Battle Of The Atom: Let Claremont Cook
Good morning folks. This one is about Rogue and then also about letting Chris Claremont do whatever he wants. Ranked This Episode:
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Will Robson talks about Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’s journey from IDW to Zoop
Will Robson is excited to talk about Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, his comic about a team tasked with cleaning up ocean pollution whose mission quickly goes bad. He said the underwater horror book was inspired partly by the fact that he saw a double feature of Jaws and The Exorcist when…
Logan holds Ghost Rider close in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Wolverine #36
Y’ever see two people on a motorcycle in traffic and wonder how come you never see Ghost Rider with a passenger on his hell-cycle or whatever it’s called? Wonder no longer, as this week’s preview of Wolverine #36 – part of the ongoing “Weapons of Vengeance” story – shows what it’s like for Logan to…
BatChat With Matt & Will: Batman With a Gun?
Joker is Batman’s most dedicated foe. Ra’s al Ghul is the deadliest. The Penny Plunderer is the most ridiculous (that’s up for debate, but he’s my pick). But no criminal is more integral to the Batman mythos than Joe Chill, the man who killed the Waynes (except in Batman ’89, but the point still stands)….
The city is a character in Black Panther #3
The five crime families that rule Birnin T’Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests: the cyborg assassin known as Deathlok. Black Panther #3 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen and Mack Chater, inked…
Jean Grey #1 goes to the past to wreck the future!
After the events of the Hellfire Gala, Jean’s life is in shambles. Literally. But that’s nothing new for a woman who was into resurrection before it was cool. A life rife with retcons invites plentiful possibilities for different pasts and futures—which path(s) will Jean take? Jean Grey #1 written by Louise Simonson, drawn by Bernard…
New Thor title can’t help but be compared to that other Immortal Ewing book
In Norse myths, they called him Thunderer. Vuer has he been called, and Hloriddi. The Gods know him as Asgard’s King, keeper of Mjolnir, hero of the tales. When injustice grips the Earth and ancient powers bring down the sky, he fights for those who cannot — and when the tale is done, we will…
Enter the Realm of X in this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Realm of X #1: After the Hellfire Gala, Magik, Mirage, Marrow, Dust and Typhoid Mary find themselves stranded in Vanaheim. Y’know, the Thor place? The locals seem to believe they hold the key…
Dark X-Men #1 is a hell of a good time
Madelyne Pryor has a lot to worry about. As Queen of Limbo, she has to quell constant demonic uprisings against her home. She’s also in charge of the Limbo-New York Embassy, managing mutant refugees from the fall of Krakoa, and generally dealing with a city that does not want her there — and now Orchis…
WMQ&A Episode 270: Flame Con 2023 with James Tynion IV and friends
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 270: Flame Con 2023 with James Tynion IV and friends Matt goes to Flame Con for interviews with Stephanie Williams (Nubia), Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter), Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle), Charlie Jane Anders (New Mutants) and James Tynion IV (name any well-reviewed monthly periodical comic from the…
Marvel’s Voices: X-Men could do more, but does some things very well
Ever wonder if Marvel Comics would acknowledge the fundamental, consistent, flaming queerness of so many X-comics and X-Men, or whether the company would rather talk, in broad terms, about the mutant metaphor? Find out, or not, in the anthology comic Marvel’s Voices: X-Men, with writing by Vita Ayala, Raphael Draccon, Carolina Munhoz, Sarah Kuhn, Al…
Battle Of The Atom: Just Plumb Adorable
Amber is the color of our energy as we return to talk all about Eye-Boy, a great guy all around. Ranked This Episode
Stab fascists all day in Uncanny Avengers #1
Krakoa has fallen. Mutants throughout the world are being hunted, shipped off planet or forced to have their powers inhibited. Charles Xavier may have given up the dream of human and mutant co-existence, but Captain America still believes the two can stand together. See the return of the Unity Squad in Uncanny Avengers #1, written…
Are the X-Men going back to the mansion? Here’s what the numbers say.
Recent news that Tom Brevoort, Marvel Comics’ longest serving editor, would be taking over stewardship of the X-Men sparked discussion among X-fandom regarding the relative merits of two different approaches to the characters: one that strives to push the X-Men forward, making them more than typical superheroes, and another that strives to present a more…
When Bruce met Clark, and two more Knight Terrors end, in BatChat
What happened when the heroes who would some day be the World’s Finest met for the first time? Find out in this new version of the first meeting of Batman and Superman in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Travis Moore, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands. Trapped in…