Ed Brisson - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:50:34 +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 Ed Brisson - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: Batman is Everywhere (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/20/batchat-with-matt-will-batman-is-everywhere-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54923 For a brief, shining moment just before the New 52 rewrote the DC Universe, Batman was everywhere. You might say to me, “Hey, podcast guy, Batman is everywhere now. And he has been since at least 1989, probably since 1966.” But I’m talking in universe here. Grant Morrison had created Batman Incorporated, where Batman travelled...

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]]> 54923 Remembering Krakoa: How the last 5 years of X-Men comics changed a life, and a website https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/20/remembering-krakoa/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49305 ‘ It was the last week of July, 2019. House of X #1 had come out and I wasn’t convinced. I loved the artwork. I was interested in what Jonathan Hickman was setting up. My growing group of comics-obsessed friends were already proclaiming it a hit. But I was still spending that week being the...

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]]> 49305 Krakoa North falls in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Alpha Flight #5 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/30/alpha-flight-5-preview/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47280 For an indeterminate amount of comic book time, the members of Alpha Flight have been harboring mutant refugees in a secret Canadian base they dubbed Krakoa North, from which they intended to transport them to safety on the Shi’ar throneworld of Chandilar. But due to some antsy mutants, the Canadian government has found Krakoa North...

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]]> 47280 OK, who let Heather out in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Alpha Flight #4 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/10/alpha-flight-4-preview/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47097 The last time we saw Heather Hudson, aka Vindicator, her husband Mac, aka Guardian, had trapped her in a Department H simulation to restore her mental health or something, in a story in 2019’s Alpha Flight: True North anthology written by – gasp – Ed Brisson. Welp, apparently at some point in the past four...

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]]> 47097 Batman and Robin begins as Batman Inc. and Bat-Scoob end: BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/15/batman-and-robin-1/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46576 Batman and Robin are back together! Bruce and Damian Wayne are living under the same roof and doing their best to act like a fairly normal father and son. But as the animal villains of Gotham revolt, the Dynamic Duo face a mysterious new threat. Batman and Robin #1 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn...

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]]> 46576 Joker Gets a Day Job and the Scooby Gang Takes a Cruise in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/14/joker-gets-a-day-job-and-the-scooby-gang-takes-a-cruise-in-batchat/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46000 The S.S. Silver St. Cloud is setting out for its maiden voyage to test a new navigational system developed by WayneTech. Bruce Wayne has invited Mystery Inc. to join him on the cruise and to help solve the mysteries he has set up. But when real pirates show up, it’s up to Batman, Scooby-Doo and...

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]]> 46000 Clowns, Clowns, Everywhere Clowns in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/16/clowns-clowns-everywhere-clowns-in-batchat/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45741 Crystal Cove is proud of their tenacious teens and wants to be able to call upon Mystery Inc. at a moment’s notice — you never know when a real estate developer in a mask will cause trouble. Inspired by Gotham’s most famous method of communication, they invite Commissioner Gordon and Batman to the unveiling of...

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]]> 45741 A Bogus Mystery Inc., Joker Inc. and More in BatChat Inc. https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/12/a-bogus-mystery-inc-joker-inc-and-more-in-batchat-inc/ Fri, 12 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45471 Mystery Inc. is out as Batman’s go-to team of teen sleuths, and the Wraith Wranglers are in. But why has Batman dumped Scooby and the gang? Find out in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8, written by Sholly Fisch, drawn and colored by Erich Owen and lettered by Saida Temofonte. All roads lead to a...

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]]> 45471 A Trio of Deuces in Blink, Patrick Todd and A Calculated Man https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/08/a-trio-of-deuces-in-blink-patrick-todd-and-a-calculated-man/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43817 We go deeper into the prison of our own construction and get a sense of what first opened the door in Blink #2, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. He’s not right, certainly, but what’s to blame? The bodies piling...

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]]> 43817 Is There Something Wrong with This Column *and* Patrick Todd? https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/01/is-there-something-wrong-with-this-column-and-patrick-todd/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42311 I thought they got rid of that ol’ Deadbox? Guess it’s still out there fading in the sun, huh? Bad choices and bad movies continue in Deadbox #3, written by Mark Russell, drawn by Benjamin Tiesma, colored by Vladimir Popov, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by Vault. Thom is a bad dad, and his...

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]]> 42311 Returning To The Roots in Deathstroke Inc. #10 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/30/returning-to-the-roots-in-deathstroke-inc-10/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41799 ‘Year One’ is an interesting title.Few things seem to carry the inherent prestige in their very evocation as ‘Year One’. Even decades later, we think of the high-bar and sheer power of David Mazuchelli, Richmond Lewis, and Frank Miller’s classic. And in so doing here in Deathstroke Inc. #10, we’re reminded of the possibilities of...

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]]> 41799 Sean Gordon Murphy Sure Keeps Making Choices in Beyond the White Knight in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/03/sean-gordon-murphy-sure-keeps-making-choices-in-beyond-the-white-knight-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41297 Bruce Wayne has escaped prison, and is preparing to take down Derek Powers and find Harley’s missing daughter, while Powers sends Terry McGinnis to take him out in Batman: Beyond the White Knight #3, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design.  The murderer of Ra’s al Ghul...

