Superman and his new team battle June Moon’s inner demons to get the Enchantress on the team – leaving just one member left to be recruited. Before the team can get to young icon Lightray, however, Superman’s old enemies rear their ugly heads (and uglier brains) for an all-out attack! Superman and the Authority #3…
The beauty of DC’s Elseworlds concept, rather than a more traditional What If? or imaginary story, is the variety it opened up. This wasn’t a simple small recasting of one event, butterfly effect style, but creators imaginations could go wild and choose different times, places, and even twist the most basic concepts of the character…
Christopher Chance has only a few days left to solve his own murder. His investigation has been bumpy to say the least, but will the murder of Guy Gardner finally catch up to the Human Target and end his search before the poison ends his life? Once Batman learns of his ex-teammate’s disappearance, can anything…
The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 Writer: Jason Aaron, Artist: r.m. Guera, Colorist: Giulia Brusco, Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher, Publisher: Image Content warning: The following review of “The Goddamned: Virgin Brides” contains discussion of child sexual abuse. Animal sacrifice. Blood drinking. Child sexual abuse. The McMartin Preschool case — a criminal trial that consumed Manhattan…
He’s the best there is at what he does, and apparently what he does is take revenge! It’s Wolverine: Revenge #1 from Jonathan Hickman, Greg Capullo, Tim Townsend, and Cory Petit! And Jean Grey takes to the stars in Phoenix #1 & 2 from Stephanie Phillips, Alessandro Miracolo, David Curiel and Petit! Tony Thornley: Hey…
Grogu faces a choice, the Mandalorian makes some friends, and Boba Fett…is there in “From the Desert Comes A Stranger”, chapter six of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau and directed by Dave Filoni. Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam, to the penultimate episode of what is turning out to…
Dan Grote · The WMQ&A 5th Anniversary Three Amigos Dollar Bin Spectacular (with Adam Reck) Dan and Matt celebrate five years of podcasting with a salute to the dollar bin and its many treasures, guest starring Third Amigo Rob Lynch and Battle of the Atom’s Adam Reck. Featuring discussions of Alpha Flight! Herb Trimpe! Alexander…
BatChat returns to Will’s bookshelf for three randos, one of which is an oddly well-timed tribute to Sam Kieth, and another is more Batman ’66.
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 223: Matt Goes to Flame Con 2022 Our intrepid man in the field Matt Lazorwitz visits Flame Con for interviews with Amy Reeder (Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur), Connor Goldsmith (Cerebro podcast), Jarrett Melendez (Chef’s Kiss), Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle: Graduation Day), Kat Calamia (Dancer) and con co-organizer Steve Gianaca….
In this installment, The X-Men fight giant monsters, unwittingly allowing Tony Stark ample time to build a god in his own image. This will surely end well. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: Salutations, True Believers! It’s ya…
Union, New Jersey, the town where I grew up, was a victim of the comic shop implosion of the 1990s. By the time I left town for college in 1998, a couple of the stores where I had bought books over the years had closed. I had no idea whether there were any stores near…
John Stewart goes head to head with the Qinoori. He may be alone in the Dark Sector without his ring to aid him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few tricks left up his sleeve. Back on Oa, Jo Mullein is trying to hold what’s left of the Corps together – and picks…
I first noticed something was off when my comic shop went a few weeks without getting in new backing boards. Oh, well, no big deal, I’ll catch up when they’re restocked. Then a book here and there was delayed. Hey, it happens. Maybe the artist needed a little more time. Can’t rush perfection. Next thing…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 249: MONKEYS! with Matt D. Wilson Fellow comics podcaster Matt D. Wilson joins the show to talk about the Zoop campaign for his comic Impostor Syndicate, and play some comics primate trivia. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Pursued by the villainous Virus, Eddie and Dylan Brock are now on their own in a far off alternate universe ruled by mysterious masters and friends turned foe in Venom #27 by Donny Cates, Juan Gedeon, Jesus Aburtov, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries The…