Batman has reached the end of his journey across the sands. Now, all that remains is the last temptation by Dr. Hurt and the Demon Barbatos. Batman must step up and face these dark spirits down to rise from this journey reborn. And in Gotham, the Question finds evidence of the truth she has sought,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Bonus pick: Batman: Dark Age #1: Meet Bruce Wayne, Gothamâs favorite delinquent son. Witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches toward its prophesied doom. By…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ WMQ&A Episode 293: Wolfin' it down with Eric Palicki Writer Eric Palicki joins the show to talk about his AHOY Comics werewolf detective series, Black’s Myth. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamâs pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, youâve had some rough ones lately. Donât screw this up. Written by…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamâs pick: Rise of the Powers of X #1: Ten years ago, the mutants returned from their exile to try and reclaim the Earth from the forces of Orchis. They failed. Now, Nimrod and Omega…
This year wound down with a new wave of âcomics are dyingâ discourse that proves how insular its fandom is, how it doesnât consider larger economic factors like inflation and what other industries are struggling as people make decisions based on their disposable income. Yes, readers are aging out of the medium, and that affects…
I found myself struggling for a cohesive theme to some kind of end-of-the-year article, something that would capture the state of an industry whose health has been the status of much Mark Millar-fueled discourse lately. Then I read a comic that was so bad it has me dreading what 2024 will bring. On Wednesday, Marvel…
The past five years have not been kind to quite a few indie publishers. One saw repeat turnover of its top brass and mass layoffs. One shrank down to one book a month and ended up licensing out all its content to another publisher. One declared bankruptcy. One pretty much dicked over all its creators…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Markâs pick: Universal Monsters: Dracula #1: When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his contributions to AHOY Comics’ Project Cryptid, his recent Sinestro story in Knight Terrors: Green Lantern and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Armaanâs pick: Birds of Prey #1: Dinah Lance is one of the DCU’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario, but sometimes even the Black Canary…
We’re on record as being a pro-Liana Kangas website. So we were a hard yes when our friends at AHOY Comics offered us this exclusive cover reveal for the new volume of their black-and-white werewolf detective series Black’s Myth. Kangas does covers for the series, created by writer Eric Palicki and artist Wendell Cavalcanti, and…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Armaanâs pick: Night Fever: In Europe on a business trip, Jonathan Webb can’t sleep. Instead, he finds himself wandering the night in a strange foreign city with his new friend, the mysterious and violent Rainer,…
Ron DeSantis is a pile of human excrement molded into human form and stuffed into a suit. The comic about him isnât so great either. Political Power: Ron DeSantis is written by Michael Frizell, drawn and colored by Martin Gimenez, lettered by Benjamin Gilbert and published by TidalWave Productions. Roy remains the center of the…
Last weekâs SuperMassive one-shot from Image Comics ended with a surprise appearance by Medieval Spawn. Turns out that would only be the second-biggest surprise from Image that day. On Wednesday, comicsâ third largest publisher announced it had inked an exclusive direct market distribution deal with Lunar, taking monthly titles like Spawn, Saga and Walking Dead…