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January 2026

  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom #420: Baked In

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck2 weeks ago2 weeks ago01 mins

Battle of the Atom blazes it up for its 420th episode with three X-Men stories you may have to be stoned to read.

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  • Batman

Bruce Wayne has a date with danger in Batman #5

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Bruce Wayne’s date with Anna Zeller is interrupted by assassins trying to kill the doctor. Can Bruce get them out of this without revealing his other identity?

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  • Previews

Peach Momoko and Stan Sakai join forces in our EXCLUSIVE preview of SAI: Dimensional Rivals #1

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Peach Momoko has assembled a collective of artists, all telling one story, with many parts, as Sai makes her way through the multiverse.

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  • Previews

Mutina returns with an odd request in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Uncanny X-Men #22

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

A festive event is interrupted by the daughter of darkness herself, Mutina. And she has an unimaginable favor to ask the Uncanny X-Men.

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  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: ‘Cause I’m a Creep

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

The Creeper is a weird character. He’s a guy with yellow skin, a green and black banana hammock, and a red fur boa. That’s a heck of a look. He’s also a good guy that most think is a bad guy. And sometimes he hangs out in Gotham City. That’s a lot on a character…

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  • X-Men

After the Age of Revelation, Cyclops tries to get Doug outta heeeere in Marvel’s X-Men #23

Adam Reck, Scott Redmond and Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago010 mins

Cyclops has been stranded in the Age of Revelation. But while he’s been there, what has his future counterpart been doing in the present?

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  • Staff Picks

Absolute Batman learns the truth about Ark M as X-Men returns to the present in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

The origins of the enigmatic Ark M are explored! What terrible secrets lie within its walls, and just who is assigned to protect it from discovery?

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  • Previews

EXCLUSIVE: Check out the slipcase cover for The Marvel Art of Dan Dos Santos

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

The Marvel Art of Dan Dos Santos collects all of Dos Santos’ pieces from the 2022 Marvel Masterpieces trading card set as well as pieces from other sets.

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  • Our Son Pete

Our Son Pete #33: The one where Pete and Kitty break up (Excalibur #120 with Dr. Chris Maverick)

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! co-host Dr. Christopher Maverick helps Dan discuss Excalibur #120, which chronicles the breakup between Pete Wisdom and Kitty Pryde.

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  • Previews

EXCLUSIVE: Peach Momoko makes Emma Frost shine in this X-Men United #1 variant cover

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants anywhere in the world can come together in unity to teach one another the skills needed for their survival.

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  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom: Inscrutable Cyclops with Alex Paknadel

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Alex Paknadel comes on the show to chat about his upcoming Cyclops series, the Punch Dimension, and what it’s like writing X-Men this past year.

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  • X-Men

CXF awards yearbook-style superlatives to the Age of Revelation. Who was best in class?

Adam Reck, Tony Thornley, Dan Grote and Austin Gorton4 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

In addition to the final recap of “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF team looked at the overall event via high school-yearbook style superlatives.

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  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: A Scumbag Bruce Wayne

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 weeks ago4 weeks ago01 mins

It’s the start of a new year again, and so, as we do every year, it’s time to look at some new visions of Batman in a handful of Elseworlds. We’ve got a pulpy adventure of Batman and Superman, the Bat-pirate Leatherwing sailing the seven seas and an issue of the Batman Chronicles anthology with…

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  • X-Men

Doug Ramsey’s Ego trip ends in Marvel’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale

Adam Reck, Dan Grote, Tony Thornley, Austin Gorton and Scott Redmond4 weeks ago3 weeks ago010 mins

“I have plotted the way forward for this species. For this world. For all of us. I do not do this out of anger, but of love.” Welcome to the Age of Revelation Finale.

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