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  • X-Men ’97’s ‘Rise of Apocalypse Part II’ showcases the power of destiny and the cost of hubris
  • Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin
  • Inglorious X-Force #7 reminds us X-Men do prisons all the time (PREVIEW)
  • Enter the cosplay contest from hell in DIE: Loaded #7

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  • X-Men ’97’s ‘Rise of Apocalypse Part II’ showcases the power of destiny and the cost of hubris
  • Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin
  • Inglorious X-Force #7 reminds us X-Men do prisons all the time (PREVIEW)
  • Enter the cosplay contest from hell in DIE: Loaded #7

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June 2026

  • CXF Interview Podcast

TCXFIP 406: Joey Esposito talks Killer Influences & Power Rangers Unlimited

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

Writer Joey Esposito joins the show to talk about his new IDW Crime series Killer Influences and his upcoming BOOM Studios series Power Rangers Unlimited.

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  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom: Bowie Baja Blast

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck2 weeks ago2 weeks ago01 mins

Jeph Loeb probably enjoys a Mountain Dew Dark Berry Bash, the blue raspberry and blackberry variant exclusive to Applebee’s Cosmic Wings ghost kitchen. David Draiman probably enjoys Hard Mountain Dew Black Cherry, the most embarrassing way to get drunk. David Bowie would never touch the stuff. Ranked This Episode:

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  • DC

Batwoman #4 puts the puzzle pieces together

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Both our heroes and the Religion of Crime come to the conclusion that there is something different about the Batwoman stalking Greece in Batwoman #4.

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  • Previews

The Shadow King returns in X-Men United #5 (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

Iceman’s dream of bringing all the X-Men together for fun times and fellowship has backfired and left Graymatter Lane vulnerable in X-Men United #5.

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Supergirl and Batgirl back to back
  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: Supergirl Comes to Gotham

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

So, as I (Matt) work my way through my 365 movies in 365 days project, last week I watched the Supergirl movie from the 80s. What a weird, wild movie. I bet some of you didn’t even know that this week’s Supergirl movie isn’t even the first one. Well, it’s not, and as good as…

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  • Staff Picks

A Supergirl movie tie-in, an Ultimate Universe farewell and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

This week’s top picks include a Supergirl special, the Ultimate Universe Finale, an X-Men tale set in the Outback and the Wolf Man unleashed!

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  • CXF Interview Podcast

TCXFIP 405: Jadzia Axelrod & Nicole Maines talk Justice League: Dream Girls

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Jadzia Axelrod and Nicole Maines join the show to talk about their DC Pride Month event miniseries Justice League: Dream Girls.

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  • Redesigning

Mystique shapeshifts into some new looks in our latest X-Men Redesigning challenge

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

Our team of talented artists sought to remix classic Mystique elements and offer some new looks to X-villain Raven Darkholme.

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  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom: Sour Grapes Scott

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Cyclops is one of the greatest characters in comics, and that’s because he screws up so often that it is funny. Like, every time, it’s funny how he makes a bad decision. Ranked This Episode:

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  • X-Men

X-Men United #4 has both dungeons AND dragons

Stephanie Burt3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Can a school work if the teachers don’t get along? Iceman doesn’t want to find out, so he’s asked to play a game. But things get too real in X-Men United #4.

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Dani’s parents are in mystical trouble again in Moonstar #4 (PREVIEW)

Austin Gorton3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter…

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  • Batman

Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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  • Previews

X-Men #32 has us thinking about Weapon PRIME (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

While the X-Men’s rescue mission was compromised by the identity of the mutant they were tracking, it’s now completely shot by the intervention of Department H.

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Batman opens a door, looking like Two-Face, with a shocked Robin looking on
  • BatChat

BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

A few weeks ago, comics lost one of the legends of the late Silver and Bronze Age. While Gerry Conway is probably best known for his work on Spider-Man at Marvel, where he killed Gwen Stacy and creating the Punisher, and to a somewhat lesser extent creating Firestorm at DC, Conway had a solid run…

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  • X-Men

No, it’s not THAT Mars in Uncanny X-Men #30

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton3 weeks ago3 weeks ago010 mins

Widespread panic breaks out in Louisiana as it becomes Ground Zero for an alien invasion force. But are they really what they seem? We review Uncanny X-Men #30.

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