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Chrises On Infinite Earths: My Yorrick (X-Necrosha Pt 1)

Christi Eddleman and Chris Eddleman4 years ago3 years ago01 mins

It’s zombie time as Christi and Chris get (re)animated in their discussion of the first half of X-Necrosha. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial License. “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…

Chrises On Infinite Earths: The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1)

Christi Eddleman and Chris Eddleman4 years ago3 years ago01 mins

The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1): In part one of three of the Chris’s coverage of Inferno, we discuss the New Mutants portion of the event, supplemented by The X-Tremists. The punching is good, the teens are uncomfortably sexy, and Colossus is bad, maybe. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:…

DC’s Future, History Take up Half of Our Staff Picks for 1/27

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CHRIS’ PICK: Future State: Batman/Superman #1: The Magistrate’s ruined a lot of things for Bruce Wayne, but one of the cherries on top is how it messed up his partnership with Superman. Find out how…

Vita Ayala’s New Mutants, Jesus and King in Black tie-ins Dominate Our Staff Picks for 12/16

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick New Mutants #14: Things are about to get wild in the Akademos Habitat as new series writer Vita Ayala (Children of the Atom) joins the team along with new members Warlock, Warpath…

4 ‘X of Swords’ Books, Rorschach, Orlando’s Big Indie Statement & More Staff Picks for 10/14

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick Rorschach #1: DC’s quest to never give Alan Moore the rights back to Watchmen continues with this Tom King 12-Issue Maxiseries (TM) starring everyone’s favorite Ayn Rand disciple. Drawn by Jorge Fornes…

Bonus Reading Examines Socially Conscious Comics through the Decades

Matthew Lazorwitz4 years ago4 years ago018 mins

Welcome to Bonus Reading, a weekly feature in which Matthew Lazorwitz looks at four (or so) comics linked by a common character, creator or theme. Patreon backers of the WMQ&A podcast can request a custom Bonus Reading column built around their fave. Sign up here. Comics have always been political. Even during the years when…

Entry 103 – Karma

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago7 years ago019 mins

Name: Xi’an Coy Mahn Code Names: Karma First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up #100 (Dec ’80) Powers: Mind Control Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About My grandfather served in Vietnam. Like many people, he didn’t talk about it when he came back. Something about the horrific conflict stayed impressed on his soul throughout his entire life. It wasn’t until the…

Entry 094 – Rictor

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago7 years ago017 mins

Name: Julio Rictor Code Names: Rictor First Appearance: X-Factor #17 (June ‘87) Powers: Seismic Wave Generation Team Affiliation: X-Factor, X-Terminators, New Mutants, X-Force About A big part of being a young adult is discovering who you really are. For many people, it is the first time they are away from their family, the first time they must…

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Entry 093 – Lila Cheney

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago7 years ago018 mins

Name: Lila Cheney Code Names: N/A First Appearance: New Mutants Annual #1 (Nov‘84) Powers: Celestial Level Teleportation Team Affiliation: N/A About Rock legend Joan Jett said “My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.” It’s a sentiment shared by anyone who has picked up a six-string. There is a…

Entry 060 – Cable

Zachary Jenkins8 years ago4 years ago022 mins

Art by Marko Djurdjevic Name: Nathan Christopher Charles Dayspring Askani’son Summers Code Names: Cable, Soldier X First Appearance: New Mutants #86 (Feb ’90) Powers: Telepathy, Telekenisis, A Big Gun Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, Six Pack, X-Men, Avengers About Continuity is one of the trickiest things in shared-universe superhero comics. In the hands of a good writer, the…

Entry 021 – X-Man

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago4 years ago019 mins

Art by Simone Bianchi and Simone Peruzzi Name: Nathaniel Grey Code Names: X-Man First Appearance: X-Man #1 (Mar ‘95) Powers: Omega Level Psi-Abilities Teams Affiliation: New Mutants About When writing any story there is an old adage “Show Don’t Tell”. What it comes down to is that audiences should be able to form their own opinion of…

Entry 019 – Elixir

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago4 years ago020 mins

Name: Josh Foley Code Names: Elixir First Appearance: New Mutants #5 (Nov ’03) Powers: Able to control the bodily health in others Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men, X-Force, Reavers, Utopians About With great power, comes great responsibility. The most classic line in comics works because that sense of responsibility can be used to explore so many…

Entry 016 – Cannonball

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago4 years ago020 mins

Art by Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado Name: Samuel Zachery Guthrie Code Names: Cannonball First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov ’82) Powers: Propels himself through air with explosive force, nigh invulnerable when blastin’ Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, X-Men, Avengers About Responsibility is a tough concept for most kids to comprehend. They want…

Entry 013 – Boom Boom

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago4 years ago022 mins

Art by Russel Dauterman Name: Tabitha Smith Code Names: Time Bomb, Boom Boom, Boomer, Meltdown First Appearance: Secret Wars II (Nov ’85) Powers: Creates Energy Time Bombs Teams Affiliation: Fallen Angels, X-Factor, X-Force, X-Terminators, New Mutants, Nextwave About Do you ever think about escaping your life? Forgetting everything you have, everyone you know, everywhere you’ve…

Entry 005 – Magik

Zachary Jenkins9 years ago4 years ago034 mins

Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Illyana Rasputin Code Names: Magik, Darkchild First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct ‘75) Powers: Creates “Stepping-Disks” that allow her to teleport through time and space, Sorcery, Mystical Soulsword and Soularmor Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About The X-Men have always walked the line between light and darkness and none…