AWA - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:43:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 AWA - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 WMQ&A Episode 265: Bryan Edward Hill’s Axel Alonso Impression https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/18/wmqa-episode-265-bryan-edward-hills-axel-alonso-impression/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46007 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 265: Bryan Edward Hill's Axel Alonso Impression Writer Bryan Edward Hill joins the show to talk about his new Blade series at Marvel, the writers’ strike, his work on Titans and to reveal he is shockingly good at impressions. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,...

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]]> 46007 Killin’ for Fun (and Revenge and Profit) in Rogues’ Gallery, Absolution and Above Snakes https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/12/killin-for-fun-and-revenge-and-profit-in-rogues-gallery-absolution-and-above-snakes/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42826 If you go after the queen of TV superheroes, you’d better not miss. Or you could think about sucking less as a person. Your choice, really, in Rogues’ Gallery #1, written by Hannah Rose May, with story by May and Declan Shalvey, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and...

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]]> 42826 ET-ER #2, Afterschool #2 and the Comic That Finally Broke Will https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/16/et-er-2-afterschool-2-and-the-comic-that-finally-broke-will/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42505 In space, no one can hear you scream … when your appendix bursts in ET-ER #2. “Hero” is written by John Lees, drawn by Laci Krstic, colored by Miroslav Mrva and lettered by AndWorld Design. “Precious Cargo” is written by Michael Corst, drawn by Mark Texeira, colored by Dan Brown and lettered by Steve Wands....

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]]> 42505 Hayden Sherman Pulls Double Duty to Help Us Get Over Hit Me Ending https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/11/hayden-sherman-pulls-double-duty-to-help-us-get-over-hit-me-ending/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42410 Tie us up and twist our nipples, why don’t you, if you’re going to end Hit Me #5, written by Christa Faust, drawn by Priscilla Petraites, colored by Marco Lesko, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. We’re on a mission of revenge, and our imaginary talking bird is just eggin’ us on in...

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]]> 42410 Hit Me, Baby, One More Time with Some Robots and a Horror Anthology https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/15/hit-me-baby-one-more-time-with-some-robots-and-a-horror-anthology/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42069 The issue in which our girl Lulu gets strung up — and has the time of her life. Hit Me #4 is written by Christa Faust, drawn by Priscilla Petraites, colored by Marco Lesko, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. Back to fuckin’ school? Already? To Hell with this. It’s Grimm Tales of...

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]]> 42069 Stare at Your Skreen to Read Our Take on Aliens and Spaceships Made of Spines https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/14/stare-at-your-skreen-to-read-our-take-on-aliens-and-spaceships-made-of-spines/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41456 Holy shit, it’s an anthology-themed week! What will you do when the skreens and the robots come for you and Old Glory Insurance isn’t around? Nothing, apparently, in NewThink #1, written by Gregg Hurwitz, drawn by Mike Deodato Jr., colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. So what if your...

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]]> 41456 Things Are Getting Messier Than a Faceful of Poutine for Easton and Emily in Newburn https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/31/things-are-getting-messier-than-a-faceful-of-poutine-for-easton-and-emily-in-newburn/ Tue, 31 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41169 Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or...

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]]> 41169 WMQ&A Episode 212: Keep on Truckin’ with Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/31/wmqa-episode-212-keep-on-truckin-with-benjamin-percy-and-brent-schoonover/ Tue, 31 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41165 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 212: Keep on Truckin' with Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover chat with Dan and Matt about their AWA series Devil’s Highway, trucks, snakes, crime and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new...

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]]> 41165 It’s a No-Tell Motel in Hotell Because Almost Everyone Dies (Also: Little Monsters! Red Sonja!) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/16/its-a-no-tell-motel-in-hotell-because-almost-everyone-dies-also-little-monsters-red-sonja/ Mon, 16 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40836 A “Hotel California” reference here would be pretty lame, right? But there are literally characters checking out and never leaving in Hotell Vol. 2 #5, written by John Lees, drawn by Dalibor Talajic, colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by Sal Cipriano and published by Artists, Writers and Artisans.  There’s a “New Kid in Town,” and...

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]]> 40836 A Dirty Bible, a Sexy Nurse and Extra, Un-American Vowels in This Week’s Freshest Leftovers https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/29/a-dirty-bible-a-sexy-nurse-and-extra-un-american-vowels-in-this-weeks-freshest-leftovers/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40402 A hidden king is uncovered … with the help of some makeup, in Bylines in Blood #4, written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, drawn by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock. Former New York City police Detective Easton Newburn met a New York City resident who became his assistant. This is...

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]]> 40402 Newburn Goes to Jail (on Purpose), and We Spend Some Time on Archie World https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/01/newburn-goes-to-jail-on-purpose-and-we-spend-some-time-on-archie-world/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39628 So his big plan was to get arrested for a murder he didn’t commit? You do you, Easton. Newburn #5 is written by Chip “Secret Canadian Big Daddy” Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. What would happen if the Batman from Dark Knight Returns got to chill out with the gang in...

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]]> 39628 So What If It Was Published in 2009? Our 13-Years-Late Review of Irredeemable #1 (and More) https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/25/so-what-if-it-was-published-in-2009-our-13-years-late-review-of-irredeemable-1-and-more/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39233 What if a costumed superhero who looked and acted like Superman broke bad in a really terrible way? I mean, like, just started setting people on fire for no reason and shit? That’d freak you the hell out, wouldn’t it? It’s all right here in Irredeemable #1, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Peter Krause,...

