X Deaths of Wolverine #3, from Benjamin Percy, Federico Vicentini, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Liz Large: We’re halfway through the X Lives/X Deaths story, and I am looking forward to talking about how this is ramping up. What about you? Cassie Tongue: You can really tell we’ve hit the halfway mark: the plot is…
Remember revolutionary-era Cyclops from the Brian Michael Bendis era? Remember how good it felt to see him tell off Trish Tilby in this week’s X-Men ’97? What if I told you that Cyclops is still around? That after the Fall of Krakoa, he puts down the cheesesteak and starts getting real? That appears to be…
Does anyone really love Angel? Does anyone, within his Marvel universe, even like him? Who’s asking? It’s Ann Nocenti, in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (2024). Written by Nocenti, drawn by Lee Ferguson, colored by KJ Díaz and lettered by Cory Petit. This beautiful one-shot pops into the Fall of X era at just the right time,…
Mein Gott! The Redesigning team has finally gotten to the fuzzy blue elf, the teleporting swashbuckler, the Draco himself, Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler!
The hunt continues in Excalibur #8 by Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Marcus To, Sean Parsons, Roberto Poggi, Victor Nava, and, of course, Erick Arciniega. The team tries to find a balance between the whims of •┤Ȧ├•, the Warwolves, and Cullen Bloodstone while battling for their lives. Charlie Davis: You know? It kinda feels like it’s…
It’s always interesting to see Magneto fight a non-mutant superhero. What would they even have to banter about between punches? “So, you do spider-things, eh? Well, no matter, Magneto will see you driven before him, another enemy of Homo superior removed!” “You fancy yourself a god? See how easily I cast your metal hammer aside,…
The main plot of “Fear State” wraps up as the Bat family takes the fight to Simon Saint while two Ivys come together and Batman has a final throwdown with Peacekeeper-01 in Batman #117, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton…
Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CHRIS’ PICK: FCBD X-Men #1: Free Comic Book Summer begins with a sneak peek at this fall’s “X of Swords” by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz (aka Team “House of X”) and a…
Who’s afraid of a little trans history? Maybe you should be: comics’ trans elder flowers, posthumously, in one of DC’s Pride specials, while the other looks to younger readers with stories about queer teens. DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack, writing by Rachel Pollack and Joe Corallo, line art by Scott Eaton, Tom Sutton,…
Aided by his “ancestors” in Black history, Melvin has finally found his wife, June. But even with Melvin’s mysterious power, can they break out of the Modern Living Corporation’s futuristic headquarters? Ancestral Recall #4 is written by Jordan Clark, drawn by Atagun Ilhan, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY Comics….
There are many comics that are underrated, many comics that are controversial and many comics that have been given the wrong shake. Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man: Reign is one such work. A flawed, messy, brilliant comic that engages with the time it came out while remaining relevant to this day, full of evocative imagery, fantastic fight…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · CXF Interview Podcast Episode 307: Sebastian Girner & Kelly Williams talk The Dead and the Damned Sebastian Girner and Kelly Williams join the show to talk about the second issue of their comic The Dead and the Damned, currently on Kickstarter. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Do you think I mind that Walter Disney doesn’t approve of some of these comics? That his estate isn’t entitled to the sweat of the worker’s brow? None of these comics are officially sanctioned, and who cares? Ranked This Episode:
Name: Josh Foley Code Names: Elixir First Appearance: New Mutants #5 (Nov ’03) Powers: Able to control the bodily health in others Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men, X-Force, Reavers, Utopians About With great power, comes great responsibility. The most classic line in comics works because that sense of responsibility can be used to explore so many…