The Avengers vs. The Ashen Combine! The haunted voice in the Impossible City! A comic so decompressed we might just have to start reviewing this arc by arc! We piece together what we can as we wait for what comes next, in Avengers #4 and #5, written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa and…
In 2022, a crack team of ComicsXF writers and TTRPG lovers came together to try out the Marvel Multiverse RPG playtest — and found it wanting. Now, the members of the ComicsXF staff come together once more to play the finalized version of the game. Has it improved from playtest, gotten immeasurably worse or ended…
Pakistani. American. Muslim. Inhuman. Mutant. Superhero. Outlaw. Avenger. Champion. Exile. X-man. There are a lot of labels on Kamala Khan, and the latest one has upended her world entirely, and given her an all-new mission statement. But underneath all the labels, when you take away the societies who believe they have a claim on her…
Madelyne Pryor has a lot to worry about. As Queen of Limbo, she has to quell constant demonic uprisings against her home. She’s also in charge of the Limbo-New York Embassy, managing mutant refugees from the fall of Krakoa, and generally dealing with a city that does not want her there — and now Orchis…
Krakoa has fallen. Mutants throughout the world are being hunted, shipped off planet or forced to have their powers inhibited. Charles Xavier may have given up the dream of human and mutant co-existence, but Captain America still believes the two can stand together. See the return of the Unity Squad in Uncanny Avengers #1, written…
Aliens in New York? It must be Wednesday. Luckily, New York’s got no shortage of superheroes at hand, and it’s time for She-Hulk and the Pugnacious Punch Club to defend their city — with a little last-minute help from everyone’s favorite playing-card themed superhero! It’s all the action you’ve been waiting for in the somewhat…
An Impossible City has come to town, and its members, the Ashen Combine, have each picked a city to destroy and feed their unique, monstrous appetites. Cityslaying may be an artform, but as Tony Stark aptly informs the Ashen Combine… everyone’s a critic. And so are we! Join us, as we critique Avengers #3, written…
It’s the biggest night of the year for the mutants … but, unfortunately, it’s an even bigger night for Orchis. X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 is written by Gerry Duggan; drawn by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka and Pepe Larraz; colored by Rain…
We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches….
The Scoundrel continues to be the absolute worst at taking “no” for an answer, and with Jen’s heart, she’s finding it harder and harder to say the word. Attempting to blow up New York, however, may just be what puts him in her bad books for good … or so we hope. She-Hulk #14 is…
The Super-Family is spreading. Through the planet, through the Universe, through the Multiverse and through more comics than we can shake a stick at. With so many people wearing the crest of the House of El, we start to wonder: what does that symbol truly represent? On Earth, it represents family, as Superman and his…
Kang the Conqueror is in need of the Avengers’ help, but what could possibly convince them to help him? The means to save 1000 lives is a good start, because the Master of Time is slowly running out of time himself — the Tribulation events are coming. Avengers #2 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn…
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Amazing Spider-Man #26. On May 31, Marvel released Amazing Spider-Man #26, controversially killing Marvel’s most prominent South Asian character, Kamala Khan. She becomes one more of a long line of characters whose deaths happen to fuel Peter Parker’s ever-flowing fountain of…
DC’s latest relaunch is here, and we at ComicsXF love nothing more than judging things. (Wait, hold on, my editor is telling me it’s called critique.) Well, CXF’s regular DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz decided to take a look at the releases so far and grade them. One note, we are…
The Emissary of a death god crosses dimensions for a ritual sacrifice to gain ultimate power. Chaos erupts — and a hero dies. Amazing Spider-Man #26 is written by Zeb Wells, penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Scott Hanna, colored by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Tony Thornley: It’s…