He’s Luke Skywalker, and he’s here to rescue the Meltons in Star Wars #28, written by Charles Soule, art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. There is an argument to be made that the use of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars #28 is too easy, too deus ex machina-y,…
Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable ‘Ro hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, it’s Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VC’s Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you…
The Red Planet bleeds as Arakko forges a new path in Al Ewing & Madibek Musabekov’s X-Men: Red #7. In my father’s study, perched above rolls of processed film and terabytes of photo files, a black and white picture of Miles Davis surveys the workspace. In it Miles, clad in an open-chest white jacket, surveys…
We’ve read the Book of Boba Fett and battled alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi, now it’s time for Andor, the latest Star Wars streaming series which chronicles the adventures of Cassian Andor leading up to the fateful events of Rogue One. It launches with a three part premiere which finds Cassian running afoul of some corporate security…
Yes, we’re still looking for a name, but welcome back! We’re taking a look again at three big books from across the X-Men Universe. This week, they all feature Wolverine, plus we have a special guest appearance by the Amazing Spider-Man! In Wolverine #24, The Hand takes advantage of the Judgment Day to kill Wolverine…
Gambit and his new ex-marine pal Marissa must rescue young Ororo, along with Marissa’s mom, from a classic hostage situation in a property baron’s mansion on the mighty Mississippi! Plus: snappy answers to costuming questions in Gambit #3, written by Papa Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by VC’s Clayton…
Legion is possessed, the Altar and all who reside within it are under threat and a judge who can wipe people out of existence with a glance has shown up to hide the evidence of her blasphemous god summoning. This is what happens when you mess about with mutants, gods and omega-level psychics. Legion of…
It’s been a little over a year since Scott Snyder left DC to pursue a massive line of creator-owned work at Comixology, IDW and other publishers. A lot has changed across the industry and in the work, so I sat down with Scott to talk about the new genres he’s branching out into, the craft…
Well, Sport, it appears that everything has gone tits up and the goodies have to resort to summoning David Bowie to save the day. Meanwhile, an election goes poorly for the bastards and they respond the way bastards always do. And for some reason, people think there’s hope. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4 is written by…
Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to…
Welcome to the first installment of ComicsXF’s new regular X-book review roundup column! With so many X-Men related comics coming out each month, we’ve enlisted a crack duo of writers to tackle an assortment of the notable or intriguing offerings. This week, they kick off the column with three big “Judgment Day” tie-ins! The X-Men…
Some of us can recall being scared of monsters in the closet as a child, but what if those monsters were real? What if all you had by your side was a teddy bear, toy sword and shield? And what if those monsters caught you, and your trusty teddy bear had to arm itself and…
Gabrielle Kinney is missing! And so are regular co-creator Vita Ayala and Rod Reis! Don’t worry, they’ll all be back soon. In the meantime we’ve got a neat fill-in adventure starring Warpath and… Daken? New Mutants #29, written by Danny Lore, drawn by Guillermo Sanna, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt:…
In Immortal X-Men #6, Sebastian Shaw faces his past, helps Exodus through a trying time, strikes a bargain against mutantkind, faces judgment, strikes another bargain for mutantkind and comes face to face with Righteousness. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and designed by Tom Muller…
Remy LeBeau may not be able to keep a de-aged, pre-teen Ororo safe, but at least he can…. defend a hot farmer outside St. Louis from real estate developers? Gambit #2, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espet Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles. Stephanie: Stephanie, you really liked the first issue…