They Might Be Giants demand you look them in the Eyeball if you want new music
They Might Be Giants on Thursday released their first collection of new music since 2021, a four-track EP called Eyeball. Mark Turetsky has the review.
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Marauders #7 Sails Forward by Looking to the (Deep) Past!
Want to meet yet more never-before-seen mutants from a past that looks like a space opera future? Captain Pryde’s crew has you covered in Marauders #7, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Eleanora Carlini, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Matt Milla, lettered by VC’s Ariana Maher. Stephanie Burt: Hi, Ian! Looks like we’ve got plots…
The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 377: Danny Lore talks The Grimoire of Agatha Harkness
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 377: Danny Lore talks The Grimoire of Agatha Harkness Writer Danny Lore joins the show to talk about their new book The Grimoire of Agatha Harkness: A Magical History and Spellbook from Insight Editions. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon…
Detective Comics turns #1,100 but doesn’t look a day over Vol. 4, Issue #25: CXF Staff Picks
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: Detective Comics #1,100: Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin join…
Wolverine Turns 350, Vengeance Returns and More Staff Picks to End 2020
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick X-Men #16: When the mutant nation of Krakoa was formed, the X-Men were disbanded as a concept both to keep power on the island balanced among the Quiet Council and to move…
Fighting With My Family in the 4th Episode of Titans
Titans’ third season continues with ‘Blackfire’ where Dick takes matters into his own hands and Kori takes Gar on an impromptu roadtrip. Liz Large: We’re back for episode four of Titans, which will hopefully answer some questions raised in last week’s three-episode drop. You know, stuff like “why is Jason Todd doing this?” and “what’s…
Battle of the Atom: Episode 21 – X-Mas Time is Here
We celebrate the holidays with some festive X-Men stories. We answer some listener questions, and have a suprise Christmas gift at the end for all you. Ranked this episode: X-Factor #27 (Gifts!) Uncanny X-Men #143 (Demon!) A Miracle a Few Blocks Down From 34th Street (Marvel Holiday Special 1991) That sweater Adam & I are…
The Exceptional kids play pirate, Cloak and Dagger surprise and more Age of Revelation
It’s time to wrap up the first month of the future! Rather than tackle each “Age of Revelation” book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: Expatriate X-Men #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Francesco Mortarino,…
Advance Review: Image’s Radiant Black Charming Enough to Hook Even Non-Tokusatsu Fans
I’m not a Tokusatsu gal. The Japanese tradition of costumed superheroes with outrageous names fighting endless goons and flamboyant monsters in a seemingly infinite sea of quarries should, by all accounts, be extremely my kind of thing. But whether it’s Power Rangers, Kamen Rider or Ultraman, every attempt I’ve made to dive into the genre…
While Captain Daddy’s away, Spock will play in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP1!
Captain Pike is away helping Number One, leaving Spock to deal with “The Broken Circle” of the ship’s crew. Witness the very first time Spock steals the Enterprise to avert a war with the Klingons in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP1! Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman, directed by Chris Fisher. Mark Turetsky:…
The World is Changed, Yet Oddly Familiar in a Spoiler-Free Review of Heroes Reborn #1
Good art with a poorly plotted and tonally jumbled script, Heroes Reborn is the definition of a mixed bag.
Red Sonja Travels to a Town Called Terror Filled With Little Monsters
In a land of talking chainmail, the woman with the talkiest chainmail is queen. Probably — in Immortal Red Sonja #1, written by Dan Abnett, drawn by Alessandro Miracolo, colored by Ellie Wright, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by Dynamite. It’s a quiet night in the ‘burbs … until your dad’s goon squad hauls…
BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat: The Movie
For those of you out there who back the BatChat Patreon, you have heard Matt & will talk about all manner of Batman media: movies, episodes of animated series and live action TV, narrative podcasts. And this week, we’re taking that energy, but swapping it around so we can talk about the comic adaptations of…
007 Looks Impressive While Ogres and Old Ladies Fight
How many old flames can one British super spy have? And why do they all have to die? The answer may lie in 007 #1, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Marco Finnegan, colored by Dearbhla Kelly, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by Dynamite. Thank you for being a friend. Travel down the…
The Fall of X continues in this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men #25: The Hellfire Gala is over. The mutants have been decimated. Again. And Kate Pryde has jumped to the other side of the pirates vs. ninjas debate. Time to stab some Orchis…