Otto Octavius is looking for a few good men…and they’re all him. Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1 is written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Davide Tinto, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Otto Octavius has always been chasing something greater. The more we’ve learned about the villain and his motives and drive,…
Fresh from their latest adventure, Ben Grimm and his companions Amaryllis and Bobby take an evening to themselves. The sudden arrival of the Champion, however, leads to an all-out brawl through (and under) the streets of New York…and raises more questions than are close to being answered. The Thing #3 Written by Walter Mosely, drawn…
Charles Xavier. Beast. Amanda Mueller. Moira MacTaggert. Magneto. Some of the greatest minds and experts on mutantkind are assembled by Mister Sinister to discuss the evolution of Homo superior … but to what devious end? Rest assured, there’ll be at least one dead body before dessert at this meeting of the Eighth Circle. Dan “Never…
Trying to keep your family from imploding is a tall order. Kit Hobbs is about to find out it’s an even taller order when that family has been piloting the Titan that protects New Hyperion from kaiju for generations. Between a spiraling brother, a powder keg of a father and a whole bunch of 20-story…
It’s time to drop anchor in home port and let the crew disembark: Emma Frost quits, Kate investigates her disability, there’s one more fight on one more ship, and Marauders as we know it comes to an end. Marauders #27, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Matteo Lolli except where it’s by Phil Noto, colors…
Austin Gorton: The first episode of Book of Boba Fett was a bit of a slow burn, teeing up some plot points while introducing a present day/flashback narrative structure. This episode continues in that vein, but is much more action-packed while also making the world of the show feel bigger. What are your main takeaways…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 193: Swords on Swords on Swords with Zoe Tunnell & Valentine Smith Valentine Smith and Zoe Tunnell join the show to talk about their webcomic Blade Maidens, their X-Men fan comics and their cats. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
We’ve had a pandemic. A global economic crash. And a journalist has been murdered. But one hard-drinking female reporter-turned-detective is on the case. Bylines in Blood #1 is written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, illustrated by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock. Will Nevin: OK, I know why I was interested…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1: Remember when Marvel did the New Fantastic Four with Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider and it ruled? Now imagine that with four Doctors Octopus from across…
With the candidates announced and polls open for the 2022 X-Men Election, we here at ComicsXF want to ensure an informed electorate. After all, democracy dies in darkness. Our crack team of investigators has found some truly shocking things about this round of candidates. Penance: Identity Theft Monet St. Croix touts herself as a near-perfect…
X-Men Group Editor Jordan D White joins us to answers questions the brightest minds have been asking since before the Dawn of X. Want to know the truth about what changed in Hickman’s plan, the writer’s departure or Baby Havok? You must listen to this one.
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. So this is the new year, and I don’t feel any different. Sorry, I was listening to Death Cab for…
Though they’ve been stuck in a bad place on their respective worlds, our Supermen each rally themselves in their own ways on this week’s Superchat. One Superman finally escapes a bottled city, taking the fight to Brainiac to save all bottled cities everywhere, in Superman ‘78 #5, written by Robert Venditti, drawn by Wilfredo Torres,…
Batman and Lex Luthor cross figurative swords as the investigation into the death of Abyss continues in Batman #119 written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the new backup feature, Gotham Academy character Maps Mizoguchi returns to investigate the disappearance of…
Christi and Chris cover their first Young Justice crossover event ever, A World Without Young Justice (Young Justice #44, Impulse #85, Robin #101, Superboy #99, and Young Justice #45). Who is Young Justice? Who isn’t Young Justice? Can Christi figure it out before the episode’s done? Support The Chrises Patreon Ko-fi Contact The Chrises Twitter:…