Captain Marvel and her friends and family reunite after their cosmic adventures, but can they stop the Cotati invasion at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in this tale written Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Cowles? Cat Purcell: I’m very nervous to see where this arc ends up based on the…
The Mojoverse is a cold and cruel place, where content creators fight for scraps to feed the empty void of validation inside them. Leah Williams, David BaldeĆ³n, and Israel Silva fight for their scraps in X-Factor #3. Cori McCreery: Leeeeeetās get ready to RUUUUUUUUUUUMMBLEEEEE!!!!! It seems like just yesterday that we got X-Factor #2, and…
Welcome to our inaugural Ultramania! A column about Marvelās Ultraman books by our kaiju crew Ritesh Babu and Ian Gregory. We are introduced to the mysterious United Science Patrol, and their war against dreaded kaiju through the eyes of Science Patrol aspirants Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji in this inaugural look at Marvelās take on…
Kate Pryde is back. Gerry Duggan, Mateo Lolli, and Edgar Delgado bring us a new phase in Marauders #12. Christina Eddleman: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *breath* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Okay. Now that thatās out of my system, Vishal, your initial thoughts about this weekās issue? Vishal Gullapalli: *banging fists on table* KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE PRYDE KATE…
Tristan Palmgren is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer of the upcoming Domino: Strays, coming out on October 6th, 2020. Their debut novel Quietus, a genre-warping blend of historical fiction and space opera set during the Black Death,Ā was published by Angry Robot Books March, 2018. The sequel, Terminus, was released in November, 2018. Andrea Ayers of Xavier Files…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Will’s Pick Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1: During the height of the pandemic in the spring, Team Ice Cream Man – writer W. Maxwell Prince, artist Martin Morazzo, colorist Chris O’Halloran…
BOOM Studios on Tuesday launched a Kickstarter for the graphic novel collections of BRZRKR, an upcoming series about an immortal warrior seeking to end his life, a development project for actor Keanu Reeves, co-written by Matt Kindt, drawn by Ron Garney, colored by Bill Crabtree and lettered by Clem Robbins. By Friday, it had made…
The Doctor. The Last of the Time Lords. The Oncoming Storm. And now…Conqueror of DEATH ITSELF?! At least thatās what Time Lord Victorious, a huge multiplatform crossover event, supposes. Now, the event, which brings together the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors (and maybe some surprises) comes to Titan Comics in the form of Doctor Who:…
The algorithm on Instagram serves me two things: Beautiful, busty women and Sonic the Hedgehog content. I didnāt ask for this. I didnāt want to be this person, but none of us gets to choose our fate. Iāve tried to fill this void with the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog series, but it is far too…
A tale of sin, survival and space robots. Creator Livio Ramondelli, letterer Tom B. Long and editor David Mariotte tell the story of four robots eternally bound by a āKill Lockā for each of their very different, heinous crimes. Now, they struggle to survive together, as if one of them dies, they all do. Ari…
Sometimes you get what you want, on page, spelled out, from your favorite comics: sometimes you have to guess or invent. Weāve both been X-fans since the early 1980s, when no mutants were queer or trans on-pageāso we decided which ones were queer and trans for us. (Except Warlock, who weāll defend for the rest…
She’s a futuristic techno-horror story about the obsessions of a toxic-relationship. He’s a modern-day retelling of Beowulf that pits biker against beast. Let’s see if sparks fly when Zoe Tunnell reviews AfterShock’s Lonely Receiver #1 and Robert Secundus reviews AWA’s Grendel, Kentucky #1. Lonely Receiver #1 Writer: Zac Thompson, Artist: Jen Hickman, Letterer: Simon Bowland,…
The dead speak! Logan encounters vampires and serves his vengeance ice cold as Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bognanovic, and Matthew Wilson sink their teeth into Wolverine #5. Tony Thornley: X of Swords is just around the corner! But looks like Wolverine has some unfinished business first. You ready to sink your teeth into this issue? Pierce…
Here we go, itās fall or fly time for the Human Rocket. The creative team of Al Ewing, Marcio Takara, Federico Blee, and VCās Cory Petit bring us another stellar installment of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! Allison Senecal: So, Charlie, here we go. Here it is. I know Iāve been eagerly anticipating this issue with…
Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto send Cable on a timeline spanning ride as he battles for The Light Of Galador while learning a bit about growing up in Cable #4. Ian Gregory: After last weekās Deadpool-dominated issue, I was a little worried about the comedy going forward. This week, however, had me laughing out loud…