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Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Creannotators #38: “Warhammer 40k” Interview With Writer Kieron Gillen!
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, guest hosts Mark Turetsky and Stuart Wellington talk to comics writer Kieron Gillen about Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calga...
Creannotators #37: “Canto” Interview With Writer David M. Booher!
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talk with writer David M. Booher about Canto and Canto II: The Hollow Men from IDW. We talk about creating modern my...
Creannotators #36: Interview With Letterer Aditya Bidikar!
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talk with Aditya Bidikar about his work lettering everything from Blue in Green to The Department of Truth to Future...
Creannotators #35: “Black Widow” Interview With Writer Kelly Thompson!
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talk with Kelly Thompson about Black Widow and her Marvel Universe comics. We talk all things Natasha, writing a comic...
Creannotators #34: “Slaughterhouse-Five” Interview With Writer Ryan North!
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talk with Ryan North about Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel, an incredible comics adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut...
Creannotators #33: “Afterlift” & “Daredevil” Interview With Writer Chip Zdarsky!
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talk with Chip Zdarsky about the Eisner-winning Afterlift, Daredevil, and a whole bunch more. We dig into the religious...
Creannotators #32: “Queen of Bad Dreams” Interview With Writer Danny Lore!
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with Danny Lore (the recently announced new writer of Marvel’s Champions!) about Queen of Bad Dreams, an ...
Creannotators #31: “Genius Animals” Interview With Vali Chandrasekaran & Jun-Pierre Shiozawa!
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with Vali Chandresakran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, the creators of webcomic Genius Animals, one of my favorite rea...
Creannotators #30: “Black Cat” Interview With Writer Jed MacKay!
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Jed MacKay about Black Cat, one of the best Marvel comics since launch in 2019! We talk about...
Creannotators #29: “After the Rain” Interview With Writer John Jennings!
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer John Jennings about After the Rain, the first graphic novel from the Jennings curated Megasc...
Krakin’ Krakoa #139: 2020 X-Men Fast Track – 11 Biggest X-Men Stories in Dawn of X!
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was the first full year of Jonathan Hickman era X-Men comics, following the summer 2019 House of X / Powers of X status quo reconfiguration, and ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #133: X-Men Inferno Event Legacy!
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In late 1988 and 1989, Marvel’s X-Men line built to a decade in the making universe-wide crossover event, Inferno! The world outside your window bec...
Best Comics of 2020 (w/ Zack Quaintance)!
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Year-end picks for the best comics of 2020! Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, the Beat) and I share our picks for top 5 comics of the year, best singl...
Krakin’ Krakoa #126: 17 Reign of X Theories, Pt. 1 — What’s NeXt for Hickman’s X-Men?
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The conclusion of the X-Men’s X of Swords crossover event teased the upcoming Reign Of X, as the Hickman era of X-Men comics moves out of the Dawn o...
Creannotators #28: “Comic Book Story of Basketball” Interview With Writer Fred Van Lente!
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Fred Van Lente about The Comic Book Story of Basketball, a history of the game and the global...
Krakin’ Krakoa #125: X of Swords Post-Game (Live w/ Blerd Without Fear and The Cerebros)
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did X of Swords live up to the hype? What predictions did we nail? Was there anything missing that we wished would have been included? Where do we go ...
Creannotators #27: “Black Hammer – Barbalien: Red Planet” Interview With Writer Tate Brombal!
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Tate Brombal about Barbalien: Red Planet, a five issue miniseries in the world of Black Hammer...
Krakin’ Krakoa #121: Omega Level Retcon: Dan Slott’s Franklin Richards Isn’t a Mutant?
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Despite three chapters in X-Men X of Swords as the all hands on deck event hurls towards a conclusion, the biggest X-Men news this week likely came in...
Creannotators #26: “Spider-Woman” Interview With Writer Karla Pacheco
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Karla Pacheco about her first arc on Marvel’s Spider-Woman, preparing for the King in ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #117: Fall of the Mutants Event Legacy!
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1988, Marvel Comics’ X-Men Universe combined to tell the Fall of the Mutants, a crossover event built around three major devastating separate...
Creannotators #25: “X-Men Liberty and Justice For All” Interview With Writer Carrie Harris
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with novelist Carrie Harris about her work X-Men: Liberty and Justice For All, the first entry in Aconyte Books ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #110: 8 Major Secrets in the X of Swords Handbook!
