Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Danâs Pick: Newburn #1: Chippie goes noir! Easton Newburn is a private eye who investigates warring crime factions in a new Image series by writer Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and artist Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood),…
New Mutants and Children Of The Atom writer Vita Ayala joins us again to talk about these teen and making good comics. This week’s episode art was by Jen Overstreet with colors by Luke Herr and he is a good teen boy.
An online binge shopper receives a grisly package. A horde of the decaying undead grapples with its dwindling humanity. A family man endures an endless grind of the mundane as cosmic madness looms outside. The Beauty and The Realm creator Jeremy Haun returns to horror with Haunthology, a black-and-white graphic novel of interlocking short comic…
It had to happen. They couldn’t stay isolated forever. The Krakoa era of X-Men meets its’ first cross over in Empyre: X-Men #1 by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Matteo Buffagni, and Nolan Woodard. It’s Alien Plants vs Mutant Zombies vs Old Ladies. Nola Pfau: Well, Allison. Itâs been a while. Remember the days of yore,…
As we sit at the crossroads of history, please join us in helping funds like The Advancement Project or other organizations that support the Black community. We cannot claim to have learned anything from the stories of a fictional disenfranchised people if we arenât willing to help fight real world oppression. Stay safe, stay strong, hold fast. In…
Art by Diogenes Neves, Edgar Tadeo, and John Rauch Name: Douglas Ramsey Code Names: Cypher First Appearance: New Mutants #13 (Mar â84) Powers: Understands all language Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Factor About The intrinsic nature of superhero comic books requires action. It is great character development when the Avengers sit around the dining room table and talk about their feelings,…
Name:Â Xi’an Coy Mahn Code Names:Â Karma First Appearance:Â Marvel Team-Up #100 (Dec â80) Powers: Mind Control Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About My grandfather served in Vietnam. Like many people, he didnât talk about it when he came back. Something about the horrific conflict stayed impressed on his soul throughout his entire life. It wasnât until the…
Bam! Pow! Zap! Xavier Files isn’t just for X-Men anymore! In case you missed the memo, the site you love is now covering the wider comics industry. And so this week we have a roundup of reviews from across the indie spectrum, including Benjamin “X-Force” Percy’s latest crime thriller (reviewed by Zachary Jenkins), Mark Russell’s…
Ed. Note: This review contains spoilers for The Power Fantasy #1. If you’d like to read a spoiler-free version of this review, check it out here. âSuperpowered.â You have certain preconceptions. Theyâre incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, âany individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.â There are six…
Hello friends and readers! Another packed week as the year ends! Zoe Tunnell flexes her eidetic memory with Taskmaster #2, Jude Jones continues his coverage of all-things Cap with Captain America #26, WMQ head honcho Dan Grote gives us the scoop on Deadpool #9, Matt Lazorwitz hits us with the teen troubles of Magnificent Ms….
Ben Percy’s only been off Wolverine a couple weeks now, and this Blood Hunt tie-in has me missing him already. Wolverine: Blood Hunt #2 has Logan teaming up with the vampire hunter from early on in the Vampire Nation arc of Percy’s run. It’s also got him dealing with his on-again, off-again mercenary friend Maverick….
Every week, the call goes out to the ComicsXF Slack, a call for our writers, editors, site designers and managers to submit their favorite, individual panels of the week. Every week, someone cheats or tries to bend the rules. This week is no exception, but we celebrate the rule breakers and benders with this weekâs…
It’s so important that we remember that a “deal with the devil” is a common phrase about compromising your values and not a literal deal with a literal devil. That would be a morally abhorrent thing for Spider-Man to do. Some would say an unforgivable act. Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr. deliver another issue…
Heroes die. We must be ready to let them go. The Splash Stanley Martin Lieber was born Dec. 28, 1922. He died Nov. 12, 2018. In the 95 years in between, Stan Lee was an entertainer, a creator, a publisher, an entrepreneur, a charmer, a bit of a grifter, a figurehead, a lovable scamp and…
One of the men who trained Batman has decided itâs time to train his opposite number, so the Joker has a new mentor. Batman and Gordon continue to pursue the Red Hood Gang. And in the future, Joker and Batman barrel toward a final confrontation. âJoker: Year Oneâ continues in Batman #143, written by Chip…