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September 28, 2025

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6 things we raised an eyebrow at in X-Men #22, the prelude to Age of Revelation

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

With Z*E*R*O on his heels, Doug Ramsey, aka Revelation, arrives in Alaska seeking the X-Men’s help. Beset on all sides, the Alaska team could use a powerful new ally, but Revelation is not just an old friend, he’s the heir of Apocalypse. Y’know, from the series Heir of Apocalypse! And what new age could such…

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The dream of the ’90s is alive in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Deadpool/Wolverine #10

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

I haven’t been reading Deadpool/Wolverine, mostly because both characters are already in a million other comics, some of which are also team-up books. But I found the recap page for issue #10 oddly compelling. Allow me to share it here in full, bolding key words as I go: “In the far future, mutant supremacist Apocalypse…

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Ororo gets lost in a battle of cosmic forces in Marvel’s Storm #12

Jude Jones4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Everything ends. Our universe is no exception. However, the only way the universe ends is over Ororo Munroe’s dead body. So be it. Storm #12 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Mario Santoro, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Travis Lanham. It’s about 5 p.m. on Monday here in the District of Columbia….

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A walk in the ZARK: The evolution of sound effects for Cyclops’ optic blasts (Part I?)

Dan Grote and Adam Reck4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

A while back, we here at ComicsXF were pondering the origin and frequency of ZARK, give or take a few Z’s, as a, or perhaps the, sound effect for Cyclops’ optic beams. Surely, ZARK must be up there in terms of mighty Marvel sound effects, along with THWIP, SNIKT and BAMF, right? In fact, what’s…

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