Michael Walsh - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sat, 10 May 2025 01:35:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Michael Walsh - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Meet the whole gang of killers as Image’s Exquisite Corpses prepares to launch https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/10/exquisite-corpses-cast/ Sat, 10 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52561 One of my favorite Image series of the past few years was Assassin Nation, a comic by Kyle Starks and Erica Henderson in which 20 of the world’s best assassins all try to kill each other to take the No. 1 spot on the leaderboard. It gave us one of the best, purest friendships in...

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]]> 52561 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 325: Michael Walsh talks Frankenstein, Nullhunter and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/22/tcxfip-325-michael-walsh/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50499 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 325: Michael Walsh talks Frankenstein, Nullhunter and more Michael Walsh joins the show to talk about his Image comics The Sacred Damned, Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, Nullhunter and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where...

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]]> 50499 Check out mini-reviews of Aliens vs. Avengers, Ultimate X-Men, Frankenstein & The Pedestrian https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/03/mini-reviews-aliens-ultimate-frankenstein-pedestrian/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50011 In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. This feature doesn’t have a name yet; turns out a lot of online comics people like naming their blogs The Spinner Rack. But if we keep doing this and anyone...

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]]> 50011 It’s a Shame About Louis in The Silver Coin #15 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/20/its-a-shame-about-louis-in-the-silver-coin-15/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43507 Michael Walsh explores the lost years of the Coin, bringing the reader deeper and deeper “Into The Fire,” in Image’s The Silver Coin #15, featuring color assists by Toni Marie Griffin. Ritesh Babu: And so we return yet again, for an issue that closes off the arc, and also puts the book on pause for...

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]]> 43507 Flash Back to the Best Year Ever – 2020! – in The Silver Coin #14 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/14/flash-back-to-the-best-year-ever-2020-in-the-silver-coin-14/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42892 A screenwriter named Darren, gripped by jealousy, tries to visit his girlfriend while flashing back to the events of 2020 in The Silver Coin #14, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, written by Pornsak Pichetshote, and colored by Walsh and Toni Marie Griffin, with a backup story by Adam Gorham. Ritesh Babu: Jesus Christ. I...

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]]> 42892 Silver Coin #13 a Truly Disturbing Post-Roe Comic https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/17/silver-coin-13-a-truly-disturbing-post-roe-comic/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42490 It’s Y2K and all hell is about to break loose for a very pregnant woman named Karena in The Silver Coin #13, written by Johnnie Christmas, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, and colored by Toni Marie Griffin and Walsh for Image. Content warning from the issue: This issue contains graphic images related to childbirth,...

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]]> 42490 The Coin Goes to War in The Silver Coin #12 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/20/the-coin-goes-to-war-in-the-silver-coin-12/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42117 In “’Til Dawn,” an American GI in World War II faces his fear of killing enemy soldiers while keeping watch. The Silver Coin #12 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, colored by Toni Marie Griffin and Walsh, with a backup story by Adam Gorham. Mark Turetsky: The horror anthology format...

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]]> 42117 Wet Mouth Sounds and Murder in The Silver Coin #11 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/22/wet-mouth-sounds-and-murder-in-the-silver-coin-11/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41592 The Silver Coin returns! In “The Diner,” James Tynion IV joins Michael Walsh for a story about Jean, a waitress working at a struggling diner who bites off more than she can chew. With colors by Toni Marie Griffin (with Michael Walsh) and backup story by Adam Gorham. Mark Turetsky: Ritesh, it has been a...

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]]> 41592 Lore Galore in The Silver Coin #10 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/17/lore-galore-in-the-silver-coin-10/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39002 In The Silver Coin #10, a sequel 300 years in the making. Audrey is a high schooler with an unusual ability who’s drawn to the occult. When she encounters the coin, she conducts a ritual meant to break its curse but instead summons something darker still. The coin’s mystery deepens in Part Two of “Covenant,”...

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]]> 39002 The Silver Coin #9 Says ACAB https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/16/the-silver-coin-9-says-acab/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37975 The South Bronx is on fire, and a crooked cop can clear his debts if he helps it burn. But with each dirty deed, the Silver Coin gets hotter to handle. The Silver Coin #9 is written by Vita Ayala, with art, colors and lettering by Michael Walsh and color assists by Toni Marie Griffin....

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]]> 37975 Formalism vs. Capitalism in The Silver Coin #8 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/19/formalism-vs-capitalism-in-the-silver-coin-8/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37448 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...

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]]> 37448 Let’s Put All Our Money on The Silver Coin #7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/08/lets-put-all-our-money-on-the-silver-coin-7/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35624 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...

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]]> 35624 Let’s Play Mortal Kombat Till Our Fingers Bleed and Discuss The Silver Coin #6 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/04/lets-play-mortal-kombat-till-our-fingers-bleed-and-discuss-the-silver-coin-6/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35080 The Silver Coin continues as an ongoing series. The kid has been losing serious quarters to the arcade’s hot new fighting game. But when he finds the Silver Coin, he just can’t stop winning — no matter how bloody the game gets. Issue #6 is drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh and written by Josh...

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]]> 35080 At Last, the Origin of The Silver Coin Revealed in Issue #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/11/at-last-the-origin-of-the-silver-coin-revealed-in-issue-5/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32535 For the fifth installment of horror anthology The Silver Coin, the story reaches back to when the coin’s cruel curse was first minted. In a small New England village, a woman has been accused of witchcraft. Michael Walsh writes, draws and letters (with Gavin Fullerton on art assist and Toni Marie Griffin on color assist)...

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]]> 32535 Journey to the Future with Image’s The Silver Coin #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/journey-to-the-future-with-images-the-silver-coin-4/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30870 The cycle of horror travels far into the future for the fourth issue of The Silver Coin by artist Michael Walsh and writer Jeff Lemire. The year is 2467, and the old world has been buried beneath the junk of a new civilization. From the trash, a scavenger discovers ancient treasure — a coin. The...

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]]> 30870 A Home Invasion Gone Wrong Is the Next Spot on The Silver Coin’s Tour https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/16/a-home-invasion-gone-wrong-is-the-next-spot-on-the-silver-coins-tour/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29577 In the grisly third installment of Image Comics horror anthology The Silver Coin by artist and creator Michael Walsh and writer Ed Brisson, after a home invasion goes bad, the mysterious coin helps its new owners outrun the law. But it’s leading them down a much darker path. Mark Turetsky: Hi, Armaan! We’re back for...

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]]> 29577 The Silver Coin, like Ernest, Goes to Camp in Issue #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/12/the-silver-coin-like-ernest-goes-to-camp-in-issue-2/ Wed, 12 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26993 In 1993, classic mean girls bully a misfit teen at an idyllic summer camp. When the teen reclaims her power after a violent encounter with the Silver Coin, what follows is the stuff of horror movie legend. It’s Part 2 in the saga of The Silver Coin from artist Michael Walsh and writer Kelly Thompson....

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]]> 26993 Advance Review: Wake up from a Rock ‘N’ Roll Nightmare in The Silver Coin #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/06/advance-review-wake-up-from-a-rock-n-roll-nightmare-in-the-silver-coin-1/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24460 Eisner-winning artist Michael Walsh (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) teams with an all-star lineup of collaborators on a new horror anthology miniseries for mature readers. Each issue will tell a tale of terror in a shared supernatural world.The story starts in 1978 with a failing rock band whose fortune suddenly changes when they find the...

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