Just when you think you have all the answers, it’s time to change the questions. The Splash In the fracas between writer Tom King, artist Jae Lee and comic book fans who want works created by people who aren’t intolerable assholes, there are no winners. Not King, who now looks like a bully for taking…
Big, big news that I am proud to break this week. Let’s get right to it. Today (July 20): DClassified: Week of Announcements Begins After last week’s news that DC will be releasing Rorschach, a 12-issue maxiseries by writer Tom King and artist Jorge Fornés that represents a mystifying return to the Watchmen well, the…
Dear Content Consumer, Please forgive me. You see, I’m taking this week off after the heaviness of our last time together. But don’t worry — I’ve 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…
Last week when I said I need to write? This was one of those weeks. Today (July 6): Clifton Park, New York’s Adirondack Taekwondo Reopens “The virus is with us, but with need to live with it.” That’s what the anonymous Trump administration official told NBC News, and I swear to Christ it was the…
Hi, Xavier Files friends, family and fiends — I’m Will (a Libra, bourbon fan and fake doctor), and I’ll be here every Monday with your weekly planner, the thing that’s gonna keep you on track for success. Or keep you informed. Or something. Look, I can’t figure out for this bit whether I’m your secretary…
An unknown form of radiation poisoning from the Oklahoma incident has turned her cells into ticking time bombs. As her final hours count down, will she find a cure for her illness at Night Nurse’s new superhero hospital, or will it require enchantments from Doctor Voodoo to save her life? Storm #2 is written by…
The following are real* leaked notes from an unnamed executive** at a media company known for its superhero movies but struggling to produce a movie about a cool guy who kills vampires. Trusted sources*** have verified these leaks. The situation they present is about what everyone would expect. These emails consist of communication with a…
If you’re an X-Men fan of a certain age, you may have read the past two months’ worth of From the Ashes comics and wondered, “Where did all the New Mutants and Generation X kids go? I mean I know Magik is in X-Men, but it’s like the rest of them just disappeared into the…
I’ve settled into a rhythm of picking up my pull every five weeks from my local comic shop, Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New Jersey. While I’m there, I tend to browse the little impulse-buy rack next to the register to see if anything catches my eye. Most times, no, but this time, yes….
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 263: OK, But Why Aren't There Ghost Dinosaurs with Ryan Cady Writer Ryan Cady joins the show to talk about his new Image/Top Cow series, Haunt You to the End. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes…
Marvel Snap is new a mobile card game featuring Marvel Comics characters. Since some of us here at ComicsXF have been charmed by the game, we decided to have a roundtable discussion about its merits and what could be improved. Why do you play Marvel Snap? Armaan Babu: I like having a collection of what…
Disney’s The Eternals represents perhaps the biggest swing of all from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an attempt to adapt a relatively obscure batch of sci-fi space-god characters from a ‘70s era comic by Marvel founding father Jack Kirby, then sell that adaptation to viewers in a post-Avengers world. Much like the MCU, the Eternals and…
This weekend we will get another peek at Matt Reeve’s much anticipated–and much delayed–film, The Batman. The franchise reboot (which is now scheduled for March 2022) has been the source of endless speculation and discourse online, and while everyone seems genuinely excited for the film, I feel it is my duty to point out one…
The Kindred meta-plot is resolved, more or less. The Devil gets his due. Nick Spencer bids farewell. Does any of it matter? Amazing Spider-Man #74 is written by Nick Spencer with Christos Gage, Penciled by [deep breath] Marcelo Ferreira, Mark Bagley, Zé Carlos, Dio Neves, Carlos Gómez, Ivan Fiorelli, and Humberto Ramos, inked by [deeper…
“Why am I like this?” What a loaded question right? It definitely comes with a burden of uncomfortable introspection and contemplation about the changes we might want to make moving forward. After all, we can’t change the past, right? What we’ve already done, for better or worse, is permanently imprinted onto us, and what people…