X-Files Season 10 #8 – Review

By: Joe Harris (writer), Michael Walsh (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors), Robbin Robbins (letters)

The Story: An old source of Mulder’s reappears to point him toward a new conspiracy.

Review (with SPOILERS): This issue sings because of the return of Michael Walsh to art duties.  When Walsh is doing the art, The X-Files, Season 10 reminds me of a good high school reunion: all the people that you wanted to see are there, none of the bad people and everyone kind acts and looks the way you expect them too.  This whole series is nothing but a nostalgia trip for people who enjoyed the TV series, so it means everything that Walsh is so expertly able to peg the characters.

Much of this issue is about Mulder’s second informant on the TV series: X.  I’ll save you the wikipedia and remind you that Mulder’s original source (Deep Throat) was murdered at the end of Season 1.  In Season 2, we met the mysterious X who gave Mulder a lot of tips over his time on the series, but never seemed quite as friendly as Deep Throat.  Perhaps it was just that Deep Throat had an avuncular air to him??  Regardless, X was a minor character on the X-Files from 1994-1997….and that was a long, long time ago.  But, when you first see X in this issue, you brain goes, “Oh yeah…..it’s that guy from 21 Jump Street who also played Fox Mulder’s informant on the X-Files.”  Walsh’s depiction is so perfect.

X-Files: Season 10 #6 – Review

By: Joe Harris (writer), Elena Casagrande & Silvia Califano (art), Arianna Florean with Valentina Cuomo (colors) and Neil Uyetake & Tom B. Long (letters)

The Story: Return of Flukeman.

The Review (with SPOILERS): This was a new story arc for The X-Files, Season 10 and it represents a big test to see how well the series can maintain fan interest with a non-mythology storyline.  If you were a fan of the X-Files TV program, you remember that the stories fell into two categories.  The program was best known for it’s continuing government conspiracy/alien invasion story, but – since it was the 1990s – they still had to make ~25 episodes for a full season.  So, Agents Mulder and Scully were just as often investigating other forms of weirdness as they were dealing with the Cigarette Smoking Man and getting information from The Lone Gunmen.  These standalone episodes are usually referred to as “Monster of the Week”.

The ironic thing about the TV program is that the alien mythology story eventually fell apart like wet toilet paper at the end of the show’s run.  So, the story for which the show was best known ended up being the least rewatchable; it was fun while the story was ongoing, but the final resolution wasn’t all that satisfying.  For you younger folks, the best comparison would be Lost.

X-Files: Season 10 #5 – Review

By: Joe Harris and Chris Carter (story), Harris (writer), Michael Walsh (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors) and Tom B. Long (letters)

The Story: The climax of the first arc as Mulder and Scully deal with the (possibly) alien Acolytes in Yellowstone Park.

Review (with SPOILERS): This issue is the first hiccup for a series that has been mostly flawless since its launch a few months ago.

The things that I’ve loved about the first four issue are still there.  Namely, the combination of writing and art makes this seem like a completely organic continuation of the X-Files TV series; when you read the word balloons, it is almost like David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have come over to narrate a comic just for you.  The speech patterns are the same, the art makes the characters look authentic without being too photo-referency and even the coloring matches the original TV series.  I also applaud the creative team for making this a 5-issue arc which keeps it snappier than a longer arc would have felt.

The X-Files: Season 10 #2 – Review

By: Joe Harris & Chris Carter (story), Harris (writer), Michael Walsh (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors) and Shawn Lee (letters)

The Story: With Scully kidnapped, Mulder enlists some old friends to find her.

Review (with SPOILERS): The first issue of X-Files kinda snuck up on me with how good it was.  I was just expecting some derivative product that was low(er) quality and designed just to get X-Files fans to plop down a few dollars.  But, when I read that first issue, it was almost like we had the TV show back on again.

Even if this second issue didn’t sneak up on me (since I expected it to be really good), it keeps that magic rolling right along.  The most important thing is how effectively creators are able to capture the look and feel of the actors who played the characters in the series…..it really does feel like you’re consuming The X-Files and not just some story with that name on the cover.  I guess a good example would be to compare to those X-Files novels that came out in the mid-1990’s when the series was in its heyday.  I will admit to having actually read a few of those and they were entertaining enough, but you didn’t hear Mulder’s and Scully’s voices when you read the novel.  The novels felt more like someone telling me a story about Mulder and Scully (“Once upon a time, the was an Agent Mulder and an Agent Scully and there were alien honeybees that spoke the Navajo language….”); this comic feels like you’re experiencing the story yourself.  A lot of credit needs to go to Michael Walsh.  He has clearly spent a lot of time watching the series because he just knows what these characters look like.  It isn’t like he is watching X-Files and just pausing the action to draw the face that he sees, it’s more like he is just a fan like us and remembers what they looked like almost 20 years ago.

So, when we get introduced to Agent Doggett in the opening pages, it looks like the guy who came on the X-Files ~2000 and not the fat, gray-haired guy who plays a werewolf on True Blood.  When we see the Lone Gunmen, they look just like the dudes we remember.  I mean, I’m not sure I WANT to see what the actor who played Frohike looks like in 2013.  It’s just really good art that perfectly captures the look and feel of the series.

