Since comics are a silent medium, mispronunciations of character names can be a common problem. You’re not alone if you grew up thinking Magneto was pronounced with a “net” instead of the correct “neat” syllable and felt a little surprised hearing it out loud in the animated series or the arcade game. Well, today we…
While Damian and Flatline confront her sister, who it turns out has decided to go into the family business of crime, Batman teams up with Shush to put an end to Man-Bat’s reign of terror. But there is more than one betrayal before this issue is out. Batman & Robin #8 is written by Joshua…
A classic Batman title makes its return as Batman hunts some of his most famous rogues to stop them from getting their hands on a nerve agent being sold by a mysterious new foe in Legends of the Dark Knight #1, written and pencilled by Darick Robertson, inked by Robertson and Richard P. Clark, colored…
A while ago, I got to chat with Jason Loo, who is writing the X-Vengers series that’s part of this fall’s “Age of Revelation” event. The book sees former New Mutant Dani Moonstar lead a team of mutated Avengers and train them in their new powers as they seek to take down the heir of…
Note: This feature discusses plot points through the first six issues of Radiant Black. Trade waiters be warned. Image Comics’ new series Radiant Black, created by writer Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing) and artist Marcelo Costa, introduced readers to failed writer Nathan Burnett. Nathan is 30, debt-ridden and recently moved back home with…
Hey bub, this episode is about Wolverine. That means we are obviously talking about sentient cocaine, elephant bones, and wiener mobiles. Strap in because Jimmy Six-Claws is gonna take you for a ride! Ranked this episode: Wolverine #17-23 (Cocaine) Marvel Comics Presents #85-92 (Blood Hungry) Savage Wolverine #12-13 (Come Conquer the Beasts) Zack’s mic is…
The year of our lord 2025 brings DOOM. Not just in the sense that the incoming presidential administration keeps threatening to undo many of the systems keeping this increasingly fragile country together, but in the sense that Marvel is pushing a big Doctor Doom-centric crossover to start the year. So yeah, lots of doom, just…
Art by Paul Pelletier Name: Longshot Code Names: Longshot First Appearance: Longshot #1 (Sept ‘85) Powers: Lucky, Pyschometry, Hollow Bones, Unnaturally Attractive Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Exiles, X-Factor Investigations About Where do you draw the line between dumb luck and uncanny skill? For Longshot, that line has always been blurry at best. He was never intended…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Destro #1: James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has…
That entrepreneur who wanted gene data on everyone? The one who gave teen mutant Axo an internship? Pretty Sinister, as it turns out. Now, our favorite diamond-headed, DNA-obsessed, silver-skinned supervillain’s captured Axo and sent a fake teen to take his place. Find out what’s next in Exceptional X-Men #8, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by…
The Hellfire Gala rages as mutants reveal their Omega level potential on Mars. Meanwhile at the Gala, X-Corp negotiates leadership and the New Mutants wonder if they are growing apart. It’s a spectacular in Planet-Size X-Men by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles, New Mutants #19 by Vita Ayala, Alex Lins, Matt…
The facade falls away, and corporate jargon turns literal, as J.P. Kol’s hostile takeover turns into an all out brawl for the future of X-Corp. The Fenris Twins have their eyes on X-Corp’s proprietary IBG technology, forcing Angel and Penance to drop all their masks to keep their flying island of a company afloat. Written…
It’s colder, now. You could sense the cold was coming last issue, with the crisp autumn air and pale sunlight, but now winter is here, and the missing Cormac Guffin’s trail has gone cold. Her friend Joe Bradley is still hot on her trail, however — but if she’s not careful, it’s only a matter…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan We pelt writer Peter Milligan with questions about the evils of capitalism as he talks about “Happy Hour,” “American Ronin” and updates us on the status of his “X-Statix” spinoff, “The X-Cellent.” As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,…
About a year ago, some media outlets (aka me) wrote about a potential Storm solo series from Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jen Bartel that never came to fruition. While our world is worse for this not happening, we can at least get that Jen Bartel art on her variant cover for UNCANNY X-MEN #1. These X-Women look like…