Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CORIâS PICK (BUT REALLY EVERYONEâS, BUT MOSTLY CORI’S BECAUSE SHE’S REVIEWING IT THIS WEEK, BUT MAN, WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED): X-Factor #1: After a tantric, monthslong wait, Leah Williams and David Baldeon’s series…
When comics fans now think about Marjorie Liu, we may think about her creator-owned book Monstress. When we think about who made the X-Men the X-Men, we may think first of Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson and collaborators in the 1970s and 1980s. And if we think of Liuâs work for Marvel, we might think of…
When A Series Relaunch Doesn’t Stick Its Landing Warning: The following contains spoilers for Champions (2018-2019), Doctor Strange (2018) The most important issue of a comic is its first. Not all comics get to see their intended last issue, but they all get to see their first. First impressions are key when introducing — or…
IDW went through a bit of a leadership shakeup last week, as President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall was announced to be stepping down to develop his own publishing venture. A day later, IDW said Jerry Bennington and Jud Meyers had been tapped for Ryallâs previous roles as president and publisher, respectively, while…
âI cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of menâs thoughts lengthen in the afternoon, when the twin suns sink into the lake of Hali; and my mind will bear for ever the memory of the Pallid Mask.â Robert Chambers, The King In Yellow âWhen you are here and…
Hello, friends and readers, Marvel Files becomes THE WAR REPORT as Empyre starts to take hold. We have big time battles and character portraits this week as Charlie Davis gives their take on Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling while Vishal Gullapalli analyzes Empyre: Avengers #1! Read and enjoy. Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 Sometimes there is…
Woah! Is Daredevil really turning himself in? And here we thought everything came to a head in the last issue. Stellar creative team Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Mattia Iacono, and VCâs Clayton Cowles bring us a whole new bombastic arc in their Matt Murdock saga. Vishal Gullapalli: Wait, whatâs this? A new column? Iâve been…
It is 1993, I am 2 years old, my mother is on bedrest with her only solace being the Sega Genesis my father should not have spent money on. We were poor, not that I understood what âpoorâ was, and honestly, not that I remember any of this. I remember the Genesis, Iâve seen home…
We catch up with our friends Justin and Penelope Daniels from Farpoint Toys & Collectibles in New Jersey to talk about shutting down for COVID-19, filming themselves for an Amazon documentary, nearly losing their comics and toy shop to a devastating electrical fire, getting nominated for a retail Eisner, again, and why longtime “G.I. Joe” writer Larry Hama is a Real American Hero.
Pandemic or no, change was always coming. According to ICv2 and Comichron, the North American comics and graphic novel market topped more than $1.2 billion in sales last year, an 11% increase over 2018. It was a heady year, topped by bestsellers like Detective Comics #1,000, Spawn #300 and a new X-Men #1. But those were comics. And in comics, comics…
We are all the hero of our own story. It is an idea hammered home from an early age, with countless books, TV shows, movies and other media showcasing noble figures we can see ourselves in, knowing we would be just as heroic if given a chance. (This is not to say that everyone deserves…
Hello friends and readers, itâs time for a little bit of Marvel Minutiae this week. Our esteemed boss Zack Jenkins is getting into Venom #26 and the start of Venom Beyond, Andrea Ayres ponders over Spider-Woman #2, and Tony Thornley starts off Empyre tie-ins with Fantastic Four #21. Venom #26 I think itâs fair to…
he party has been split, and pit against each other in Guardians of the Galaxy #4 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee, Guru-eFX, and Cory Petit! Charlie Davis: So Allison. You know that scene in Tron Legacy where they open the Arcade back up and the original computer console is covered in dust? Thatâs…
Hulk tries to make nice with the world while the Leader lies in wait. Itâs Immortal Hulk #35 by Al Ewing, Mike Hawthorne, Mark Morales, Paul Mounts, and Cory Petit. Robert Secundus: Iâm not sure if itâs been seven days or seven centuries since last we had the pleasure of reading The Immortal Hulk. Time…
The Master of Magnetism gets a staring role as RamĂłn PĂ©rez, Jonathan Hickman, and David Curiel continue this unpleasantness of building a nation. Stephanie Burt: Hi, Ian! What do you think Magnetoâs up to on his own? We havenât seen a solo adventure from him since X-Men Black. Are we gonna get Broody Melancholy Survivor,…