If I were a comics creator, I would hate Stan Sakai. The man has been drawing a funny animal comic for nearly 40 years now and hasn’t lost a step. He’s been coursing a path for the rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi for decades, and continues to execute some of the most exciting cartoons in the…
Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise attempt a rescue after a first contact gone wrong, as part of their mission to explore “Strange New Worlds.” Written by Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet, directed by Akiva Goldsman. Mark Turetsky: Space… the final frontier. Here comes the story of the starship…
She’s keeping the hair. She’s keeping an artist who knows how to draw her. She has a Black writer. She’s not returning to any sort of 1990s-era status quo involving the mansion or Blue and Gold teams or a costume you can’t tell is black or white. You guys … I think Storm might be…
Marines are made, wars are waged, and Chaos takes hold – so the cycle goes, in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #1 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: In the Grim Far Future of the 41st Millennium, there is only…FUN! EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE! And brand new NUMBER ONE ISSUES! Welcome to…
Alison Blaire is headed out on a world tour in Dazzler #1, written by Jason Loo, drawn by Rafael Loureiro, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Ariana Maher, with a cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson When we last saw Alison Blaire, aka Dazzler, she was dead. Killed during the final Hellfire Gala by…
We’ve done a lot of episodes about wretched war criminal Beast, but today we talk about delightful war criminal Abigail Brand and her time with SWORD! Ranked This Episode: SWORD Vol 1 X-Men Vol 4 #18-22 SWORD Vol 2 #1-5
Of the many writers who have written tales of the Dark Knight over the past 15 years, few if any have left their mark as much as Scott Snyder. Creator of the Court of Owls, with an impressive 52 issue run on Batman proper, not counting many other series and mini-series, Snyder explores the fears…
La’an Noonien Singh takes a trip into a prototype holodeck, and holodecks never go rogue and cause problems on a starship, right? Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 episode 4 “A Space Adventure Hour” is written by Dana Horgan & Kathryn Lyn, directed by Jonathan Frakes. Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to this crazy new technology,…
Krakoa took a lot out of Logan, especially toward the end. So it makes sense he’d want to get away for a little bit, hide out from society, maybe run around with some wolves even though he’s named after a cousin of the ferret. Thus begins the new Wolverine series by writer Saladin Ahmed (Daredevil)…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed…
Enter the Age of X-Man with writers Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler. We talk about all the things that make the world tick! Also, there is a siren in the background for a tiny part of it. I promise, I tried to get rid of it as much as possible.
A no-nonsense bounty hunter in familiar armor meets a diminutive version of a beloved Star Wars character…this time, in comic book form, in The Mandalorian #1 written by Rodney Barnes, pencils by Georges Jeanty, inks by Karl Story, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg. The Mandalorian #1 represents the latest entry in the rich tradition of adapting…
From the ashes emerge new mutants, new monsters, new conflicts – and a new backstory for Charles Xavier? We’ve got all that and Jubilee too in this month’s installment of the uncanny adventures of Team Rogue. Uncanny X-Men #2 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by David Marquez, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by…
Note: This story has been updated to include a clarification from Marvel. Comics fans often wonder how heavy a hand Marvel Studios has in Marvel Comics. Why did the Samuel L. Jackson-inspired version of Nick Fury replace the John Wayne-inspired version? How did Star-Lord become this music-obsessed space himbo? Why is Loki so morally gray…
For centuries, man has looked to the stars to find glimpses of the future using the artistic science of astrology. The original symbols were based often on stories and characters from antiquity that few but the biggest mythology geeks are familiar with today. For the sake of updating them for common use, and because Marvel…