In Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu’s X-Men #2, the Summer’s family goes on a beach vacation. Hi-jinx ensue. Chris Eddleman: Alright Rob, we’re on to issue 2 of X-Men, and if we were sick of Summers Family stuff (which I was not), then it’s too bad—this is the father-children bonding issue of X-Men. While it…
The Mad Titan has returned thanks to a traitor amongst The Eternals midst. In Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribić, Matthew Wilson and Clayton Cowles Eternals #6, the rebirth of Thanos is revealed, the work of Phastos, an Eternal fighting against the future. But his plan involves destroying the Earth and that just won’t do. Like Darkseid…
We’re going to keep this quick because some of us are “incredibly busy” and “have a day job that doesn’t involve slime boys”. This is the new Venom #5 preview. Al Ewing writes it, Bryan Hitch draws it, it’s going to be a weird goo time. If the other editors on the site find out…
He’s Batman’s greatest nemesis. He is as mutable as his foe, appearing sometimes as a whacky criminal clown, sometimes as a terrifying homicidal maniac, and sometimes as an urban terrorist. He is the Joker. And this week, Matt and Will look at three single issue Joker stories in their first villain spotlight episode. The Joker’s…
Jason Todd is probably the unluckiest Robin (with apologies to Stephanie Brown): seemingly orphaned, lived on the streets, taken in by Batman only to be killed by the Joker only to be resurrected as a homicidal vigilante. But for decades, it was Jason’s death, not his life, that defined him as a character and added…
It’s time for some Hard Lessons– but who’s teaching who? Find out in New Mutants #22, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: This! Issue! Is! Wonderful! I know we say this a lot, but WOW, the Ayala/Reis combo is outdoing themselves every single issue and I simply…
This is about team ups. I recorded it not 48 hours ago and I have no recollection of what our bits were. Adam says it’s a “classic”.Ranked This Episode: Wolverine & Jubilee X-Force vol 2 Wolverine/Doop
So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 159: Outlaw Comics with Ed Piskor Cartoonist Ed Piskor (X-Men Grand Design, Hip-Hop Family Tree) joins Dan and Matt to talk about his new Fantagraphics series Red Room, outlaw comics, the magic of the video store and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher…
Name: Eric Gitter Code Names: Ink First Appearance: Young X-Men #1 (June ’08) Powers: Causes sickness, super strength, telepathy, flight, causes explosions, healing, tap into Phoenix-like energies Teams Affiliation: X-Men About There is power in a symbol. It’s a concept that’s at the center of almost every Big 2 superhero story. Criminals, being the cowardly and superstitious…
Listen, there’s not much to add here. Alex Ross is very good at art. He has been that way for like 30 years and hasn’t slowed down at all. These covers in October are called Timeless and they sure are. Check out the full press release below. Press Release New York, NY— July 20, 2020…
The larger Marvel Universe is starting to come knocking as the team faces star of stage and screen MODOK from Gerry Duggan, Javier Pina, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: For some reason I feel like MODOK should have some sort of catchphrase that we could banter about in our opening this week. But…
X-Men steps up in an issue that’s jam packed with plot and action from Gerry Duggan, CF Villa, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Adam! Welcome! Glad to have you onboard to take a look at what’s probably the meatiest issue of the series to date. Adam Reck: What an issue to help out…
400 episodes and nearly 8 years later, Zack and Adam return to some of their earliest episodes, Days of Future Past style, to right the wrongs that led them to this point. They also answer some listener questions. Re-ranked this episode:
In the Chrises first time covering a Dark Horse comic, we discuss that time that the Justice League swapped places with Black Hammer. If you could escape a pastoral prison, would you let the Justice League take your place? Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…