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Most modern comic book creators are rarely afforded the opportunity to tell long-running stories. Though my generation grew up on serialized original titles like Sandman, Preacher, and Y: The Last Man the industry and artform have changed immensely over the last two decades and, outside of superhero books, those types of ongoing narratives are becoming…
Tyler Boss is an award winning cartoonist and creator of Dead Dog’s Bite, out this week. He sat down with CXF to talk about this long awaited title. Zachary Jenkins: This book is billed as “Twin Peaks means Lady Bird”. We’ve seen from the pages released, a sense of unease already. With comics being a…
I revere Malcolm X. His autobiography changed my life. I emulate his pose and prose when I portend power projection – especially when I find myself in places where I’m assumed powerless. I don’t always succeed, but I always try. Magneto represents unapologetic authenticity. He experienced the worst of man; he knows how sordid humans…
You ever think about how there’s a book where Mister Sinister is leading a team with Nanny and Orphan Maker under the guise of therapy but really its some very convoluted plot for him to do his very specific brand of chaotic evil? You ever think about how that book owns? What Zeb Wells and…
Lorna Dane, aka the mutant Polaris, was one of the first members of the X-Men, first appearing back in 1968’s X-Men #49. Created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko, her presence over the decades has been often inconsistent, but at her best, Lorna is powerful, sensitive, and nuanced. Lorna recently turned heads as the frontrunner…
Maniac of New York, the new AfterShock series from writer Elliott Kalan, artist Andrea Mutti and letterer Taylor Esposito, begins with a simple idea: A big, tough Jason Voorhees-type abomination climbs out of the camp swamps and heads to the big city to kill a lot of people. And that would be a fun slasher…
At long last, we enter…the Vault in X-Men #18 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Mahmud Asrar, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: Well, it seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve talked but, frankly I don’t think we missed anything of value. Anyhow, it’s time to check in with…
Stephanie Williams has become a sensation in comics journalism, webcomics, and is making her debut in tomorrow’s Marvel Voices: Legacy. She sat down with us to talk about the journey she has taken to get where she is today. Zachary Jenkins: What was your path from journalist to Marvel writer like? Stephanie Williams: It’s been…
The beauty of art lies in experiencing another person’s perception. Marvel Voices: Legacy is an exhibition of diverse talent, where writers, artists and inkers of color can tell tales through characters in the Marvel universe. The six stories are diverse in tone, look, and purpose, yet unified in their goal: to give a fuller, more…
Danny Lore is one of the hottest up-and-coming creators in the market today. They sat down with us to talk about all their upcoming work. And also building robots. Zachary Jenkins: Much of your recent work, it’s been co-written with Vita Ayala, and you’re moving away from that so far with something’s been announced with…
We’ve established a definition for tournament arcs and identified their function in a story, as well as some of their standard tropes (and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, read the previous installment in this series). There are a surplus of manga tournament arcs, but they occur significantly less frequently in superhero comics….
Kelly Thompson and Lee Garbett have taken Carol Danvers to the apocalyptic world of 2052, one ruled by Ove, the tyrant son of Namor and Amora the Enchantress. Now, powered by the mystic mallet Mjolnir itself, Captain Marvel has to save the future from Ove, and find here way back to the present. Make sure…
We’re not too far removed from the end of X of Swords, a 22-issue X-Men mega-crossover that many have characterized as a “tournament arc.” But, other than being a staple of manga and anime, what is a tournament arc? Is a tournament arc like hardcore pornography (you know it when you see it), or does…
It was August 27th, 2005. I arrived in Houston with only a box of photos, a camera, my computer, and my favorite jeans: 22 years of life distilled into a few disparate possessions. What I assumed would be an erstwhile vacation turned into a trauma that’s never subsided, leaving behind a New Orleans that would…
Hollow Heart #1 Written and lettered by Paul Allor, drawn and colored by Paul Tucker. Published by Vault. Here’s a lovely and promising start to a super-gay near-future science fiction story that’s nonetheless tropey as all get out. El (as in Spanish “the,” as in the Chicago El, but also as in the Hebrew divinity)…