Sure, we all know Sabretooth. And thanks to the Krakoan era, we see Greycrow as a much more realized character, full of nuance while also still an unrepentant murderer. But do you ever wonder if any of the other Marauders have hopes and dreams apart from killing? Maybe Harpoon likes to bake. Maybe Vertigo has…
Art by Bill Sienkiewicz Name: Dani Moonstar Code Names: Psyche, Mirage First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Creates psychic manifestations, connection to animals Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, SHIELD, X-Force, X-Men, Defenders About The biggest benefit of the shared continuity of superhero comics is the ability to mash together elements that would feel ridiculous otherwise. The…
“Fear State” has begun, and the Bat family is caught on the back foot. As is Simon Saint and his Magistrate. It’s looking pretty good for Scarecrow in Batman #112, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. And in the…
In December, ComicsXF’s intrepid head honcho, Zachary Jenkins, hit the floor of C2E2 with a microphone in his hand and a hankering to talk to as many creators as he could get five minutes alone with. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of those interviews. You know who should draw a Shazam…
Art by Andrea Sorrentino and Marcelo Maiolo Name: Logan Code Names: Wolverine First Appearance: Fantastic Four #558 (but only on a technicality and has unofficially been retconned out of continuity) Powers: Healing factor, enhanced senses, adamantium coated claws in hands and feet Teams Affiliation: X-Men About The beauty of alternate realities in comic books is their ability to show…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 229: Get Me 60cc of Matthew Klein and Morgan Beem, STAT! Matthew Klein and Morgan Beem, the creators of the new IDW Originals series Crashing, talk to Dan and Matt about what makes a good medical drama. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…
Battle Of The Atom: Cyclops Is Wearing A Loincloth: Who will fall? Who will rise? Who will be the last host standing? You know a schism was coming between Adam and Zack, you just never thought it would be this ugly. Ranked this episode: Schism Generation Hope #10-12 X-Men: Regenesis
Set aside the whole body swap thing for a second. You wanna know how we know Psylocke’s come a long way? In late 1992/early 1993, Marvel published a three-issue story in X-Men in which the team went to Siberia for Colossus family/Omega Red stuff, and Psylocke (then Betsy Braddock in Kwannon’s body) is depicted on…
Wolverine’s timey-wimey adventure continues in X Lives of Wolverine #4, written by Benjamin Percy, art by Joshua Cassara with Federico Vicentini, colors by Frank Martin, and letters by Cory Petit. Chris Eddleman: I can’t believe we’ve already reached issue #4 of this mini, Rob. And yet Wolverine probably feels the grip of time even worse…
This January, two interconnected series will close out the X-Men’s Krakoa era: Gerry Duggan and Lucas Werneck’s Fall of the House of X and Kieron Gillen and R.B. Silva’s Rise of the Powers of X. These five-issue limited series will present the final battle of Krakoa and see the fate of mutantkind decided in a…
Friends and readers, we have another great week of comics coverage for you here at Marvel Files— the premiere home of conversational Marvel Comics coverage. This week we have the debut of a surprising choice for solo title in Star #1. We also chat continuations of the eclectically cast team title Strikeforce, and the Hollywood…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 134: Steve Foxe Is Gonna Scare the Hell out of You Writer/editor Steve Foxe joins the show to talk about his quarterly horror magazine Razorblades with James Tynion IV, his erotic videogaming OGN “Cheater Code,” writing children’s books and much more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Connor Young was a high school basketball star till his MS diagnosis last week. Today he feels like an ex-basketball star: nothing special. Tonight he’s an armored superhero. What will he make of his new life? Darkhawk #1, written by Kyle Higgins, art by Juanan Ramirez, colors by Erick Arcienega, letters by VC’s Travis Lanham,…
Ka-Zar and his family bite off more than they can chew as the mystery deepens regarding the Polyscion in Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land #2, written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Germán García, colored by Matheus Lopes and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Chris Eddleman: What’s that? It’s another installment of our eco-mystery? I’m pretty…
Black Knight is back, and he’s sadder than ever. But this time he’s got a cool sword! Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #3 is written by Si Spurriur, drawn by Sergio Dávilla, colored by Arif Prianto with Chris Sotomayor, and lettered by Corey Petit. Si Spurrier and Sergio Dávilla’s descent into Black Knight…