In another moment that makes Matt feel like he’s not so slowly turning to dust, “Hush,” the Jeph Loeb/Jim Lee neo-classic, is turning twenty years old this week. Or is it a classic? That is what Matt and Will are looking at this week, with three stories starring the Batman villain most likely to make…
This week in our roundup of indie comics, Ian Gregory examines The Rob’s latest attempt to shake up a storied franchise, Robert Secundus jumps all the way into the deep end of Savage Dragon, and Will Nevin goes to Hell (or a simulation thereof?) with Rick and Morty. G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes: Deadgame Story/Art: Rob…
Gabrielle Kinney is missing! And so are regular co-creator Vita Ayala and Rod Reis! Don’t worry, they’ll all be back soon. In the meantime we’ve got a neat fill-in adventure starring Warpath and… Daken? New Mutants #29, written by Danny Lore, drawn by Guillermo Sanna, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt:…
In what has turned into a jam packed Friday morning, Marvel has announced three new X-Related titles. First off is the return of GIANT-SIZE X-MEN, the classic titled that kicked off the all-new, all-different, and commercially successful era of the X-Books back in 1975. This will be an ongoing series written by Jonathan Hickman with…
Art by Bill Sienkiewicz Name: Dani Moonstar Code Names: Psyche, Mirage First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Creates psychic manifestations, connection to animals Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, SHIELD, X-Force, X-Men, Defenders About The biggest benefit of the shared continuity of superhero comics is the ability to mash together elements that would feel ridiculous otherwise. The…
Jason Howard, creator of Image’s new series “Big Girls,” joins Dan and Matt to talk about gender roles, drawing crazy stuff with Robert Kirkman, the NBA bubble, schooling under COVID-19 and more.
Our Marauders have been to space, welcomed a mutant from 2099, taken a deep dive into the Proterozoic proto-ocean, rescued a couple of ancient mutants from yet another genocide, and wondered who made a mysterious puzzle box. Now their series is ending. Will their questions get answered in Marauders #12, written by Steve Orlando, drawn…
Ron Livingston gets farther away from everyone and everything he’s ever known and closer to the end in Traveling to Mars #2, written by Mark Russell, drawn by Roberto “Dakar” Meli, colored by Chiara di Francia, lettered by Mattia Gentili and published by Ablaze. Actress Maisie Wade confronts the murderous fans who’ve invaded her home…
Amid the changing relations between mutants and the city of New Orleans, two of the best guns for hire come to town with a mission, and their target for that mission is an X-man. Deadpool and Outlaw guest-star in this dangerous tale of mayhem vs. mutant. Uncanny X-Men #19 is written by Gail Simone, drawn…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. In 1992, I discovered Superman. By proxy, I also found Supergirl, though at the time I discovered her, she wasn’t…
Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…
Victor LaValle & Leonard Kirk’s Sabretooth is among the best comics coming out these days. It’s a thrilling critique of the “justice system”, an exploration of evil and a true terror. Sabretooth has been in The Pit since the early days of Krakoa, what happens now that he’s out? If you aren’t reading this book,…
Powers Of X #1 shows four different timelines, starting with a young Professor Xavier. Each timeline is a factor of 10 from the first (1 year, 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years). We see this after Xavier reads Moria’s mind. The 10 year mark (X1), continues the story from House Of X #1. The 100…
Name: Victor Borkowski Code Names: Anole First Appearance: New X-Men #2 (Aug ‘03) Powers: Lizard boy Teams Affiliation: X-Men About I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best thing about the New X-Men kids is their design. They all look unique and they all have great, simple, personality traits that can be applied to a…
Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto are incredibly talented creators. That is without question. What is in question is the fascination with taking a grizzled war vet and making him young and hot. Marvel did it with X-Man in the 90s and they continue to do it will teen Cable. Old Man Cable, of course, was…