Superhero fiction is dominated by Marvel and DC. When someone wants to tell a story outside that ecosystem, they often run into a unique challenge, one not often seen in other media. Because of their deep cultural penetration, there’s a shorthand to these established universes. Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, can appear in a…
Press Release New York, NY—January 16, 2018—Marvel’s femme fatale returns to comic books this spring – and so does superstar comic writer Gail Simone! DOMINO will unleash her risqué, hard-core action on the Marvel Universe in an all-new story, and Marvel can now announce the full creative team that will help to bring the soldier…
Zack & Matt talk about all the current X-Books as we wait for the dreaded offseason to end! Make sure you rate and review the show! Follow Legion Quest on Twitter or just Zack & Matt on Twitter! If you want to support the show check out our Patreon!
As comics fans, we always hope we can find some magic arrow that will transform people who see movies adapted from comics into comics readers. The system is rigged against that, of course: Comics publishers — especially mainstream superhero comics — exist as little more than IP cannon fodder for their vertically integrated masters, feeding…
It ends where it began. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood hunt down the Jokers to stop their plan from coming to fruition and creating a new third Joker, hearts are broken and secrets are revealed in Batman: Three Jokers #3 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson. Robert Secundus: Some say Three Jokers will…
The Multiverse is breaking, and heroes are being randomly scattered across unfamiliar universes. In one world, the Diana we know finds herself in a world destroyed by Darkseid – but how did it come to this? Justice League Infinity #4 is written by J.M. DeMatteis and James Tucker, drawn by Ethan Beavers, colored by Nick…
Battle Of The Atom: Wacky Races The old men of Battle of the Atom provide all the Old Man content you need. This includes talking about Mark Millar, arguing about New Jersey and talking about Johnny Cash. Ranked This Episode Old Man Logan (Millar/McNiven) Old Man Logan vol 2 #1-4 (Bezerker) Dead Man Logan
When the doors to the House Of X opened, Cyclops asked “Did you honesty think that we were going to sit around forever and just take it?” Well the collective known as Orchis has spent nearly four years alternating between sitting around and taking it. Did you honestly think that’s all they were going to…
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. Scott’s pick: Justice League Unlimited #1: Darkseid’s death has triggered a…
Hush is back, and he has a new scheme to take out Batman. The sequel to the classic tale “Hush” begins here. Batman #158 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Richard Starkings. Will Nevin: You excited to hear that Jeff Lemire…
The final act of “Gotham Nocturne” begins here. Stranded alone on the desert that is the apotheosis of all deserts, Batman must fight the Azmer demon inside him as Simon Hurt and his master Barbatos circle. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya continues her investigation into the death of GCPD members as the Question leads her down a…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 204: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men ’92: House of XCII, Archer & Armstrong Forever, and to play some ’92 trivia. (Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April…
Sabretooth was sent to the Pit. Then he made it a hell. Now it’s a prison, and Victor Creed is leading a daring escape. Will the exiled mutants be able to work together long enough to find their way out of the Pit? Or are they digging a deeper hole? And who’s their jailer anyway?…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 191: The Best of 2021 with the … Four Amigos?! That’s right, your ears and hearts do not deceive you. Our good friends Rob Lynch and Will Nevin BOTH join Dan and Matt to recount some of the year’s best comics. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 372: Tiffany Babb talks The Comics Courier #3 Tiffany Babb returns to the show to talk about the latest issue of her newspaper-format criticism journal The Comics Courier, now on Kickstarter. Also: Baseball! New York Comic Con! Other tangents! You can listen to The ComicsXF…