Writer W. Maxwell Prince on Dropping Cameron Stewart, His ‘Ice Cream Man’ Plans and Remaking the World

Writer W. Maxwell Prince — the man behind the scripts behind the surreal “Ice Cream Man” anthology series at Image Comics and the similarly weird “King of Nowhere” at BOOM Studios — is reclusive…ish. He escaped Twitter (genius), and he gets his comic book industry news, he says, from friends — like when one told…

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Image’s ‘The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides’ a hard sell and a harder read

The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 Writer: Jason Aaron, Artist: r.m. Guera, Colorist: Giulia Brusco, Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher, Publisher: Image Content warning: The following review of “The Goddamned: Virgin Brides” contains discussion of child sexual abuse.  Animal sacrifice. Blood drinking. Child sexual abuse. The McMartin Preschool case — a criminal trial that consumed Manhattan…

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Image Gives Comic Shops the Gift of Negan, Return to ‘Billionaire Island’ and More Staff Picks for July 1

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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