The First Family, The Spiders, Werewolves, and…Eternals? This Week in Marvel Files with Fantastic Four #26, Werewolf by Night #1, Amazing Spider-Man #50.LR, and Marvels X #6!

Justin Partridge, Pierce Lightning, Tony Thornley and Karen Charm5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

Hello friends and readers! We’ve got a packed week as Justin Partridge gives us the skinny on Fantastic Four #25, Pierce Lightning hits the full-issue Marvel debut of Taboo with Werewolf By Night #1, Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley grants us Last Rites with Amazing Spider-Man #50.LR, and newcomer to the column Karen Charm marvels at…

Lights-Out: Moxley and Omega’s Beautiful Wrestling Horror Story

Charlie Davis5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

[Content Warning for blood and descriptions of violence.] It’s Nov. 9, 2019, and I’m watching a man’s psyche unravel. It’s not clean; in fact, it’s about as messy as it can be. I’ve only been back into wrestling for two months at this point, inexplicably pulled back in 20 years after I stopped watching altogether….

Boku No X-Anime: The Return

Zachary Jenkins6 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Zack & Luz talk about the 1st episode of Marvel Anime: X-Men from 2011, as we launch a new podcast here on Xavier Files

EXCLUSIVE: Peach Momoko makes Emma Frost shine in this X-Men United #1 variant cover

Dan Grote3 months ago3 months ago02 mins

Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants anywhere in the world can come together in unity to teach one another the skills needed for their survival.

Our Son Pete Episode 29: The One with the Naked Gun (Excalibur #114 with Matt Lazorwitz)

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz9 months ago9 months ago02 mins

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 29: The One with the Naked Gun (Excalibur #114 with Matt Lazorwitz) Dan’s CXF Interview Podcast co-host Matt Lazorwitz returns to talk about Excalibur #114, in which Pete reveals his past with Sari St. Hubbins. But really this episode is about the 1988 movie The Naked Gun….

Clayface, Nightwing and the GCPD Take Over BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago012 mins

Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard…

Slashing Meets Smashing in WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION Crossover!

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Press Release New York, NY—March 9th, 2017 — This June, the claws are coming out as two of Marvel’s biggest comics collide in a hard-hitting crossover for the ages! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce Weapons of Mutant Destruction – a blockbuster 6-part crossover between Weapon X and Totally Awesome Hulk! Kicking off this June…

Bonus Reading Pays Tribute to the Big Two’s Superhero Handbooks (and the Weird Book about Their Pets)

Matthew Lazorwitz6 years ago6 years ago010 mins

There was once a dark age. A time when there was no internet. A time when the knowledge of comic book characters’ backgrounds could not be found in wikis, but in the memories of fans and in specially printed comics. Comics called handbooks or guidebooks. This week, DC released a guidebook to its “Dark Nights:…

‘X of Swords,’ New Doctor Who, ‘Dark Interlude’ & More Staff Picks for Nov. 18

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. This Week in Swords X-Force #14, Hellions #6 and Cable #6: Last week we learned that “X of Swords” doesn’t really involve as much sword-fighting as we thought it would. What will that mean…

Nightcrawler Crosses A Line In Way Of X #2

Jude Jones and Anna Peppard5 years ago5 years ago021 mins

He is many, but not The Patchwork Man. Legion guides our crew as Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles chart a new path in The Way of X #2. Jude Jones: This? This is good. This is very good. This is “let me dispense with the pleasantries and introduce some real meat…

Is This The End For Quentin Quire? See Our Exclusive X-Force #19 Cover Reveal

Zachary Jenkins5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

It’s fair to say that Krakoan paradise hasn’t been all that for Quentin Quire. The onetime Kid Omega has been killed often, and in gruesome ways. For haters of the brat, it has been delightful. Watching an absolute trashcan of a person get decapitated never gets old. But Quire is bored of death, he desires…

We Ought To Talk About Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1

Nola Pfau and Allison Senecal6 years ago5 years ago010 mins

Something is wrong with Storm. Like they did long before with Charles Xavier, Jean Grey and Emma Frost enter the mind of Ms. Munroe in Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1 by Russel Dauterman, Jonathan Hickman, and Matthew Wilson. Nola Pfau: Well. That certainly is a comic book. I gotta say, when this…

Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1 Has Eight Arms To Hold Your Attention

Tony Thornley4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

Otto Octavius is looking for a few good men…and they’re all him. Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1 is written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Davide Tinto, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Otto Octavius has always been chasing something greater. The more we’ve learned about the villain and his motives and drive,…

In Superman #31, Jon Kent Begins Stepping Out of his Dad’s Shadow

Armaan Babu and Tony Thornley5 years ago4 years ago08 mins

Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week Justin is taking a well-deserved break and we’re joined by guest columnist Armaan Babu to talk about Jon Kent’s big…

Cyclops does the time warp again in this preview of X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1

Dan Grote7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

This week’s X-Men #22 ended with Cyclops getting a headache. It turns out he was about to engage in that time-honored X-Men tradition, PSYCHIC TIME TRAVEL! This preview of next week’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 shows Scott waking up 10 years in the future, surrounded by a random assortment of mutant resistance members,…