A few fun moments highlight another issue in which the Governor Tauntaza plotline lumbers along in Star Wars: Darth Vader #27 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Any issue following in the immediate footsteps of last issue’s near-camp ode to Darth Vader’s intolerance of…
Matt here, and I am going to be writing in the first person for this one. When I started this podcast, I don’t know what I was expecting. Will and I had been writing the BatChat column for a while. Dan Grote and I had been recording The ComicsXF Interview Podcast (then WMQ&A) for quite…
It’s all true. The Splash Tuesday was not a good day. And while none of you came here for presidential debate analysis, it’s worth noting that what was once a sacrosanct observation in our national political tradition became so messy and vapid that CNN personality Dana Bash called it a “shit show” only minutes after…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Scott’s pick: Absolute Wonder Woman #1: Without the island paradise, without…
Ever wonder where the Golden Age Human Torch got his sense of morality, or why Mar-Vell threw his lot in with humankind? Or why you shouldn’t take calls on your phone while battling the Lizard? Find these answers and more — with feeling — in Marvel Age #1,000, with writing by Jason Aaron, Armando Ianucci,…
Remember when this podcast started and we were deep in the dog days of the Terrigen Mists? Zack & Adam remember. Ranked This Episode
We’re back! Hellions returns not a moment too soon for an issue by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. As these reprobates enter the Star Home For Foundlings, they are forced to face their own trauma in Hellions #2. Austin Gorton: Well, after the longest trip from Krakoa to Nebraska ever, the…
Rascally Roy Thomas launches a new volume of tales from the X-Men’s past with a rookie Wolverine teaming up with…Jack O’Diamonds (?!?) in X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1, written by Roy Thomas, drawn by Dave Wachter, colored by Edgar Delgado and lettered by Joe Caramagna. X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1 kicks off a new volume…
Press Release New York, NY—November 20, 2017—His return to the Marvel Universe was just the beginning, and the Infinity Stone he holds could change everything. Now, the questions begin: Why was he searching for the InfinityStone? How did he escape his adamantium prison? Where is Wolverine, and what is he hiding? The answers will begin to unravel in 2018, but fans…
Caution: This article contains a spoiler for X-Men #17. You’ve. Been. Warned. Little by little, we have begun to learn about the membership of 3K, the mutant-making shadow organization introduced at the beginning of Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men, whose most notable member appears to be Cassandra Nova. This week’s issue #17 brought another…
An unknown form of radiation poisoning from the Oklahoma incident has turned her cells into ticking time bombs. As her final hours count down, will she find a cure for her illness at Night Nurse’s new superhero hospital, or will it require enchantments from Doctor Voodoo to save her life? Storm #2 is written by…
Logan begins his new quest after the shocking events of last month’s anniversary issue. First stop brings him back to the Howlett Estate, but he isn’t alone. Harpoon and Vertigo of the Marauders have designs on Wolverine, and they’re not the only ones. Wolverine #9 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Javier Pina, colored…
Happy Halloween! We here at Battle Of The Atom have decided to celebrate by talking about the scariest thing of all, bad comics. Ranked This Episode: Excalibur #118-119 (Dark Night Of The Bamfs) Marvel Zombies Halloween #1 Weapon X #22-27 (Weapon X Force)
ComicsXF’s Adam Reck and Dan Grote were only at this year’s New York Comic Con for a brief window of Thursday into Friday, but we tried to see as much as we could in two days and bring you our hot takes on what was trending, what was working really well and maybe a few…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Uncanny Avengers #1: Innocent people and world leaders are dead after simultaneous attacks on the U.S. and Krakoan governments, and that means one thing: It’s time for a new iteration of Steve Rogers’…