Back in X-Men #7, Nightcrawler watched the ritualistic death/resurrection of Melody Guthrie and said he wanted to start a mutant religion. Wonder what he’s been up to since? Probably not experiencing any doubt or angst whatsoever… Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles chart a new path in The Way of X #1. …
With March Madness upon us, and the Master Ranking’s having just over 64 teams, I thought it would be fun to run a tournament based on the current list. During the tournament, you can vote for your favorite character by Liking or Retweeting on Twitter! It is gonna run on the same schedule as the NCAA tournament…
Lila Cheney has made a deal with the devil — or as close as you get, when Mojo’s involved! She’s got to get her views up while figuring out where her kidnapped fans have been taken. Fortunately, she’s got the perfect ally to help her out: our very own Ms. Marvel! Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace…
In Wonder Woman #784 – “Through A Looking Glass Darkly,” written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, with Marcio Takara as artist, Tamra Bonvillain as colorist, and Pat Brosseau on letters, Diana and friends find out who’s behind the Shining Knight in two ways as Diana confronts the Image-Maker. Meanwhile, in Bana-Mighdall, Atalanta, Faruka, and…
Marvel takes its turn teaming up its friendly neighborhood wall-crawler with the Man of Steel in Spider-Man/Superman #1. Click for more Staff Picks!
It’s a Jon Kent team-up extravaganza on this week’s Superchat! DC’s newest Superman and Aquaman deal with the leviathan threat (not THAT Leviathan threat) once and for all—but interference from Bendix’s Gamorran super task force has cost lives. How responsible is Jon Kent for the lives lost? Find out, in Superman: Son of Kal-El #8,…
This review will include spoilers. Please be advised! I’m not the first person to say that Russell T Davies really has nothing to prove anymore with Doctor Who. Like the Doctor himself, RTD has made a kind of habit of saving the world he loves so much from destruction – though in TV land, that…
The X-Men and the Avengers have had a long and complicated relationship with one another, dating to their shared birthday on July 2, 1963, and continuing through a series of meet-ups, miniseries and misunderstanding-based fights. From their first encounter in X-Men #9 to the time the love-child of Professor Xavier’s suppressed rage and Magneto’s ……
Kid Thunder’s dark secret comes to light as the Joker and the Key make their move in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #9, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands. Is there redemption to be found for the supervillains of Gotham? Batman and Robin, early in their…
DThey’re darkness and light. One is the champion of the city of tomorrow, one is the hero a corrupt and fallen city needs. They have been rivals, allies and sometimes friends. They are Batman and Superman. This week, a new volume of World’s Finest, the classic Batman/Superman team-up book, launches so Matt and Will are…
Suzie has a line in the final issue of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s “Sex Criminals”: “And after a while, you stop asking about someone, you stop thinking about someone. Doesn’t mean I stopped caring.” Jon, equally preoccupied with the thought of seeing his fellow series lead after some time apart, narrates: “Now I know…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 143: Dr. Stephanie Phillips on Dr. Harleen Quinzel Stephanie Phillips returns to the show to talk about her nascent run on DC’s Harley Quinn, her many indie projects, getting a Ph.D. and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or…
A national trauma has been successfully weaponized, which is probably fine and very unlikely to end in tears or provoke an army of ghosts to flood from the Earth to seek revenge. But let’s keep an eye on it anyway in Home Sick Pilots #9, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by…
You open the door to the record shop, and waiting for you is an old friend, or maybe someone you’ve never met before, there to sell you a record and tell you a spooky tale or two. That’s the experience you’ll get when you back Dead Beats 2: London Calling, the new anthology that launches…