A brief portrait of another time, and a tarot reading from the Omniversal Majestrix. A hint of ten swords by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, Clayton Cowles and Tom Muller. And then, a dark age looms by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber, Joe Sabino and Carlos Lao. Chris Eddleman: Well Rob,…
Unearthed from the Summa Marvelogica, 13th century saint and philosopher Thomas Aquinas brings us answers to the most pressing questions of our day. In this piece, he looks at both Knull, the King In Black, and The Batman Who Laughs as they relate to each other and to the current comics landscape as a whole….
Released this year from Secret Acres, The Marchenoir Library is the latest work in Alex Degenās unusual career. Degen, an American cartoonist, has created a unique graphic novel told entirely through the front and back covers of a fictional superhero series. We are given brief descriptions of the titular Marchenoir, her recurring allies and enemies,…
Hello friends and readers, and welcome to the lightest week in comics this entire year. Okay scratch that, weāve had months with nothing. But, this was a fairly small week for colorful characters in capes but, Marvel Files has you covered. Zack Jenkins has closing thoughts on Hawkeye: Freefall (and the world we live in)…
After a night full of nightmares, the Avengers are drawn to the Blue Area of the Moon. However, the once sterile Kree city is now home to a vast garden. Can the Avengers learn the secrets of the Garden, and its inhabitants, the Cotati, before itās too late? The issue comes from writer Al Ewing,…
Hello friends and readers, itās time for our triumphant return to Times Immortal! In this issue of the blockbuster Hulk saga, we see the retold story of the Leader as he travels from death to life and back again, in search of godhood. Check out our coverage on this tale by Al Ewing, Butch Guice,…
This is episode 150 and The Saga of Vampire Adam does take a hairy turn. If you can, Battle Of The Atom is raising funds for The Advancement Project. If you can, please consider donating. Ranked This Episode: Captain America #170-175 (Secret Empire) A+X #13-18 (Captain America + Cyclops) Captain America #402-408 (Man And Wolf)
Mags Immortal is a spinoff of Times Immortal, where Robert Secundus and Zach Rabiroff dive into the weird and wild world of 1970s Marvel Magazines. CW: violence, implied sexual violence, incest, suicide, torture, and religious trauma Robert Secundus: Last time on Mags Immortal we looked at some wonderful comics. But they werenāt what really wowed…
Comics, especially X-Men comics, and trading cards have a long history together. The X-Men trading cards, followed by the larger Marvel sets, started right as the comics hit their most financially successful period. Trading cards were included in some of the biggest launches, like X-Force #1 and X-Cutionerās Song. Marvelās acquisition of the trading card…
The X-Mansion is haunted. Someone, or something, creeps in its ruins and Nightcrawler has assembled a team to investigate. Join Alan Davis, Jonathan Hickman, and Carlos Lopez as they explore a haunted mansion in Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1. Tony Thornley: Hey Rob, are you ready to talk about what happened to one of the most…
The Brood are vicious predators. They are single minded in their goal of proliferating across the universe. A hive mind that follows their queen without question. In X-Men #9, Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho dare to ask, ābut what if a king?ā Chris Eddleman: Wow, it looks like weāre concluding the second…
Thanks to their escapades in space, the New Mutants accidently lure The Brood to Krakoa. Lucky for them, the island has defenders in X-Men #8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asar, and Sunny Gho. Chris Eddleman: Rob, the New Mutants are back and things have never been…mutantier? Spacier?…Newer? Well anyway, after the big reveals and high…
Announced at C2E2, the X-Books are going to be in a 15 part crossover called X Of Swords. 10 (X) mutants will get magical swords to fight an evil that we don’t know about. But there are sword. Comics rule folks. The best sword is Cyclops’ lightsabre. Eyeboy has a sword with eyes on it….
Friends and readers, we have a brand-new week of comics, and with that comes Marvel Minutiaeāthe column where our Marvel Files writers bring you some bite-sized thoughts on some of this weekās Marvel Releases. This week the boss steps down from his office as Zack Jenkins talks Black Cat and Savage Avengers (kind of). Plus,…
The pieces Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Lucas Werneck, and Fredrico Blee have been setting up are finally coming into play in Marauder #5. While the Hellfire Trading Company is facing butting heads with each other, their dominance on the high seas is challenged by an allegiance between the nations who find Krakoa distasteful, and human…