X-Factor was born during a hurricane. Jackson Guice, the seriesâ 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,…
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/ âGet Awayâ…
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/ âGet Awayâ by Scott Holmes is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial License. âHappy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…
A. Why This Matters X-Force #18 by Benjamin Percy, Garry Brown and Joshua Cassara saw the bizarre, wholly unexpected death of Dr. Hank McCoyâthe Beast; he was neither the focus of the story nor on that issueâs cover. But heâll be back by X-Force #20, working security for the Hellfire Gala event this June. What…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 153: X Trivia with Chris Hassan Chris Hassan returns to the podcast to celebrate his 100th X-Men Monday column at AIPT, play a little X Trivia and ponder the direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Danâs Pick: Beta Ray Bill #1: Three words: Daniel Warren Johnson. Three more words: Beta Ray Bill. Three more words: Fin Fang Foom. Three more words: I am wet. Colored by Mike Spicer and featuring…
I keep telling myself âIâm not a Toy Guy.â And yet despite this mantra, a variety of things you would definitely call toys keep entering my online shopping cart. Be they LEGO sets, the occasional X-Men Funko Pop or Marvel Legends action figures, I inevitably keep getting suckered into purchasing these things that serve mainly…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Coriâs 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…
I revere Malcolm X. His autobiography changed my life. I emulate his pose and prose when I portend power projection – especially when I find myself in places where Iâm assumed powerless. I donât always succeed, but I always try. Magneto represents unapologetic authenticity. He experienced the worst of man; he knows how sordid humans…
Christi and Chris are joined by guest, Nola Pfau, for the less-than-feather-filled finale of Inferno covering Uncanny #242-243 and X-Factor #38-39 . It’s time to rip your clothes and turn evil for this “Sinister” episode. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ âGet Awayâ by Scott…
At long last, we enter…the Vault in X-Men #18 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Mahmud Asrar, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: Well, it seems like itâs been awhile since weâve talked but, frankly I donât think we missed anything of value. Anyhow, itâs time to check in with…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Coriâs Pick: Future State: Superman: House of El #1: Journey into the far future and meet the descendants of Kal-El, including twins Rowan and Ronan Kent, the new Superman of Earth and a Blue Lantern,…
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…
The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1): In part one of three of the Chrisâs coverage of Inferno, we discuss the New Mutants portion of the event, supplemented by The X-Tremists. The punching is good, the teens are uncomfortably sexy, and Colossus is bad, maybe. Music Credits: âEvening Melodramaâ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:…
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…