The Enterprise comes to the rescue of the USS Farragut, which has been disabled by a mysterious, massive ship, and is being commanded by the young James T. Kirk in “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Own Tail” written by David Reed & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Valerie Weiss. Mark Turetsky: You know, we haven’t been…
Joshua Williamson’s caretaker stint on Batman ends as the Dark Knight returns to Badhnisia in Batman #124, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter and Jorge Fornes, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Poison Ivy deals with the fallout of “Fear State” in a story that leads into…
In this episode, Zack proves the one guy from 7 years ago who made a comment about how this podcast is too religious correct. Ranked This Episode:
Armaan Babu: If any story is told for long enough, you’re going to come to a part of it that tells you how important stories are. Writers can’t help themselves, and in their defense, they’re not wrong. Stories matter, and stories have power. Where critics like us come in is that we recognize that while…
T’Challa’s final attempt to free the galaxy from tyranny in Black Panther #23 written by Ta-Nehisi Coates,art by Daniel Acuña and Ryan Bodenheim, colors by Daniel Acuña and Chris O’Halloran, and lettering by Joe Sabino. It’s been months since Black Panther went on hiatus. I’m not entirely sure why. In any case, issue #23 marks…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 211: Nadia Shammas and the Curious Case of the Riddler's Facial Hair Writer Nadia Shammas joins the show to talk about her graphic novel Squire, Talia al Ghul, the Riddler, Ms. Marvel and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s pick: X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1: For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on Arakko, another must rise…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 358: David Marquez talks The Unchosen & Uncanny X-Men Writer/artist David Marquez joins the show to talk about his new Image Comics series The Unchosen, drawing the Uncanny X-Men in and out of their clothes, and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts,…
The Eternals sneak into Avengers Mountain (which happens to be a dead Celestial) in an effort to find an answer to the Thanos problem in Eternals #10, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Esad Ribić, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: As the great poets once sang, Zoe, “it’s been…
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. Matt’s pick: Batman & Robin Year One #1: While Bruce Wayne…
Wally West’s spirit has been hurled across the timestream, reliving the adventures of speedster after speedster as the Speed Force attempts to dislodge something from itself using Wally’s help. There’s just one speedster Wally hasn’t inhabited yet – his own self. That’s just changed, as Wally is forced to relive his worst memory: his accidental…
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…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 272: Swords, sandals and symbiotes with Torunn Grønbekk Writer Torunn Grønbekk joins the show to talk about Realm of X, Red Sonja, what she has in store for Venom and Carnage, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
“All the best X-Men are women,” the T-shirt says, and it’s true. X-Men – at least since Chris Claremont – has been a franchise built on powerful, beautiful women, and the men who snikt, zark and bamf for them. There are no Outback-era X-Men without Storm, Psylocke, Rogue and Dazzler. There’s no Blue and Gold…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 230: New York Comic Con 2022 Dan goes to New York Comic Con and records interviews with Keith Dallas (Riptide Sanitarium, now on Zoop), Matt Lesniewski (Faceless and the Family, now on Zoop), Sofia Warren (Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator), Eric Tapper and Chris Carter from GlobalComix, Anthony…