Once again, Iâve reached Ryan Qwantz North as he travels the highways of Canada, ever his constant remote companion, this time to discuss Star Trek, chooseable path stories and Star Trek: Lower Decks â Warp Your Own Way, the upcoming chooseable path graphic novel from IDW, with art by Chris Fenoglio, colors by Charlie Kirchoff…
With one X-man down and hell coming for the rest, Rogue finds herself alone against a power of darkness for which she is completely unprepared. No backup, no lifeline and no way out. Uncanny X-Men #4 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by David Marquez, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Jake:…
I donât know that itâs an exclusively New Orleans thing, where the lineage of light-skinned Creoles and the history of discrimination for them and by them looms large. I donât know if itâs an exclusively Southern American thing, where, for literal centuries, skin tone unfairly but consistently determines opportunity and acceptance among Black people. I…
The bad guys take the lead in Sentinels #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Travis Lanham. Quiet, psychic rescue in progress, again, in X-Men #5, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia,…
Three months ago, Batman took in an orphan. Now, itâs time for the world to meet Robin, the Boy Wonder. On his first night out, a run-in with Two-Face leads to questions about a new, and far greater, threat. Batman & Robin: Year One #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn and colored by Chris…
This is a review of the movie Joker: Folie a Deux. As, in order to be considered for certain review aggregators, I have to give it a numerical score, I award Joker: Folie a Deux 0 out of 3 possible Jokers. Frank Cifaldi, host of the Insert Credit podcast, recently offered the following anecdote from…
Our Kate Pryde finally gets her date with Nina. Itâs a high school sporting event. Teen mutants are there. Three guesses what happens next in Exceptional X-Men #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Travis Lanham. In the immortal words of Nils Sjöberg, this is what…
A new world, a new Caped Crusader. Absolute Batman #1 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Things seem to be improving in Gotham. Bruce Wayneâs new nonprofits are making a difference, and Batman is able to work less. But things never stay that way….
Newspapers. Believe it or not, they still exist! And theyâre not just for telling you yesterdayâs news, Peanuts reruns and where the good yard sales will be this weekend. A new Kickstarter asks the question âwhat if newspaper but comics criticism?â The Comics Courier is a twice-annual print newspaper that will feature a mix of…
The second week of villains month, and we love a theme, so why not use this week to have our second Two-Face episode? We’ve covered a lot of Two-Face stories both for the podcast and the column, and we’re swinging back to some classics. We have the first appearance of Two-Face (a two-parter, of course),…
Itâs the dawn of a new age. The heroes of the DC Universe have survived Amanda Waller, and now theyâre trying to make a better world for themselves and everyone. But as that hopeful day begins, something darker arrives, too. Darkseid is here, on a mission like never before, and his attack will create something…
Food. You know it. You love it. Youâve probably eaten some in the past few hours. I just had sushi. From ShopRite. DONâT JUDGE ME. But if youâre like me, youâve probably wondered if any of your favorite comic creators have any good recipes to share. Like MarkWaid-a-roni and cheese or Chicken a la Tom…
Ororo Munroe has lived many lives. She’s been a thief, a goddess, an X-Man, a queen and an Avenger. She is the most prominent, most respected and most powerful mutant on the world stage; and in that role, she intends to be a force for positive change. First up: A major meltdown at a nuclear…
He rose from the regional commercials of the 1980s, a hapless, overconfident man in a denim vest and a beige cap, come to pester his ever-silent, ever-suffering, never-seen neighbor Vern about dairy products or car dealerships or local restaurants. Like the California Raisins, the Crash Test Dummies and the GEICO cavemen, Jim Varneyâs Ernest P….
CATCH THE ELF! When new, lethally powerful and completely untrained young mutants show up on Rogueâs doorstep with no knowledge of how they got there, a grieving Rogue seeks to take Xavierâs place in guiding them to the light, while darkness from the past returns to destroy the X-Men, one at a time. Uncanny X-Men…