In the 1980s, Reed Richards hatches a venture to defend the Earth from Galactus, but will his plans be derailed by the Cold War? Sue and Johnny are invited to speak to the United Nations about saving the world. And a maverick computer genius offers hope to humanity with his new computer company, but is…
The story of the Fantastic Four’s lives in real time continues! Set in the 1970s, the heroes struggle to find their role in a rapidly changing world. Sue continues to fight for social causes while Reed becomes increasingly obsessed with preparing for the impending arrival of Galactus, creating tension within the Four. Let’s do the…
Marvel’s First Family celebrates their 60th anniversary with a step back in time in Fantastic Four: Life Story #1. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Life Story, this new miniseries finds the Richards family’s history warping and changing slightly with a fluidic resonance throughout America’s Atomic Age. Written by Mark Russell, drawn by Sean…
Hello friends and readers! It’s a chunky week as Jude Jones does double duty with Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21 and Champions #3, Andrea Ayres graces us with her opinions on Black Widow #4, Tony Thornley hits the road with Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1, and our boss Zachary Jenkins loses his head with M.O.D.O.K.: Head…
While there have been many iterations of X-Factor since 1985, one of the most memorable has been the government-sponsored, workplace-comedy team first written by Peter David and drawn by Larry Stroman. The X-Men’s Great Post-Krakoa Reset will include such a team as it resurrects the X-Factor brand for a new volume by writer Mark Russell…
Introducing Panels of the Week, where our writing staff lets us know what one comic book moment stuck with them most from the past week’s offerings. Dr. Lorna Dane Our first moment is one that’s LONG overdue. Cori McCreery chooses this panel from X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 “because she finally got her Ph.D.,…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick: Ka-Zar #1: The lord of the Savage Land is back from the dead, with some new powers, some family drama and a creeping sense of unease in a five-issue series by writer Zac…
In August, we wrote about how DC’s new line of $9.99 Compact Comics, collecting classic, evergreen stories in digest format, were just what comics needed to attract new readers. Apparently, plenty of people agreed with us, because DC on Tuesday announced second — and in one case a third — printings of its 10 launch…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE The Sentinel of the Spaceways, weilder of the mighty power cosmic, was once Norrin Radd, a humanoid alien from the planet Zenn-La who gave up his life and love to save his world from the planet-eater Galactus. After many years of loyal service as Galactus’ herald, the Surfer leads the devourer to…