The mysterious and long awaited CHILDREN OF THE ATOM are here! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham introduce us to the newest round of X-Kids in Children of the Atom #1. Kenneth Laster: After (checks watch) almost a year? Children of the Atom #1 is finally here! Cassie, have you been amongst…
For our WandaVision episode 9 recap, we find Mikey Zee floating in the sky, holding ComicsXF hostage as he ponders the denouement of the first Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. Mikey Zee: So, itâs finally come to this. At last, my WandaVision column will finally come to an end. All of my planning⌠to…
Live your life with the stupid confidence of Michael Larson. But be less stupid. Ten comics â including a familiar one in the pole position â and a little game show history coming your way in this weekâs X Spot. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Black Cotton #1. Story: Patrick Foreman and Brian Hawkins,…
After the second iteration of the All-Elite Wrestling (AEW) Revolution Pay-Per-View, some of ComicsXFâs finest come together to break down the event in its entirety. Charlie Davis: Well. Itâs the Big Show. Wait! No thatâs not it. I mean it IS the Big Show, but just not that Big Show. God, sorry Iâve already turned…
Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXFâs roundtable discussion of DCâs new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. Iâm Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and Iâd like to start with everyone here sounding off. Letâs see who Iâve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, Iâm Tony…
What if it was actually the year 1724? Wouldnât that be something? Vishal Gullapalli, Forrest Hollingsworth and Will Nevin team up to talk over Department of Truth #6 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: Well that was a hell of a final page, wasnât…
Hey, weâre back in the present this week! The Magistrate is just a glimmer in the eye of a creepy billionaire, the Scarecrow is running amok and thereâs ⌠sigh, more Ghost-Maker. Plus, in the backup, a mother and child reunion is only a stabbing away as Damian goes home to Talia in Batman #106…
The Phoenix powered Avengers punch each other some more in the penultimate chapter of Enter the Phoenix by Jason Aaron, Javier Garron, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. Marvel has a long and storied tradition of some of the best extended runs in comics. Simonsonâs Thor was over four years long, Roger Stern wrote Spider-Man for…
Transformers ’84: Secrets & Lies Writer: Simon Furman, Artist: Guido Guidi, Colorist: John-Paul Bove, Letterers: Jake M. Wood and Tom B. Long, Publisher: IDW The Quote Unquote âMarvel Continuityâ of Transformers vaguely resembles an Inception-like flow chart. There is the 80-issue run of the Transformers series, minis like G.I.Joe vs. Transformers and Headmasters, filler stories…
Three things are essential to a good mystery story. First, the setting should feel like a character in itself, a vital part of the storytelling, setting the tone for everything that happens within it. Second, you need a compelling, possibly tortured protagonist, grounding the mystery in human emotion, and entertaining enough to justify the time…
Dan McMahon: The High Republic has been the Star Wars fix that I need every month. Itâs odd after having Mando every week and a movie ever year that I still constantly want more. But this is scratching that itch. Sspecifically my new favorite Jedi Sskeer. Jake, you ready to get into this action packed…
Itâs time to break the teamâs brains in Hellions #10, from Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Liz Large: Are you excited to see our team face the scariest villain of all– an escape room run by a man who looks like a Chucky doll? Austin Gorton: Jiminy Cricket, how is it…
In a perfect world, Tom and Jerry wouldnât be necessary. In this world, Tom and Jerry are absolutely necessary. From Warner Animation Group and directed by Tim Story comes an animated cat, an animated mouse, and a whole lot of live action shenanigans. Kenneth Laster: Ah the c i n e m ĂĄ. When I…
Most modern comic book creators are rarely afforded the opportunity to tell long-running stories. Though my generation grew up on serialized original titles like Sandman, Preacher, and Y: The Last Man the industry and artform have changed immensely over the last two decades and, outside of superhero books, those types of ongoing narratives are becoming…
Heavy on format changes and spies and assassins this week. Letâs get to it. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Spawn #1-2. Story, pencils and inks: Todd McFarlane; Colorists: Steve Oliff, Reuben Rude and Olyoptics; Letterer: Tom Orzechowski; Publisher: Image With the news of Todd McFarlane starting a shared âSpawnâs Universe,â I thought it would…