FROM THE DESK OF WILLIAM C. NEVIN Sept. 27, 1948 THUD. He bolted awake and looked at the wall clock to his immediate left. 11:48 a.m. Clifton was early. He cursed the mailman and shifted slightly in the white wingback chair, waiting for all his faculties to arrive before he’d attempt the chore of standing…
Merry Bats-Mas to one and all! We’re getting near Christmas, and so it’s time to go back to the holiday stories in Gotham well (and if you think we might run out any time soon, have no fears, we’ve got stories for years). This year, we’re reading the first Batman Christmas story, which features some…
More on the sowing of Chaos and its dark reflections on Man in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #3 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: Battle! Glorious and wise, and more hidden histories revealed in Marneus Calgar #3. Welcome back to Letters from the Front Line. I’m Justin “Super Junior”…
Jake Murray: Let me start off with the coldest take since Dr. Victor Fries took up his nom de guerre: The first wave of titles in DC’s Absolute line have been pretty damn successful (that’s Absolute Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman for the dozen or so uninitiated). Let me stun you with another ice-cold blast…
With the Hellfire Gala over the Marauders set sail for more battles and action. However, maybe it is time to bring new blood ashore. Gerry Duggan, Ivan Fiorelli, Rain Beredo and Cory Petit dispatch Marauders #23. Christina Eddleman: Ian, I’m really happy to be back to chat about our favorite group of mutants: Kate, Storm,…
X-Men #6 pulls the focus in on Mystique, and reveals that there is always more to her than meets the eye. Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Buffagni, and Sunny Gho craft the tale of a mutant raging for what they are owed. Mystique is not the lap dog seen earlier in the run, she has her own…
It’s the end of the year, and at the beginning of 2025, the ComicsXF team set some new year’s resolutions. So how did we do with our resolutions from 2025?
The Marauders learn of their terrible loss. Each member processes grief a little differently as Gerry Duggan and Stefano Caselli set the stage for what comes next. Vishal Gullapalli: We all grieved for Kate a month or two ago, and while we might not all be all the way through the process, we’re at least…
The broken and the broken-hearted — Jack and Jen’s romance is doomed after a scuffle with mad scientists left Jack’s powers wildly on the fritz again, and a danger to She-Hulk. But life doesn’t stop when things break down, be they hearts or superpowers, leaving only the question: Where do we go from here? Jen…
Quantum & Woody #4 Writer: Christopher Hastings, Artist: Ryan Browne, Colorist: Ruth Redmond, Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Publisher: Valiant I respect the plucky temerity of the Valiant Universe. It’s this scrappy little underdog of a publisher, quietly churning out a small bumper crop of superhero books in a world where the Big Two exists, with just…
Khonshu and Ra, the force known together as Moon Knight, are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king, the Black Panther. Find out what happens next in Ultimate Black Panther #1, written…
An Inferno rages on…in another title. While Colossus is roped into the machinations of the Quiet Council, relationships fizzle, romances begin, and waves get ridden. All this and a baby heist in X-Force #25 by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill and Guru-eFX, and Joe Caramanga. Kenneth Laster: I’m not going to lie–I did not realize that…
In an all-too-plausible future, the nation is split. The old country is dead. This is New America #1, written by Curt Pires, drawn by Luca Casalanguida, colored by Mark Dale, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Comixology Originals. It’s a ballad of love, murder, sketchy flyboys and at least one creepy robot in Barnstormers…
Half-mutant, half-fairy, 100% Pixie. One of the breakout stars of the Academy X generation, Megan Gwynn aka Pixie, created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Michael Ryan, was thrust into the spotlight in the early 2000’s and filled the role of the young newcomer to the team, like Kitty Pryde before her. Relentlessly positive, sparkly,…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 217: Twin Trivia with Adam Rose (Bonus: Amy Ignatow) Writer Adam Rose comes on the show to plug his Source Point Press series Corollary, and in turn we subject him to Twin Trivia. Plus, in a bonus interview, Matt chats up cartoonist Amy Ignatow. You can listen to WMQ&A on…