In many regards one of the most inexplicable snubs from The Power Fantasy playlist, â99 Luftballonsâ was a 1983 single by the band NENA. It was inspired by guitarist Carlo Karges attending a Rolling Stones concert in West Berlin and witnessing a bunch of balloons hover in the air. He then wondered what would happen…
While Two-Face joins forces with the General, and Batman and Robin experience growing pains in their relationship, Bruce Wayne faces a threat like none he has ever experienced: Gotham Child Protective Services. Batman & Robin: Year One #2 is written by Mark Waid, drawn and colored by Chris Samnee and lettered by Clayton Cowles and…
As reviewers, we often have access to issues a few days â sometimes week â ahead of time, depending on the publisher and the particular issue. Gives us time to really soak things in and perhaps revisit them a few times before putting proverbial pen to paper and recording our thoughts. As I cracked open…
Dominikos “Avalanche” Petrakis didn’t get much to do on Krakoa. Unless I missed an X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic – which I definitely did – his only real moment came when he was nominated for the 2022 X-Men vote, a race in which he and a number of other mutants were set up to lose to…
Who doesn’t love an artist’s edition book? It’s a great way to cut through the noise of a classic story and appreciate an artist’s process in oversized black and white, letting the pencils and inks do the talking. Valiant today announced, exclusively through ComicsXF, that it will publish an Artist’s Edition of 1993’s X-O Manowar…
Batman rogues have some seriously strange evolutions. Some, like the Joker, have a path you can easily follow. Others, like Mr. Freeze, have just become completely different over the years. Another like that is Catman, created in the mid-Silver Age as yet another anti-Bat before becoming a joke character, and then evolving into a morally…
Masumi’s latest art exhibit opens tonight. Tokyo is petrified. Will any critic dare say what they think and risk unleashing her wrath? Meanwhile, Etienne discovers the dangers of long-haul flights when you’ve just murdered a world leader. The Power Fantasy #4 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and…
An unknown form of radiation poisoning from the Oklahoma incident has turned her cells into ticking time bombs. As her final hours count down, will she find a cure for her illness at Night Nurseâs new superhero hospital, or will it require enchantments from Doctor Voodoo to save her life? Storm #2 is written by…
Kate Pryde thought she had quit teaching teenage mutants how to get by in a world that hates and fears them. Emma Frost wants her to pick up where she left off. She wonât even have to leave Chicagoland this time. Find out if Emma gets what Emma wants in Exceptional X-Men #3, written by…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattâs pick: The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1: In the…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 329: Marco Finnegan talks Oni's Calavera, P.I. Marco Finnegan joins the show to talk about his new Oni Press book, Calavera, P.I. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can…
The 1965 Neil Simon play The Odd Couple, later made and remade into a number of movies and TV shows, posits that two divorced, middle-aged men who exist in an imaginary binary of cleanliness are fertile grounds for comedy. This variant cover by Justin Mason for NYX #7, out Jan. 8, posits a similar scenario…
Marvel on Monday announced five Free Comic Book Day 2025 titles, some offering warm-ups to big summer storylines, some offering sampler platters of regular titles, and one advertising shows on Disney Jr. Perhaps most relevant to this website’s interests, a Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men book teases “the birth of the All-New, All-Different X-Men,” in a story…
The brutal conclusion to the âRed Waveâ storyline is here. The Uncanny X-Men face an unstoppable force of evil and death who reveals a shocking secret, but they may not survive long enough to face it. Will the next generation of young mutants stand by Rogue and her team or join the other side? Uncanny…
A few weeks ago, it was announced that Marvel would be canceling Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur after only two seasons, and I wrote an op-ed about why the show deserved better. To add insult to injury, Disney has pulled an upcoming episode of Moon Girl from airing on Disney Channel due to the fact…