RPGs and comics: two great tastes that taste great together. From the Dungeons & Dragons comics of the ’80s to Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ meditation on games and aging, DIE, there is a history of comics and gaming blending together. A new addition joins the ranks this week, when Mark Sable (Miskatonic) and Chris…
Jackson Hyde steps out of the shadow of his mentor and begins the journey to accept his legacy in Aquaman: The Becoming #1 written by Brandon Thomas, pencilled by Diego Olortegui, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by AndWorld Design. There’s always something thrilling about a debut that knows exactly…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cassie’s Pick: Inferno #1: Mystique makes good on her promise to burn Krakoa to the ground as Head of X Jonathan Hickman takes his leave of us with this four-part event miniseries. Issue #1 is…
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Batman and Ghost-Maker enter the mind of the Bat for a journey into his subconscious as more about Scarecrow’s plot to instigate a Fear State are revealed in Batman #113, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. And in the…
The facade falls away, and corporate jargon turns literal, as J.P. Kol’s hostile takeover turns into an all out brawl for the future of X-Corp. The Fenris Twins have their eyes on X-Corp’s proprietary IBG technology, forcing Angel and Penance to drop all their masks to keep their flying island of a company afloat. Written…
Ding-dong, the Sorcerer’s dead in The Death of Doctor Strange #1! Written by Jed MacKay; Drawn by Lee Garbett; Colored by Antonio Fabela; Lettered by Cory Petit. What is the measure of a person? Is it the sweat of their brow? Their contributions to the world? What is the measure of a MAGICIAN? Is it…
The High Evolutionary strikes, the team plays a game of rock-paper-scissors, and punches fly!
Onslaught has crept into the hearts and minds of the mutants on Krakoa. That’s not good for anyone. Si Suprrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and Clayton Cowles show us the way in X-Men: Onslaught Revelation #1. Anna: Just when you thought it was over, we’re back for one more round with a comic that isn’t…
Jay Edidin is a writer, editor and podcaster who’s title Captain America Infinity Comic is currently running, exclusively on the Marvel Unlimited platform. He sat down with ComicsXF to discuss tackling the new format. Zachary Jenkins: Alright. Perfect. So Jay, you are best known for being an X-Pert running the show Jay and Miles Explain…
Introducing Panels of the Week, where our writing staff lets us know what one comic book moment stuck with them most from the past week’s offerings. Dr. Lorna Dane Our first moment is one that’s LONG overdue. Cori McCreery chooses this panel from X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 “because she finally got her Ph.D.,…
Home, the eighth episode of Titans is here, and with it comes some screen time for Tim Drake. Liz Large: Hi Matt! I’m excited to have you here to talk about the latest episode of Titans— I know you’ve been waiting to talk about a certain character. Matt Lazorwitz: Oh, yes I have. If you,…
Straight from your screens to an all new comic, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy jumping into an all new series that picks up right where Season 2 of Harley’s show ended: in a getaway car driving far away from Ivy’s wedding, their complicated past, the worst of Gotham’s criminals and most pressingly, Jim Gordon and…
The forces hunting Joker circle closer in The Joker #7 as the Court of Owls makes itself known, an old ally reappears in Santa Prisca and Jim Gordon has a meal with a new ally in a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Arif Prianto and lettered by…