In the summer of 2018, times were strange but good. Since my youngest had been born only that spring, he was still pretty attached to my wife, Christi, which led to a new division of labor, in which I got our eldest son to bed while Christi went to bed early with the baby. Now…
Bryan Edward Hill and Gleb Melnikov revitalized and reimagined Angel for a new age in Angel & Spike. This September, Zac Thompson and Hayden Sherman are continuing that reimagination, starting Sept. 23 in Angel & Spike #14, and hoping to create stories in the BOOM!-fyverse that both capture the magic of the original series and…
Taco Bell. Just the name brings up images of garbage food you get at a drive-thru at 2AM and savor every bite of. Not every menu item is good. I’d even say most of them are bad. But some of them are great. Just like characters in the X-Men franchise! Today I bring to you…
After the events of Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, Kimberly is determined to purge the world of Lord Drakkon’s legacy, starting with Deadlock; the prison tower where Drakkon held all those who opposed him. But even the Ranger Slayer has no clue of the true power kept in Deadlock — and what unlocking the doors will…
There was once a dark age. A time when there was no internet. A time when the knowledge of comic book characters’ backgrounds could not be found in wikis, but in the memories of fans and in specially printed comics. Comics called handbooks or guidebooks. This week, DC released a guidebook to its “Dark Nights:…
The creative team of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson, and VC’s Joe Sabino bring us the finale of their first arc on THOR! Herein lies a lot of Galactus (though a bit less after this), the last whimper of the Black Winter (?), and a glimpse at the death of Thor! Chris Eddleman: Well,…
This week, the indie arm of Xavier Files brings you reviews of Decorum #4, courtesy of Chris Eddleman, and Savage Dragon #251, courtesy of Robert Secundus. Enjoy! Decorum #4 Writer: Jonathan Hickman, Artist: Mike Huddleston, Colorist: Sasha E. Head, Letterer: Rus Wooton, Publisher: Image Decorum has been an interesting journey through the world created within,…
Nothing to add from the peanut gallery here. This is pretty neat and good. Check it out. Press Release New York, NY— August 19, 2020 — This November, Marvel celebrates Indigenous history with a landmark special, MARVEL’S VOICES: INDIGENOUS VOICES #1, written and drawn by some of the industry’s most renowned Indigenous talent along with…
Hello friends and readers, it’s another installment of the Empyre War Report! The tie-ins are getting a bit light these days, and as such we have a solo outing. Justin Partridge looks at the radicalization of the Swordsman in Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1 by Alex Paknadel, Thomas Nachlik, Marcio Menyz and VC’s Ariana Maher….
Captain Marvel and her new crew of Carol Corps Accusers investigate the devious dealings of Wastrel in this story by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VC’s Clayton Cowles. Cat Purcell: I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for Lauri-Ell and ready to follow the lead with Wastrel. After the team up…
You know him! You tolerate him! You remember his team-up series with Cable as better than it actually was! It’s Deadpool! Gerry Duggan, with Phil Noto, returns to the character who made him a star in Cable #3. Ritesh Babu: And so we’re back, properly in the swing of things! The first issue of Cable…
When Logan needs a vacation from his vacation he goes to dive bars in the middle of no where. Lucky for him, there is no way that ends poorly. Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, and Matthew Wilson pour us a tall one in Wolverine #4. Tony Thornley: Whew! It’s nice to be back so quickly, don’t…
The end is here as Wanda gets some help, a new X-Man gets a heart to heart, and everything gets back to normal. Jonathan Hickman, Jorge Molina, Lucas Werneck, Adriano Di Benedetto. Nolan Woodard, and Rachelle Rosenberg shut the door on Empyre: X-Men #4 Nola Pfau: So, Allison, I was thinking (I know, bad start)…
The road to X of Swords continues as Excalibur marches towards the Starlight Citadel. Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega forge a new tale in Excalibur #11 Nola Pfau: Charlie, I’ve been thinking about that kind and benevolent character who has never done harm to a single person in his entire life. The periwinkle…
Comics have a long history of taking traditional tales and giving them new takes, whether it’s Stan Lee and Jack Kirby recasting the Norse gods as superheroic archetypes in “The Mighty Thor” or Alan Moore cramming an entire 19th-century lit class’ worth of characters into one story in “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” Writer David Pepose…