Union, New Jersey, the town where I grew up, was a victim of the comic shop implosion of the 1990s. By the time I left town for college in 1998, a couple of the stores where I had bought books over the years had closed. I had no idea whether there were any stores near…
Happy Halloween! Itâs time for tricks, treats, costumes and, of course, horror movies. The skeletons and the cobwebs have been hung with care, and now itâs time for the mutant maniacs of the X-Mansion to decide what spooky flicks they want to marathon as they eat all the candy they want. I assume the X-Mansion…
We’ve all seen the memes and the jokes: Batman’s real super power is his wallet. Batman has, historically, been from the moneyed class, and that’s how he gets all those wonderful toys. But what happens when Batman doesn’t have all that cash? That’s what friend of the show, Patreon backer, and financial adviser Abigale Heartbalm…
Nightwing finally learns about the threat of Heartless in the worst way possible – when the police show up at Dickâs door to question him about one of Heartlessâ murders. With a little help from Barbara Gordon, Dick manages to fend off the police, and team-up with best Robin Tim Drake to begin tracking Heartless…
The Marauders learn of their terrible loss. Each member processes grief a little differently as Gerry Duggan and Stefano Caselli set the stage for what comes next. Vishal Gullapalli: We all grieved for Kate a month or two ago, and while we might not all be all the way through the process, weâre at least…
If Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men are the mutant freedom fighters and Eve Ewing and Carmen Carnero’s Exceptional X-Men are the young mutants in training, it appears Gail Simone and David Marquez’s Uncanny X-Men are the big damn heroes. Led by Rogue and including Gambit, Wolverine (Logan), Jubilee and Nightcrawler, the team seems to…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zackâs Pick: Way of X #1: Remember when Nightcrawler said he was thinking about starting a mutant religion? Whatever happened with that? Anyway, enjoy this new X-Men series, written by Si Spurrier (X-Men: Legacy) and…
Kang and his companion deal with the ramifications of a âpirate timelineâ as we get a glimpse of Marvelâs near future in Timeless #1. Written by Jed MacKay, art by Kev Walker, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Mark Bagley, and Andrew Hennessy. Color art by Marte Gracia with letters by Ariana Maher. Weâre in a week…
Wonder Woman #783 depicts Wonder Woman and friends tackling another new spin on an old acquaintance written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, with Marcio Takara as artist, Tamra Bonvillain as colorist and Pat Brosseau on letters. Meanwhile in Bana-Mighdall, Atalanta, Faruka, and Artemis debate what the Oracle’s vision shows. Written by Vita Ayala, art…
Hold onto your Unstable Molecules because itâs time for another FF Review Two-in-One! First Up⊠Doctor Doom offers a clean slate as a wedding gift to the world in Fantastic Four #33 – Part II of âBride of Doomâ. Written by Dan Slott. Drawn by R.B. Silva & Luca Maresca. Colored by Jesus Arbutov. Lettered…
Things are almost back to normal for Kamala Khan. Sheâs back to life, back in New Jersey and back to saving the day when Ms. Marvel is needed â with one significant change. The word is out now that Ms. Marvel is a mutant, and with ORCHIS hot on her trail, Kamala is left to…
It’s time, finally, the reason we started this show! Zack finally gets to talk to someone about X-Men 2099. Get ready for the critical reevaluation of the century. Ranked This Episode: X-Men 2099 #1-3 (The Gathering) X-Men 2099 #16-20 (Halloween Jack) X-Men 2099 #21-25 (2099 A.D. [After Doom])
We enter the world of Mutant X, and by that we mean we get distracted by other weird Marvel stuff of the turn of the century.Ranked this episode: X-Factor #145-149 Mutant X #1-3 Mutant X: Origins #1
Happy Hour #1 Writer: Peter Milligan, Artist: Michael Montenat, Colorist: Felipe Sobreiro, Letterer: Rob Steen, Publisher: AHOY Itâs 12:48 a.m. Central Standard Time. I am watching what seems to be my 86th consecutive hour of MSNBC (because it is a Rick Santorum-free zone), but all I really want is to go to bed. Well, thatâs…
Compared to other creators, Paul Smith drew very few issues of the Chris Claremont-Era Uncanny X-Menâten issues between 165 and 175, and then a single-issue fill in years later, for #278. These werenât the totality of his contributions; he also drew a few issues of X-Factor and an X-Men/Alpha Flight miniseries, among others, but for…