Darth Vader puts the honesty of his newest ally to the test in Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. At this point, the series is six issues removed from the “War of the Bounty Hunters” crossover and deep in…
Name: Remy LeBeau Code Names: Gambit First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July ’90) Powers: Can charge objects with kinetic energy, southern charm Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Marauders, X-Factor, Horsemen About When I was 10 Sonic Adventure 2 Battle came out. That game introduced a dark brooding version of Sonic the Hedgehog creatively named Shadow the Hedgehog. He…
Our Kate Pryde finally gets her date with Nina. It’s a high school sporting event. Teen mutants are there. Three guesses what happens next in Exceptional X-Men #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Travis Lanham. In the immortal words of Nils Sjöberg, this is what…
“While I was in the pandemic […] I had started to toy around with this instrument I purchased called an Apprehension Engine.” Claudio Sanchez says from his home recording studio. “It’s typically this scary, nightmare instrument. I had started to fool around with this instrument and it started giving me these ideas about what the…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 333: Caitlin Yarsky talks Living Hell Caitlin Yarsky joins the show to talk about her Dark Horse Comics series Living Hell and play some Demon Trivia. 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…
With her new solo series debuting next week, our group finally got to Wolverine! No, not that one, the other one. The one the Krakoa era firmly established as a Wolverine in her own right. The one who’s more popular with certain circles of the internet. Laura Kinney, aka Wolverine, aka X-23, aka Talon, aka…
This episode is going to talk about stories where Magneto attempts to commit genocide and generally acts like a monster. We talk bluntly about the parallels to the real world. If that’s not what you need in your life, no sweat, see you next week. Also, we split it up with a Silver Age story…
Shi’ar space baddies have captured our spacefaring heroes, and no one knows– yet– what secret about the first mutants the Kin Crimson have been keeping from the rest of Shi’ar society. Will Kate Pryde and her band escape? Can they get help? Where can they go? What’s going on? Find out in Marauders #3. Written…
As the team begins to explore the mystical world around them in Excalibur #2, by Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega, they are quickly faced with forces beyond their control. Mythical creatures, waring wizards, and fantastical structures abound as they journey to The Lighthouse. Charlie Davis: You know, Nola. I think sometimes the universe, for…
he party has been split, and pit against each other in Guardians of the Galaxy #4 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee, Guru-eFX, and Cory Petit! Charlie Davis: So Allison. You know that scene in Tron Legacy where they open the Arcade back up and the original computer console is covered in dust? That’s…
I first read Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. #1 (along with its second) last year, back when it was called C.H.A.O.S. Agent. At the time, I was finishing up a teaching certificate program with the University of Connecticut (Hartford). Back then, I was working as a student teacher at Eastern Middle School in Riverside, CT. Most days,…
Zack & Adam get polybagged as we dive into some huge events and a couple number ones. Ranked this week: X-Cutioner’s Song X-Men #1 Generation X #1-#3 New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi,…
Gwen Stacy is officially a resident of Earth-616, for good. What does that mean for her, though? Find out in Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider #1, written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Federica Mancin, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Ariana Maher. After nearly a decade since her debut, Marvel Comics doesn’t seem to know…
This isn’t a review of the DCEU’s latest film, Wonder Woman 1984. This isn’t even an educated critique of its structure or a study of its merits. This is a treatise. An impassioned plea. People. We need to discuss Scarf Guy. You know who I’m talking about. The guy who becomes a flesh suit for…
The Best Man Miro might be in trouble. The ‘Rasslin’ Report If I owned stock in Miro — which I don’t, because he’s the professional wrestler formerly known as Rusev — I’d call in a hold or maybe even a sell order into my broker, because I’m down as hell on his AEW debut, primarily…