First Second - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 21 May 2024 11:34:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 First Second - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Go to Karate Prom as the Blood Hunt continues in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/22/staff-picks-may22/ Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49016 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s pick: Karate Prom: Don “TheDragonWilson” Jones is the finest fighter Benjamin Harrison High School has ever produced. But when he enters the ring against Lincoln High’s Sam Steadman, it’s love at first knockout....

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]]> 49016 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 303: Jordan Morris talks Youth Group https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/14/tcxfip-303-jordan-morris/ Tue, 14 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48898 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode #303: Jordan Morris talks Youth Group Comedy writer and podcaster Jordan Morris joins the show to talk about his upcoming First Second graphic novel Youth Group, out July 16. Other topics include the mid- to late 1990s, ska, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and writing for Hanna-Barbera...

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]]> 48898 Comics are still good: Presenting ComicsXF’s Top Comics of 2023 https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/28/best-comics-of-2023/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47540 This year wound down with a new wave of “comics are dying” discourse that proves how insular its fandom is, how it doesn’t consider larger economic factors like inflation and what other industries are struggling as people make decisions based on their disposable income. Yes, readers are aging out of the medium, and that affects...

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]]> 47540 WMQ&A Episode 267: Box Brown has the POWEEEEEEEER https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/01/wmqa-episode-267-box-brown-has-the-poweeeeeeeer/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46152 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 267: Box Brown has the POWEEEEEEEEER Cartoonist Box Brown joins the show to talk about his new First Second graphic novel The He-Man Effect. PLUS: An important announcement about changes to our Patreon. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,...

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]]> 46152 The Robins Have Nightmares in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/12/the-robins-have-nightmares-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45947 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest...

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]]> 45947 WMQ&A Episode 185: This Old House with Sloane Leong https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/09/wmqa-episode-185-our-house-with-sloane-leong/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35133 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 185: Our House with Sloane Leong Writer/artist/editor/pottery enthusiast/dachshund owner Sloane Leong joins Dan and Matt to talk about her new TKO graphic novel, “Graveneye.” You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the...

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]]> 35133 Image Gives Comic Shops the Gift of Negan, Return to ‘Billionaire Island’ and More Staff Picks for July 1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/06/29/image-gives-comic-shops-the-gift-of-negan-return-to-billionaire-island-and-more-staff-picks-for-july-1/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=6633 Each week, XavierFiles staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Check with your local comic shop to make sure they’re open or offering pickup or shipping services. Negan Lives #1: Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard return to the world of “The Walking Dead” in a...

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