Batwoman and Harley Quinn team up to find out who’s been killing corrupt officials in Harley’s name — really, what more needs to be said? Harley Quinn #15 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Riley Rossmo, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by AndWorld Design. ‘ This has been a good month for Harley…
The Age of Revelation isn’t just an X-Men story, as the latest batch of series reveals shows. Marvel on Thursday revealed details about the final four books that are part of Age of Revelation, the latest in a long tradition of dark X-futures, in which Doug Ramsey, the heir of Apocalypse known as Revelation, has remade…
X-Fans know Ann Nocenti as a legendary, generative editor during the 1980s, and as the writer who created Longshot, Spiral, Mojo and the Mojoverse. Daredevil fans will never forget her. She’s been mostly away from Big Two comics in recent days, but now she’s very much back, with a mini-series set in the past of…
The New Mutants’ Dani Moonstar finally gets a solo series as DC K.O. and Beneath the Trees wrap. What comics are YOU looking forward to reading this week?
Die #18: Bleed, Part III: Lines and Veils: As the party delves further into the dungeon in the Realm of Thirteen, Sol finally remembers and retells his story. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Mark Turetsky: Hey, Corey! We’re one step closer to finishing our exploration of the world…
The Emissary of a death god crosses dimensions for a ritual sacrifice to gain ultimate power. Chaos erupts — and a hero dies. Amazing Spider-Man #26 is written by Zeb Wells, penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Scott Hanna, colored by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Tony Thornley: It’s…
There are a lot of models for how to assemble an ensemble cast. Some of it is going to be dictated by the show’s concept and setting – Star Trek modeled its cast after the functions of a ship at sea (or space as the case may be): A captain, first officer, helm, security, medical,…
Chasin’ the Bird is Dave Chisholm’s telling of Charlie Parker’s tumultuous time in Southern California. And, like Bird’s time in Los Angeles, the many extraordinary highs of this book are weighed down by a few immense, chronic lows that begrudgingly yet necessarily color my view of this work. Chisholm, who holds a doctorate in jazz…
Created by Lamard Cher-Aimé of Cutting Edge Animation, Captain Zero: Into The Abyss is a short film that tells the story of Xerxes, a teenager with depression living a double life as the superhero Captain Zero. When the stress of his double life gets too much, he finds himself seeing a therapist named Dr. Niobe…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 166: Way of Q with Bob Quinn Way of X artist Bob Quinn joins the show to talk about his OC Soft Serve, the Hellfire Gala, jumping from video games to comics and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Ed. Note: This is a special spoiler-free advance review of The Power Fantasy #1. Check back next Wednesday for the full review, with spoilers. “Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are…
You know him! You tolerate him! You remember his team-up series with Cable as better than it actually was! It’s Deadpool! Gerry Duggan, with Phil Noto, returns to the character who made him a star in Cable #3. Ritesh Babu: And so we’re back, properly in the swing of things! The first issue of Cable…
As the DC K.O. tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test. In the end, only the final four will remain.
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Note: Banner photo is a variant cover to Fantastic Four #8 by Scott Koblish. Listen to Koblish talk about that cover on WMQ&A. Zack’s pick: Loki #1: They may be the “benevolent” God of Stories…
Art by Jim Cheung Name: En Sabah Nur Code Names: Apocalypse First Appearance: X-Factor #5 (June 1986) Powers: Total Molecular Control Teams Affiliation: The Clan Akkaba, The Horsemen, The Dark Riders About In his Principals of Biology Herbert Spencer wrote, “This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which…