WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· Our Son Pete Episode 10: The one with Nate Grey (Excalibur #95) In a beyond-the-paywall episode of our monthly Patreon bonus podcast,Ā Battle of the Atom co-host and ComicsXF Publisher Emeritus Zack Jenkins joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #95, aka the one with Nate Grey, with detours into Marvel…
When someone says āRobert Kirkman,ā what title springs to mind? For most people outside comic fandom, and many in, itās likely his cross-media hit, āThe Walking Dead.ā For many other comic fans, it might be his superhero title, āInvincible.ā There might even be some people who jump to āOutcast,ā his demonic possession drama that was…
Itās November 8th, 2016. My wife and I are at my father-in-lawās house picking up our ten month old son after seeing the film Doctor Strange. The anxiety of the last few weeks is washed away by an enjoyable, but ultimately empty, 115 minutes of popcorn and CGI. Iāve intentionally avoided checking my phone this…
Orchis has had mutantkind up against the ropes for months now. All they need to destroy the Krakoan dream is to win one last battle. The Trial of Cyclops is meant to be the death knell for mutantkind on Earth, but the X-Men arenāt likely to go down without a fight. The battle begins in…
There was a time in the pre-Crisis days when Batman and Superman were the best of friends. But then the Crisis, and Frank Miller, came along, and things changed. For most of a decade, Batman and Superman’s relationship ranged from confrontational to cordial. Patreon backer Josh Weil returns this week to trace the evolution of…
IS THIS THE END FOR MONICA RAMBEAU? Monica is pretty sick of navigating topsy-turvy fractured realities and their strange denizens ā who keep insisting sheās the problem! Unfortunately, the only way out is by doing the one thing she wants to do least: Look inwardā¦ Monica Rambeau: Photon #5 is written by Eve L. Ewing,…
Victor LaValle & Leonard Kirk’s Sabretooth is among the best comics coming out these days. It’s a thrilling critique of the “justice system”, an exploration of evil and a true terror. Sabretooth has been in The Pit since the early days of Krakoa, what happens now that he’s out? If you aren’t reading this book,…
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Darth Vader battles IG-88 as the hunt for Han Solo continues in Star Wars: Darth Vader #13 written by Greg Pak, art by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Dean White with Giada Marchisio, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Between serving as a necessary moment of calm following the operatic conclusion of āInto the Fireā while also…
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…
The heroes of the DC Universe are falling before enemies empowered by their 5th Dimensional Mite counterparts while Batman and Superman are trapped in the 2nd Dimension. While Bat-Mite helps Batman and Superman, Mr. Mxyzptlk goes to the one man who might be able to save the world: Jimmy Olsen. Batman/Superman: Worldās Finest #27 is…
Of all of Jack Kirby’s creations at DC, the Fourth World is probably the most well known, the most expansive, and the most ill used by other creators over the years. Some really get the wild cosmic and Shakespearean vibe the King of Comics was putting down. Some don’t and just try to make the…
The bits are good but the audio is bad in this episode all about X-Factor! Ranked This Episode X-Factor 17-20 (X-Cell) X-Factor 200-202 (The Invisible Woman Has Vanished!) X-Factor 229-232 (They Keep Killing Madrox)
With the nation of Krakoa established, mutantkind is ready to defend their new nation from threats of all kinds, but the X-Men have no idea about the mutant whose secret power of resurrection lies behind the entire thing. Live the Many Lives of Jubilation X in X-Men ā92: House of XCII #2, written by Steve…
Every good whodunnitās got a parlor scene, to let the detective put all the players and clues together to reveal who the murderer is. Ersatz detective and former (in more ways than one) Doctor Strange has finally solved his own murderābut has he done it in time to save the world from the destruction his…