While the fallout from the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy and sale continues to become public at a pace we can’t keep up with (shoutout to Heidi MacDonald at The Beat for staying on top of that raging dumpster fire), a new company has entered the comics distribution market. Philbo Distribution began taking orders July 1…
This week sees the release of X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil, an all-hands-on-deck jam that sees the various factions of the mutant diaspora reunite to remember the island they all used to live on. Given the number of From the Ashes titles we’ve seen ended in the runup to the Vigil (NYX, X-Force, X-Factor) and the…
While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed, for better and for worse. Steve Rogers awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren’t so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve faces a critical decision: adapt to…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Austin’s pick: X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil #1: One year ago, at…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 357: Jordan Clark talks AHOY Comics' Ancestral Recall Writer Jordan Clark joins the show to talk about his upcoming AHOY Comics series, Ancestral Recall. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday…
It’s finally summer! Soaring temperatures and vacation means it’s pool time. Our team decided to beat the heat by going back to that most storied Marvel classic, the swimsuit special. Just in time for Marvel’s official relaunch of the special in July, we’re dipping our toes into the pool of mutant fashion and sizzling summer…
As Logan’s first teen-girl mentee, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine used to be close. Not in a sexual way – it’s not like Logan was one of the girls in the mansion – but there was a brief period where they had sort of a Batman-and-Robin thing going. Writer Chris Claremont is currently revisiting that period…
Set aside the whole body swap thing for a second. You wanna know how we know Psylocke’s come a long way? In late 1992/early 1993, Marvel published a three-issue story in X-Men in which the team went to Siberia for Colossus family/Omega Red stuff, and Psylocke (then Betsy Braddock in Kwannon’s body) is depicted on…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: New History of the DC Universe #1: In celebration…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 356: Conor McCreery talks The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal Writer Conor McCreery joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios miniseries The Last Witch: Blood and Betrayal, and his upcoming graphic novel about Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti. You can listen…
We’ve gotten a lot of new mutants (lowercase) in this first year of From the Ashes. Do you think they’ll ever meet? There’s room for story in throwing together three groups of young mutants raised by different mutant teachers: Rogue and Gambit’s Outliers, Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost’s Exceptional students and Cyclops’ Alaskan misfits. Maybe…
There’s a whole lot of time traveling going on in the X-books lately. Cable ended up in the far future town of Salvation Bay, where he fell in love with someone who, like him, had the techno-organic virus. Ms. Marvel is currently gallivanting around the X-Men’s greatest hits, fighting an amalgamation of Legion’s remaining personalities….
Before she became a mainstay of the X-Men, Emma Frost had another role: White Queen of the Hellfire Club. As she grapples for power with the rest of the Inner Circle, witness Emma’s ruthless ascent to the top. And when she discovers there is a mole within the Hellfire Club leaking secrets to their sworn…
I have strong sense memories of the original Adult Swim lineup on the Cartoon Network. To a half-drunk, half-sleepy college kid like myself, it was animation by way of fever dream. Hey, look at those kids playing soccer, they’re so squiggly – nod off – why’s Brak’s dad so tiny – nod off – HOLY…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Scott’s pick: Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1: There will…