My first X-Men comic was 1993’s X-Men Vol. 2 #20, a tale I’ve shared on many a podcast at this point. But my first issue of Uncanny X-Men was #301, which came out just a couple weeks later. As Uncanny issues go, it’s not a load-bearing one. Battle of the Atom hasn’t even ranked it…
Commanders in Crisis #1 is the first issue in a new superhero epic from writer Steve Orlando, artist Davide Tinto, colorist Francesca Carotenuto and letterer Fabio Amelia. Told via a dramatic murder mystery, five survivors of doomed multiverses live as heroes in another, and together, they can save this multiverse before it falls, too. The…
One of the beautiful things about Kickstarter as a platform for comics creation is that it allows voices that are marginalized in mainstream comics to be heard. The crime genre is one that has grown considerably in recent years, but, as with much of mainstream comics, it has remained mainly white. So it’s exciting to…
It’s time for the first round, and like all Play-In Games no one really cares or bets on them. We have the bottom of the barrel here with Unus and Shark-Girl duking it out for a chance to battle Cyclops. Like for Unus, Retweet for Shark-Girl #MutantMadnesss Play-In Game! Like for Unus, RT for Shark-Girl#xmen pic.twitter.com/81LEtkIsdX —…
Last month we launched a new part of ComicsXF: Primer. Our goal with Primer continues to be to provide examples of the best comics to read, whether looking to add something to your current pull list, or read up on a character you are interested in, but never knew quite where to start or what…
Geneis and her fancy staff bring havoc to the Great Ring in X-Men Red #13 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee, and Ariana Maher. “Your father has three dead friends. All three of them used. Your father didn’t. Your father, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, is alive.” Thus concluded the one and only talk…
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…
T’Challa’s final attempt to free the galaxy from tyranny in Black Panther #23 written by Ta-Nehisi Coates,art by Daniel Acuña and Ryan Bodenheim, colors by Daniel Acuña and Chris O’Halloran, and lettering by Joe Sabino. It’s been months since Black Panther went on hiatus. I’m not entirely sure why. In any case, issue #23 marks…
Reburn is a futuristic dystopian comic about revolution and what happens when revolution goes awry. This interview with writer Alyson Shelton, artist Elise McCall and series editor Jessica Petelle delves into the visual world of Reburn, the complications of long-distance collaboration and the many perils of Kickstarting an ongoing series. Tiffany Babb: Can you give…
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….
T’Challa has ascended the throne, but is still faced with the choice his father tried to make: keep Wakanda closed off and safe, or open up and offer aid to the rest of the world? Black Panther: Legends #4 written by Tochi Onyebuchi, pencils by Enid Balám and Ramón Bachs, inks by Roberto Poggi and…
Name: Cecilia Reyes Code Names: N/A First Appearance: X-Men #65 (June ’97) Powers: Personal force field Teams Affiliation: X-Men About One failing of the X-Men as a metaphor is the focus on super heroics. It is a necessary evil of the genre that any thoughts on social issues or character development have to be coupled with six…
Marvel’s Children of the Vault combines the high-concept sci-fi of Deniz Camp’s Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. and the global politics of his 20th Century Men, and throws in the I-hate-you-but-you-shoot-guns-good attitude of your better buddy action movies. But I do wonder why the events of this book aren’t being reflected elsewhere in the Marvel line. No…
The Mad Titan, Thanos, is murdering Eternals. Is this the cost of past sins? Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribić, Matthew Wilson and Clayton Cowles deliver Eternals #2. Zoe Tunnell: We’re back! After months of waiting, sitting with Eternals #1 while waiting for this second issue felt like, well, an eternity. Thankfully, this issue whips and is…
All things come to an end. It is the destiny of this world. As such, we have come to this inflection point. The final issue of SWORD. The Peak, SWORD Station One, is cratering towards earth, but Abigail Brand has massive plans that will truly come to fruition in Al Ewing & Jacopo Camagni’s SWORD…