Daphne has won a chance to perform in a televised talent show in Gotham City, but all the contestants are disappearing! It’s up to Mystery Inc. and contest judge Bruce Wayne, with a little help from his costumed alter ego, to find out who’s behind it in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #7, written by…
Cannot be more clear about the events of this preview than I have been in the title. Wolverine plays drinking games with big boys like Juggernaut, Blob and Strong Guy. These gentlemen are much larger than Laura (who, for the record, is not the Laura currently dating Synch, it’s the one who was accidently resurrected…
With nowhere left to turn and the universe crumbling around her, Monica must look to an unexpected source to find answers – or life as she knows it will be gone forever! And as the journey continues, so do the revelations about Monica’s past…for better or for worse. Monica Rambeau: Photon #4 is written by…
An invocation, an invitation “Our father; who art in heaven Hollowed be thy name” An appreciation, an ask of giving “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us” The…
With the Titan captured by Vadic, Picard and the gang make desperate, life and death choices. But will they prevail or must they “Surrender?” Picard Season 3 episode 8 written by Matt Okumura, directed by Deborah Kampmeier. Mark Turetsky: Will! I had the most horrible dream! I dreamt ComicsXF, and all of our thoughtful* discussions…
Batman comes mask to mask with Red Mask, the man behind this alternate Gotham, and learns the full extent of his plan in Batman #134, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake makes a quick…
With time running out before Frontier Day, Picard and the gang hatch a plan to capture Captain Vadic. But with a rogue android aboard, will chaos hold “Dominion” over the ship in Picard season 3 episode 7, written by Jane Maggs, directed by Deborah Kampmeier. Mark Turetsky: Hey Will, glad to have you back for…
More Sabretooth(s) means more mayhem and everyone needs their Nanny in this epic conclusion to the second story arc recounting Victor Creed & Co’s ongoing escape from Krakoa. Sabretooth and the Exiles #5 is written by Victor LaValle, drawn by Leonard Kirk, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by Cory Petit. Jude Jones: Gordon Plaza…
With all of Starfleet hot on their trail, the renegade crew of The USS Titan attempt to break into Daystrom while they seek help from Commodore Geordi La Forge. But is “The Bounty” on their head so big that their old friend won’t help them out in Picard season 3 episode 6 written by Christopher…
Threads begin to come together as Bruce Wayne faces his own mortality and the history of the Orghams is revealed. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,070 is written by Ram V, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, a frozen Dr. Mead reflects on the…
Baseball. It’s America’s pastime as long as you don’t count football or basketball or soccer for the under-30 crowd. Another one of America’s pastimes, despite the substantial efforts by Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to suck any childish joy we once had for it, is superheroes. Great news for lovers of pastimes that are past…
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The following first appeared Tuesday in the ComicsXF newsletter. Sign up using the form on this web page to get editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and our Staff Picks in your inbox every week. I spent about 10 minutes chatting with Eric Tapper and Chris Carter from GlobalComix last year at New York…
Renee Montoya must face the changes she has not been able to make, and her own complacency, while trying to bring fallen officer Danny Ortega in alive in GCPD: The Blue Wall #6, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Ra’s al Ghul’s newest plan…
What a month for Victor LaValle. He’s got a new novel, his first since The Changeling, hitting shelves to a positive reception. The Lone Woman promises LaValle’s trademark mix of literary fiction expertise with genre bending suspense; taking traditionally lowly-regarded material and elevating them to a place of honor. He does this by the simple…