TCXFIP 393: Zack Kaplan & Stefano Raffaele talk Only the Savage Are Left
Zack Kaplan and Stefano Raffaele join the show to talk about their upcoming Dark Horse Comics series Only the Savage Are Left.
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Cyclops, Bleeding Hearts and more CXF Staff Picks
Cyclops gets a solo series, the team behind 20th Century Men helps kick off the new Vertigo line, and DC K.O. pits its final four against some Absolute heroes.
Destro goes to war and more in this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Destro #1: James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has…
Polaris Takes Center Stage In X-Men #5
The Mistress of Magnetism gets her time in the sun in a spotlight issue from Gerry Duggan, Javier Pina, Ze Carlos, Erick Arciniega and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: So Cori, I remember a big part of why you were interested in this series was continuing with Lorna’s journey. With this issue in the bag, what…
Everything is KNULL in King in Black #1
God has finally come in the introductory issue of Venom’s biggest event yet: King in Black #1. Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: After nearly two years the time of ascendancy for us Goop Troopers, us Slime Scholars, us Venom Fu– aha…
The Charles stands alone in Immortal X-Men #14
“We maniacs! We blew it up! Oh, damn us! Goddamn us all to Hell!” So says Professor Charles Xavier in Immortal X-Men #14, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Mark: Hey, so I was away for last month’s issue. … Did…
It’s the most dangerous field trip on this week’s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
It’s field trip time on Starfleet Academy and things get real, fast, as the cadets get attacked by cannibalistic bat alien/human hybrids and Paul Giamatti returns for a heaping helping of scenery in “Come, Let’s Away,” written by Kenneth Lin & Kiley Rossetter, and directed by Larry Teng. Austin Gorton: Remember field trips, Mark? Any…
We Draw Double Jokers in Joker #3 and Batman/Scooby-Doo #2
The hunt for the Joker reaches a climax (We don’t really believe that, but we’ll see) as Jim Gordon comes face to face with the boogeyman in The Joker #3, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. A much less…
X things we know about the X-Men’s Age of Revelation from the Overture issue
X years later, the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi — a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse, Doug Ramsey. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 is written by Jed…
Xavier Files Reviews 4/6/17
[player id=1723] Zack reviews X-Men Gold #1, All-New Wolverine #19, and Rock Candy Mountain as ResurrXion begins. New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Xavier Files on Twitter! Music by Retcon X If you want to support the show make sure you rate and review the show or check out our Patreon! We are still…
WMQ&A Episode 129: Coffee and Comics with Johnnie Christmas
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 129: Coffee and Comics with Johnnie Christmas Writer/artist Johnnie Christmas joins the show to talk about his Image sci-fi series “Tartarus,” his comiXology original graphic novel “Crema,” his upcoming middle grade work and more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com,…
Marvel and Stitcher to launch second season of scripted podcast, Marvel’s ‘Wolverine: The Lost Trail’
There is gonna be a new season of Wolverine’s podcast. Bill Irwin who plays Cary Loudermilk on Legion is gonna play Mastermind and Bill Heck is gonna play Gambit. Richard Armitage is still playing Wolverine. It drops in Winter 2019 and you can check out the full press release below. Press Release NEW YORK CITY – November…
Check out covers and more info on DC/Marvel’s Superman/Spider-Man #1, coming in March
We know know when it’s coming out (March 25). When know how much it’s going to cost ($7.99, or $8.99 for card stock variants). We know who’s writing and drawing the main story (Mark Waid and Jorge Jimenez). We know the idea of the Daily Bugle and Daily Planet news teams racing to scoop a…
On No Kings Day, why now is a good time to relearn the lessons of Superman
“It’s not an ‘S.’ On my world, it means ‘hope.’” It’s a much maligned line from a divisive film. And in spite of the flaws behind the line, there’s something powerful there. We’re less than a month away from the latest film adaptation of DC Comics’ Superman. He’s a character who embodies so much to…
Weapon X-Men #2 is almost as rotten as Zombie Wolverine
The mediocre multiverse misadventure continues in Weapon X-Men #2, written by Christos Gage, drawn by Yildiray Cinar, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Clayton Cowles. No doubt, you’re surprised to see us back here, talking and thinking about this particular series. Especially after the way last month’s article tore through the first issue like…