Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. CHRISâ PICK: Future State: Batman/Superman #1: The Magistrateâs 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…
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…
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…
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…
Name:Â Xi’an Coy Mahn Code Names:Â Karma First Appearance:Â Marvel Team-Up #100 (Dec â80) Powers: Mind Control Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About My grandfather served in Vietnam. Like many people, he didnât talk about it when he came back. Something about the horrific conflict stayed impressed on his soul throughout his entire life. It wasnât until the…
Name: Julio Rictor Code Names: Rictor First Appearance: X-Factor #17 (June â87) 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…
Name: Lila Cheney Code Names: N/A First Appearance: New Mutants Annual #1 (Novâ84) Powers: Celestial Level Teleportation Team Affiliation: N/A About Rock legend Joan Jett said âMy guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.â Itâs a sentiment shared by anyone who has picked up a six-string. There is a…
Art by Marko Djurdjevic Name: Nathan Christopher Charles Dayspring Askaniâson Summers Code Names: Cable, Soldier X First Appearance: New Mutants #86 (Feb â90) 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…
Art by Simone Bianchi and Simone Peruzzi Name: Nathaniel Grey Code Names: X-Man First Appearance: X-Man #1 (Mar â95) Powers: Omega Level Psi-Abilities Teams Affiliation: New Mutants About When writing any story there is an old adage âShow Donât Tellâ. What it comes down to is that audiences should be able to form their own opinion of…
Name: Josh Foley Code Names: Elixir First Appearance: New Mutants #5 (Nov â03) 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…
Art by Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado Name: Samuel Zachery Guthrie Code Names: Cannonball First Appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4: New Mutants (Nov â82) Powers: Propels himself through air with explosive force, nigh invulnerable when blastinâ Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, X-Men, Avengers About Responsibility is a tough concept for most kids to comprehend. They want…
Art by Russel Dauterman Name: Tabitha Smith Code Names: Time Bomb, Boom Boom, Boomer, Meltdown First Appearance: Secret Wars II (Nov â85) 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 youâve…
Art by Chris Bachalo Name: Illyana Rasputin Code Names: Magik, Darkchild First Appearance: Giant Sized X-Men #1 (Oct â75) Powers: Creates âStepping-Disksâ 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…
Art by Billy Tan Name: James Proudstar Code Names: Warpath, Thunderbird First Appearance: New Mutants #16 (June â84) Powers: Enhanced physical attributes (strength, speed, endurance, ect.), Owns two really big Vibranium knives Team Affiliation: X-Men, X-Force, Hellions, New Mutants About Apache James Proudstar always looked up to his brother John. Life on the reservation wasnât…