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In general, Marvel event handbooks are a quick recap, a visual Wikipedia, of story details that can help readers understand the players, reasons, and ...
Creannotators #24: “Billionaire Island” Interview With Writer Mark Russell
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics writer Mark Russell about Billionaire Island and Second Coming from Ahoy Comics, as well as his D...
Krakin’ Krakoa #107: Missing Mutant Mysteries of Hickman’s X-Men (Pt. 2)!
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the missing mutants in the Krakoa era of X-Men? In part 2 of this series, I explore 5 more major missing mutants from the Hickman era of X-Men...
Creannotators #23: “Amulet” With Creator Kazu Kibuishi
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with comics creator Kazu Kibuishi about the incredibly successful all ages series Amulet, the impending 9th and f...
Krakin’ Krakoa #104: Missing Mutant Mysteries of Hickman’s X-Men (Pt. 1)!
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the missing mutants in the Krakoa era of X-Men? Spoilers for X-Men comics will follow! ————————...
Creannotators #22: Victor LaValle’s Destroyer Interview!
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with novelist and comics writer Victor LaValle about his Boom Studios work on Destroyer, a modern sequel to Frank...
Krakin’ Krakoa #100 LIVE With Open Mike Eagle!
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend I was joined by musician & podcaster Open Mike Eagle to talk all things X-Men on a special episode of Krakin’ Krakoa #100! You ...
Creannotators #21: “Tartarus” Interview With Writer Johnnie Christmas!
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Johnnie Christmas about his work on Tartarus, a science fiction series full of supernatural mythology...
Creannotators #20: “You Brought Me the Ocean” Interview With Writer Alex Sanchez!
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Alex Sanchez about his work on You Brought Me the Ocean, a YA Aqualad graphic novel from DC Comics. ...
Creannotators #19: “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio” Interview With Derf Backderf!
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with cartoonist Derf Backderf about his work on Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, an investigation and accounting of...
Krakin’ Krakoa #94: Everything To Know About The X-Men’s Swords in X of Swords!
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Swords! In my coverage of X of Swords Creation, I asked if you’d all be interested in a follow-up Krakin’ Krakoa ep on the history of the swords i...
Krakin’ Krakoa #93: X-Men X Of Swords Pt. 1 – Creation Review!
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It begins! The 60+ page “Creation” kickoff to X-Men: X of Swords is here, marking the epic beginning to the 22 part X-Men event of 2020. The lau...
Creannotators #18: “Old Head” Interview With Cartoonist Kyle Starks!
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with cartoonist Kyle Starks about his work on Old Head, one of my favorite graphic novels of 2020, a comedic mast...
Krakin’ Krakoa #91 Live! X-Men: X of Swords Prediction Party (with Blerd Without Fear & The Cerebros!)
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend marked the first ever Comic Book Herald Youtube livestream, and it went pretty well! I got to talk X-Men with Verno of The Cerebros podca...
Creannotators #17: “Chasin’ The Bird” Interview With Creator Dave Chisholm!
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with creator Dave Chisholm about his work on the excellent Chasin’ The Bird, a graphic novel about the life...
Krakin’ Krakoa #86: Why Does Sexuality in X-Men Comics Matter?
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following my review of 2020’s X-Factor #1, I saw a fair amount of commentary from listeners and readers wondering why there’s all this foc...
Creannotators #16: “A Map To The Sun” With Sloane Leong
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with creator Sloane Leong about A Map To The Sun, the graphic novel’s incredible colors, studying the game...
Creannotators #15: “Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed” Interview With Artist Leila Del Duca!
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Leila Del Duca about Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, her creator-owned work like Shutter and Afar, ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #80: The X-Men’s Secret School For Omega Level Mutants!
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I was caught by surprise recently when Krakin’ Krakoa listener Xavier D pointed out the children sitting around Krakoa campfires led by longtime X-M...
Creannotators #14: “Exorsisters” Interview With Artist Gisele Lagace!
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Gisele Lagace about her work on the Image Comics series Exorsisters, her creator-owned webcomics car...
Krakin’ Krakoa #77: X Of Swords (X of Storms) Theory: Who Is Ashake?
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I get a fair amount of Krakin’ Krakoa sleuths sending me theories and links about X-Men, which is a really fun way to see that people are engagi...
I AM HEXED Interview with Writer Kirsten Thompson
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had the chance to talk with writer Kirsten Thompson about her Kickstarted ongoing comic book I Am Hexed! We talk about the book’s world of m...
