In a stunning turn of events, the Progenitor has abdicated from the position of God to spend the rest of his days as an omniscient corpse. The position of God has been turned over to noted religious extremist Ajak. Truly, an inspiring moment as we get our first female God. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6 was…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 187: Stephanie Williams and the Amazons Writer Stephanie Williams joins Dan and Matt to talk about her DC series “Nubia and the Amazons,” mixing slice-of-life and superheroes, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
This is the one Matt has been waiting for. To tie in with the first issue of his new ongoing series, we’re looking at three stories from the history of the best Robin, and Matt will brook no argument on this one, Tim Drake. See his origin, his return to Gotham from training, and his…
As revealed over at The A.V. Club, the fourth entry in the Giant-Size X-Men series has been revealed and, boy it’s a doozy. Jonathan Hickman and his New Mutants partner Rod Reis are writing a One-Shot about Charlie Cluster-7 himself in GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FANTOMEX #1 Last we saw Fantomex, Charles Xavier took over his body…
The Immortal Hulk begins it’s final journey below, after a tussle with the Avengers in Immortal Hulk #49 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo, with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Zach Rabiroff: As Ewing’s Hulk drew toward its journey’s end / We…
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:…
With X-Men #24 taking the Age of Revelation Finale reveal to another level, this is a great time to talk about Beast’s evolution over the decades.
Zack and Adam jump in with a classic, a retcon, and modern mixed reaction Ranked this episode Giant-Size X-Men #1 X-Men: Deadly Genesis X-Men: No More Humans OGN Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto….
Nightwing saves a puppy from the mob in an issue that goes all-out on visuals with a single, action-packed panel stretched across its pages. Nightwing #87 storytold by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (as credited in the comic, but for the more traditional of you, written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo), colored…
In Afterworlds part 8 Diana, Siegfried, and Ratatosk find themselves back on Earth, but is it their Earth? Wonder Woman #777 is written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan, pencilled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger and colored by Jordie Bellaire and Letters by Pat Brosseau. And in Afterworlds Part 9 Diana,…
Jude Jones: For two issues we’ve been reviewing Wolverine: Black, White & Blood. And for two issues we’ve been on the same page: the work has been pretty mediocre – at best. Yet here we are, on issue three and, well… Jason Large: I don’t know if something has changed now that we’re on part…
I tell you what, if my teenage self came forward in time to tell me how much I sucked, I wouldn’t take him very seriously. Teenage me was a dummy. Anyway we talk about the O5 for a while. Hope you like it. Ranked This Episode: All-New X-Men #1-5 (Yesterday’s X-Men) eXtermination X-Men: Season One
Princess Leia and Commander Zahra come face-to-face for their final battle in Star Wars #24, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas and Madibek Musabekov, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. As both the climax to the Commander Zahra/Tarkin’s Will/“reassemble the Rebel fleet” story arc and the series’ second year since…
Excalibur #1, by Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega is a book about magic and mutants. In Otherworld, the Queen Regent Morgan Le Fay is enraged that Krakoa has began to invade and decrees her agents to stop it. One such agent, Brian Braddock is corrupted by the dark witch. In a moment of…
We’ve all seen the memes and the jokes: Batman’s real super power is his wallet. Batman has, historically, been from the moneyed class, and that’s how he gets all those wonderful toys. But what happens when Batman doesn’t have all that cash? That’s what friend of the show, Patreon backer, and financial adviser Abigale Heartbalm…