WandaVision spends much of its first episode devoted to playing out a classic sitcom plot. Vision’s boss Mr. Hart and his wife are coming to dinner, only there has been a matter of miscommunication and Elisabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff is under the impression that it is her and the synthezoid’s anniversary. Obviously, hijinks ensue. Taking…
WandaVision is over (and if you watched the show but haven’t checked out CXF’s coverage of it, you can do so here), but the seemingly-unending wheel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to turn, bringing us the next Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Where WandaVision was positioned as something a little bit…
Billy and Teddy have married and drifted off into a blissful, peaceful life in space. Right? Right?? It’s never that easy. We figure that out courtesy of Tini Howard, Luciano Vecchio, Espen Grundetjern and VC’s Ariana Maher. This ones Spoiler Free! Do we need more King In Black content? This is the question I asked…
Glorious, blasphemous purpose in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #5 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: FOR MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND YEARS, THE LIVING CORPSE OF THE EMPEROR HAS SAT IMMOBILE ON THE GOLDEN THRONE. FOR A FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT. TODAY IT ENDS. Justin Partridge: We…
Let’s meet a bunch of animals in The Union #3 by Paul Grist, Andrea Di Vito, Le Beau Underwood, Nolan Woodard, and Travis Lanham. Nola Pfau: What better birthday present is there for both of us than more Snakes content? Liz Large: We DESERVE this. NP: We do! I mean I guess some other…
In her final King in Black tie-in, Felicia finds herself in a bit of a pickle. If a pickle were a magic room where a personification of magic (maybe) is trying to con the con artist herself. Shoutout to the regular creative team: Jed MacKay, C.F. Villa, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado. Zoe: At this…
Amidst Darkness, The God of Light arrives in King in Black #4 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: King in Black #4 is the same…but different! For something similarly familiar but different, I’m happy to say we’re tagging in ComicsXF Spec Ops…
Marneus finally becomes the marine his friend promised he would be in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #4 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Justin it’s the penultimate issue of Marneus Calgar and between the gore, heresy, inquisitorial questioning, and warrior poetry we’ve got a lot to talk about! Are…
Hi, I’m Robert Secundus, and welcome to the 616, the first and only home for Marvel Fan Election Polling commentary. Today I’m going to be talking about our X-Men Election model and its predictions. What experience do I have in polling, statistics modelling, or elections? Absolutely none, but I followed 538’s articles and podcasts for…
This Sunday, WWE will run its annual Royal Rumble Pay Per View. 30 wrestlers will enter the match with a chance to win and challenge for a championship match at Wrestlemania! It’s like Christmas morning for us wrestling fans: thrills, chills and surprise entrants keep us on our toes for an hour. We decided here…
We’ve got a Doctor to steal in Black Cat #2 by Jed McKay, C.F Villa, Brian Reber and Ferran Delgado. Allison Senecal: Honestly? What a beefy issue for being another tie-in and pretty action-heavy. I remember getting to page 14-ish and thinking I should be close to the end, and phew, that wasn’t the case…
Dylan is tempted by the power of darkness as Gods battle for the future of the Earth in King in Black #3 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Justin, after a surprisingly good issue of Venom it’s time for another issue of…
Time to Make Waves in The Union #2 from Paul Grist, Andrea Di Vito, Drew Geraci, Le Beau Underwood, Nolan Woodard, and Travis Lanham. Nola Pfau: LIZ, HAPPY NEW YEAR, MORE SNAKES! Liz Large: The most important feature of 2021: the presence of Snakes! NP: I certainly can’t think of any more newsworthy events. THE…
Eddie Brock has a lot of friends for a dead guy in Venom #32 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Death, despair, and daddies. Justin, it’s another excerpt from King in Black with high highs and low lows. Can I get a…
A Guardian returns, just in time to evacuate the planet of Spartax from the ravages of Knull in Guardians of the Galaxy #10 written by Al Ewing, art by Juann Cabal, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Cory Petit! Charlie Davis: War. War never changes… Except that maybe it does? Well, at least it…