What is Black Hat? Who is the mysterious man pulling its strings? Why is he in Cole Turner’s apartment? Cole questions whether he’s on the right side of the War for the Truth in The Department of Truth #5 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: While…
It’s Spooky Month and magic is in the air and what better way to celebrate it than with some magical girl comics, or rather magical boy. Written and drawn by Bryan Golden and edited by Aria Villafranca, the Webtoon Vampire Magicka is the perfect spooky month read for multiple reasons. Vampire Magicka about a vampire…
It’s an explosive week in Gotham City (which is a bad pun, since there are a lot of bombs going off, but we’re standing by it). Bruce Wayne faces down Magistrate-1 and Red Hood is on the run in Future State: Dark Detective #4, featuring: “Dark Detective,” written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora,…
Kate Pryde thought she had quit teaching teenage mutants how to get by in a world that hates and fears them. Emma Frost wants her to pick up where she left off. She won’t even have to leave Chicagoland this time. Find out if Emma gets what Emma wants in Exceptional X-Men #3, written by…
Ten swords. Ten champions. The X-Men are now on a JRPG fetch quest to start their anime fighting tournament and they all need swords. Some of these we know, some we don’t, but unless you have studied the blade you might be a bit confused. Well don’t worry, while you were having pre-marital sex, I…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 351: Tiffany Babb and Deanna Destito talk comics journalism Tiffany Babb joins the show to talk about the second edition of The Comics Courier, a newspaper-format comics criticism journal. Then, Dan and Matt chat with Comics Beat Managing Editor Deanna Destito at Super Jersey Comic…
Stan Sakai’s beloved rabbit samurai has won countless fans over his 35-year history, thanks to a clever blend of thrilling action, heartwarming characters and realistic portrayal of Japanese culture. Chibi Usagi brings these fun and thoughtful stories to middle grade readers as an original graphic novel packed with adorable art and captivating energy by Julie…
The helpful Agent Aether, mentor to super-kids, turned out to be the evil Wizard (that’s actually his villain name), with a plan to steal the Power kids’ powers! Can they un-disempower themselves and foil his plans, now that they’ve got help from another adult…Wolverine? Power Pack #5, written by Ryan North, drawn by Nico Leon,…
This review will include spoilers. Please be advised! I’m not the first person to say that Russell T Davies really has nothing to prove anymore with Doctor Who. Like the Doctor himself, RTD has made a kind of habit of saving the world he loves so much from destruction – though in TV land, that…
Pike, La’an and M’Benga visit Rigel VII, the site of a previous disastrous mission, but when they start losing their memories, the Enterprise crew find disaster “Among The Lotus Eaters” in Strange New Worlds SE3 EP4 written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez, directed by Eduardo Sánchez. Mark Turetsky: Will, imagine for a moment that…
Her magenta skin, teleport arrows and face tattoos give Blink a look that helps her stand out from some of the other young, female mutants of her generation.
Forrest Hollingsworth: Rob, we’re gathered here today to celebrate the lives and numerous deaths in TKO’s newest horror anthology, TKO Presents: Tales of Terror, which collects all of their previously released horror shorts. First, though, I want to know how you feel about framing narratives for anthologies. There’s a storied history for them in horror,…
Welcome back to the swingin’ 70’s with WandaVision at CXF, starring Mikey Zee and our very special guest star Tony Thornley! When we last left our favorite witch and android couple, Wanda was surprised to discover she was pregnant, and not just newly pregnant, but months along! Mikey Zee: Welcome to my lovely home, Tony,…
Nightcrawler’s birthday is interrupted by the daughter of darkness, Mutina. She has a favor to ask the Louisiana X-Men, and woe betide them if they refuse.
Who is Emma Frost’s truest love? Could it be Scott Summers, the man she comforted after the death of Jean Grey, who melted the White Queen’s heart of ice? Could it be Tony Stark, the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist with whom she entered a marriage of convenience but ended up catching feelings? Could it be…