Under the protection of Krakoa, the Champions find one of their own has possibly sold them out in Champions #4 written by Eve L. Ewing, art by Bob Quinn, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Clayton Cowles Eve Ewing is a gift. She understands how younger people think, talk and act. She understands historical…
If the dead rise in Arkham and no one is alive to scream, are they still scary? It’s time for Miskatonic #3 as written by Mark Sable, penciled by Giorgio Pontrelli, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Thomas Mauer. Will Nevin: So. We have news. Justin Partridge: Such WONDROUS news, Little Monsters! Just as…
RIP Zack “The Bad Boy Of X-Men Podcasting” Jenkins. He leaves behind a loving co-host and many people who would consider him an enemy because of jokes he made about X-Men. Ranked This Episode: Also in the episode: Greg Land, Marc Guggenheim, Ben Percy, Craig Kyle, David Pepose, Chris Condon, Ryan Stegman, Zeb Wells and…
As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which — X-Men and Uncanny X-Men — ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. That’s a lot, and there’s more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring…
Dazzler and Lila Cheney party in Tokyo, only to be attacked by Arcade. Dazzler #3 is written by Jason Loo, drawn by Rafael Loureiro, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Ariana Maher. Previously in Loo and Loureiro’s Dazzler, a British talk-show host was a complete wanker to Alison before an opportunistic mutant production assistant…
In True North, out July 1, writer and Alpha Flight superfan Daryl Lawrence has written the definitive issue-by-issue accounting of the first volume of everyone’s favorite Canadian super team. As a fellow devotee of the “one issue at a time” approach to comic book analysis, I reached out to Daryl to ask him about the…
In the current arc of Laura Kinney: Wolverine, our heroine is in some kind of altered quasi-sitcom reality where she and her sister Gabby (Hooray!) live with their father, Logan, and Laura is experiencing a trauma response regarding the death of her mother in which she writes fantasies about a violent character called the Wolverine….
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. So this is the new year, and I don’t feel any different. Sorry, I was listening to Death Cab for…
We’re comics fans, so we all love a crossover, right? So why shouldn’t that expand to our podcasts? It’s ComicsXF podcast crossover week, so Matt is joined by Battle of the Atom host Adam Reck to talk about three Batman stories from creators whose work are favorites on BotA. John Francis Moore moves out of…
I’m coming up on my 100th KK Slider concert in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and I’m stuck with this question that I’ve been grappling with for a while: When do I stop playing? With no major expansions expected for this game that has become a part of my daily life, do I call it quits…
Art by “Calamity” Jon Morris Name: Adam Neramani Code Names: X-Treme First Appearance: X-Force Annual #22 (Oct ’93) Powers: Sets blood on fire Teams Affiliation: X-Force kinda About When ratings on The Itchy & Scratchy Show began to decline, executives decided to retool the show with a new character for a new generation, Poochie. He had killer…
We’re doing hell stuff now. X-Infernus X-Men: Second Coming: Revelations: Hellbound New Mutants #15-22 (Fall & Rise Of The New Mutants)
Diplomatic tensions between humans and mutants heighten and Cherub gets the spotlight as Children Of The Atom continues! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham take us deeper into the lives of these Maybe Not Mutants in Children of the Atom #2. Kenneth Laster: Here we are once again! Another issue and another…
Hyperion defends his world from a twisted rogues gallery (give or take a Hulk) in Heroes Reborn #2. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Dale Keown, Carlos Magno, and Ed McGuinness. Inked by Scott Hanna, Carlos Magno, and Mark Morales. Colored by Edgar Delgado & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Jason Aaron and company’s…
What is Black Hat? Who is the mysterious man pulling its strings? Why is he in Cole Turner’s apartment? Cole questions whether he’s on the right side of the War for the Truth in The Department of Truth #5 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: While…