WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan

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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#1 Double Play: Reviews of ‘Lonely Receiver’ and ‘Grendel, Kentucky’

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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Indie Triple Play: Ice Cream Man, Transformers/My Little Pony, Bad Mother

What happens when a mother has taken all she can and decides to go Liam Neeson on everyone? What happens when ponies and Autobots roll out together? What happens when comics’ sickest horror anthology takes on beloved children’s classics? Find out in this week’s Triple Play, as Will Nevin reviews Ice Cream Man #20, Zachary…

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God Loves, Man Kills, Marvel Repackages And More In Our Staff Picks For July 8

Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DCeased: Dead Planet #1: Once more unto the zom-breach. An all-grown-up Jon Kent, Damian Wayne and Cassie Sandsmark headline the latest helping of DC’s zombie-apocalypse franchise, written by Tom Taylor (“X-Men Red”) and drawn by…

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‘Devil’s Highway,’ ‘Billionaire Island’ & ‘The Plot’: Your indie triple play for July 1

Bam! Pow! Zap! Xavier Files isn’t just for X-Men anymore! In case you missed the memo, the site you love is now covering the wider comics industry. And so this week we have a roundup of reviews from across the indie spectrum, including Benjamin “X-Force” Percy’s latest crime thriller (reviewed by Zachary Jenkins), Mark Russell’s…

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