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July 2023

  • X-Men Red

Change and tradition collide in X-Men Red #13

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago018 mins

Geneis and her fancy staff bring havoc to the Great Ring in X-Men Red #13 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee, and Ariana Maher. “Your father has three dead friends.  All three of them used. Your father didn’t. Your father, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, is alive.” Thus concluded the one and only talk…

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  • Batman

Nightwing and Catwoman Enter the Nightmare Realm in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago025 mins

It’s the final stand against Newmazo. But how can Batman, Superman and the combined might of the heroes of Earth stand against an android both with all their powers and a brilliant mind? Find out in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #17, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by…

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  • Previews

NOW Can Beast Have Some Comeuppance in Our Exclusive Preview of Wolverine #35

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

We’re long past the days of the bouncing, blue-furred Beast who quoted Shakespeare and pulled lighthearted pranks while simultaneously trying to cure the Legacy Virus. Since the ’90s he’s been on a downward trajectory of devil’s bargains and war crimes. Benjamin Percy steered into the skid, and has spent the most recent arcs of both…

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  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: The Darkest Episode of ’66 Ever

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

It’s taken three episodes, but we’ve finally covered every story in the original Batman #1. That means this week, we’re covering the first appearance of Catwoman, and so we’re also covering a couple other Catwoman stories, one a story that’s place in continuity is weird even by DC Comics standards, and one that started off…

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  • Black Panther

Meet Some New Wakandans in Black Panther #2

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

Who is the mysterious Beisa? Delve deeper into Wakanda as we, and T’Challa, have never seen her, in Black Panther #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Sabino. She arrives, shrouded in moonlight, white colored tights covering her svelte, slender figure….

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  • Staff Picks

Hawkgirl Returns and Star Trek Cries for Blood in This Week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and…

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  • X-Men

Some threads are tightening more than others as Fall of X looms in X-Chat #10

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago030 mins

The build up to Fall of X continues in X-Chat #10! Too much happens in X-Men #24 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Wolverine and Beast’s war continues to escalate in Wolverine #34 by Ben Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Fran D’Armata, and Cory Petit The war across time continues in X-Force…

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  • CXF Interview Podcast

WMQ&A Episode 265: Bryan Edward Hill’s Axel Alonso Impression

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 265: Bryan Edward Hill's Axel Alonso Impression Writer Bryan Edward Hill joins the show to talk about his new Blade series at Marvel, the writers’ strike, his work on Titans and to reveal he is shockingly good at impressions. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,…

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  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom: Tidy

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

This is the one you have been waiting for. It is a podcast all about X-Men: Destiny character Pixie. Ranked This Episode:

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  • Batman

Joker Gets a Day Job and the Scooby Gang Takes a Cruise in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago019 mins

The S.S. Silver St. Cloud is setting out for its maiden voyage to test a new navigational system developed by WayneTech. Bruce Wayne has invited Mystery Inc. to join him on the cruise and to help solve the mysteries he has set up. But when real pirates show up, it’s up to Batman, Scooby-Doo and…

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  • Previews

A Game of Panther and Antelope in Our Exclusive Preview of Black Panther #2

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

Wikipedia defines Beisa as a species of medium-sized antelope found in the horn of Africa. It’s also the name of a new antagonist for T’Challa as he returns to stalk the streets of Wakanda. If you want to know more about this new volume of Black Panther, read Jude Jones’ review of issue #1, then…

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  • Immortal X-Men

Fall Comes to Krakoa in Immortal X-Men #13

Austin Gorton and Rasmus Skov Lykke2 years ago2 years ago020 mins

With the Quiet Council on the verge of collapse, Doug Ramsey says his piece in Immortal X-Men #13, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: The leaves are dying, there’s a chill in the air, monsters walk the streets with impunity. It can…

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  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: The Law of Contrivance

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

There are plenty of superheroes you could talk about where the issues of copaganda in 2023 don’t come up. I’m sure there are. But Batman isn’t one of them. We’ve had episodes talking about Jim Gordon and the main detectives of the GCPD before and had to look at those questions, and this week, we’re…

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  • DC

Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2 featuring Green Lantern, Titans, and more!

Armaan Babu, Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago024 mins

We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches….

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  • Staff Picks

The Robins Have Nightmares in This Week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest…

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