As of this month’s X-Men #35, Krakoa has magically blipped out of this plane of existence, like Poochy returning to his home planet. The Great Reset button has been hit. Kieron Gillen is gone. Al Ewing is gone. Gerry Duggan is gone. Apart from some Blood Hunt tie-ins and Steve Foxe and Netho Diaz’s Heir…
Following a lead from Misty Knight, Sam Wilson intercepts a mysterious group hijacking what appears to be an empty train. As he digs deeper, he discovers the plot may be connected to a crucial piece of Captain America history … and Wakanda. The world is ready for two Captain Americas, but is Sam ready for…
The good people at Marvel sent me a .gif showing what God Loves, Man Kills might look like is Marcos Martin drew it instead of Brent Anderson. As I suspected, it continues to be beautiful. These are some variant covers in March if you want them. Otherwise, enjoy the pretty pictures. Press Release New York,…
Did you know, if you back us on Patreon, you can come on the show? Yes indeed, if you are a Dick Grayson tier backer you can. And our first Grayson backer is here with us today! Josh Weil, podcaster at X is for Podcast, stops by to talk about a couple stories he picked,…
Batman is back in his own Gotham, but things have changed. And so has he. Is he really ready to step right into the role again, even after everything that has happened? Batman #136 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup,…
Fear reigns and a country is fractured in Captain America #28. The reincarnated Red Skull continues to plan, plot, and execute his plan to kill the idea of Captain America – and Cap and friends can’t seem to stop him. Will headway be made, or will cynicism succeed? Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Leonard…
We traveled all the way to Russia and boy, are we chilly. That’s okay because the embers of INFERNO will keep us warm as Mikhail Rasputin returns. Plus, tiny men travel inside Hank McCoy. Don’t miss our breakdown of X-Force #23.
Zack and Adam both reveal huge influences on their teenage years and talk about the weirdest comic Zack has ever seen. Ranked this episode Mutant Genesis (X-Men Vol 2 #1-#3) Worst X-Man Ever #1-#5 New Mutants Summer Special 1990 Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade…
Peter Parker learns all the world’s a stage in another entry from Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessey, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Joe Caramagna. Look, I think we know the pattern with Amazing Spider-Man at this point. Something’s going to happen. It’s going to be better than normal. It might even be good. Hell,…
Malik and Paula. El and Jay. Choices will be made and fates sealed near the corpse of a god in BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 by Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design. Chris Eddleman: Andrea, the first arc of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead…
When Rita Repulsa uses an ancient artifact to transport herself to a universe without Power Rangers, she finds herself on a world with aliens, kaiju … and Godzilla. Hoping to annihilate this new foe, Rita hurls her own terrible creatures into battle. But she never expects that the Rangers have followed her to this alternate…
Carol and the Future Crew proceed into what will certainly be a trap as Ove comes a-calling in Captain Marvel #23 written by Kelly Thompson, art by Lee Garbett and Belén Ortega, colors by Antonio Fabela, with letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles. Cat Purcell: As we left off in the previous issue, we’re back in…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Children of the Vault #1: He’s a time-traveler from a far future with a techno-organic arm and eye. He’s a time-traveler from a not-as-far-future but once tried to kill the other guy’s adoptive…
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. Dan’s pick: New Gods #1: An old god has died, and…
He rose from the regional commercials of the 1980s, a hapless, overconfident man in a denim vest and a beige cap, come to pester his ever-silent, ever-suffering, never-seen neighbor Vern about dairy products or car dealerships or local restaurants. Like the California Raisins, the Crash Test Dummies and the GEICO cavemen, Jim Varney’s Ernest P….