It’s a week of first issues, as Jim Gordon begins a hunt for the Joker and Bluebird hunts for evidence to convict Punchline in The Joker #1, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano, and a backup written by Sam…
Eliot Rahal is not a saint. He’s not a hero. He’s just a guy — albeit one who can write some great comics — who lives 15 minutes away from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct, the den of corruption and indifference that became the epicenter of protests after George Floyd’s death at the hands…
There are many alternate realities and possible futures in the Marvel Universe, and in many of those futures, Alex Summers has a different kid with a different mother. On Earth-1298, the Mutant X Earth, Alex and Madelyne Pryor have a son, Scotty, named for Alex’s brother, Cyclops. On Earth-13133, as shown in Rick Remender’s Uncanny…
This episode is about Iron Man, but more than that, it’s about the turn of the century Evangelical crossover literary sensation Left Behind. Ranked This Episode:
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Resurrections abound in Daredevil #33. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #33, part 3 of “Lockdown,” sees Elektra barely surviving a battle with Bullseye(s) – with a little help from Spider-Man and Iron Man – while an explosion…
It’s time to celebrate! Matt’s other show, The ComicsXF Interview Podcast, reached episode 300 this week. And so for that celebration, that show’s co-host, the first ever BatChat guest, Matt’s best friend of over 30 years, ComicsXF Editor-in-Chief Dan Grote, is joining BatChat again. We are talking stories from three creators who have been interviewed…
Let’s face it: The Shi’ar are pretty stupid. You heard me, you frickin’ birdos! I’m talking about you, you dumb Silverhawks-lookin’ space pigeons. You can’t decide who belongs on the throne, you can’t even get a bunch of your own people to defend yourselves so you have to manufacture a bootleg Legion of Super-Heroes. Heck…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 352: Al Letson talks Mr. Terrific: Year One Writer/podcaster/producer/playwright Al Letson joins the show to talk about DC’s Mr. Terrific: Year One. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can…
Grim tells the tale of the dead — both the newly dead and the ones sent to collect them — in this enchanting first issue by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Flaviano, colorist Rico Renzi, letterer Tom Napolitano and publisher BOOM Studios. Death Collects This is Jessica. See Jessica’s scythe? Jessica is dead. You are dead,…
It’s time to break the team’s brains in Hellions #10, from Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Liz Large: Are you excited to see our team face the scariest villain of all– an escape room run by a man who looks like a Chucky doll? Austin Gorton: Jiminy Cricket, how is it…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. Unfortunately, we aren’t so lucky. In X-Force #8, we continue following the tale of Domino and her lost luck. Domino, Sage, and Colossus tackle the big questions of death, trauma, and trains. Also, can Kenneth and Ari cope with just how BIG Colossus is? All this and…
Ed. note: A Marvel facsimile edition of Wolverine Vol. 2 #88 is being released this week, ostensibly to tie into the Deadpool & Wolverine movie. Editor Austin Gorton decided to dive into the issue to figure out what makes it significant. Find more of his throwback reviews at The Real Gentlemen of Leisure. And for…
Princess Leia and Commander Zahra come face-to-face for their final battle in Star Wars #24, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas and Madibek Musabekov, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. As both the climax to the Commander Zahra/Tarkin’s Will/“reassemble the Rebel fleet” story arc and the series’ second year since…
Realm of X is set in Vanaheim, one of the Ten Realms of the World Tree, along with Asgard, Jotunheim, Muspelheim and the other ones. Y’know, from Thor stuff. Saturnine is the former omniversal majestrix of Otherworld, a completely different thing that unites the many Earths of the multiverse and has its own topography of…