Charles Xavier has escaped from prison, and X-Factor must track him down. But how will the X-Men react to X-Factor hunting their founder? And what will happen when Havok and Cyclops collide? X-Factor #8-slash-300 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Dan Grote: And…
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN CYCLOPS AND HAVOK COLLIDE, the solicit blurb asks. Well, if it’s like any of the other times, nothing. Their powers cancel each other out. Every trading card has told us this. They’ll switch to fists for a little bit, get tired of that and eventually move to the last resort of…
Let’s talk about Pyro. St. John Allerdyce is a former journalist and current romance novelist. He is a longtime member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and its attempt to go straight as Freedom Force. As a Marauder, he was one of the more entertaining examples of a villain finding a new role on Krakoa…
Is there a worse couple in comics than Havok and Polaris? Let’s go through some of the other offenders. Joker and Harley Quinn: Toxic, violent, abusive, but Harley eventually had the sense to leave her man and find love and acceptance with Poison Ivy. Storm and Black Panther: Shoved together on the thinnest of continuity…
A new mutant arms race sweeps the globe. International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to…
While there have been many iterations of X-Factor since 1985, one of the most memorable has been the government-sponsored, workplace-comedy team first written by Peter David and drawn by Larry Stroman. The X-Men’s Great Post-Krakoa Reset will include such a team as it resurrects the X-Factor brand for a new volume by writer Mark Russell…
All the forces in Otherworld rush to the grand finale in Knights of X #5, but is this really the end? Written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher. Karen: Nola, we’ve made it to the end! Rachel and Betsy are in love, this issue has…
The Knights of X finally make it to the Siege Perilous but may each lose themselves in its reflection. Thankfully, the Rainbow Is Enough in Knights of X #4 written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Karen! Is it just me or do…
The Knights discover the location of the Siege Perilous, but Ⅰ of the Ⅹ must die to reach it in Knights of X #3, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Karen! It appears we have a much stronger connection this time around….
In Tini Howard and Bob Quinn’s Knights Of X we have ten mutants fighting for an Otherworld that hates and fears them. That’s a big cast but friend, it’s about to get smaller as one of the knights will die. Between the Furies (they kill superheroes) in the Crooked Market and the vampires masquerading in…
The Knights fan out into the provinces of Otherworld as Merlyn cracks down on the mutants, even mad Jim Jaspers in Knights of X #2, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettering by Ariana Maher. Karen Charm: Hi Nola! Sorry if our connection last time was a little…
As the dread lord Dormammu rages across the galaxy, the old man Cable steps into his role as head of security for SWORD. Now we see how the big guns take care of business in Cable: Reloaded #1 by Al Ewing, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and Joe Sabino. Ian Gregory: Okay, so I know I…
The Third Law of Krakoa. “Respect this sacred land.” It should be known to all, but they still had to make it a law. Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartagila and Clayton Cowles examine it in Way Of X #5. Jude: I do not like this comic, not because it’s a bad comic, because objectively…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 166: Way of Q with Bob Quinn Way of X artist Bob Quinn joins the show to talk about his OC Soft Serve, the Hellfire Gala, jumping from video games to comics and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where…
He is many, but not The Patchwork Man. Legion guides our crew as Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles chart a new path in The Way of X #2. Jude Jones: This? This is good. This is very good. This is “let me dispense with the pleasantries and introduce some real meat…