Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard…
After the dismal Captain America: Brave New World and the surprisingly endearing Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios has released one of its trickiest flicks yet based on the historically difficult-to-adapt Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn; and is written by Joshua Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and…
Because the site was down for a while we’re putting up two episodes at the same time. We’re doing the Brood this time. It’s the one where the Brood Queen was most likely to go to heaven. Ranked: We once again enter the weird world of Legion and let me tell you what, the takes…
Otto Octavius is looking for a few good men…and they’re all him. Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1 is written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Davide Tinto, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Otto Octavius has always been chasing something greater. The more we’ve learned about the villain and his motives and drive,…
Aconyte Books announced today their full lines of Marvel prose novels for Fall 2020. This includes four differnt lines, Legends of Asgard, Marvel Heroines, Xavier’s Institute, and Marvel Untold. From Asgard, to Westchester, to Latveria, these prose stories will introduce audiences to an expanded Marvel Universe. For the general Xavier Files audience, two titles stand…
Art by Clay Henry, Mark Morales, and Christina Strain Name: Several Code Names: Several First Appearance: X-Men #188 (Jan ‘08) Powers: Several Teams Affiliation: The Children of the Vault About The first thing Marc Guggenheim did in X-Men Gold was to lay out an argument for the fear of mutants. Unlike the Avengers, or the Fantastic Four, or…
Mark’s pick: Ultimate Black Panther #1: In the wake of Ultimate Invasion, Khonshu and Ra — the force known together as Moon Knight — are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king,…
This week on Battle Of The Atom we travel to Interview City and discuss CABLE with writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler We talk about loving X-Man Finding a new take on a convoluted character Writing Cable in the age of Brolin Explaining Stryfe to an 8-year-old And the utterly fascinating debut that is COME…
We live in the age of reboots. Is there a TV series from the ’80s and ’90s that does not have some new version on a streaming service or even a network (I’m not taking shots here, just stating facts. I’m an old, and have been enjoying the Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates). But as…
For the first time in his life, Lou Prado is on a winning streak. Maybe it’s the new casino or maybe it’s the lucky coin in his pocket, but all of a sudden, Loser Lou’s bets can’t go wrong. He’s about to make the gamble of his life — and the stakes are deadly high…
Big Two superhero comics are an iterative process. What was conceived in the 1930s and 40s has evolved and changed over the intervening three quarters of a century. Usually? That’s for the better. Characters get deeper and develop more of an internal life. Plots become more mature. Art becomes more realistic, or more stylized. And…
Comics have a long history of taking traditional tales and giving them new takes, whether it’s Stan Lee and Jack Kirby recasting the Norse gods as superheroic archetypes in “The Mighty Thor” or Alan Moore cramming an entire 19th-century lit class’ worth of characters into one story in “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” Writer David Pepose…
A young Cable’s adventure begins in this debut issue by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino. Expect the unexpected in a story with wrestling, swords, and Space Knights. Ritesh Babu: This is a rather surprising debut. I had no idea as to what this was gonna be like, given Kid Cable is such a…
The Todd’s core text dips back into thematic excess amid some substantial worldbuilding as the Spawn’s Universe branding reaches Spawn #321, written by Todd McFarlane, drawn by Carlo Barberi and Thomas Nachlik, colored by Jay David Ramos and Andrew Dalhouse, and lettered by Tom Orzechowski. *TW/CW: This review contains mentions of sexual assault and trafficking.* …