If you’re an X-Men fan of a certain age, you may have read the past two months’ worth of From the Ashes comics and wondered, “Where did all the New Mutants and Generation X kids go? I mean I know Magik is in X-Men, but it’s like the rest of them just disappeared into the…
The solicit text for this one just says “CLASSIFIED!” like it’s still a secret that Marc Spector came back from the dead during Blood Hunt. So I guess, uh, how are you? Are the kids excited to be going back to school? Do you feel like the public education system is still getting its feet…
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. Stephanie’s pick: Exceptional X-Men #1: After the fall of Krakoa, Kate…
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. This feature doesn’t have a name yet; turns out a lot of online comics people like naming their blogs The Spinner Rack. But if we keep doing this and anyone…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · CXF Interview Podcast 318: Daniel Warren Johnson & Riley Rossmo talk The Moon Is Following Us Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo join the show to talk about their upcoming Image Comics series The Moon Is Following Us. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music,…
Immortal Thor #14 (LGY #775 – mazel tov!) ended with the Odinson absorbing the power of Zeus in combat, leaving the latter a smoking husk of a god. Does that make Thor Hercules’ dad now? Is that how that works? Because I would read a comic about Thor becoming Hercules’ stepdad, parking his Camaro in…
Archie. Finally. Decides. At long last, the answer to the question generations of fans have asked will be answered. Who will Archie choose? Betty or Veronica? Archie: The Decision #1 is written by Tom King, drawn by Dan Parent, inked by Bob Smith, colored by Rosario “Tito” Peña and lettered by Jack Morelli. WARNING: It’s…
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: Aliens vs. Avengers #1: Xenomorphs reach Earth! The perfect…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age and more Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age, AHOY Comics’ My Bad and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Y’ever notice when they convene a meeting of all of the Marvel super-geniuses, Forge isn’t there? No one asked Forge to join the Illuminati when the Skrulls were invading, or when the incursions started. You never see Forge on a Zoom call with Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man and Hank Pym and Beast and Shuri…
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. Tony’s pick: Wolverine: Revenge #1: He’s been beaten. He’s been bloodied….
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 24: The one with Sal Larroca with Karen Charm Artist Karen Charm joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #107, in which Sal Larroca becomes the book’s hot new artist … for four issues. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and…
A new mutant arms race sweeps the globe. International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to…
The year is 1983. Major Christopher Summers, Corsair of the spacefaring Starjammers, returns to Earth to celebrate the wedding of his son Scott to Madelyne Pryor. “Congratulations, Scott, I’m so proud of you. That Madelyne’s a dynamite gal. And what about you, Alex? Still superheroing? No, you’ve retired? What are you now, 25? Well you…
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. Dan’s pick: X-Factor #1: From the ashes of Krakoa, a new…