Psylocke’s past continues to haunt her as she molds her companions into a fighting force… But can they take on the children of Apoth? Fallen Angels #3 from Bryan Edward Hill, Szymon Kudranski, and Frank D’Armata explores the depths these Fallen Angels will go to find Apoth. Tony Thornley: Oh my goodness Andrea, that was…
Tini Howard and Marcus To continue to cast a spell in Excalibur #3. As Captain Britain and her knights battle the forces of Otherworld, •┤Ȧ├• finds the key to his experiments in Julio Rictor. Nola Pfau: Welcome to the latest installment of Excalibuddies! As always, Charlie and I are here to provide you some in-depth…
The Savage Land is under attack in X-Men #3 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Sunny Gho, and Rain Beredo. Cyclops, Emma Frost, and Sebastian Shaw confront Hordeculture, a group of radical bioterrorists comprised of elderly women with massive plans. Plans that are threatened by Krakoa. They show the X-Men the extent of…
As the decade comes to a close it is a time to reflect. A time to look back at some of out most cherished memories of the years past and celebrate their achievements. So in that spirit, I have taken a look at the best stories from each of the past ten years. As comics…
Special guest Charlie Davis joins Zack for a discussion about Shatterstar and his son and his father and his son ans his father and his son and his father and so on Ranked this episode: X-Force: Shatterstar Longshot Saves The Marvel Universe Shatterstar
Psylocke continues her hunt for Apoth in Fallen Angels #2 from Bryan Edward Hill, Szymon Kudranski, and Frank D’Armata. We learn more of Psylocke’s past life as a Hand assassin, while in the present, the squad disagrees on the best way to proceed next. Tony Thornley: Welcome back to Missing Lobsters! So before we dive…
Jonathan Hickman and Rod Reis bring us the space adventures of the space New Mutants as they escape space jail and hang out with their space friends in New Mutants #2. They get a chance to meet up with their old friends Cannonball and Smasher before getting conscripted into Shi’ar Imperial business involving Deathbird and…
In Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu’s X-Men #2, the Summer’s family goes on a beach vacation. Hi-jinx ensue. Chris Eddleman: Alright Rob, we’re on to issue 2 of X-Men, and if we were sick of Summers Family stuff (which I was not), then it’s too bad—this is the father-children bonding issue of X-Men. While it…
Bryan Edward Hill, Szymon Kudranski, and Frank D’Armata bring us, Fallen Angels a story of the new Psylocke exploring a vision of Apoth, the new name of god. To do that, she recruits a squad of soldiers and makes deals with devils, while learning dark truths about herself. Adam Reck: Yo, Tony! Are you ready…
For as long as superheroes have existed, the Weapon Plus program has been trying to use these gifted individuals to develop the next generation of super soldiers. In Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1, Jed MacKay, Stefano Raffaele, and Dono Sanchez-Almara explore Weapon V, the symbiote super-soldiers, and their connection to the rampage Carnage is causing…
In New Mutants #1 by Ed Brisson, Jonathan Hickman, and Rod Reis, the set-up is simple. The New Mutants think Krakoa is paradise and that it could only be improved by bringing their good buddy Cannonball there. The only problem there is that Cannonball is in space with his Shi’ar associated family. Ever the problem…
Excalibur #1, by Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega is a book about magic and mutants. In Otherworld, the Queen Regent Morgan Le Fay is enraged that Krakoa has began to invade and decrees her agents to stop it. One such agent, Brian Braddock is corrupted by the dark witch. In a moment of…
Earlier this year, we learned that the fabled Weapon Plus program had a much larger connection to the Marvel Universe than we had known. Well we’re about to learn more as Ben Percy (X-FORCE, WOLVERINE) and Georges Jeanty (WEAPON X, AGE OF X-MAN: X-TREMISTS) dive into the world of Weapon IV in WEAPON PLUS: WORLD…
Comics have a problem, and that problem is that it is really hard to make sure you are reading everything in order. That problem becomes even harder as a trade paperback readers who has to consult fan made reading orders to ensure you are missing a single page of action. The brain trust there at…
Just mere months ago, there was a film adaptation of The Dark Phoenix Saga and it wasn’t great. Marvel is hoping we forget about that and instead focus on the celebrating the best X-Men comic ever. There will be variants by top artists on several X-Books over the coming months. Also celebrated is Chris Claremont’s…