Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 197: The Crowded Exit Interview with Ro Stein & Ted Brandt Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, the artists of Image Comics’ Crowded, talk about wrapping up the series, their “on-brand” first date and the arsenal of play weapons they keep in their studio. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Some of us are lucky enough to find passions or interests that truly define us. These are pursuits we’re willing to go to the ends of the Earth for all while remaining uncompromising. But what about the cost that comes with this journey? Find out in Ice Cream Man #28, written by W. Maxwell Prince,…
Three and a half years ago, Saga ended on something of a major moment. What was supposed to be a longish hiatus turned into a long hiatus, but that’s over. Hazel, Alana, The Will and some other friends old and new are back in Saga #55, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan…
The Old James House might turn out to be Ami’s only hope, but it’s still missing a piece. And if anyone’s going to survive, that final ghost must be found. Home Sick Pilots returns for a new set with issue #11, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed…
When an executive at a 1960s stock brokerage acquires a collection of antiquities, the gap between the haves and the have-nots becomes painfully clear. The price of the Silver Coin keeps going up, even as the fortunes of its owner plummets, in issue #8, written by Matthew Rosenberg, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, and…
While we wait for the series to begin its next arc following another cliffhanger (Maybe the would-be presidential assassin running the show is actually a physical manifestation of evil!), it’s time to go a little sideways into the archives of the government’s weirdest, spookiest bureau in Department of Truth #14 (written by James Tynion IV,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1: Remember when Marvel did the New Fantastic Four with Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider and it ruled? Now imagine that with four Doctors Octopus from across…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. So this is the new year, and I don’t feel any different. Sorry, I was listening to Death Cab for…
At some point or another, we’re all forced to change with the times. You can either embrace the transformation or fight it kicking and screaming. So cozy up in your cocoon and prepare for a metamorphosis. Will what emerges be better than what entered? Were you ready to confront life’s existential burdens? Find out in…
Welcome to Monkey Meat Island, where the 99% authentic (we don’t talk about the 1%) Monkey Meat product is made! Every employee and resident of the island is, of course, quite satisfied with their lot in life … but if one of them wasn’t, what would their story be? Monkey Meat #1 was created by…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s pick: Monkey Meat #1: Cartoonist Juni Ba (Djeliya) works his magic on a new Image anthology series about a meat manufacturing company operating in an absurd capitalist hellscape. ($3.99) Listen to Ba on WMQ&A….
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s pick: Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the Parliaments of the Green, the Red and the Rot agree to wipe the slate clean. There’s…
Comics came roaring back in 2021 and we couldn’t be happier for it. As we look to close out the year, our staff wanted to highlight some of the best comics we read in 2021. Each person was asked to pick on title that resonated with them and stretched what comics could be. We all…
Cori’s Pick: Batgirls #1: Fresh off their backups in Batman, Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain patrol the streets of Gotham under the tutelage of Barbara Gordon and powered by friendship in a new series by writers Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad (Wonder Woman) and drawn by Jorge Corona (The Me You Love in the Dark)….
For the first time in his life, Lou Prado is on a winning streak. Maybe it’s the new casino or maybe it’s the lucky coin in his pocket, but all of a sudden, Loser Lou’s bets can’t go wrong. He’s about to make the gamble of his life — and the stakes are deadly high…