In one comic, a young woman is reminded of how far she’s come the past few years while living with bipolar disorder. She finds creative ways to take out supervillains and uses her power — and her Ph.D. — to handle a melting-down nuclear core. In another comic, a giant monster emerges from the ocean…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 149: Plan C with Jen King Comics retailer Jen King joins the show to talk about the Comic Book Shopping Experience and the past year in comics retail, from the coronavirus to the Texas freeze and beyond. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at…
Rachel Summers isn’t having the best Fall of X. Separated from her girlfriend, lied to by Charles Xavier, shot by Charles Xavier. Just a bummer of a time. But she also doesn’t need Charles unmaking Krakoa and thereby erasing her first textual queer relationship. Either way, she is done with Moira and her bullsh–. Check…
He’s cutting promos, taking names and making sure to secure the intergalactic contenders in our preview of The Thing #5 by Walter Mosley, Tom Riley & Jordie Bellaire. This series has been joyful since it started and shows no signs of slowing down as The Thing does what he does best, brawling in battles he…
Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Jonothon Starsmore Code Names: Chamber, Decibel First Appearance: Generation X #1 (Nov ’94) Powers: Projects Fiery Psionic Energy Teams Affiliation: Generation X, X-Men, Weapon X, New Warriors About Everyone remembers their first time. Kitty Pryde’s ended with her phasing through her bed, Iceman’s first time was alone in his bedroom,…
The Cosmos begins, the Cosmos ends. A mask is passed on, twice. Being and unbeing battle for the very existence of existence. Welcome to the Third Cosmos. There will be surviving, there will be experience. Defenders #5 is told by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Welcome back, Stephanie,…
The Justice League is dead. Long live the Justice League? As a new threat rises, can Superman, Jon Kent, gather a team of heroes to counter Pariah and the Great Darkness? Dark Crisis #1 is written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Daniel Sampere, colors by Alejandro Sánchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. Outside of…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 364: Mike Del Mundo talks The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo Artist Mike Del Mundo joins the show to talk about the Kickstarter campaign for Clover Press’ The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube,…
For as long as stories have been told, fairy tales have been a source of delight, fear and inspiration for children and adults alike. This is especially true for the LGBTQ+ community, who often find solace in their themes of transformation, true love and happy endings. Some LGBTQ+ creators have even gone on to create…
Incredibly excited to share this one with you folks. You might know him from X-Force, X-Men, Cable & Deadpool. It is legendary comicbook creator Fabian Nicieza. We talk about so many cool things like Shatterstar, Adam-X the X-Treme, and a secret Gambit project that the internet has no record of. Frankly, it is a wild…
I have a soft spot for Wildcat, the Golden Age hero, member of the JSA, and trainer of heroes. And he has a connection to the Bat family, having trained more than one member. So this week we’re reading a perfectly whacky issue of Brave and the Bold as only Bob Haney could write it,…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 156: Yes We Canto with David Booher and Drew Zucker The co-creators of Canto, David M. Booher and Drew Zucker, talk to us about the little clockwork knight that became a creator-owned hit for IDW. Also: Dogs! Stephen King! Grogu? You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,…
The Best Man Miro might be in trouble. The ‘Rasslin’ Report If I owned stock in Miro — which I don’t, because he’s the professional wrestler formerly known as Rusev — I’d call in a hold or maybe even a sell order into my broker, because I’m down as hell on his AEW debut, primarily…
Let us continue our journey through the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog with Vol. 3, “The Battle for Angel Island”. This covers Sonic The Hedgehog #9-12, written by Ian Flynn and drawn by Tracy Yardley and Evan Stanley. The last time we talked about Sonic, I like to think we had a long, thoughtful discussion about…