Creannotators #13: X-FORCE Interview With Artist Joshua Cassara!
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Joshua Cassara about X-Force in Marvel’s Dawn of X, creating Krakoa’s Green Lagoon Tiki...
Krakin’ Krakoa #73: Did Hickman Actually Retcon Mister Sinister?
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The word retcon gets thrown around – sometimes wildly, sometimes recklessly – a lot in comic book circles to describe an act of rewriting a charac...
Creannotators #12: “Black Stars Above” Interview With Writer Lonnie Nadler!
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Lonnie Nadler about Black Stars Above, writing the X-Men event Age of X-Man, and a whole lot more. On...
Are the X-Men Villains Now? | Krakin’ Krakoa #68
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even during the promotional build to Jonathan Hickman’s takeover as the “Head of X,” there was theorizing that Charles Xavier – if that ev...
Creannotators #11: “Fantastic Four: Grand Design / Jack Kirby: King of Comics” Interview With Tom Scioli!
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with cartoonist Tom Scioli about his Marvel work on Fantastic Four: Grand Design, the recent biography, Jack Kirb...
Kickstarter Comics, Comic Book Journalism & Creativity W/ Zack Quaintance!
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had a unique opportunity this week to talk to Zack Quaintance, head of Comics Bookcase and writer at The Beat, about the upcoming Kickstarter launch...
Creannotators #10: “Farmhand” Interview With Writer Rob Guillory!
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer and artist Rob Guillory about Farmhand, adapting comics for TV, lessons from Chew, and plans for ad...
Creannotators #9: “These Savage Shores” Interview With Writer Ram V!
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Ram V about These Savage Shores, Big 2 work like Justice League Dark, and a whole lot more. On Comi...
Creannotators #8: “The Butcher of Paris” Deep Dive With Writer Stephanie Phillips!
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Stephanie Phillips about The Butcher of Paris, and the complexities of writing both historical fictio...
Creannotators #7: “Killadelphia” With Writer Rodney Barnes!
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Rodney Barnes about Killadelphia, the influence of “Hamilton,” bringing horror to vampire...
Krakin’ Krakoa #59: X-Men Milestones – Secret Wars 2, The Beyonder vs. Mutants
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when mutantkind runs into their erratic god? Welcome to Krakin’ Krakoa #59 where today I’ll be exploring a Milestone in Marvel mutant...
Creannotators #6: “Kill A Man” Deep Dive With Writer Steve Orlando
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Steve Orlando about his upcoming MMA graphic novel Kill A Man, as well as his comics career and what...
Creannotators #5: “Bitter Root” Deep Dive With Artist Sanford Greene
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Sanford Greene about the Eisner nominated Bitter Root! On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’...
Creannotators #4: “Little Bird” Deep Dive With Writer Darcy Van Poelgeest
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Darcy Van Poelgeest about Little Bird and the upcoming sequel Precious Metal. On Comic Book Herald&...
Creannotators #3: “Fearscape” Deep Dive with writer Ryan O’Sullivan!
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Ryan O’Sullivan about Fearscape and the upcoming not-sequel A Dark Interlude! On Comic Book Her...
Krakin’ Krakoa #57: Is Hickman’s X-Men An Alternate Reality?
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since the launch of House of X and the Hickman era of X-Men, and certainly throughout my Krakin’ Krakoa exploration of X-Comics, the possibility...
Krakin’ Krakoa #56: My Kate Pryde Resurrection Theory! Marauders #10 Review
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men Dawn of X comics are back! Marauders #10 kicks off the return of post-Comics Shutdown X-Men, and it’s another great entry by Gerry Duggan, wit...
Creannotators #2: “4 Kids Walk Into a Bank” Deep Dive with artist Tyler Boss
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Creannotators, I talked with Tyler Boss about 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, his work on Lazarus, and the upcoming Dead Dog’s Bite! On...
Krakin’ Krakoa #55: The X-Men Dawn of X Story So Far! (May 2020)
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Jonathan Hickman led era of Marvel’s X-Men began in July 2019, and continued through the end of March 2020 prior to all of comics – an...
Creannotators #1: “Ice Cream Man” Deep Dive with writer W. Maxwell Prince
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m very excited to launch a new series, “Creannotators,” exploring the Image Comics comic Ice Cream Man in depth with book writer...
