DC Comics launched the New 52 in 2011 as a “soft” reboot of its superhero continuity. I was 8 years old at the time and just getting into comics. At 9, I attended New York Comic Con for the first time, and continued to attend the convention annually until 2020. At that age, the only…
Superman was pretty great, huh? We wanted to keep the good times rolling this week with an episode featuring characters other than the big guy who appeared in the movie. I really wanted to do a Batman/Mr. Terrific team up, but outside team settings, there aren’t really any, so we instead went with a classic…
I don’t know that it’s an exclusively New Orleans thing, where the lineage of light-skinned Creoles and the history of discrimination for them and by them looms large. I don’t know if it’s an exclusively Southern American thing, where, for literal centuries, skin tone unfairly but consistently determines opportunity and acceptance among Black people. I…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his contributions to AHOY Comics’ Project Cryptid, his recent Sinestro story in Knight Terrors: Green Lantern and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches….
With the near total destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, it’s Yellow’s time to shine! Over in Green Lantern #6, while John Stewart is dealing with golden, mind-controlling centurions taking over the Dark Sector, Jo Mullein has her first confrontation with Sinestro himself to find out just what his intentions are for the universe at…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 176: Our Son Kyle, a Green Lantern Podcast ComicsXF staff writer Armaan Babu joins the show to tell us why Kyle Rayner is the best Green Lantern and one of his favorite characters. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Convinced that Sinestro is to blame for the devastating explosion on Oa, Teen Lantern flies to Korugar in an attempt to confront him, taking on the entire Sinestro Corps alone – though it’s another mysterious wielder of the light of Fear that keeps Keli alive. Meanwhile, in the Dark Sector, John convinces his new allies…
John Stewart goes head to head with the Qinoori. He may be alone in the Dark Sector without his ring to aid him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few tricks left up his sleeve. Back on Oa, Jo Mullein is trying to hold what’s left of the Corps together – and picks…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Infinite Frontier #1: When our heroes saved the DC Multiverse in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged. But Alan Scott has noticed some of his allies are still…
The Central Battery has been destroyed – and most of Oa along with it. In the aftermath of this destruction, many Green Lanterns are left powerless, including John Stewart and the numerous Lanterns now stranded in the Dark Sector. In the meantime, new recruit Jo Mullein has arrived on Oa, and as one of the…
Christi and Chris are joined by writer, editor, and DC Comics expert, Cori McCreery to discuss the DC event, The Final Night. Join us as Chris and Cori have intelligent discussion, and Christi learns about imaginary stories, gets tickets to the gun show, and discovers hot new prints in your area. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama”…
It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might…
John Stewart’s got his hands full. Between the United Planets voting on Oa’s membership, trying to solve the mystery of Teen Lantern’s mysterious gauntlet and the Guardians looking to him for advice, there’s a lot for him to handle even before the attack on Oa during an important diplomatic summit. John’s got his hands full…
The action ramps up in the penultimate issue of DC Black Label’s Far Sector in a story written by N.K. Jemison with art by Jamal Campbell. In medias res is, without question, my favorite literary phrase. Latin for “in the middle of things,” It’s a tacit acknowledgement of lives and loves, motivations and missions unbeknownst…