Geneis and her fancy staff bring havoc to the Great Ring in X-Men Red #13 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee, and Ariana Maher. āYour father has three dead friends.Ā All three of them used. Your father didnāt. Your father, as I’m sure youāve noticed, is alive.ā Thus concluded the one and only talk…
Hello friends and readers and welcome to another week of Marvel Minutiae! We have a full grab bag this week as Rob Secundus covers Schwartz and Burrowsā Rescue 2020, Ian Gregory starts off Young and Ramosā Strange Academy, and Zach Rabiroff tackles the premiere of Ross and Busiekās (and othersā) Marvel! Rescue 2020 #1 Rescue…
Lorna Dane, aka the mutant Polaris, was one of the first members of the X-Men, first appearing back in 1968ās X-Men #49. Created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko, her presence over the decades has been often inconsistent, but at her best, Lorna is powerful, sensitive, and nuanced. Lorna recently turned heads as the frontrunner…
When Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, he meets his match in Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers. In the battle that follows, two Captain Americas (Captains America?) prove better than one, and Sam and Steve decide they might just keep a good thing going. Begin the next era of Caps in…
InĀ this weekās BatChat column, we readĀ Detective ComicsĀ #1,085,Ā Batman: Dark AgeĀ #3Ā andĀ Batman: The Brave and the BoldĀ #13. Check out the Big Board of rankingsĀ HERE. Thanks to Geri Nonnewitz for our podcast logo. Follow the show on Twitter @BatChatComics, and back us onĀ Patreon.
Itās closing time for Logan in Wolverine #50, written by Benjamin Percy and Victor LaValle, drawn by Geoff Shaw and Cory Smith, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Cory Petit, with backups by Larry Hama, Daniel Piccioto, Yen Nitro and Petit; and Percy, Javi Fernandez, Matt Hollingsworth and Petit. Tony Thornley: Well, Matt, weāre…
The Fall of X is here. In X-Men #25, Kate Pryde is on a mission, while the X-Men try to fight back. But is there even an X-Men any more? Written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: What a couple of weeks! Interestingly,…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. This Week, in ‘X of Swords‘ Marauders #13: Storm visits her former in-laws in Wakanda to request their aid against the forces of Arakko as the X-Men event continues. Vita Ayala (Children of the…
The first thing you should know is that without Krakoa, I might not be alive. If I donāt pick up that Black Panther comic in 2016 and fall in love with the genre ā¦ if the Xavier Files doesnāt do those brilliant deep dives into those introductory House of X and Powers of X books…
David Nakayama is the acclaimed artist, highly sought out after for his covers. He has a diverse background, having been an Art Director in videogames and doing commercial packaging art for Hasbro among others. He sat down with ComicsXF to discuss his process and approach to art. Zachary Jenkins: You’re often called to draw 90s…
Can Synch, Wolverine, and Darwin survive the endless span of hellishly stretch time in the Vault? Weāll dig into X-Men #19 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Mahmud Asrar, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: Rob, we saw a very decompressed incursion into the Vault in our last issue, and…
We have Prisoner X writer Vita Ayala joining us this week to talk about their awesome book. It gets real heavy but then we talk about Magic: The Gathering so it’s one of those episodes.
The High Evolutionary strikes, the team plays a game of rock-paper-scissors, and punches fly!
Stephanie Williams has become a sensation in comics journalism, webcomics, and is making her debut in tomorrow’s Marvel Voices: Legacy. She sat down with us to talk about the journey she has taken to get where she is today. Zachary Jenkins: What was your path from journalist to Marvel writer like?Ā Stephanie Williams: Itās been…