Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CHRIS’ PICK: FCBD X-Men #1: Free Comic Book Summer begins with a sneak peek at this fall’s “X of Swords” by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz (aka Team “House of X”) and a…
That special something, that hidden talent, that wildcard, that X-Factor. It’s that thing you just can’t quite pin down, and it’s as applicable for the colloquialism as it is the X-Men franchise that bears the name. There have been many different squads who go by the moniker X-Factor, and today, we’re going to rank them…
Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DCeased: Dead Planet #1: Once more unto the zom-breach. An all-grown-up Jon Kent, Damian Wayne and Cassie Sandsmark headline the latest helping of DC’s zombie-apocalypse franchise, written by Tom Taylor (“X-Men Red”) and drawn by…
Bam! Pow! Zap! Xavier Files isn’t just for X-Men anymore! In case you missed the memo, the site you love is now covering the wider comics industry. And so this week we have a roundup of reviews from across the indie spectrum, including Benjamin “X-Force” Percy’s latest crime thriller (reviewed by Zachary Jenkins), Mark Russell’s…
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…
We talk Cable & X-Force and enter the digital multiverse today. If you can, Battle Of The Atom is raising funds for The Advancement Project. If you can, please consider donating. Ranked This Episode: X-Fore #44 (Enter The Purple Era) Cable #22 (The Sad Airport Issue) X-Force #75 (Burning Man)
Comics, especially X-Men comics, and trading cards have a long history together. The X-Men trading cards, followed by the larger Marvel sets, started right as the comics hit their most financially successful period. Trading cards were included in some of the biggest launches, like X-Force #1 and X-Cutioner’s Song. Marvel’s acquisition of the trading card…
We’re in for a wild ride as Hellions begins with a debut issue by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. The team comes together, with Psylocke as their parole officer and Sinister as the adult in the room. There is no way this could go poorly… Liz Large: I honestly had no…
Crossovers are a huge part of the comics economy and the X-Books are some of the biggest perpetrators. From all the way back in Mutant Massacre, the X-Men love to get involved in each other’s business. That’s why we love them. Well it looks like the upcoming X Of Swords will be no different. Eagle-eyed…
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…
There is an invader on Krakoa. An interloper inside Pyro, and Emma is determined to get him out. Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, and Edgar Delgado spin a yarn of mutant misdirection as Marauders #9 keeps its readers guessing. Christina Eddleman: This cover made me think I was in for lots of Bishop content, but I…
It’s a whole new New Mutants! Hickman is gone, and so are the dueling storylines. Where will this lead? Nova Roma, apparently as Ed Brisson, Marco Failla, and Carlos Lopez take us hunting. You’re Doin’ Fine, Nova Roma (Not Really) Liz Large: Should we start with the elephant in the room? Nova Roma, the country…
The one and only, original flavor Logan returns in his first solo ongoing series since 2014 from Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Viktor Bogdanovic, Frank Martin, Matthew Wilson and Cory Petit! We get duel stories as Wolverine investigates the new street drug Pollen. Also he fights Dracula. Tony Thornley: Hey there Pierce, welcome to our new…
Everything is Empyre, even if we don’t want it to be. Luckily, the X-Office has decided to tie into things by giving up the content we crave from the creators we love. EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (of 4) were announced today with a crew that should be familiar to the Dawn of X faithful….
Jon & Rod are back with New Mutants #7, a comic that laughs in the face of any reader expecting a conventional story. The team pretty neatly solves all the issues with the Shi’ar and then plants a Krakoan Gate while Sunspot decides to buy Cannonball’s apartment building so that he can stay close to…