Krakin’ Krakoa #54: The Hickman X-Men Time Gap (6 Months Later)
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In between the end of Marvel’s 2019 Uncanny X-Men #22 and the start of the Jonathan Hickman led era with House of X #1, there’s an in-univ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #53: How Zeb Wells’ New Mutants Leads to 2020 Inferno 2.0
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Zeb Wells written run on New Mutants (the 2009 to 2011 volume) is definitely an underrated gem of the era, bringing the Xavier School students of ...
Best Comics of 2020 (W/ Zack Quaintance)
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Counting down our top 5 favorite comics of the year so far with the head of Comics Bookcase and writer at The Beat, Zack Quaintance! You can also find...
Krakin’ Krakoa #52: Mike Carey’s X-Men Run – The Legacy Behind Dawn of X
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Carey’s time writing the X-Men from 2006 to 2012 is the second longest consecutive run by any creator in Marvel history (trailing Chris Cla...
Krakin’ Krakoa #51: What Avengers Time Travel Tells Us About 2020 X-Men!
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For my 32nd Birthday week, I decided to explore some of my favorite 32nd issues in comics, and that led me back to the Jonathan Hickman written Avenge...
Krakin’ Krakoa #50: How House & Powers of X Break All The Rules
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the 50th episode of Krakin’ Krakoa, I felt it was time to return to the source that inspired this X-Men deep dive project, and now that House of...
Krakin’ Krakoa #49: Krakoa’s Complete Marvel Comics History!
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While there are many fascinating aspects of the Jonathan Hickman era of Marvel’s X-Men, no one word sums up the shift in status quo quite like the f...
Krakin’ Krakoa #48: 20 Sinister Secrets Solved! Theories For Every Mister Sinister Scheme in X-Men Dawn of X
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since Powers of X #4, some of the more tantalizing mysteries and riddles in X-Men comics can be found in Mister Sinister’s “Sinister Secrets” a ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #46: Hellions #1 Review – The X-Men’s Sinister Suicide Squad!
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hellions #1 by Zeb Wells and Stephen Segovia introduces the problem children of mutantkind, all under the steady gentle guidance of Mister Sinister. I...
Krakin’ Krakoa #45: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 Review – Hickman’s Haunted X-Mansion!
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Giant-Size Nightcrawler by Jonathan Hickman and Alan Davis, with Carlos Lopez colors, & Clayton Cowles letters, is the second entry in the 5 issue...
Krakin’ Krakoa #44: Death of Death – How Vulcan Connects Hickman’s X-Men, Immortal Hulk, War of Kings & Avengers!
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While he’s been laughably drunk and bombastic throughout the Krakoa era of X-Men, Gabriel Summers, aka Vulcan’s return to the world of X-Men bring...
Krakin’ Krakoa #43: Excalibur #9 Review – Multiversal March to X of Swords!
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tini Howard and Marcus To’s Excalibur #9 is moving closer to the Multiversal Mayhem I’ve always wanted, and teasing a March towards the upcoming X...
Krakin’ Krakoa #42: 3 Cosmic Prophecies in Marvel Comics- How Ewing, Hickman & the Celestial Messiah Intersect
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marvel’s Celestial Madonna and Celestial Messiah concepts are some of the most confounding in Avengers and Marvel cosmic history, mysteries wrapped ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #41: X-Men #8 (2020) Review – Hickman’s Cosmic Plan For Mutants!
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The parasitic alien Brood are back threatening the X-Men and unveiling more of Jonathan Hickman’s major cosmic plans for mutantkind. Today I’l...
Krakin’ Krakoa #40: Cable #1 Review – Does Teen Cable Work for X-Men?
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Cable #1 Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto reunite for only the second solo character ongoing in Marvel’s Krakoa era of X-Men, with the wildly controver...
The Road to DC’s Death Metal – 2020 Anti-Crisis Event!
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’ll tell anyone who will listen that DC’s Dark Nights: Metal is one of my favorite comic book events of all time, and creators Scott Snyd...
Krakin’ King: Strange Adventures #1 Review – Can Tom King Pull Off Another Miracle?
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The highly anticipated follow-up to Tom King and Mitch Gerads all-time great Mister Miracle arrives today with Strange Adventures #1, a 12 issue DC Bl...
Krakin’ Krakoa #39: X of Swords – 2020 X-Men Crossover! Theories and Predictions!
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At this week’s 2020 Chicago Comic Con (aka C2e2) Jonathan Hickman and the X-Men team announced the X-Men’s first Dawn of X crossover, “X of Swor...