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files #5″

People have gone missing in the Badlands for centuries. Now, a fresh spate of disappearances is linked to the possible serial killer “Dante,” who claims he is inspired by demons from hell. While Scully assumes the suspect is either lying or deranged, Mulder follows legends of the Hollow Earth to a labyrinth of subterranean tunnels – just as Dante escapes custody and heads for home.

Written by Doug Moench; Art & Cover by Brian Denham. 32pg. – Color – $3.50 US – On Sale March 18, 2009

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files #4″

Scully and Mulder are the targets of a killer from the Tong Underworld who is about to reignite a centuries-old gang war. If Mulder and Scully can’t figure out how this devious criminal can be in multiple places at the same time, San Francisco will erupt in a bloodbath!

Written by Marv Wolfman; Art by Brian Denham; Cover by Jim Daly and Tim Bradstreet. 32pg. – Color – $3.50 US – On Sale February 18, 2009

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files #3”

Mulder and Scully are sent to San Francisco to investigate a series of murders happening simultaneously throughout the city. But, according to fingerprints and DNA, all are being perpetrated by the same killer. As their investigation takes them into the unknown mysteries of the Chinese underworld, they learn that instead of being the hunters, they have become the hunted.

Written by Marv Wolfman; Art by Brian Denham; Cover by Jim Daly and Tim Bradstreet. 32pg. – Color – $3.50 US – On Sale January 21, 2009

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files #2”

Mulder and Scully race to uncover the truth about the apparent suicide of a government scientist. All evidence points to it being nothing more than a case of one man choosing to end his own life, but Mulder is convinced the evidence isn’t revealing everything. For Agent Fox Mulder, uncovering the truth is literally a case of life or death.

From show writer Frank Spotnitz, art by Brian Denham, cover by Tony Shasteen. 32pg. – Color – $3.50 US – On Sale December 17, 2008

Looks like we are not getting a variant cover for this one. And Why only Mulder on the cover? I need my Scully fix.

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish The X-Files #1 (of 7)

Search for the truth inside this new miniseries based on the hit FOX television show! A research scientist, recently agitated by paranoid fears, is found dead in his suburban D.C. apartment. His sister refuses to accept the coroner’s ruling that his death was suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Federal investigator Scully discovers forensic details that would seem to defy rational explanation and when her partner Agent Mulder learns the scientist was working on a top-secret project for a government contractor, Mulder becomes agitated by his own paranoid fears, which eerily parallels the behavior that led to the scientist’s death!

From show writer Frank Spotnitz, art by Brian Denham, cover by Tony Shasteen; variant cover by Russell Walks. 32pg. – Color – $3.50 US – On Sale November 19, 2008

FIRST LOOK: The X-Files Special #0

EW.com got an exclusive first look for the new comic book. Check it out at their website.

Also, don’t forget to check our giveaway for a chance to win a copy of this comic!

Written by Frank Spotnitz; Art by Brian Denham. It will have a Photo cover and a Variant Cover by Brian Denham. 40pg., Color, $2.99 US. On Sale July 23, 2008.

“The X-Files Special #0” – Comic GIVEAWAY!!!

We are giving away a copy of the “X-Files Special #0” comic to five lucky winners. If you’ll like to be included in the giveaway, just post a comment below telling us which of the stories from the original Topps comic did you like the most (or hated). If you haven’t read any, no problem, you can still post a comment. Email addresses are hidden, so no need to worry about privacy and we will never spam you or contact you for any other reason than to notify the winners. Giveaway is open to anyone in the world. The contest will be open until the end of July (the comic comes out on July 23rd) and winners will be chosen from a random integer generator. Winners will be emailed, and will have 72 hours to respond or be disqualified.

The hit motion picture and television franchise returns to comics! With July’s release of the brand-new X-Files blockbuster, WildStorm joins Mulder and Scully in a previously untold story from the film’s cowriter and producer Frank Spotnitz! Don’t miss this supernatural epic so large it will leave you screaming for more!

Written by Frank Spotnitz; Art by Brian Denham. It will have a Photo cover and a Variant Cover by Brian Denham. 40pg., Color, $2.99 US. On Sale July 23, 2008.

WINNERS
Annah FM – Ontario, Canada
Juanma – Murcia, Spain
Romelwen – Buenos Aires, Argentina
aaron – Tennessee, US
David Boyington – California, US

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files Special”

The hit motion picture and television franchise returns to comics! With July’s release of the brand-new X-Files blockbuster, WildStorm joins Mulder and Scully in a previously untold story from the film’s cowriter and producer Frank Spotnitz! Don’t miss this supernatural epic so large it will leave you screaming for more!

Written by Frank Spotnitz; Art by Brian Denham. It will have a Photo cover and a Variant Cover by Brian Denham. 40pg., Color, $2.99 US. On Sale July 23, 2008.

Please go to Brian Denham’s website to check his skills on Iron Man. I believe he’ll do a great job on The X-Files.

X-FILES SPECIAL #0 GIVEAWAY!!!
We are giving away 5 issues of the comic. For more info check this link! Good Luck!