Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! ‘X of Swords’ Tops This Week’s Staff Picks

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick (But Really Everyone’s, But Mostly Zack’s Because It’s His Site, But We Are All Very Excited):  X of Swords: Creation #1: Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Listen, if you’re not frothing at…

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From Vonnegut to North, We Review BOOM’s Adaptation of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’

The adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five is here thanks to BOOM Studios, Ryan North and Albert Monteys. Color assistance comes courtesy of Richard Zaplana. The graphic novel adaptation brings Billy Pilgrim’s journey to life and updates it for a new generation of humans toiling with the cost of war, violence and insecurity. Jason Large: Kurt…

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The Ice Cream Man Cometh and Kate Pryde Seeks Revenge in Our Staff Picks for Sept. 9

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…

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Advance Review: ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’ brings high-concept sci-fi, god corpses

We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #1 is the new sci-epic from writer Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), artist Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), colorist Mariasara Miotti and letterer AndWorld Design. It tells the story of one man’s unending quest through space to discover the truth. Oh, and it’s also about harvesting giant…

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Interview: Zac Thompson talks about a key episode of ‘Angel’ ahead of his BOOM run (Part II of II)

Bryan Edward Hill and Gleb Melnikov revitalized and reimagined Angel for a new age in Angel & Spike. This September, Zac Thompson and Hayden Sherman are continuing that reimagination, starting Sept. 23 in Angel & Spike #14, and hoping to create stories in the BOOM!-fyverse that both capture the magic of the original series and critically reevaluate the source material….

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Our Power Rangers Coverage Begins with a Look at BOOM’s ‘Drakkon: New Dawn’ #1

After the events of Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, Kimberly is determined to purge the world of Lord Drakkon’s legacy, starting with Deadlock; the prison tower where Drakkon held all those who opposed him. But even the Ranger Slayer has no clue of the true power kept in Deadlock — and what unlocking the doors will…

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Advance Review: BOOM’s ‘Seven Secrets’ a little too generic YA

Shhhhhh. Wanna know a secret? We got an early look at BOOM Studios’ Seven Secrets #1 and #2 by writer Tom Taylor, artist Daniele di Nicuolo, colorist Walter Baiamonte and letterer Ed Dukeshire. Is it BOOM’s next big hit, in the footsteps of Once & Future or Something Is Killing the Children? Well, we better…

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