The year was 1996. I was 16 years old and had only been collecting comics for about three years. It was the summer of Onslaught. I remember being excited for the big linewide crossover. Finally, the thing the X-books had been teasing since the end of the Age of Apocalypse – not to mention the…
The bad guys take the lead in Sentinels #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Travis Lanham. Quiet, psychic rescue in progress, again, in X-Men #5, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia,…
So, weâre six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. Howâs everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…
Earlier this week, we posted a series-by-series breakdown of each of the upcoming X-Men From the Ashes series. Then Marvel went and dropped two more. Jerks. Marvel on Thursday announced Sentinels, a five-issue miniseries by writer Alex Paknadel (All Against All) and artist Justin Mason (Spider-Punk: Arms Race), launching Oct. 9. The series will follow…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 234: We're Doomed with Alex Paknadel Writer Alex Paknadel joins the show to talk about his new Image series All Against All, the current social media landscape, baby’s first environmental disaster and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Alex Paknadel is irritated by writers who think they are too good for âgenre fiction.â âNo one wants to be Ian McEwan, who absolutely insisted what he was doing wasnât science fiction,â he tells me over Zoom, and he would know. Paknadel holds a Ph.D. in English literature. His masterâs thesis was titled, ââThey’re Nuts…
X-Men Unlimited writer Alex Paknadel helps celebrate the year of Maggott as he and Zack talk about the just wrapped arc!
Peter Parker attempts to face his greatest foe: the lies he tells himself in Darkhold: Spider-Man #1. Written by Alex Paknadel, art by Dio Neve, colors by Jim Charalampidis, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Think about the biggest lie youâve ever told. Youâre thinking about the bad things: the fake job experience you put on…
Heads up, this piece contains some sexual images and my not be appropriate for all audiences. When do you feel seen? Whenever a relatable image, meme, statement, general piece of content, etc. appears on social media, thereâs a barrage of âWow, this is me!â, âIâm in this, and I donât like itâ, or âI feel…
Finally reunited with Evan, Aiko reveals a secret that will shake the city to its foundations. Meanwhile, the Order’s persecution of the Dusters passes a bloody point of no return. Allegiances switch and battle lines are drawn as the terrible truth of the Giga’s origins is finally revealed. Itâs Giga #4, written by Alex Paknadel,…
Wherever Alex Paknadelâs name shows up, deeply engaging and strange comics are sure to follow. TKO Studiosâ Roofstompers, despite its brevity, is no different. Paknadel is joined by artist Ian MacEwan and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for a stunning and twisted take on a time-traveling tale whose scope opens at such a steady pace itâs hard…
Tonightâs Double Feature in Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters. Firstâ âTime of Monstersâ, a tale of the first Hulk, a tragedy of unyielding philosophy written by Al Ewing and Alex Paknadel, art by Juan Ferreyra, and letters by Cory Petit. Second, a trip to the cinema with the sinister Scarecrow in âA Little Fireâ written…
Evan’s oldest friend returns to find the prosthetics she once built transformed into her doppelganger. Mason and the Order of The Red Relay investigate an elephant graveyard of towering Giga remains. Letâs return to the world of Giga with issue #3, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by John LĂȘ, colored by Rosh and lettered by…
Evan should never have gone back to the dead Giga, but he did, and now he’s a murder suspect. Meanwhile, Laurel is deteriorating at an alarming rate. The Red King â the oldest and largest of the Giga â is revealed, prophesied to unleash hell on a world whose sins the great mech took into…
Redfork is a six-issue miniseries/six-part graphic novel by writer Alex Paknadel, artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Giulia Brusco and letterer Ryan Ferrier. It follows Noah as he leaves prison and returns to his Appalachian hometown, where he discovers sinister forces both without and deeply within that community. It is available now from TKO Studios. This interview…