Stephanie Burt: Yeah, we’re late. I’m late. I know. At least it’s still June, which means we’ve still got time to look at this year’s attempts by both of the Big Two to pursue the pink pound, gain gay ganache and generally roll out a big welcome mat in rainbow colors, while claiming they’ve always…
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…
This X-Men Podcast could be worth $2500 to you. That is, if that’s what you value an epic team-up between the BotA Boys and Jay Edidin of Jay & Miles X-Plain The X-Men. Anyway, there is a movie you all are going to see against you’re better judgement, and we are going to talk about the…
Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DCeased: Dead Planet #1: Once more unto the zom-breach. An all-grown-up Jon Kent, Damian Wayne and Cassie Sandsmark headline the latest helping of DC’s zombie-apocalypse franchise, written by Tom Taylor (“X-Men Red”) and drawn by…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 323: Matias Timarchi talks Valiant Comics and Alien Books Alien Books Director Matias Timarchi joins the show to talk about his publisher and its licensing of Valiant Comics. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 172: Mask of the Phantasm We dip into the WMQ&A vault and unearth this discussion of the 1993 animated classic Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, recorded in July 2020 and only now being released. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
What’s harder than having a messy superhero career, a frustrating villain who keeps getting away, a radioactive boyfriend you can’t get too close to without risking death, and more super-powered clients than you can bench-press even with gamma-enhanced muscles? It’s staying faithful to that aforementioned boyfriend when the surprisingly charming aforementioned villain offers something a…
Christopher Chance is a #^@$ing idiot, he’ll be the first to admit. But not so big a one as Guy Gardner himself. Guy’s brittle ego has always been his greatest weakness, and when push comes to shove, it doesn’t take much for Ice to show just how easily it can be shattered. Readers beware, spoilers…
CW: This article contains discussion of violence and pictures of blood. Charlie Davis: Alright! I’ve got my jams and jellies from the aforementioned World’s Largest Orange and I think I am ready to cry. I mean… talk about wrestling this week. How are we feeling, gang? A week on the beach has got to do…
Jake Murray joins Dan to unpack X-Force #102, the dawn of the Counter X era, in which Warren Ellis returns to his OC and everyone gets new costumes.
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The Baltimore legacy lives on in Lady Baltimore. Picking up nearly 13 years after the last Baltimore epic, The Red Kingdom, the Outerverse (the name provided to this separate arm of the Mignola umbrella of titles) finds itself expanding. Led by a new leading lady and two new titles, writer Christopher Golden and a full…
Art by Mark Brooks (Cover of New X-Men #24) Name: Cessily Kincaid Code Names: Mercury First Appearance: New Mutants #2 (August 2003) Powers: Liquid Metal Form Teams Affiliation: Hellions, New X-Men About One of the biggest challenges of being a teenager is trying to balance the person you are with the person others want you to be. Some of…
Episode 7 of Titans is here, bringing with it delights like ice cream, puppies, and handwritten letters to friends. Let’s get into “51%”. Liz Large: Jason! You’ve returned from the dead, just like another Jason I know. Glad you’re here to talk about this episode with me! Jason Large: Lazarus pits take 1-2 episodes. I’m…