WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 10: The one with Nate Grey (Excalibur #95) In a beyond-the-paywall episode of our monthly Patreon bonus podcast, 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…
While there are plenty of stories with Bruce Wayne in them, how many are really about Bruce Wayne? Not Batman, the Dark Knight, but captain of industry, philanthropist and playboy Bruce Wayne? At least three, as this week we look at the story of Bruce’s problematic return to health after Knightfall, a 150 year old…
All the forces in Otherworld rush to the grand finale in Knights of X #5, but is this really the end? Written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher. Karen: Nola, we’ve made it to the end! Rachel and Betsy are in love, this issue has…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Dan’s pick: Sentinels #5: Warden Ellis and Director Trask’s plans for…
Things go from bad to worse for Sinister.
Kamala Khan wants to study, and to protect everyone, and to keep her secret identity. Laura Kinney wants to protect the mutants, and to carve up the haters and bad guys. Sophie Cuckoo, Kamala’s new college BFF, wants … what? And what about Anole? Find out in NYX #3, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Kurt Wagner is many things. He’s a mutant born in Bavaria with unique physical features: blue fur, a prehensile tail, pointed ears, fangs, and three-fingered hands and feet. He’s a teleporter and a trapeze artist. He’s the adopted son of a Romani sorceress and the biological son of a shapeshifter and a…
A run-in with an abusive cop leads Robin (Tim Drake) into a really rough night in Batman #2, written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: It’s a pretty busy week for DC, huh? Prelude to DC K.O., Absolute Evil, new Gotham Academy. Will…
It’s time for the first round, and like all Play-In Games no one really cares or bets on them. We have the bottom of the barrel here with Unus and Shark-Girl duking it out for a chance to battle Cyclops. Like for Unus, Retweet for Shark-Girl #MutantMadnesss Play-In Game! Like for Unus, RT for Shark-Girl#xmen pic.twitter.com/81LEtkIsdX —…
Extreme Carnage: Scream by Clay McLeod Chapman, Chris Mooneyham, Marcio Menyz, and Travis Lanham In the shadow of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s recently concluded, critically and commercially lauded reinvention of Eddie Brock in Venom, writer Clay McLeod Chapman and artist Chris Mooneyham were quietly charting a reinvention of their own with Life Foundation Symbiote,…
Hello friends and readers! We’ve got the comics, much as you’ve come to expect from Marvel Files! Power Pack makes an Outlawed affiliated return and Justin Partridge is giving us the goods. Then, our own Liz Large is punching it into a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #6, and Tony Thornley…
Press Release New York, NY—March 9, 2018— This April, the most exciting X-MEN GOLD arc yet (issues #26-30) launches with ‘Til Death Do Us Part, culminating in the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus! It’s an event that you won’t want to miss – and neither will any of Marvel’s merry mutants. For the first time, check…
He’s muddy. He’s powerful. He’s… a lot of different people, actually. Because there have been many villains named Clayface, and this episode we look at three stories featuring different permutations of that particular rogue. Also, a brief tribute to the mate, great Kevin Conroy. The Mud Pack (Detective Comics V.1 #604-607) The Great Joker/Clayface Feud…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 217: Twin Trivia with Adam Rose (Bonus: Amy Ignatow) Writer Adam Rose comes on the show to plug his Source Point Press series Corollary, and in turn we subject him to Twin Trivia. Plus, in a bonus interview, Matt chats up cartoonist Amy Ignatow. You can listen to WMQ&A on…