If there is one thing we have learned about X-Men comics in the age of Krakoa, it is that they are no longer superhero comics. No, instead, they are pirate comics. The Original Writer has, once again, been proven right. After getting into the action, via jousting jet skis last issue, Wolverine now gets into…
Deathstroke’s Secret Society attacks Titans Tower in Dark Crisis #2. Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Damiel Sampere, colors by Alejandro Sanchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. The problem with writing about a book like Dark Crisis is that it’s nothing. There is nothing here to engage with. Nothing here to talk about. Its very…
Trek Talks returns with a fistful of Trek comics! Star Trek #21-22, written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art by Megan Levens, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. Star Trek: Defiant #16, written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Ángel Unzueta, colors by Marissa Louise and letters by Clayton Cowles….
There’s ghouls and ghosts and all sorts of spooky fun in the new episode of Titans. Let’s get into “Souls”. Liz Large: Cori, would you say that the cast reaches the Backdoor to Heaven in this episode? And that Raven had to take some Bad Medicine? Cori McCreery: Any Other Day I might cringe at…
Our fearless Defenders find themselves on the third stop on their multicosmic journey: The archetypal FOURTH COSMOS! Get out your Blake. And your Jung. And your Silver Age Omnibus. Defenders #4 is told to us by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez, with lettering by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Welcome to the Fourth Cosmos, Stephanie! I…
Gambit is dead. “But” you say “mutants can’t die right?” Well, my child, that isn’t fully true in Otherworld where even a mutant can die and the resurrection protocols can only return a version of them that isn’t quite right. In the last issue of Tini Howard and Bob Quinn’s Knights Of X. Gambit lived…
The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1): In part one of three of the Chris’s coverage of Inferno, we discuss the New Mutants portion of the event, supplemented by The X-Tremists. The punching is good, the teens are uncomfortably sexy, and Colossus is bad, maybe. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:…
In which Thor performs some knee surgery on Galactus, courtesy of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino. Things get worse in Asgard. Galactus levels up. Vishal Gullapalli: Thor is the Herald of Galactus! The Black Winter is coming! In just one issue Donny Cates has breathed new life into an already-alive series,…
As we close out the year that was, the staff at Xavier Files wanted to take a moment to highlight our favorite comics from throughout the year. There were so many great books that we couldn’t list them all, but we wanted to give our team the chance to highlight an issue, an arc, a…
Evan should never have gone back to the dead Giga, but he did, and now he’s a murder suspect. Meanwhile, Laurel is deteriorating at an alarming rate. The Red King — the oldest and largest of the Giga — is revealed, prophesied to unleash hell on a world whose sins the great mech took into…
After a while away on Warwold, Kal-El is finally returning home for a Kent family reunion! His return to Earth comes with more than a few complications, though, as we see in Action Comics #1047, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Dave Sharpe. The story…
As the team searches for their lost leader, Betsy tries to fight her way back in Excalibur #17 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher. Charlie Davis: Well Daniel, here we are again, time to get our moving boxes ready as it seems we are going to have an extended stay in…
In “Monsters,” Tallinn journeys into the final frontiers of Picard’s mind, Rios pulls a Captain Kirk in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Seven and Raffi track down Jurati. Eventually, Picard meets back up with Guinan and they get arrested by Dutch from The Shield. Written by Jane Maggs, directed by Joe Menendez. Mark…
Ms. Marvel’s short-circuiting powers can no longer be ignored, but fortunately for her, the Inhumans are here to help. Kamala needs as much help as she can get, as Dr. Nitika Gaiha finally puts her plan into action, in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #4, written by Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada, drawn by Scott Godlewski,…
A child is in danger. The narrative shifts. What’s real and what’s not in Parasomnia #1, written by Cullen Bunn, drawn and colored by Andrea Mutti for Dark Horse Comics. Just as Vanessa was getting out of a relationship that went south on account of cheating, a fucktruck full of monsters shows up. Great. Beyond…