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Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 232: Let’s Get Dangerous with Amanda Deibert Writer Amanda Deibert joins the show to talk about Darkwing Duck, Star Wars, the power of positive journaling and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday…
Many people like to talk about the war crimes of Beast. Today, we want to highlight some of his lesser known mass murders. Everyone’s favorite fun loving Avenger right? Ranked This Episode: Astonishing X-Men #25-30 (Ghost Box) Secret Avengers #16 All-New X-Men #25
Nov. 11 was the birthday of Dave Cockrum. In his honor, itās also the unofficial birthday of Nightcrawler, the demon turned fuzzy elf Cockrum first dreamed up during a storm in Guam before bringing him to the X-Men, where he lavished love upon the swashbuckling version of the character. By all accounts, thereās lots of…
Stephanie – quick! Itās Ian! Iāve traveled back in time billions of years to warn you that a rogue microorganism has infected the creatures you refer to as āpetsā! We can only save your beloved cats and dogs if we first review Marauders #8, written by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Eleonora Carlini, colors by…
It’s another Patreon request, as Abigale Heartbalm returns. She wanted to talk about the original Venom story, and after we realized she meant the Legends of the Dark Knight arc about the super steroid and not a DC/Marvel crossover we didn’t remember, it was decided that this week’s theme would be Batman and drugs. Venom…
Krakoaās prisoners are out of the Pit but thereās no rest for the wearyāor the wicked. Victor Creed has a new jailer and heāll need the help of his fellow Exiles to save himāand the future of mutantkindāfrom a fate worse than death. Sabretooth and the Exiles #1 is written by Victor LaValle, drawn by…
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…
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. Heās not right, certainly, but whatās to blame? The bodies piling…
Alex Paknadel is irritated by writers who think they are too good for āgenre fiction.ā āNo one wants to be Ian McEwan, who absolutely insisted what he was doing wasnāt science fiction,ā he tells me over Zoom, and he would know. Paknadel holds a Ph.D. in English literature. His masterās thesis was titled, āāThey’re Nuts…
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Presents OUR SON PETE Episode 9: The One Where They Go to the Future In another beyond-the-paywall episode of WMQ&A’s monthly Patreon bonus podcast, guest Connor Goldsmith from the Cerebro podcast joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #94, “Days of Future Tense,” the one where they go to the distant year…
In 2024, the copyright for Mickey Mouse is set to expire. Thatās not to say it wonāt be extended ā itās happened twice since 1984 ā but could you imagine a timeline where the mascot of the largest entertainment conglomerate in the world is allowed to roam free, teaming up with everyone from Batman to…
Marvel Entertainment, LLC is a pop culture juggernaut. It dominates in key markets like cinema, streaming TV, articles about Easter Eggs in movies, and childrenās birthday supplies (oddly enough? It does not dominate comicsā¦). Those comics, however, have stretched pop culture past capes and into a whole world of stories that you can tell with…
There’s been a lot of X-Men podcasts before us, and there will be a lot of X-Men podcasts after us, but let me tell you what, ain’t none of them gonna beat us! Because we are the BOTA BOYZ and we are too stupid and too ugly to know when to quit! This is a…
Batman makes a last ditch play to stop Failsafe, a battle that takes him from Atlantis to the moon in Batman #129, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh fights for control of Batmanās mind during a battle…
Ben Percy and Corey Smith have been quietly making a killer Ghost Rider book over the last year. It’s a comic that basks in being a comic, one that enjoys the dumb fun of being about a demonic, on-fire, motorcycle riding skeleton. In this latest preview, Ghost Rider and his new goth FBI agent friend,…