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]]> 39233 Rent a Deadbox Flick and Check into Your Hotell to Die (And More Newburn, Too) https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/25/rent-a-deadbox-flick-and-check-into-your-hotell-to-die-and-more-newburn-too/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38163 My god, Bobby, didn’t you know those pants are for a woman? Deadbox #2 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Benjamin Tiesma, colored by Vladimir Popov, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by Vault. A magical sketchbook and an artist with his head squarely up his ass doesn’t sound like a good combination, does...

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]]> 38163 Newburn Shines in Our New Leftover Review Casserole Column https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/17/newburn-shines-in-our-new-leftover-review-casserole-column/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38019 Hard drinking Satya is getting closer to figuring out who killed her former boss, but she’s got to survive an invisible murderer first. Bylines in Blood #2 is written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, drawn by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock.  How hard is it to find a good hitman...

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]]> 38019 WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/18/wmqa-episode-194-bayou-billy-shakespeare-with-john-lees/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37439 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees Writer John Lees joins the show to talk about his AWA wrestling-and-Shakespeare comic “Crimson Cage” and all the bodyslams and iambic pentameter that inspired it. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where...

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]]> 37439 WMQ&A Episode 189: Chicago Chi-nanigans https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/14/wmqa-episode-189-chicago-chi-nanigans/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35903 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 189: Chicago Chi-nanigans We ain’t here to start no trouble, we’re just here to interview creators and publishing folks on the floor of C2E2 2021 in Chicago. Guests include Mark Sable, Kami Garcia, Gavin Smith, Stephanie Phillips, AfterShock Publisher Joe Pruett and AWA representatives Dulce Montoya and Lisa Wu. You...

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]]> 35903 Brubaker & Phillips, Nubia, Wanda’s Back and More Staff Picks for Oct. 20 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/brubaker-phillips-nubia-wandas-back-and-more-staff-picks-for-oct-20/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34679 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s Pick: Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book: My Grishams! Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips roll out the third volume in their series of Image Graphic Novels for Dads as PI Ethan Reckless...

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]]> 34679 WMQ&A Episode 174: Mark Russell Life Story https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/24/wmqa-episode-174-mark-russell-life-story/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32969 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 174: Mark Russell Life Story Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about a range of books, from AWA’s Not All Robots to Marvel’s Fantastic Four Life Story to AHOY’s Second Coming to Vault’s Deadbox, and to tease future projects. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,...

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]]> 32969 Robots and Mutants and Hulk, Oh My! It’s Our Staff Picks for Aug. 4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/02/robots-and-mutants-and-hulk-oh-my-its-our-staff-picks-for-aug-4/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32205 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: The Me You Love in the Dark #1: The team behind Image’s Middlewest, writer Skottie Young and artist Jorge Corona, spin a new tale about an artist who moves to an old house...

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]]> 32205 Marjorie Finnegan #1 Not Enough Ennis, Not Enough Pulp Commentary https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/08/marjorie-finnegan-1-not-enough-ennis-not-enough-pulp-commentary/ Sat, 08 May 2021 14:43:27 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26744 I first saw this book on the old AWA website. Hidden away in a corner, just a title, and this cover. There was no announcement, no news, no press. It just sat there, on that old iteration of a site that’s since been radically changed. And as I stared at it, I wondered:  What on...

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]]> 26744 Advance Review: AWA’s Chariot Is the Comic Baby of Drive and Knight Rider https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/01/advance-review-awas-chariot-is-the-comic-baby-of-drive-and-knight-rider/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21956 Chariot #1 Writer: Bryan Edward Hill, Artist: Priscilla Petraites, Colorist: Marco Lesko, Publisher: AWA I’ve been getting really into synthwave lately. Which is to say I’ve been listening to synthwave covers of 1990s video game music while I work. It’s just upbeat enough to keep me motivated while I’m shuffling the commas around, and there...

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]]> 21956 More Future State, More S.W.O.R.D. and Clowns in Our Staff Picks for 1/13 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/11/more-future-state-more-s-w-o-r-d-and-clowns-in-our-staff-picks-for-1-13/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=12371 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Justin’s Pick  Future State: Justice League #1: Jon Kent, Tim Fox, Yara Flor, Jo Mullein, Andy Curry and Jess Chambers are the Justice League of the future, and they’re here to remind y’all that...

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]]> 12371 WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/01/wmqa-episode-136-in-search-of-zest-with-peter-milligan/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9720 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan We pelt writer Peter Milligan with questions about the evils of capitalism as he talks about “Happy Hour,” “American Ronin” and updates us on the status of his “X-Statix” spinoff, “The X-Cellent.” As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,...

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]]> 9720 Indie Triple Play: Reviews of ‘Penultiman,’ ‘No One’s Rose’ and ‘American Ronin’ https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/08/indie-triple-play-reviews-of-penultiman-no-ones-rose-and-american-ronin/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8749 It's time to face your parent issues, save the environment and go on a top-secret mission as Dan Grote reviews AHOY's Penultiman #1 and Zack Jenkins reviews Vault's No One's Rose #5 and AWA's American Ronin #1.

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]]> 8749 #1 Double Play: Reviews of ‘Lonely Receiver’ and ‘Grendel, Kentucky’ https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/03/1-double-play-reviews-of-lonely-receiver-and-grendel-kentucky/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7998 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,...

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