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]]> 41297 Wild Art Swings, a Peek at Peacekeeper-01 and More in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/22/wild-art-swings-a-peek-at-peacekeeper-01-and-more-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34770 Miracle Molly helps Batman discover another facet of Scarecrow’s master plan, Peacekeeper-01 is taken by Scarecrow to set up his endgame and Simon Saint picks a new target in Batman #115, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Bengal and Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 34770 Sinister War #4 Is a Final Chapter in Search of an Ending https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/01/sinister-war-4-is-a-final-chapter-in-search-of-an-ending/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33215 Amazing Spider-Man’s finale event barrels frustratingly to a non-conclusion in Sinister War #4. Written by Nick Spencer & Ed Brisson; Drawn by Mark Bagley, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Inked by Andrew Hennessy, Andy Owens, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Colored by Brian Reber with Andrew Crossley; Lettered by Joe Caramagna. Sinister War #4 feels...

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]]> 33215 Sinister War #3 Still Hasn’t Figured Out How To Be Fun https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/18/sinister-war-3-still-hasnt-figured-out-how-to-be-fun/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32826 The masked melee continues to multiply in Sinister War #3! Facing down the barrel of nearly 40 villains, Spider-Man continues to try and break free of this volume’s finale. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson. Drawn by Mark Bagley, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, Andy Owens, John Dell, Carlos Gómez,...

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]]> 32826 Deadpool: Black, White & Blood #1 Throws Some Shade (Three of Them) on the Merc With a Mouth https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/05/deadpool-black-white-blood-1-throws-some-shade-three-of-them-on-the-merc-with-a-mouth/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32399 What’s black, whit and red all – everyone else has already made this joke, right? Deadpool shows his true, highly specific colors in Deadpool: Black, White & Blood #1, featuring stories written by Tom Taylor, Ed Brisson, and James Stokoe, with art by Stokoe, Phil Noto, and Whilce Portacio; colour art by Rachelle Rosenberg; and...

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]]> 32399 The Sinisters Six All Share A Common Goal In Sinister War #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/04/the-sinisters-six-all-share-a-common-goal-in-sinister-war-2/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32348 We got teams for DAYS in the sophomore installment of Nick Spencer’s conclusion to Amazing Spider-Man, Sinister War #2! Written by Nick Spencer & Ed Brisson. Drawn by Mark Bagley, Diogenes Neves, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, Andy Owens, Carlos Gómez, and Zé Carlos. Colored by Brian Reber. Lettered...

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]]> 32348 Three Teams Conclude Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/three-teams-conclude-carnage-black-white-and-blood-4/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30902 Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 by Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono, Declan Shalvey, Stephen Mooney, Ed Brisson, Scott Hepburn, Andres Mossa, and Joe Sabino. Carnage Beyond – Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono Early in writer Stegman’s follow-up to the penultimate Venom Beyond arc, an alternate universe version of Dylan Brock’s mother and...

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]]> 30902 Beyond the Breach #1 Has Blood, Monsters, and Horror Clichés, But No Surprises https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/12/beyond-the-breach-1-has-blood-monsters-and-horror-cliches-but-nosurprises/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30763 Vanessa has taken a trip into the woods to find herself. But what she finds instead is…well, pretty much what you’d expect from a horror story, as it turns out. Does Beyond the Breach #1 offer anything beyond the usual? It’s written by Ed Brisson, with art by Damian Couceiro, colors by Patricia Delpeche, and...

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]]> 30763 Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: The Chameleon Conspiracy #1… Happens https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/02/giant-size-amazing-spider-man-the-chameleon-conspiracy-1-happens/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30449 The Clon- er, Chameleon Conspiracy wraps up in an oversized “Giant-Size” issue of Amazing Spider-Man, closing out fewer plotlines than one would hope. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson, penciled by Marcelo Ferreira, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, inked by Wayne Faucher, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, colored by Andrew...

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]]> 30449 Wolverine Sends Things Out With a Stab in Heroes Reborn: Weapon X & Final Flight #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/16/wolverine-sends-things-out-with-a-stab-in-heroes-reborn-weapon-x-final-flight-1/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29614 Behold the last stand of the Canuckleheads in Heroes Reborn: Weapon X & Final Flight #1. Written by Ed Brisson, drawn by Roland Bosch, colored by Chris O’Halloran, and lettered by Cory Petit Ed Brisson and company send readers out with a brutal bang in Heroes Reborn: Weapon X & Final Flight #1. Providing us...

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]]> 29614 A Home Invasion Gone Wrong Is the Next Spot on The Silver Coin’s Tour https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/16/a-home-invasion-gone-wrong-is-the-next-spot-on-the-silver-coins-tour/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29577 In the grisly third installment of Image Comics horror anthology The Silver Coin by artist and creator Michael Walsh and writer Ed Brisson, after a home invasion goes bad, the mysterious coin helps its new owners outrun the law. But it’s leading them down a much darker path. Mark Turetsky: Hi, Armaan! We’re back for...

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]]> 29577 WMQ&A Episode 138: We Caught Ed Brisson for 80 Minutes and Then Released Him https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/15/wmqa-episode-138-we-caught-ed-brisson-for-80-minutes-and-then-released-him/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9974 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 138: We Caught Ed Brisson for 80 Minutes and Then Released Him Writer Ed Brisson joins the show to talk about his newest crime comic, “Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story,” now on Kickstarter, teen Cable, Glob Herman and his many pets. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A...

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]]> 9974 Ed Brisson Returns to Crime Comics with ‘Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story’ on Kickstarter https://comicsxf.com/2020/11/17/ed-brisson-returns-to-crime-comics-with-catch-release-a-murder-book-story-on-kickstarter/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:00:36 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9532 Ed Brisson has done a lot of notable work for Marvel the past couple years, including a well-received run on “Ghost Rider,” co-writing “X-Men: Disassembled” with Kelly Thompson and Matthew Rosenberg, co-writing “New Mutants” with Jonathan Hickman and a one-page story in an X-Men Christmas special that made Glob Herman everyone’s favorite good globby boy. ...

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