WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 290: Zac Thompson 3: Dream Warriors Writer Zac Thompson returns to talk about his new Oni Press series, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die, his upcoming BOOM Studios series Blow Away and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon…
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. Tony’s pick: Star Trek — The Last Starship #1: The Federation…
There are many alternate realities and possible futures in the Marvel Universe, and in many of those futures, Alex Summers has a different kid with a different mother. On Earth-1298, the Mutant X Earth, Alex and Madelyne Pryor have a son, Scotty, named for Alex’s brother, Cyclops. On Earth-13133, as shown in Rick Remender’s Uncanny…
This is a week for catching up, for getting to a few of those books I’ve “been meaning to” for “an inordinate amount of time” which is now apparently “leading to an abuse of sarcastic quotes.” To the books, Geoffrey! 10. Batman: The Abduction. Writer: Alan Grant, Artist: Norm Breyfogle, Inker: James A. Hodgkins, Colorist:…
After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #131 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…
Tini Howard and Marcus To continue to cast a spell in Excalibur #3. As Captain Britain and her knights battle the forces of Otherworld, •┤Ȧ├• finds the key to his experiments in Julio Rictor. Nola Pfau: Welcome to the latest installment of Excalibuddies! As always, Charlie and I are here to provide you some in-depth…
In a franchise that has run for over 50 years, there is bound to be debate about which story is “the best”. Listicles will be written, podcasts will be recorded, debate will be never ceasing. In this series, we’ve gathered ComicsXF writers to share what they personally think are their best X-Men stories ever. Comprising…
Our buddy Beta Ray Bill has had a rough little bit. His friend broke his favorite hammer and his girlfriend called him ugly. It’s enough to drive a man, or horse alien mutated to become the perfect weapon, to drink. Which Bill has done. Along with wrestling moves; many many wrestling moves. But he’s found…
DC Comics launched the New 52 in 2011 as a “soft” reboot of its superhero continuity. I was 8 years old at the time and just getting into comics. At 9, I attended New York Comic Con for the first time, and continued to attend the convention annually until 2020. At that age, the only…
Really, Marvel, Scarlet Witch? Twenty-four hours since the mutants got their asses handed to them by Orchis, and you give us a preview of the comic starring the last person who successfully decimated mutantkind? That’s cold-blooded. Anyway, looks like Wanda’s doing Oz stuff next week. Check out the preview, and get the basic deets below….
Art by John Tyler Christopher Name: Hisako Ichiki Code Names: Armor First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men (Oct ‘04) Powers: Psionic exoskeleton powered by her connection to her ancestors Teams Affiliation: X-Men, New X-Men About There is a saying that goes “the inmates are running the asylum”, those who were once held captive by something, are now…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 261: OOH-WAH-AH-AH-AH with Lonnie Nadler & Jenna Cha Lonnie Nadler and Jenna Cha join the show to talk about their new indie comic series The Sickness. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can…
If King’s Ransom has shown readers anything, it’s that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.
At the end of the first issue of Silk’s newest ongoing series, a new villain revealed herself: a Korean witch who is sapping the youth out of people. Now, it is up to Silk to learn more about the witch so she can defeat her and restore the aged-up people to normal. In the meantime,…
If the dead rise in Arkham and no one is alive to scream, are they still scary? It’s time for Miskatonic #3 as written by Mark Sable, penciled by Giorgio Pontrelli, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Thomas Mauer. Will Nevin: So. We have news. Justin Partridge: Such WONDROUS news, Little Monsters! Just as…