As the team searches for their lost leader, Betsy tries to fight her way back in Excalibur #17 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher. Charlie Davis: Well Daniel, here we are again, time to get our moving boxes ready as it seems we are going to have an extended stay in…
Friends, I got too excited last week. I wanted to share this bright and shiny new toy of ours, and I donāt think I properly explained what we (Thatās you, Loyal Content Consumer, and me) are doing here. [Groteās note: I tried to tell him, folks.] Each week, Iām going to run down 10 comics…
Monsters and robots falling from the sky! Mysterious (and familiar?) superheroes joining our intrepid gang on their journey to event ground zero! Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J. Hillās Crossover continues, whether Zack Jenkins and Dan McMahon want it to or not. Zachary Jenkins: The most hyped book in comics keeps on…
Padawan Keeve Trennis faces her Jedi Knight Trial in an even longer time ago in a galaxy equally far far away. This debut is written by Cavan Scott, art by Ario Anindito, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Annalisa Leoni, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Dan McMahon: Star Wars is something that has been a…
I have experimented with different columns and different formats over the five or so years Iāve been writing about comics, but you, Loyal Content Consumer, donāt necessarily care about that; no, you care about the comics, and I want to care about the comics with you. When Iām curled up in my big ratty office…
Betsy Braddock scattered across the multiverse. With the war between Krakoa and Arakko quelled, and Apocalypse gone, Excalibur has been left changed. Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega and Ariana Maher shift through the ashes in Excalibur #16. Charlie Davis: Oh! Dan! Youāre here! Man itās so good to see you. After Nola left to…
Zordon enlists Billy’s help as the Mighty Morphin team deals with a shocking betrayal by the Power Rangers team. As the Mighty Morphin team remains fractured, Zedd launches his latest attack, and only the new Green Ranger stands in his way. But none of them realize they’ve walked into a trap, courtesy of Zedd’s new…
The event continues to unravel as Ellie, Otto and Ava rise from the ashes of their comic shop to begin their four-color odyssey to find the truth beyond the dome. Meanwhile: Super-prisons! Magic guns! Mysterious government agents! And other stuff! Zachary Jenkins and Dan McMahon break down Imageās Crossover #2 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw,…
Spinning out of āJoker War,ā Punchline, Jokerās newest sidekick/associate/disciple, gets the spotlight in this one-shot, where the forgotten member of the Bat family, Harper Row, her brother, Cullen, and Leslie Thompkins each find something about Batmanās newest rogue to fear or aspire to. Itās āPunchlineā #1 from James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo…
Hello friends and readers! While the swords are a-plenty, we take a smaller look into the exciting debut of Taskmaster #1, written up by the Marvel Files debut of Dan McMahon. Also, Matthew Lazorwitz is in it till the bitter, and gives us his thoughts on Magnificient Ms. Marvel #16! Taskmaster #1 Written by: Jed…
Two new series, two new teams. The Unlimited Power Era of BOOM Studiosā Power Rangers continues here, and only Lord Drakkon, their greatest enemy, can save them. Writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin), artist Francesco Mortarino (Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon), colorist Raul Angulo and letterer Ed Dukeshire reveal a new cosmic threat only the…
Two new series, two new teams. The Unlimited Power era of BOOM Studios’ Power Rangers begins here. But who is the new Green Ranger, and are they friend… or foe? Longtime Rangers writer Ryan Parrott, artist Marco Renna, colorist Walter Baiamonte and letterer Ed Dukeshire send the Mighty Morphin team on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation, one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes. The next big epic begins here, and the GateCrashers themselves ā Dan and Jake McMahon ā are here to cover it.
Zachary Jenkins: Itās here, the biggest indie launch in a very long time. Donny Cates, possibly the creator with the most heat in the direct market right now, continues with his established collaborator Geoff Shaw to tell a story about superheroes. Itās a big, meta, high-concept tale that is blessedly not told in a nine-panel…
Howdy, yāall. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something weād all read. You know,…
After the events of Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, Kimberly is determined to purge the world of Lord Drakkon’s legacy, starting with Deadlock; the prison tower where Drakkon held all those who opposed him. But even the Ranger Slayer has no clue of the true power kept in Deadlock — and what unlocking the doors will…