Want more tales of Kate (back then, Kitty) Pryde’s time at the University of Chicago? Hoping for more interstitial comics in which Chris Claremont himself tells stories that fill in the gaps in one of the Claremont runs? You’re in luck with X-Treme X-Men (volume three) #1, written by Claremont, art by Salvador Larroca, colors…
It’s the view from the White Hot Room as Xavier’s plans come to fruition(?) and the mutants trapped on another plane of existence make their move as the deck-clearing exercise that is “Fall of X” continues in X-Men Forever #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by…
After 13 years, Jean Grey is coming back in PHOENIX RESSURECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY by Matthew Rosenberg and an assortment of artists, with Carlos Pacheco on the second issue. Just like last week, we got some theories. Issue #2 moved some pieces into place and tried to shed some color on the mystery,…
They say home is where the heart is, which is ridiculous. My heart lives in my ribcage right next to my breathe bags. Still, the X-Men’s home is important so we have dedicated an entire episode to that building. Ranked this episode: X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion Special Edition X-Men #1 (Back-Up) X-Men: Evolution…
Meet Astou, Monkey Meat’s number one fan! She’s gotten a job at the Monkey Meat Motel, working alongside her hero, Thaddeus Lug himself! Could anything tarnish his standing in her eyes? Say, cries of injustice from a fountain of soul juice, harvested from the village that was wiped out after he helped discover them? Find…
Sigurd Jarlson is alive and on the run … but he has a weakness his enemies can exploit. Find out more in our exclusive preview of The Mortal Thor #7.
She can take a cloud and tease out a thunderstorm. She can turn a tornado into a blizzard. And she’s not afraid to cut you. She is the most interesting mutant in the world. Siena Blaze. Just kidding, it’s Storm. We’re talking about Storm. Check out our exclusive preview of Storm #2, and get those…
When I, Matt, came to Will in the waning days of pandemic lockdown with the idea to this podcast, legally completely unrelated to Battle of the Atom, a podcast I may or may not have mainlined 300-ish episodes of during the pandemic, I figured we’d goof around for a bit, and maybe get in about…
We’ve got a real special one for you today. It’s the premier X-Men villains, Captain America and his Avengers facing off with Quiet Council members Mystique and Storm. Kamala’s Law made teen heroes illegal. While the Avengers say they don’t want to enforce it, they sure want to make sure the status quo remains in…
The Star Warriors take a working vacation in Star Wars #29, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Star Wars #29 kicks off a new story that is part of the proud (?) tradition in genre storytelling of “main characters take a vacation in the…
It only took us 19 episodes to swing back to ground we’ve already tread; it’s not like there are 80 years of completely unrelated Batman stories to talk about. But this is our podcast, and we’ll do what we like (unless you back us on Patreon, and then we’ll do what you want). Anyway, this…
Frank Miller, with his transformative run on Daredevil, the foundational The Dark Knight Returns, and high-profile independent comics-turned-movies like Sin City and 300, has long had an impact and profile to which few other modern comic book creators can compare. The stranglehold of “classic” comic book canon, in the sense of foundational texts, has loosened…
Joker is Batman’s most dedicated foe. Ra’s al Ghul is the deadliest. The Penny Plunderer is the most ridiculous (that’s up for debate, but he’s my pick). But no criminal is more integral to the Batman mythos than Joe Chill, the man who killed the Waynes (except in Batman ’89, but the point still stands)….
Woah! Is Daredevil really turning himself in? And here we thought everything came to a head in the last issue. Stellar creative team Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Mattia Iacono, and VC’s Clayton Cowles bring us a whole new bombastic arc in their Matt Murdock saga. Vishal Gullapalli: Wait, what’s this? A new column? I’ve been…
Flash back to a time when Psylocke was reborn into the ultimate killing machine. What sacrifice did Betsy Braddock make to save the X-Men?