Everything died. In other news, Space-X reached its inevitable conclusion when one of its test rockets exploded in the upper atmosphere due to a computer malfunction. Elon Musk was unable to comment. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 was written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Rasmus:…
Breaking up sucks. Sometimes you gotta just get together with your best gals and dance it out. Hi, 42-year-old straight guy here for X-TERMINATORS, the comic where Dazzler, Boom-Boom, Jubilee and possibly also Wolverine make bad decisions, blow shit up and fight vampires in a comic so presumably messed up it comes with a mature-readers’…
Well, Sport, it appears that everything has gone tits up and the goodies have to resort to summoning David Bowie to save the day. Meanwhile, an election goes poorly for the bastards and they respond the way bastards always do. And for some reason, people think there’s hope. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4 is written by…
Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to…
Welcome to the first installment of ComicsXF’s new regular X-book review roundup column! With so many X-Men related comics coming out each month, we’ve enlisted a crack duo of writers to tackle an assortment of the notable or intriguing offerings. This week, they kick off the column with three big “Judgment Day” tie-ins! The X-Men…
Gabrielle Kinney is missing! And so are regular co-creator Vita Ayala and Rod Reis! Don’t worry, they’ll all be back soon. In the meantime we’ve got a neat fill-in adventure starring Warpath and… Daken? New Mutants #29, written by Danny Lore, drawn by Guillermo Sanna, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt:…
The Marauders are back from space and ready to do their part to save the Earth in the editorially-mandated crossover event called “Judgment Day”, but first it’s time for…. a peek inside each one’s dreams in Marauders #6, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Andrea Broccardo, colors by Matt Milla, letters by VC’s Ariana Maher….
In A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2, a moody teen raises hell and writes poetry, the Deviants come to the rescue, Ikaris steals the mic and Sersi spearheads a jailbreak. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Guimarães and lettered by Travis Lanham. Mark Turetsky: You know, sometimes I think back…
In Immortal X-Men #6, Sebastian Shaw faces his past, helps Exodus through a trying time, strikes a bargain against mutantkind, faces judgment, strikes another bargain for mutantkind and comes face to face with Righteousness. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and designed by Tom Muller…
All the forces in Otherworld rush to the grand finale in Knights of X #5, but is this really the end? Written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher. Karen: Nola, we’ve made it to the end! Rachel and Betsy are in love, this issue has…
Upon discovering that Captain America doesn’t live up to God’s standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as you’d expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Presents Our Son Pete Episode 2: The One Where They Go to Genosha In the second episode of WMQ&A’s Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast dedicated to British mutant superspy Pete Wisdom – being made available beyond the paywall for all you freeloaders out there – Austin Gorton helps Dan Grote break down X-Men…
Austin Gorton: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the inaugural series of X-Men trading cards, all featuring art from superstar artist Jim Lee (30 years?!? God, I’m old). To celebrate, Abrams ComicArts recently released a hardcover collection of the 100-card set, presenting the cards (front and back) on slick paper (slightly…
Judgment Day strikes the X-Men in X-Men #13, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by CF Villa, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Welcome Stephanie! Glad to have you on as we transition into year two of this series. Hell of an issue to guest on too! Stephanie Burt: Big fan…
The heroic faction of the Eternals steps into the Judgment Day spotlight, dealing a decisive strike against the anti-mutant war machine in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Villanova, colored by Dijjo Lima and lettered by Travis Lanham. Karen Charm: I don’t know about you, Mark, but I’ve…