Batman is a loner. Except for Alfred, the Robins, the Batgirls, Signal, Batwoman and the Justice League. But before many of those characters, there was Ace the Bathound, the first of numerous Bat pets, mostly brought into the cave by Damian, another noted loner , and that club now includes Titus, Alfred the tuxedo cat…
Billy and Teddy have married and drifted off into a blissful, peaceful life in space. Right? Right?? It’s never that easy. We figure that out courtesy of Tini Howard, Luciano Vecchio, Espen Grundetjern and VC’s Ariana Maher. This ones Spoiler Free! Do we need more King In Black content? This is the question I asked…
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Storm vs Vulcan. It all comes down to this. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher deliver X-Men Red #10. Writing reviews of individual issues can sometimes feel like the writing equivalent of Groundhog Day: You’re praising (or parcing) the same things in every issue. Writers have their styles, their preferences…
Somebody shattered the crystalline student from Weirdworld, and the strangest, beakiest detective in the whole Marvel omniverse is sort of on the case! Strange Academy #11 is written by Skottie Young, drawn by Humberto Ramos, colored by Edgar Delgado, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Yet another book about a school for kids with powers (but…
After her victory over death and the Cotati, Jennifer Walters ruminates over her deaths and resurrections, leading back to her experiences Down Below in this issue by Al Ewing, Jon Davis-Hunt, Marcio Menyz, and VC’s Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Taking a slight detour this week with The Immortal She-Hulk one-shot, which I know I’ve been…
This week we talk about Lorna Dane, the lady known as Polaris. She had a rough go of it at the start of the 00s and we dive right into that whole ding dang mess. Also, Zack got a football fact wrong and is very sorry that he implied that the traitor Tommy Tuberville used…
Time takes us all. And as the comics we grew up with grow older, so too do the people who made them, and with time, comes other things, sadly. Recently, Alan Grant, legendary co-creator of many of the great Bat villains of the 80s and 90s, passed away, having been preceded a couple of years…
Previously, in Dead X-Men: Remember that? Fun times. Even with resurrection seemingly off the table for now, mutants are finding all sorts of ways to come back. Jean Grey found herself communing with the Phoenix Force again in the White Hot Room. X-Force has a clone of Beast circa his New Defenders era just lying…
Press Release New York, NY—November 20, 2017—His return to the Marvel Universe was just the beginning, and the Infinity Stone he holds could change everything. Now, the questions begin: Why was he searching for the InfinityStone? How did he escape his adamantium prison? Where is Wolverine, and what is he hiding? The answers will begin to unravel in 2018, but fans…
Next week, the second season of the HBO Max series Peacemaker drops. The first season featured some seriously obscure DC characters, and this week, to tie in with the release of the new season, we’re reading three stories featuring three of those characters: Peacemaker, Vigilante and Judomaster. Now, we’re stretching the definition of featured here,…
Time for the Elite Eight in Mutant Madness 2017! You can see the winners from the last round here. #MutantMadness Elite Eight 1 — Xavier Files (@XavierFiles) March 25, 2017 #MutantMadness Elite Eight 2 — Xavier Files (@XavierFiles) March 25, 2017 #MutantMadness Elite Eight 3 — Xavier Files (@XavierFiles) March 25, 2017 #MutantMadness Elite…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 184: Speed Round with Jeremy Adams Writer Jeremy Adams joins Dan and Matt to talk about his run on “The Flash” and the DC animated feature “Batman: Soul of the Dragon.” You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
Witness the rise of one of Marvel’s most infamous villains as Steve Rogers comes face to face with Doctor Doom for the first time. Also, who is David Colton, and can Steve trust him to have his back as they infiltrate a hostile country with the new Howling Commandos? Captain America #2 is written by…
The hunt for the serial killer (artist?) Manray comes to a close as Jace Fox faces his first costumed foe in a final battle for the life of the mayor in I Am Batman #10, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. The second major…