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NYCC: Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children is the best intercompany crossover title ever

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Look, I don’t care that we don’t have a release date or teaser art to show. Can we just talk about the fact that Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children, the DC-BOOM Studios crossover one-shot announced Saturday at New York Comic Con featuring the former’s muck monster and the latter’s bandana-wearing monster hunter, is the…

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  • BatChat

Bat Chat With Matt & Will: A Swamp Thing Redwood Kaiju

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

It’s another Patreon request this week! John Wickham, Jason Todd tier backer wanted us to talk about the story where Swamp Thing comes to Gotham and turns the city into a jungle, so we are, as well as two other stories where Batman meets Swamp Thing. The Garden of Earthly Delights (Swamp Thing V.2 #52-53) The…

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  • Staff Picks

Spider-Man Goes Beyond, Arkham Escapees on the Lam and More Staff Picks for Oct. 6

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: Amazing Spider-Man #75: It’s a Brand New Day as a team of writers and artists drive Peter Parker, and his clone Ben Reilly, back down three-times-a-month lane. Wow, so many kinds of nostalgia…

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  • Staff Picks

X-Men Save the Day, the Justice League Get Animated Again and More Staff Picks for July 7

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: X-Men #1: The heroes of Krakoa are here: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Polaris, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine and Synch are here to restore your faith in mutants and chew bubble gum. And they’re all out…

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  • Staff Picks

Heroes Reborn Again, a Chinese-centric Noir and More Staff Picks for 5/5

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Heroes Reborn #1: The Avengers do an Age of Apocalypse, imagining a world where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes never teamed up, with Blade in the Bishop role, in a seven-issue event series by writer…

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  • Staff Picks

A Bevy of Indie #1s Leads off Our Staff Picks for 4/7

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick: The Silver Coin #1: Artist Michael Walsh (Black Hammer/Justice League) invites his writer friends to tell horror stories centered on the titular coin. First up, Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) tells the story of a…

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  • Staff Picks

DC’s Infinite Frontier Rolls on and We Get Omnibi-Curious in Our Staff Picks for 3/24

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Andrea’s Pick: Harley Quinn #1: The maiden of mischief returns to Gotham to attempt to make amends for her past in a new volume by writer Stephanie Phillips (Future State: Harley Quinn) and artist Riley…

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  • CXF Interview Podcast

WMQ&A Episode 151: Popping Literary Wheelies with Ram V

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz5 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 151: Popping Literary Wheelies with Ram V Writer Ram V joins the show to talk about his DC work (Catwoman, The Swamp Thing, Justice League Dark), his upcoming Radio Apocalypse from Vault and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr from BOOM Studios, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A…

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We Find Life In a Hopeless Place in The Swamp Thing #1

Ari Bard and Vishal Gullapalli5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

An old legend breathes new life and a new avatar of the Green is born.  Destined to meet, does Levi Kamei have what it takes to confront the immortal beings that lay waiting?  Join us in looking at The Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and…

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  • Staff Picks

DC Enters the Infinite Frontier, and Some Indie #1s Fill out Our 3/3 Staff Picks

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Infinite Frontier #0: First, there was the New 52, and the people saw that it was mostly a mixed bag. Then there was Rebirth, and the people saw that it was pretty strong…

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The Future is Actually Eternal Darkness in DC’s Future State: Swamp Thing #2

Ari Bard and Vishal Gullapalli5 years ago5 years ago012 mins

Jason Woodrue and Obsidian threaten to plunge the world into eternal darkness and our only hope is…vegetables?!  Join us in looking at Future State: Swamp Thing #2, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Ari Bard: Hey Vishal… I think plants are our only hope. …

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King in Black Tie-ins, All-Ages Star Wars & More Staff Picks for 2/3

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zoe’s Pick: King in Black: Black Knight #1: Because YOU demanded it (and he was supposed to be in a movie by now), Dane Whitman is back in Black and stabbing goo dragons. Wait, did…

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  • The X Spot

The X Spot: Batman, Batman and 8 Other Comics in Between

Will Nevin5 years ago5 years ago014 mins

Friends, I got too excited last week. I wanted to share this bright and shiny new toy of ours, and I don’t think I properly explained what we (That’s you, Loyal Content Consumer, and me) are doing here. [Grote’s note: I tried to tell him, folks.] Each week, I’m going to run down 10 comics…

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  • Issue Overviews

The Future is … Plants? … in DC’s Future State: Swamp Thing #1

Ari Bard and Vishal Gullapalli5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

Vegetables have taken over the world in Future State: Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Vishal Gullapalli: Hey Ari, what do you know about plants? Ari Bard: Oh boy, I haven’t taken anything to do with biology in eight years, so…

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  • Staff Picks

The Future (State) is Now, Eternals and More Staff Picks for Jan. 6

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt & Chris’ Pick Future State: Next Batman #1: DC begins rolling out its two-month Future State event with this look at a future Gotham City ruled by a private law enforcement group and…

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