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Chrises on Infinite Earths: Continu-ish (X-Cutioner’s Song Pt. 1)

Christi Eddleman and Chris Eddleman3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Christi and Chris tackle the first third of X-Cutioner’s Song, the 90s X-Men crossover event where Cable kills Charles Xavier! (… or something like that) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com 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…

THE HELLFIRE GALA and, I Dunno, Other Stuff Probably in Our Staff Picks for 6/2

Dan Grote3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s Pick: Hellions #12: Happy Hellfire Gala! The big event is here, and who better to start it off with than the team of miscreants who got sent to Otherworld to retrieve a sword just…

Chrises On Infinite Earths: Just As She Foresaw (X-Necrosha Pt. 2)

Christi Eddleman4 years ago3 years ago01 mins

It’s the X-Necrosha finale as Christi and Chris follow the X-Men on a side quest to Muir Island for some surprising reunions and X-Force battles the mutant who likes lots of souls and very little clothes, Selene. 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”…

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…

Beast’s Dark Descent from the Silver Age to Benjamin Percy’s X-Force

David Bowen4 years ago4 years ago037 mins

A. Why This Matters X-Force #18 by Benjamin Percy, Garry Brown and Joshua Cassara saw the bizarre, wholly unexpected death of Dr. Hank McCoy—the Beast; he was neither the focus of the story nor on that issue’s cover. But he’ll be back by X-Force #20, working security for the Hellfire Gala event this June. What…

Nightcrawler and a Whole Bunch o’ Ladies Lead Our Staff Picks for 4/21

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. 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…

Image’s Next Great Hope, Radiant Black, Leads off Our Staff Picks for 2/10

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick: Radiant Black #1: What if Peter Parker became a Tokusatsu hero? Find out in this new Image series by former Mighty Morphin Power Rangers writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa. ($3.99) Check…

Of Mutants and Metal: Which Metallica Albums Are Which Eras of X-Force? (Part I)

Charlie Davis and Justin Partridge4 years ago4 years ago042 mins

Justin Partridge: So I suppose I should just start with the most obvious question (as I vaguely know your origins as an X-Force Person), but WHY Metallica? What is it about the Third Greatest Metal Band of All Time that drew you to their music? And by extension, this hysterical and brilliant idea for a…

‘X of Swords,’ New Doctor Who, ‘Dark Interlude’ & More Staff Picks for Nov. 18

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. This Week in Swords X-Force #14, Hellions #6 and Cable #6: Last week we learned that “X of Swords” doesn’t really involve as much sword-fighting as we thought it would. What will that mean…

The ‘Undone by Blood’ Finale, a Funeral for Kate Pryde & More 8/12 Staff Picks

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DAN’S PICK: Undone by Blood #5: Will Ethel Grady Lane get revenge for the murder of her family? Find out in the conclusion to this AfterShock series by co-writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler,…

Entry 098 – Archangel

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago7 years ago022 mins

Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III Code Names: Angel, Archangel, Death First Appearance: X-Men #1 (Sept ‘63) Powers: Flight, razor-sharp flechettes, healing blood Team Affiliation: X-Men, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor, X-Force, Horsemen of Apocalypse About The original five X-Men are often criticized for telling a story of persecution and bigotry through the eyes of a group of WASP-y kids…

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…

Entry 091 – Spiral

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago4 years ago013 mins

Name: Rita Wayword Code Names: Spiral, Ricochet Rita First Appearance: Longshot #1 (Sept ‘85) Powers: Teleportation, magic Team Affiliation: Freedom Force, X-Force About The poet Ocean Vuong had an insight about something an Italian philosopher observed. “Vico had this theory that time moves more in a spiral than it does in a line. He believes that’s why we repeat…

Why The Time Is Right To Relaunch X-STATIX

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Peter Milligan & Mike Allred’s X-Force #116 from 2001, their first issues on the book, spends its’ first 18 pages introducing readers to a new team of superheroes. They were well-branded reality stars that the world loved to watch. They were nothing like the X-Force team of the last hundred-odd issues, they were the new…

Entry 080 – Domino

Zachary Jenkins7 years ago4 years ago015 mins

Name: Neena Thurman Code Names: Domino First Appearance: New Mutants #98 (Feb ‘91) Though it is a bit more complicated than that Powers: Luck Teams Affiliation: X-Force, X-Men, Six Pack, Merc$ for Money About There is a beauty in coincidence. Domino Harvey was the daughter of Academy Award winning actor Laurence Harvey and, if she wanted, she…