Old alliances shatter and new ones are formed in their wake in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16, written by Ethan Sacks, drawn by Paolo Villanelli, colored by Arif Prianto; and lettered by Joe Sabino. “War of the Bounty Hunters” gets to some good old fashioned betrayin’ in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16. New gruesome twosome…
The final stop on Bruce Wayne’s tour to become Batman is here, as he and “Anton” meet the final master they will train under: Ra’s al Ghul. Batman: The Knight #9 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. A rift in space brings…
The Champions embrace social media in Champions #7, as our heroes try to infiltrate Roxxon’s nefarious plan for Generation Z domination. Written by Danny Lore, art by Luciano Vecchio, color art by Federico Blee, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Like any good Internet article (nakedly aiming for a high SEO rating), it is my pleasure…
So, this week, it’s Matt’s birthday recording, and as opposed to Will, who picked stuff based on gut instinct (and who must have had a stomach ache based on what we got), Matt went with three stories from his younger years that he remembers really liking. The results are considerably better. We get some Grant…
T’Challa has to make major concessions to earn back the trust of the allies he’s hurt, as his enemies continue to grow their influence over his home in Black Panther #7, written by John Ridley, art by Stefano Landini, color art by Matt Milla, letters by Joe Sabino. Humility is a good, great, necessary trait…
With the release of The United States of Captain America #1 this month, several more ‘Captains’ are stepping into the spotlight to help the original out as Steve Rogers tries to recover his lost shield alongside the Falcon and Bucky Barnes. Much in the same way Spider-Verse opened up the world of Peter Parker and…
Bruce Wayne has made it back to Gotham after escaping Ark M. And while the city is still there, it has changed for Bruce. His friends have changed. And those changes may make friends something much darker. Absolute Batman #12 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered…
The Marvel Wikia describes Jordan D White as “a panhandler in New York City”. I describe him to my uninterested co-workers as the guy in charge of X-Men, which frankly, is a more relevant description. We talk about some of the big, upcoming changes in the world of X-Men, how to best structure a line,…
Freshmen Year is almost over! From day one, people have been wondering – who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? The future of Marvel Magic is going to be decided here and it will take FAR more than the Sorcerer Supreme and his school if magic has a…
Chaos has been dealt with, the murderer has been revealed, and all mysteries laid to rest. The Peregrine Child, however, still threatens to consume all magic once and for all, but Doctor Strange has one last trick up his sleeve…well, someone’s sleeve, anyway. The Death of Doctor Strange #5, written by Jed McKay, drawn by…
Portrayed in Logan by Stephan Merchant Name: Unknown Code Names: Caliban First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #148 (Aug ’81) Powers: Can sense other mutants, forces others to feel fear Teams Affiliation: Morlocks, X-Factor, X-Force About If there was one thing Chris Claremont loved, it was dropping references as often as he could. Legion was inspired by a passage in the…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 185: Our House with Sloane Leong Writer/artist/editor/pottery enthusiast/dachshund owner Sloane Leong joins Dan and Matt to talk about her new TKO graphic novel, “Graveneye.” 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 follow the…
Zack Kaplan and Stefano Raffaele join the show to talk about their upcoming Dark Horse Comics series Only the Savage Are Left.
Name: Neena Thurman Code Names: Domino First Appearance: New Mutants #98 (Feb ‘91) Though it is a bit more complicated than that Powers: Luck Teams Affiliation: X-Force, X-Men, Six Pack, Merc$ for Money About There is a beauty in coincidence. Domino Harvey was the daughter of Academy Award winning actor Laurence Harvey and, if she wanted, she…
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…