For a rare metal, adamantium sure does show up a lot in the Marvel Universe. Whether itās making a body for Ultron, coating Wolverine to ākillā him or being made into a giant chair for the Hulk by a spendthrift bird-themed billionaire, adamantium has many purposes. But mostly, it seems to make mutants and other…
So everything around Xavier Files Central this week has been about swords, swords and more swords. I donāt know entirely why. Maybe something X-Men related. Thatās usually what it isā¦ But seriously, X of Swords has landed, and Sword Bearers and Sword Breakers abound. But not everyone who studied the blade while you were partying…
After her victory over death and the Cotati, Jennifer Walters ruminates over her deaths and resurrections, leading back to her experiences Down Below in this issue by Al Ewing, Jon Davis-Hunt, Marcio Menyz, and VCās Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Taking a slight detour this week with The Immortal She-Hulk one-shot, which I know Iāve been…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick (But Really Everyone’s, But Mostly Zack’s Because It’s His Site, But We Are All Very Excited):Ā X of Swords: Creation #1: Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Listen, if you’re not frothing at…
Wolverine has been in so many comics. Just so many. He has, however, only had 350 issues of his solo series based on Marvel’s math which I can’t be arsed to check. Well, once we sheath our swords in December, Ben Percy, Adam Kubert, and Viktor Bogdanovic will get us ready for Wolverine #8 which…
When even low expectations canāt save a thing. A Short Review of āMarvelās Avengersā (PS4) It aināt great. The āRasslinā Report AEWās āAll Outā was a middling affair, but thereās only so much you can do when half your main event participants are either too old (Jericho, and I am sorry, but he canāt keep…
If youāre going to do a thing ā any stupid thing at all ā it should be done right. The Splash I donāt know who runs social media for IMDb (which, by the way, is one more part of the Amazon empire if you didnāt know), but they should be fired ā preferably into the…
Heroes die. We must be ready to let them go. The Splash Stanley Martin Lieber was born Dec. 28, 1922. He died Nov. 12, 2018. In the 95 years in between, Stan Lee was an entertainer, a creator, a publisher, an entrepreneur, a charmer, a bit of a grifter, a figurehead, a lovable scamp and…
High noon in a desert town. Two men face off, hands on the butts of their holstered revolvers. [Groteās note: Heh heh, butts.] A blur of motion, a crack of gunfire, and one (or both) falls. This scene is a hallmark of the American Western, a genre that was popular in comics throughout the 1950s…
Hello friends and readers, Empyre sinks in deep as we cover the highs and lows of this weekās crop of tie-ins. Zack Jenkins has some heavy thoughts about Empyre: Captain America #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ariel Olivetti, Rachelle Rosenberg, and VCās Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna. Then we join the extreme team of Conan…
Dracula, as created by Bram Stoker, is one of the most written about and filmed literary characters. As with Sherlock Holmes, it feels like everyone has a Dracula story. Sometimes theyāre comedies (Mel Brooksā āDracula: Dead and Loving Itā), sometimes theyāre rooted in history (Elizabeth Kostovaās novel āThe Historianā) and sometimes theyāreā¦ odd choices (āBlade:…
Matt Fraction, David Aja, and eventually Annie Wu, changed the superhero comic landscape in 2012 with the debut of Hawkeye. Effortlessly cool, equal parts a laugh and a gut punch and, above all, incredibly distinct, the series met with such universal acclaim and sales success that the re-writing of Clint Barton’s character passed by with…
Dear Content Consumer, Please forgive me. You see, Iām taking this week off after the heaviness of our last time together. But donāt worry ā Iāve arranged for my brother Bill to take over my duties this week. Bill is 43, a successful concrete contractor and is Extremely Offline. We are not close. And forgive…
Quantum & Woody #4 Writer: Christopher Hastings, Artist: Ryan Browne, Colorist: Ruth Redmond, Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Publisher: Valiant I respect the plucky temerity of the Valiant Universe. Itās this scrappy little underdog of a publisher, quietly churning out a small bumper crop of superhero books in a world where the Big Two exists, with just…
The one and only, original flavor Logan returns in his first solo ongoing series since 2014 from Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Viktor Bogdanovic, Frank Martin, Matthew Wilson and Cory Petit! We get duel stories as Wolverine investigates the new street drug Pollen. Also he fights Dracula. Tony Thornley: Hey there Pierce, welcome to our new…