Civilization is a lie. Hidden deep in our genes is the truth. And it is slowly clawing its way to the surface. Will this be The Last Book You’ll Ever Read? Written by Cullen Bunn, drawn by Leila Leiz, colored by Giada Marchisio and lettered by Jim Campbell for Vault Comics. I’m a sucker for…
Hello friends and readers and welcome to another week of Marvel Minutiae. We have a true hodge-podge this week as newcomer Ian Gregory looks into 2020 Machine Man while our two esteemed editors Chris and Zack dig into returning favorites Valkyrie: Jane Foster and Runaways! 2020 Machine Man #1 I’m an X-Men fan, which means…
I’ve gotta be honest – I objected to this round. One, it was the first time our Redesigning crew had voted to elect a male character as our subject and Two, I frankly don’t know how to summarize such a specifically esoteric character like Shatterstar. Created by Rob Liefield and Fabian Nicieza, Shatterstar has had…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 337: David Pepose talks Cable, Speed Racer and Captain Planet Writer David Pepose returns to the show to talk about Marvel’s Cable: Love & Chrome, Mad Cave’s upcoming Speed Racer Free Comic Book Day special and Dynamite’s just-announced Captain Planet. You can listen to The ComicsXF…
Remy LeBeau may not be able to keep a de-aged, pre-teen Ororo safe, but at least he can…. defend a hot farmer outside St. Louis from real estate developers? Gambit #2, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espet Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles. Stephanie: Stephanie, you really liked the first issue…
Art by Gabrielle Dell’Otto Name: Kuan-Yin Xorn & Shen Xorn Code Names: Xorn First Appearance: New X-Men Annual 2001 (September ’01) Powers: White Star/Black Hole in his brain, healing Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Brotherhood of Mutants About The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy in a closed system will always increase. As a guy who engineers thermodynamic systems…
Nubia sets a new course as the queen of all Amazons, but what perils await her as she makes her first royal visit to Man’s World? Nubia Queen of the Amazons #1 is written by Stephanie Williams, pencilled by Alitha Martinez, inked by Mark Morales and John Livesay, colored by Alex Guimaraes and lettered by…
Name: Max Eisenhardt, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Code Names: Magneto First Appearance: X-Men #1 (Sept ‘63) Powers: Control of Magnetism Teams Affiliation: The Brotherhood, X-Men, Hellfire Club About Conflict is at the root of all storytelling. All the exciting set pieces and witty banter doesn’t mean much if there isn’t a strong conflict to get the audience invested. X-Men:…
[player id=1231] Zack and Matt talk about Chapter 2. We introduce the list of unanswered questions and continue our 30-second recaps! Oh and Matt talks a lot more! Check out the script we were talking about Make sure you rate and review the show! Follow Legion Quest on Twitter and check out Zack and Matt…
Art by Jim Cheung and Laura Martin Name: Hope Summers Code Names: Hope First Appearance: X-Men #205 (Jan 08) Powers: Power mimicry Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Lights, X-Force About Douglas Adams once wrote, “It’s one thing to think that you’re the center of the universe — it’s another thing entirely to have this confirmed by an ancient prophecy.” That’s the cornerstone…
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…
In the burning deserts of Afghanistan, Platonov confronts Azra about her secrets and discovers her grand plan. But what will he do with what he learns? Then, in the frigid tundra of Siberia, the Iron Star seeks out an old ally for help. But something is terribly wrong with the Collective Man. Image’s 20th Century…
Will takes the reins this week, with a little ill advised help from Matt’s knowledge of 90s Batman stories. Will picked three stories that he figured would have art he’d love and, well, two out of three ain’t bad. Six Fingers (Legends of the Dark Knight V.1 #85-88 [Digital]) Chasing Clay (Batman V.1 #550) Batman:…
Weezie and Walt wrap-up their flashback story with a Cameron Hodge showdown in X-Men Legends #4 written by Louise Simonson, art by Walt Simonson, colored by Laura Martin, and lettered by John Workman The conclusion to Louise and Walt Simonson’s retro tale of the original X-Factor, this issue does many of the same things that…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Presents OUR SON PETE Episode 9: The One Where They Go to the Future In another beyond-the-paywall episode of WMQ&A’s monthly Patreon bonus podcast, guest Connor Goldsmith from the Cerebro podcast joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #94, “Days of Future Tense,” the one where they go to the distant year…