A sinister laugh over the airwaves. A threat. And death with a rictus grin. Those are aspects that each version of Batman’s first encounter with his greatest foe, the Joker, have in common. But as with many tales from the Golden Age of comics, this is a story that he been told and retold numerous…
Young Haricot has been done a terrible injustice by a citizen of Monkey Meat Island! In fact, one could say Haricot has been done injustice all his life. A chance meeting with a Dark God bestows Haricot with power unimaginable — and now all those who stand in their way must pay a steep price!…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: Before the Fall: Heralds of Apocalypse: In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth. In ancient days, Genesis forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind?…
Just in time for Halloween, BatChat takes on three tales of Batman mixing it up with the supernatural. We have vampires, we have immortals, we have werewolves, and we have the scariest thing of all: a new worst story on the list! Listen in to hear what story it is, and hear Matt get so…
You know what’s cool? That scene in a movie where the monster or the enraged, vengeance-seeking protagonist – or the enraged, vengeance-seeking monster protagonist – picks off the bad guys one by one from the shadows. Just dudes disappearing left and right, screaming for their lives while some unseen force drags them to hell. That’s…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Scott’s pick: Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1: There will…
In Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 8, “Mercy,” Raffi and Seven track down a fledgling Borg Queen, Kore self-liberates, and Picard and Guinan get interrogated in FBI custody. Written by Cindy Appel & Kirsten Beyer, directed by Joe Menendez. Mark Turetsky: It was Shakespeare who once wrote, “the quality of mercy is not strained.”…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Justin’s Pick: Sinister War #1: You know those Sinister Sixes that are, like, double Sinister Sixes? Also, y’ever think about how certain Spider-villains, like Doctor Octopus and Kraven, have gotten these redemptive arcs that made…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). It’s a new year and a whole new Gotham City … of the future. Gotham is now a fascist police state controlled by private security called The Magistrate. Masks are illegal. Batman, whoever he may be, is as much an outlaw as the villains he once…
As Reva tracks Obi-Wan back to the path, Obi-Wan leads the pseudo-rebels in a delaying fight to facilitate their escape, while secret agendas come to light in Obi-Wan Kenobi Part 5! Austin Gorton: Adam! Welcome back to the world of Star Wars coverage! We are now poised on the finale of the series, and with…
Press Release New York, NY—April 9, 2018— After their scene-stealing theatrical debut in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Wakanda’s fiercest warriors are traveling outside of their country to fight new threats and new troubles, in an all-new comic book story by award-winning science-fiction and fantasy author Nnedi Okorafor! The WAKANDA FOREVER story starts in June with Okoye,…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 330: Michel Fiffe talks Death of Copra Michel Fiffe joins the show to talk about his upcoming Image Comics miniseries Death of Copra, winding down his 12-year DIY superhero revenge saga. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Christi and Chris wrap up X-Tinction Agenda(Uncanny X-Men #272, New Mutants #97, and X-Factor #62). Storm regains her adult body, Hodge loses his body, and the Summers brothers have a bro-down. Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:…
Laura Kinney spent untold centuries fighting alongside Synch in the time nexus called the Vault. Then he got out, and she died, and the X-Men resurrected her. Except whoops! She didn’t die. She’s out. Now there are two. What’s a clone to do? X-Men #18 is written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored…
Godzilla, the king of the monsters, a force of wanton destruction summoned by man’s inhumanity to man, known for tearing cities apart … but also, perhaps, bringing people together? On Feb. 7, IDW will release the Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special, a comic in which a kaiju blogger and a paramilitary peacekeeper go from enemies to…