John Walker wants to lead Wilson Fisk’s supervillain team, the Thunderbolts, hoping to keep them in line – but does he have what it take to keep monsters from doing what they do best? Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #2, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, penciled by Manuel Garcia, inked by Lorenzo Ruggiero, and colored…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 323: Matias Timarchi talks Valiant Comics and Alien Books Alien Books Director Matias Timarchi joins the show to talk about his publisher and its licensing of Valiant Comics. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
One of the artists most represented on the big board, and probably, if we arrogated based on number of stories and story placement (and that would be higher if Matt got his way with “Blades”), one of the favorite artists we have, comics lost a major talent with the passing of Tim Sale last month….
Wow, we’ve made it to 20 episodes! To celebrate, Matt and Will are looking at three stories from three volumes of one of their self-confessed favorite series, the legendary (see what I did there) anthology, Legends of the Dark Knight. Will they gush about the original volume? Will they complain about DC not giving the…
Happy Halloween, we talk about some sufficiently spooky stories. Then someone gets distracted and talks about weird Marvel continuity for too long. It’s a great event. Ranked This Episode: Inferno (Secret Wars) Nova #22 Generation X #22
One of the men who trained Batman has decided it’s time to train his opposite number, so the Joker has a new mentor. Batman and Gordon continue to pursue the Red Hood Gang. And in the future, Joker and Batman barrel toward a final confrontation. “Joker: Year One” continues in Batman #143, written by Chip…
Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard…
L is for the way Land looks at me O is for the only storyline for Jean V is very, very, extra boring reading E is enjoyable podcast hosts that you adore Ranked this episode: Phoenix: Endsong Phoenix: Warsong New X-Men #151-154 (Here Comes Tomorrow)
The algorithm on Instagram serves me two things: Beautiful, busty women and Sonic the Hedgehog content. I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t want to be this person, but none of us gets to choose our fate. I’ve tried to fill this void with the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog series, but it is far too…
Marvel ramped up to Comic-Con this month by announcing X-Men: Age of Revelation, a sweeping event beginning in October that will remake not just the X-line but will draw in a number of major Marvel players including Spider-Man, the Avengers, Deadpool, Iron Man, and Cloak and Dagger. The basic pitch: 10 years in the future,…
Captain Marvel and her friends and family reunite after their cosmic adventures, but can they stop the Cotati invasion at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in this tale written Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Cowles? Cat Purcell: I’m very nervous to see where this arc ends up based on the…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 348: Brian DeCubellis talks Image Comics' Dark Honor Writer/director Brian DeCubellis joins the show to talk about his new Image Comics/Syzygy Publishing series Dark Honor. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move…
Name: James Nicola Bradley Code Names: Dr. Nemesis, Dr. Death First Appearance: Lightning Comics #6 (1941) Powers: Hyperevolved Intellect Teams Affiliation: Battle-Axis, X-Club, X-Force About There is something about science that appeals to me and I think it is the sense of discovery. Finding something new is an experience I have always yearned for. That sense of discovery was half…
The cost of Doctor Voodoo’s medical treatment is the loss of Storm’s powers for seven days. Ororo seeks refuge with her former teammates, the Uncanny X-Men, but it doesn’t turn out to be the relaxing holiday she thought it would be. A secret that aches the heart is born, and it sends Storm into the…
Characters collide and plot threads come together via a Mos Espa showdown in “In the Name of Honor”, chapter seven of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Austin Gorton: Welcome to the ComicsXF roundtable discussion of the Book of Boba Fett season finale! Because this episode is…