A girl wakes in the hand of a giant wrapped in black armor. They have nothing but each other â and a place to go. Step by Bloody Step #1 is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by MatĂas Bergara, colored by Matheus Lopes and designed by Emma Price for Image. I have three memories of…
Like you (I assume), I am plagued by the non-problem of too many good comics and not enough time to read them all, so I’m behind on this Vault banger from Ram V and Anand RK. But ComicsXF staffers Cassie Tongue and Forrest Hollingsworth aren’t, and those smart folks had this to say about the…
Since 2009, Spike Trotmanâs Iron Circus Comics has leveraged the power of crowdfunding to produce comics on its own terms. Until this month, those terms included Kickstarter. But after the crowdfunding leader announced in December that it would be pivoting to blockchain technology â the stuff that makes cryptocurrency and NFTs possible â Trotman opted…
The history of the ghosts is laid bare as Rip and Buzz’s hunt for the final missing ghost of the Old James House takes them deep into the past sins of America in Home Sick Pilots #12, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller for…
When Cobra Commander gets his hands on a genie, itâs up to GI Joe to save the day when his B.A.T.-shit crazy wishes come true in GI Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures #1, written by Erik Burnham, drawn by Dan Schoening, colored by Luis Antonio Delgado and lettered by Neil Uyetake for IDW. Adapting stories and…
In Wonder Woman #784 – âThrough A Looking Glass Darkly,â written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, with Marcio Takara as artist, Tamra Bonvillain as colorist, and Pat Brosseau on letters, Diana and friends find out who’s behind the Shining Knight in two ways as Diana confronts the Image-Maker. Meanwhile, in Bana-Mighdall, Atalanta, Faruka, and…
For those just joining us, last week we debuted Part I of our exclusive interview with John Allison, where we discussed the origins of his ongoing Giant Days/All-Star Batman crossover, currently being published at badmachinery.com. I didnât want to spoil the reveal of the new villain, 147, so I held back this portion of the…
A cat burglar, a serial killer and a familiar manhunter all enter Bruce Wayneâs life as his journey to become Batman takes him to Paris in Batman: The Knight #2, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In Detective Comics #1,053, weâre three days…
The Space Stone host Quantum and the Assessor are back, so you know it doesn’t bode well for Miles or Shift. Their only hope? The Beyond Corporation. But wait, isn’t Beyond suing Miles for trademark infringement? Anyway, according to the upper lefthand corner of the cover, this issue marks 275 issues of Miles Morales’ adventures…
It’s been nearly three years since we last checked in with the gang in Hawkins, Indiana, from the Netflix series Stranger Things. The first half of Season 4 is scheduled to debut May 27, so we’ve got at least a few more months to spend thinking about what these kids look like now they’ve all…
Hard drinking Satya is getting closer to figuring out who killed her former boss, but sheâs got to survive an invisible murderer first. Bylines in Blood #2 is written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, drawn by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock. How hard is it to find a good hitman…
The South Bronx is on fire, and a crooked cop can clear his debts if he helps it burn. But with each dirty deed, the Silver Coin gets hotter to handle. The Silver Coin #9 is written by Vita Ayala, with art, colors and lettering by Michael Walsh and color assists by Toni Marie Griffin….
The Splinter Clanâs home base and dojo has been burned down by a new and dangerous gang in Mutant Townâthe Punk Frogs. The Frogs arenât one for peaceable solutions, and are more than a match for the Turtles in a fight, putting the Splinter Clan in a bind until they can give the Frogs what…
A classic in the making, join ComicsXF for a discussion about Wolverine you’ll never, ever forget, no matter what timeline you are in…
I, like so many others of our certain (elder) age, grew up watching BET. And in between watching Rap City freestyles and Donnie Simpson (and most of the acts from this yearâs Superbowl in their heyday), they’d be commercials. But not just any commercials, but BLACK commercials. (Because itâs BET you see. Blackity Black.) And…