Woah! Is Daredevil really turning himself in? And here we thought everything came to a head in the last issue. Stellar creative team Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Mattia Iacono, and VC’s Clayton Cowles bring us a whole new bombastic arc in their Matt Murdock saga. Vishal Gullapalli: Wait, what’s this? A new column? I’ve been…
Claws come out as Larry Hama returns to writing Albert, the robot Wolverine, in a rip roaring adventure on Madripoor that officially ties into Iron Man 2020 but really couldn’t care less. Roland Boschi and Andres Mossa draw the first part of this duo of issues. Vishal Gullapalli: Iron Man 2020’s in full swing, and…
Bam! Pow! Zap! Xavier Files isn’t just for X-Men anymore! In case you missed the memo, the site you love is now covering the wider comics industry. And so this week we have a roundup of reviews from across the indie spectrum, including Benjamin “X-Force” Percy’s latest crime thriller (reviewed by Zachary Jenkins), Mark Russell’s…
Beta Ray Bill and Sif have a heart-to-heart, while Thor and Galactus descend into the heart of the Black Winter to confront the many deaths of Thor. Brought to you by the ever-metal team of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson, and VC’s Joe Sabino. Chris Eddleman: Well, it’s been frankly far too long since…
Hello friends and readers, we have actual physical books to cover for you this week, so in celebration, we decided to do all of them! Zack Jenkins digs into Avengers #33 by Aaron and Garron, while Liz Large dusts off the new #1 of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra by Wong and Cresta. Finally, it’s time…
In the wake of Kate’s death, the Marauders double their efforts. Gerry Duggan, Stefano Casellim and Edgar Delgado craft a tight action issue as our pirate X-Men take down the Russian scientist responsible for the power dampening tech seen round the world. Meanwhile, The Five lose hope. Christina Eddleman: We were so incredibly spoiled when…
Our Mighty King Thor faces a reckoning…from Sif! Chris Eddleman: Vishal, while the last issue was pretty good in general for what was just one prolonged fight, I was getting nervous that we were going to have to squeeze blood from a turnip to continue our long-form articles. However—Cates, Klein, and Wilson gave us a…
There is an invader on Krakoa. An interloper inside Pyro, and Emma is determined to get him out. Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, and Edgar Delgado spin a yarn of mutant misdirection as Marauders #9 keeps its readers guessing. Christina Eddleman: This cover made me think I was in for lots of Bishop content, but I…
Correspondent Tony Thornley is back to talk about Spencer and Coello’s Amazing Spider-Man while the most prolific writer on the Xavier Files crew, Vishal Gullapalli, dives into Aaron and many artists’ Avengers #31! Amazing Spider-Man #40 There’s a lot going on in Spider-Man’s world. But then, when isn’t that true? However, Amazing Spider-Man #40 covers…
The Marauders learn of their terrible loss. Each member processes grief a little differently as Gerry Duggan and Stefano Caselli set the stage for what comes next. Vishal Gullapalli: We all grieved for Kate a month or two ago, and while we might not all be all the way through the process, we’re at least…
Cates, Klein, Wilson, and Sabino bring us THOR vs. BETA RAY BILL, the showdown of 2020…? Chris Eddleman: We’re three issues into the new run on Thor, and we’ve finally gotten a big source of interpersonal conflict—that being between our titular hero and his old foe turned friend, Beta Ray Bill. Will this be another…
The Hellfire Trading Company grows as Emma recruits her White Knight in Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, and Edgar Delgado’s Marauders #7. Meanwhile, Bishop learns more about the truth behind Homines Verendi. Christina Eddleman: After our last panic-inducing issue, I’ve felt the compulsion to binge issues that we don’t have yet. I’m very impatient, but so…
In which Thor performs some knee surgery on Galactus, courtesy of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino. Things get worse in Asgard. Galactus levels up. Vishal Gullapalli: Thor is the Herald of Galactus! The Black Winter is coming! In just one issue Donny Cates has breathed new life into an already-alive series,…
In the dark, damp, parts of this world. Behind the creeping shadows, there are weapons you would not believe. In Weapon Plus: World War IV, Benjamin Percy and Georges Jeanty show us the depths one of these weapons, Man-Slaughter, will go for his freedom. Then, Ryan Cady and David Baldeón recruit Brute Force to take…
We knew we couldn’t trust him, but no one expected such a blatant betrayal so soon. Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Mario del Pennino, Erick Arciniega, and Frederico Blee reveled the extent of Sebastian Shaw’s malice in Marauders #6. The Marauders battle Homines Verendi as the Black King executes his gambit. Christi Eddleman: Going into this…