Krakin’ Krakoa #38: X-Men #7 Review – What Is Hickman’s Crucible? What’s It Mean For Mutants?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men #7 delivers a major update to the state of mutants on Krakoa and in the Marvel Universe, in easily one of the biggest issues since House of X en...
Krakin’ Krakoa #37: Giant-Size Jean Grey / Emma Frost Review!
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few power players in the world of X-Men are as essential to Krakoa with as much baggage between them as Jean Grey and Emma Frost, two of the world’s...
X-Men: Dawn of X Wave 1 In Review! (W/ Zack Quaintance)
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back at the entire first wave of X-Men Dawn of X to discuss what’s working, what’s not, and where we think X-Men comics are going ...
Dan Didio Out At DC Comics: Quickfire Reactions & Predictions (W/ Zack Quaintance)
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
News broke on Friday (Feb 21, 2020) that Dan Didio, Co-Publisher at DC Comics since 2010, is leaving the company. It’s a huge change for DC, and...
Krakin’ Krakoa #35: Wolverine #1 Review – Where Does Wolverine Fit In The Dawn of X?
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An all new Wolverine comic series launches today for the first time in six years! Today I’ll answer: + Where’s Wolverine been in the Marvel Un...
The Cates of Hel #3: Thor #3 Review – The History of Beta Ray Bill!
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thor #3 follows the cliffhanger appearance of Beta Ray Bill, cosmic powerhouse, frequent player in the Donny Cates cosmic Marvel universe, and oath-br...
Krakin’ Krakoa #33: X-Men #6 Review – Mystique’s House of X Secrets
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men #6 by Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Buffagni, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles is a much-needed flashback to Mystique’s role in the House of X event, ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #32: X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Review – The History of Omega Level Mutant Franklin Richards
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Terry Dodson, and Laura Martin follows up on a thread first teased in House of X #1, when Cyclops told the Ri...
Deep Dives #6: What’s It Mean For a Comic To Stick The Landing? – East of West Review Pt. 2 (#30 to #45)
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With East of West wrapping up its seven year journey into the Apocalypse, John and I are taking a look back at the Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, ...
The Cates of Hel #2: Thor #2 Review – What Makes a Herald of Galactus?
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thor #2 follows the big new series development where Thor is now the Herald of Thunder, guiding Galactus across the cosmos to consume enough power to ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #31: X-Force #6 Review – The Rise & Fall of The Beast, Hank McCoy
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Force #6 by Benjamin Percy and Stephen Segovia digs into Beast’s role with the covert ops team, and it’s an eye-opening glimpse into Hank McCoy’...
Krakin’ Krakoa #30: X-Men #5 Review — The Children of the Vault Are Mutant’s Greatest Threat
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men #5 by Jonathan Hickman and Powers of X artist RB Silva is a fantastic continuation of the series first issue, and the Mike Carey written run of ...
Krakin’ Krakoa #29: Marauders #6 Review — Villains Explained + Does Resurrection Work For Kate?
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout its first six issues, Marauders has consistently been my favorite Dawn of X book in the new X-Men lineup, both delivering on the promise of...
Krakin’ Krakoa #28: Excalibur is a Bust – What Went Wrong?
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had high hopes for Excalibur heading in to Dawn of X, and through two issues was still caught up in the potential of a book exploring magic in the w...
Best Comics Ever: The Road to Empyre – Marvel’s 2020 Cosmic Event!
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning with Marvel Comics #1000, and more directly with the 2019 Incoming #1, Marvel Comics began building to a cosmic war event, with Empyre #1 la...
The Cates of Hel #1: Thor #1 Review – The Song of Galactus & Thor
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When comics writer Donny Cates gets a chance at a Marvel series, he takes big shots, and aims for at least one clear, major hook to get readers on boa...
Krakin’ Krakoa #27: X-Men #4 Is Hickman’s Best In The Run To Date!
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While 2019’s Dawn of X ended on a middling, muddled note, 2020 is off to an improved start, beginning with the energizing X-Men #4 by Jonathan Hickm...
Previously On #95: Marvel Incoming! #1 Review – What’s to Come in 2020
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Incoming is Marvel’s 2019 year-end spectacular, simultaneously summarizing much of the publisher’s 2019 while building suspense for storylines and...
Deep Dives #5: Journals From Armageddon – East of West Review Pt. 1 (#1 to #29)
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With East of West wrapping up its seven year journey into the Apocalypse, John and I are taking a look back at the Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, ...