Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn’t prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK assassination to flat-earth theory and reptilian shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth?…
Hello friends and readers, after a brief week off we have a giant Marvel Minutiae this week. I stole from Zack both in content and collaborators, and as such Adam Reck will be giving us an artist-eye view on Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein and Cockrum. Liz Large gives us her thoughts on Star Wars:…
After their ill-fated trip to Otherworld, the mutants of Krakoa have learned a terrible truth and are preparing for war. But what is war without death? Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna show us in X-Factor #4. Cori McCreery: SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS!…
The Autumnal #1 Writer: Daniel Kraus, Artist: Chris Shehan, Colorist: Jason Wordie, Letterer: Jim Campbell, Publisher: Vault Writers — all of whom loathe the process of editing — have plenty of advice for getting through the ordeal. British writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch wrote in 1916 that scribes should “[m]urder your darlings,” meaning that those funny…
House Of X & Powers Of X were amazing, and HoX PoX ToX was annotations of the two-series-that-are-one by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva and Marte Gracia. They were hosted on Xavier Files until Polygon offered to pay us. It was great, helped relaunch Xavier Files into a real website, all that stuff. But…
After a reality altering Annual, main arc “Truth/Dare” continues in Daredevil #22. Written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Francesco Mobili, inked by Victor Olazaba, colored by Mattia Iacono, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #22 finds Matt Murdock inching closer and closer to his day in court. Knowing as such, he reaches out beyond his…
Allegiances and emotions deepen as Eddie and Dylan explore the new world they’ve found themselves in while Codex makes a discovery about the nature of the beast in Venom #28 by Donny Cates, Juan Gedeon, Jesus Aburtov, and VC’s Clayton Cowles. Content Warning: This article contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. Justin Partridge: Donny Cates…
After her victory over death and the Cotati, Jennifer Walters ruminates over her deaths and resurrections, leading back to her experiences Down Below in this issue by Al Ewing, Jon Davis-Hunt, Marcio Menyz, and VC’s Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Taking a slight detour this week with The Immortal She-Hulk one-shot, which I know I’ve been…
Let what was split be whole again. The forces of Amenth march against the forces of Krakoa as •┤Ȧ├• executes a plan centuries in the making. Factions will be forged. Bonds will be broken. Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia present, X Of Swords: Creation #1. Check out our coverage of the…
The Leader’s plans come to cruel fruition as Hulk fights off the Gamma Corps in another dynamite issue by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Paul Mounts, and VC’s Cory Petit. Robert Secundus: Did anyone else ever watch the Disney Movie The Big Green growing up? It was about a soccer team of…
They can’t all be winners. Find out why Will Nevin’s not mad, just disappointed in IDW’s Mueller Report Graphic Novel, and why Robert Secundus shrugged at the first issue of the comiXology original series Edgeworld. The Mueller Report Graphic Novel Written by Steve Duin and Shannon Wheeler, Illustrated by Shannon Wheeler, Published by IDW Gary,…
I don’t remember ever feeling as excited about a just-announced comic book as I did when I read the solicit for the first issue of Justin Richards and Val Halvorson’s Finger Guns. I am someone who has only experienced significant parts of the emotional spectrum through art. Try as I might to put myself in…
The adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five is here thanks to BOOM Studios, Ryan North and Albert Monteys. Color assistance comes courtesy of Richard Zaplana. The graphic novel adaptation brings Billy Pilgrim’s journey to life and updates it for a new generation of humans toiling with the cost of war, violence and insecurity. Jason Large: Kurt…
Friends, the Marvel trinity is spotlighted this week as former A Thor Subject writer Vishal Gullapalli hits us with his thoughts on Thor #7, the most handsome man in comics podcasting Dan Grote gives us the business on Captain America #23, and Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley takes a much deserved break to check out a…
In a special issue, Jay Edidin, Tom Riley, Chris O’Halloran, and Tom Orzechowski take us back to Cyclops’ childhood as he finds his place in Marvels Snapshots: X-Men #1 Nola Pfau: Liz! FINALLY OUR GREMLIN POWER COMBINES. Liz Large: YES! I am extremely excited about this. Gremlin teamwork, activate! I am ready to take a…