The penultimate arc of Andor delivers a trio of phenomenal episodes, as the second season gets its big set piece in the course of chronicling some key Star Wars moments. Here are 10 things we loved about “Messenger,” “Who Are You?” and “Welcome to the Rebellion.” 1. The Chosen One Andor isn’t a series (or…
I first met Ryan Alexander-Tanner when, writing as “Teebore,” I left comments on his Full House Reviewed website, where Ryan, as “Billy Superstar,” was reviewing (and hilariously excoriating) every episode of the terrible-but-foundational â80s/â90s sitcom Full House. Bonding over our shared love of awesomely terrible and terribly awesome shows as well as â importantly â…
Despite Iceâs efforts, the evidence against Fire has certainly been piling up. Now, Fireâs meeting her investigator head on. Is Chance spending a night with his killer â or is his biggest lead about to go up in smoke? Find out in Human Target #7, written by Tom King, drawn by Greg Smallwood and lettered…
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. We talk about stairs a suprising amount on this episode. I’ve given up taking Episode Notes seriously, I doubt many of you read these and if…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 301: David Pepose talks Space Ghost David Pepose makes what our in-house statistician (Matt) believes to be his sixth appearance on the show to talk about his new Dynamite Entertainment series Space Ghost. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Jim Gordon is trapped in Gotham Central as the Red Hood Gang makes an audacious play. But also in Central is a factor no one expected: the Joker, who has decided to show his old gang, and its new boss, exactly what he can do. âJoker: Year Oneâ concludes in Batman #144, written by Chip…
Name: Takeshi Matsuya Code Names: Wiz Kid First Appearance: X-Terminators #1 (Oct â88) Powers: He does machines Team Affiliation: X-Terminators, Avengers Academy About Anger is like a tumor. If you catch it early enough and remove it, life can move on with limited consequence. It may serve as a warning, a reminder to watch out for itsâ…
âWe had this pitch going for three years,â Lonnie Nadler tells me, his voice a mix of pride in the work and dissatisfaction with the comics industry writ large. âAnd the only reason it’s taken us this long is because we couldn’t find a publisher who would be willing to commit to a series this…
Itâs a Cat and Quinn team-up this month, as Harley heads to Catwomanâs turf in Alleytown to try and track from where Hugo Strange is getting his mind-altering drugs. Catwomanâs none too eager to have Harley around, but as Harley finds out, sometimes you just have to work a little to earn a catâs trust….
Olympus: Rebirth is written by Michael W Conrad and Becky Cloonan, with art by Caitlin Yarsky, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Pat Brosseau. Many talk of how phenomenal storytellers weave the threads of their storyâs parts into a wide, encompassing tapestry. Cloonan and Conrad have truly done that with so many threads from…
Welcome back to the swinginâ 70âs with WandaVision at CXF, starring Mikey Zee and our very special guest star Tony Thornley! When we last left our favorite witch and android couple, Wanda was surprised to discover she was pregnant, and not just newly pregnant, but months along! Mikey Zee: Welcome to my lovely home, Tony,…
Howdy, yâall. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something weâd all read. You know,…
Welcome to 2023. We’re doing politics now. Ranked This Episode: X-Men #4 (Global Economics) X-Factor #82-83 (X-Patriots) Ultimate War
Lightray deserved better â but what happens when hope dies? It’s a question that concerns everyone, in The New Gods #5, written by Ram V, drawn by Evan Cagle and Andrew MacLean, colored by Francesco Segala, and lettered by Tomorrow Napolitano What Happens When We Die? It is a question with no verifiable answer â…
When Logan needs a vacation from his vacation he goes to dive bars in the middle of no where. Lucky for him, there is no way that ends poorly. Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, and Matthew Wilson pour us a tall one in Wolverine #4. Tony Thornley: Whew! Itâs nice to be back so quickly, donât…