This week we talk about Lorna Dane, the lady known as Polaris. She had a rough go of it at the start of the 00s and we dive right into that whole ding dang mess. Also, Zack got a football fact wrong and is very sorry that he implied that the traitor Tommy Tuberville used…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 141: From Xavier Files to ComicsXF with Zack Jenkins The big boss man himself, Zack Jenkins, joins Dan and Matt to talk about Xavier Files’ transition to ComicsXF and the site’s evolution from a blog ranking X-Men to a place for thoughtful comics criticism. As always, you can listen to…
Happy 2021! We’re exhausted from that whole thing so we are talking about Inventory Issues. One of these? One of these issues of Marvel Fanfare is a video game tie in for a canceled text based adventure game.Ranked this episode: Marvel Fanfare #1-4 (Savage Land) Marvel Fanfare #33 (Quest Probe) Marvel Fanfare #40 (Angel/Mystique)
Christi and Chris get weird in this patron-requested Weird War III episode! What’s the deal with Excalibur and Nazis? How brutal is Kitty Pryde? Why does Lockheed routinely vanish mid-issue? All this and more in this episode! Patreon Kofii Album Art by Kate Foray Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 140: David Pepose Has a New Dog AND New Comics Writer David Pepose returns to the show to talk about The O.Z., Scout’s Honor, making comics in 2020, his new dog and more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Battle Of The Atom: The Sex Police — This whole episode is about The Blob. Freddy Dukes is a good boy now and we want nothing but the best for him at all times. So should you. Ranked this episode: Age Of X-Men: X-Tremists All-New X-Men vol 2 #4-7 Marvel Fanfare #7
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 139: Comics and Prose with Darcie Little Badger Dan and Matt are joined by writer Darcie Little Badger, who contributed a Dani Moonstar story to the recent Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices anthology, published her debut novel, Elatsoe, this year and once had the high honor of having a short story…
Merry Chrises-Mas to all and to all a good episode of podcast talking about different X-Men stories from around the holidays with our good friends, Chris & Christi Eddleman from over at Chrises On Infinite Earths. Ranked This Episode: Wolverine #49 Merry X-Men Holiday Special Power Pack #20
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 138: We Caught Ed Brisson for 80 Minutes and Then Released Him Writer Ed Brisson joins the show to talk about his newest crime comic, “Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story,” now on Kickstarter, teen Cable, Glob Herman and his many pets. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A…
Underground Secret Grandma with Zach Rabiroff — We are unpacking the power of the Power Pack this week as we discuss why Leech is the best, Annalee is the worst, and learn the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Zach Rabiroff joins us because, darn it, we just wanted to share in the fun. Ranked This Episode:…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 137: The Cult of Liana Kangas Liana Kangas returns to WMQ&A to talk about her burgers-crime-and-Satanism comic TRVE KVLT, her TKO short “Seeds of Eden,” drumming, her dogs, “The Mandalorian” and much more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com, where…
Senior Editor Jordan D. White joins us to talk about X Of Swords, Reign Of X, and a deep dive into how artists get cast on a book!
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan We pelt writer Peter Milligan with questions about the evils of capitalism as he talks about “Happy Hour,” “American Ronin” and updates us on the status of his “X-Statix” spinoff, “The X-Cellent.” As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,…
We’re going back to the beginning as we talk all about Wolverine’s origins! We’re sponsored this week by the MARVEL MADE PARAGON COLLECTION: CHRIS CLAREMONT from Marvel. Go to GETMARVELMADE.COM/ATOM to pre-order your copy today! Ranked This Episode: Weapon X (Marvel Comics Presents #72-84) Wolverine #48-50 (The Shiva Scenario) Origin
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 135: Steve Orlando's Quantum Moment Writer Steve Orlando joins the show to talk about his Image series “Commanders in Crisis,” his new TKO book “The Pull,” his work at DC and much more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com, where…