: Heh heh, butts.] A blur of motion, a crack of gunfire, and one (or both) falls. This scene is a hallmark of the American Western, a genre that was popular in comics throughout the 1950s…
Hello friends and readers, Empyre sinks in deep as we cover the highs and lows of this weekās crop of tie-ins. Zack Jenkins has some heavy thoughts about Empyre: Captain America #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ariel Olivetti, Rachelle Rosenberg, and VCās Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna. Then we join the extreme team of Conan…
Carol has recently been given the powers and responsibilities of a Kree Accuser, and her first job is investigating a war crime. But the perpetrator isā¦a surprise to be sure in this tale by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VCās Clayton Cowles! Cat Purcell: I’m a little wary of this,…
Raise your swords and get ready for date night. Nathan Christopher Charles Dayspring Askani’son Summers goes to Philly to find a missing baby, and bites off more than he can chew. Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto take us out on the town in Cable #2. Ian Gregory: I loved the first issue of Cable, and…
The Fantastic Four and Avengers find themselves at the center of a war, between who? Find out in Empyre #3 by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Tony Thornley: Oh my goodness, what a month. Hi again Allison! So weāre back and what a whirlwind our heroes have been through…
As Empyre rages on, another fire burns deep inside Gabriel Summers. Vulcan greets his new neighbors and reflects on that which is growing inside him. Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho bring us X-Men #10. Chris Eddleman: Ahhhhh! After ten thousand years [Ed. note: 4 months] weāre free! Itās time to talk Krakoa!…
Sometimes you find a way to conquer death, and wouldnāt cha know it? You gotta make sure you donāt accidentally create a bunch of clones and overthrow the natural order of the universe.Thatās where X-Factor comes in. They investigate the deaths so that mutants might once again live. Join Leah Williams, David BaldeĆ³n and Israel…
MISSED PART I OF OUR INTERVIEW? READ IT HERE! Black Stars AboveĀ is an existential, cosmic and survival horror comic written by Lonnie Nadler, drawn by Jenna Cha, colored by Brad Simpson and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It follows Eulalie, a MĆ©tiswoman living in 1887 Canada, who flees the trap her family has set for her…
Just when you think you have all the answers, itās time to change the questions. The Splash In the fracas between writer Tom King, artist Jae Lee and comic book fans who want works created by people who arenāt intolerable assholes, there are no winners. Not King, who now looks like a bully for taking…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CORIāS PICK (BUT REALLY EVERYONEāS, BUT MOSTLY CORI’S BECAUSE SHE’S REVIEWING IT THIS WEEK, BUT MAN, WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED): X-Factor #1: After a tantric, monthslong wait, Leah Williams and David Baldeon’s series…
When comics fans now think about Marjorie Liu, we may think about her creator-owned book Monstress. When we think about who made the X-Men the X-Men, we may think first of Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson and collaborators in the 1970s and 1980s. And if we think of Liuās work for Marvel, we might think of…