Comic book writer Steve Foxe joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 210 on February 12, 2025. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled eight comics by Foxe you should read.
Foxe is the Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated author of over 80 comics and children’s books including Spider-Woman, Dark X-Men, X-Men ’97, All Eight Eyes, Rainbow Bridge, the Skybound Creepshow anthology, the 2023 Marvel Voice’s: Pride special, and the Spider-Ham series from Scholastic. Along with character designer Kris Anka, he is the co-creator of Web-Weaver, Marvel’s first gay Spider-hero.
He is also the co-creator of Razorblades: The Horror Magazine alongside James Tynion IV, and is the editor of W0RLDTR33, The Deviant, and the multiple-Eisner-nominated The Department of Truth at Image Comics. In the world of licensed kids books, he has written for properties like Pokémon, Mario, LEGO City, Batman, Justice League, Baby Shark, and many more.
He is also a freelance editor for First Second; was the editor for Paste Magazine’s comic section (when it existed); has contributed to PanelxPanel, The MNT, and The Comics Journal; and spent five years at Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
X-Men ’97 (Marvel)
The X-Men are back – and the ’90s have never looked better! In this official prelude to the upcoming X-Men ’97, discover what Storm, Jubilee, Wolverine, and the rest of the beloved ’90s X-Men cast have been up to in the time before their return! Startling revelations here will lead directly into the hotly anticipated new series – don’t miss out!
Spider-Woman (Marvel)
The Web of Destiny restored Spider-Woman’s life, but even Captain Marvel and Madame Web can tell something’s changed. Now Spider-Man wants to recruit her for a new team because Viper has engineered a deadly union between Hydra and Diamondback that’s about to tear the city apart, bringing forth a new foe powerful enough to destroy the city while burning Spider-Woman’s world to the ground. Don’t miss out on this action-packed premiere that features Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Viper and Diamondback…and introduces a terrifying new force of evil in Spider-Woman’s world!
All Eight Eyes (Dark Horse)
This brand-new series reunites the team of Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, colorist Brad Simpson, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou following their collaboration in Razorblades: The Horror Magazine, a taboo-busting anthology of terror co-created by Foxe and multiple Eisner-winner James Tynion IV.
All Eight Eyes takes readers back to the forgotten corners of post-9/11 New York City, where college dropout Vin Spencer floats through life in a drug-and-party-fueled haze until one terrible night sweeps him into a drifter’s reckless war against the giant eight-legged horrors stalking the city’s most vulnerable residents.
New Champions (Marvel)
Who are the New Champions? what do four kids whose lives were derailed by Hydra, Scarlet Witch’s mysterious protégé, a cursed roller derby jammer and a Wakandan runaway have in common? Not much! But when Hellrune’s mysterious powers activate to bring them together, they’ll have to learn how to work as a team quickly — or face the wrath of the Cult of Hela!
Alien: Paradiso (Marvel)
Welcome to Paradiso! Welcome to Paradiso, where the money flows like blood and the blood flows like acid! The Tulum of space, Paradiso is a hidden gem among the colonies with its tropical climate, white sand beaches and a remarkable population of hyper-wealthy criminals. When Colonial Marshals Dash Nanda and Lydia Reeves are sent there to bust a smuggling ring, they think they’ve hit the job-assignment jackpot. But the only ones getting lucky here are those HUNGRY enough to take what they need.
Dark X-Men (Marvel)
Welcome to the Dark X-Men…hope the world survives the experience! Following the explosive events of the Hellfire Gala, Madelyne Pryor realizes that the world needs X-Men now more than ever. Havok and Gambit have served on the team before, but never one that looks like this! And how does young mutant Carmen Cruz, A.K.A. Gimmick, fall under the Goblin Queen’s sway? The Dark X-Men’s first “rescue mission” ends in blood and flame, with the team at each other’s throats – and the fallen rising against them!
Will Chasm, the villainous Spider-Man clone held prisoner in Limbo, join the fight? Or will he become Madelyne’s ultimate downfall? And when Orchis’ shocking secret weapon is revealed, who will emerge as the one true Goblin Queen? Find out in the most horrific X-Men saga yet!
Spider-Man: Homeroom Heroes (Marvel)
Old foes, new tricks! Teenage super hero Spider-Man has enough on his plate keeping New York City safe from the likes of Electro and Tombstone – but when you add in his life as high-schooler Peter Parker, things get really stressful. Luckily, Spidey’s got web-shooters, Spider-Sense, some super-friends, and a knack for creative problem-solving on his side! Featuring two ten-page short stories, this new series is the perfect introduction to the Marvel Universe and the wall-crawling world of Spider-Man!
Let This One Be a Devil (Dark Horse)
In the early 1900s, Henry Naughton returns home to the family farm in the swampy Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. One night, he encounters a strange predator stalking the woods. This sends the young scholar on a research project that uncovers the legend of Mother Leeds and the terrible birth of the Jersey Devil in 1735.
James Tynion IV (Blue Book, Something is Killing the Children) and Steve Foxe (Dark X-Men, All Eight Eyes) along with Piotr Kowalski (Bloodborne, Where Monsters Lie) bring the Jersey Devil to life in a supernatural tale of horror that peels back unknown layers of history and reveals local monsters and universal terrors.
Hitting local comic shops on February 26, 2025 from Dark Horse.
