The Eternals find a Sersi-less world to be as merciless as it sounds, but theyāre determined to pay for their sins in A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Andres Mossa and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: As it began, so shall it end. This entire…
In a stunning turn of events, the Progenitor has abdicated from the position of God to spend the rest of his days as an omniscient corpse. The position of God has been turned over to noted religious extremist Ajak. Truly, an inspiring moment as we get our first female God. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6 was…
How much does faith weigh, and does it balance the scales of what Ajak has done to the world? Sheās about to find out in A.X.E.: Eternals #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Pasqual Ferry, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Rasmus, this has been a week full of…
The planet Earth itself stands trial before the Progenitor in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex GuimarĆ£es and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: Time is weird in comics. Iām not talking about the medium here and how time acts strangely…
āThe one freedom the Starman cannot grant us is the freedom not to have to look to the stars.ā Elizabeth Sandifer AXE: Starfox was written by Kieron Gillen. Its art was done by Daniele Di Nicuolo with colors by Frank William. Letters were done by Joe Sabino Mark: Since Gillen, RibiÄ, et alās Eternals ended,…
Jean Grey has that dream again where she hasnāt prepared for a pop quiz, and itās worth 33% of the entire worldās grade in A.X.E.: X-Men #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Francesco Mobili, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Just when I think itās going to be a…
Everything died. In other news, Space-X reached its inevitable conclusion when one of its test rockets exploded in the upper atmosphere due to a computer malfunction. Elon Musk was unable to comment. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 was written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Rasmus:…
Well, Sport, it appears that everything has gone tits up and the goodies have to resort to summoning David Bowie to save the day. Meanwhile, an election goes poorly for the bastards and they respond the way bastards always do. And for some reason, people think thereās hope. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4 is written by…
In A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2, a moody teen raises hell and writes poetry, the Deviants come to the rescue, Ikaris steals the mic and Sersi spearheads a jailbreak. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex GuimarĆ£es and lettered by Travis Lanham. Mark Turetsky: You know, sometimes I think back…
Upon discovering that Captain America doesnāt live up to Godās standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as youād expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…
Judgment Day strikes the X-Men in X-Men #13, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by CF Villa, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Welcome Stephanie! Glad to have you on as we transition into year two of this series. Hell of an issue to guest on too! Stephanie Burt: Big fan…
The heroic faction of the Eternals steps into the Judgment Day spotlight, dealing a decisive strike against the anti-mutant war machine in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Villanova, colored by Dijjo Lima and lettered by Travis Lanham. Karen Charm: I donāt know about you, Mark, but Iāve…
In this installment, The X-Men fight giant monsters, unwittingly allowing Tony Stark ample time to build a god in his own image. This will surely end well. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: Salutations, True Believers! Itās ya…
An ancient codex. A treatise studied for millenia(-ish).Ā The mystery at the heart of the psychic attack on the Quiet Council. Keen-eyed readers may have noticed this page in the recently-released Immortal X-Men #5. What they may not have noticed is the Easter egg contained within it. Letās explore! Bits and Bytes On the surface, this…
Good Comics, like other great literary works, can be read and understood on two planes: a literal one and a metaphorical/metaphysical one. Take the Bible: You can read it literally and get some great superhero action, or metaphorically and learn to, you know, love people or whatever. And while peopleās interpretation of the Bible can too…