Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Greek Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer with this all-star anthology featuring stories by Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor, Stephanie Phillips, Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt, Javier Rodriguez,…
How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases and currently ongoing titles. Looking…
X-Factor was born during a hurricane. Jackson Guice, the series’ original artist and co-creator, recalled its origins to Comic Book Resources in 2009: The first issue was double-sized. We put it together under the guiding hand of Mike Carlin and the first issue was finished and submitted for final approval to Jim Shooter — who,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: X-Corp #1: The mutants are doing a business! Warren Kenneth Worthington III and Monet St. Croix run Krakoa’s corporate arm in a new series written by Tini Howard (Excalibur) and drawn by Alberto…
Revisit the days of the original X-Factor as a new story set in a new corner of X-history begins in X-Men Legends #3 written by Louise Simonson, art by Walt Simonson, colored by Laura Martin, and lettered by John Workman After a pair of issues set in the grim ‘n’ gritty, hatch mark-y 90s, X-Men…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick: Way of X #1: Remember when Nightcrawler said he was thinking about starting a mutant religion? Whatever happened with that? Anyway, enjoy this new X-Men series, written by Si Spurrier (X-Men: Legacy) and…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Corey’s Pick: Children of the Atom #1: Delayed nearly a year by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent publisher shuffling, Vita Ayala and Bernard Chang’s X-series about a new team of mutants who look awfully familiar…
Christi and Chris cover the first half of the Goblin Queen’s story in the second of their three Inferno episodes. Why do the women have all the emotions? Is sexy always evil? Why is the Inferno storyline so beloved? All this and more in this episode! Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under…
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…
Once upon a time, there was a woman who could fly. She could fly by screaming all the time. Don’t think too hard about it. Anyway she keeps dying and X-Factor is bound to sort out why. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna investigate that Siryn song in X-Factor #6. Cori McCreery:…
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…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick X-Men #16: When the mutant nation of Krakoa was formed, the X-Men were disbanded as a concept both to keep power on the island balanced among the Quiet Council and to move…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan M.’s Pick King in Black #1: IT’S RAININ’ GOOP! HALLELUJAH, IT’S RAININ’ GOOP! Now that “X of Swords” is over, it’s time for Marvel to go all in on its next big linewide…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick X-Factor #4: As “X of Swords” rolls on, it looks like maybe The Five are about to resurrect someone they shouldn’t have. It’s hard to say when all you have to go…
Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Will’s Pick Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1: During the height of the pandemic in the spring, Team Ice Cream Man – writer W. Maxwell Prince, artist Martin Morazzo, colorist Chris O’Halloran…