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Happy Mother’s Day from this review of Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #4

Jude Jones — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

As Ororo fights her mother and meets her daughter in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #4, Jude Jones shares a special Mother's Day message.

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Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #3 lets us hear from Ororo

Jude Jones — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

To save Storm from the War Above All, a mysterious entity abducts Ororo from the multiverse completely, in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3.

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Black Panther: Intergalactic #4, or, let Ryan write T’Challa

Jude Jones — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

T'Challa and Shuri have reunited just in time to face their fiercest enemy yet. And unknown to them, the entire Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda is watching.

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Finding the good in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #2

Jude Jones — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant and the Scarlet Witch face impossible choices as an interdimensional invasion draws nearer.

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Black Panther: Intergalactic #3 has us asking the 5 W’s

Jude Jones — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Black Panther faces down a planet of villains. For each he defeats, another takes its place, and the power behind them all still awaits his shot at the king.

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Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special not quite fit for a king

Jude Jones — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Marvel’s Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special features stories by Priest, Cody Ziglar, Evan Narcisse, Murewa Ayodele, Georges Jeanty, Alitha Martinez, & more.

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Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1 gets back to the action

Jude Jones — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The War Above All thunders louder and closer. As the cosmos braces, Ororo Munroe turns her gaze to her home in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #1.

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Ultimate Black Panther ends with a surprise as Intergalactic speed-runs familiar beats

Jude Jones — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

It’s the Black Panther vs. the Progenitors in a final showdown for control of not only vibranium and Wakanda, but the whole world.

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Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda

Jude Jones — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with...

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Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3 will flare up your ADHD

Jude Jones — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

X years later, as a result of the actions of Rogue Red and Storm, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer Daniel Drumm, Rogue Red and Storm will face the ancient...

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Humility, humanity and the death of a king: Remembering Chadwick Boseman

Jude Jones — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

You’d expect to find these pictures buried under dust in a photo album hidden in your attic: a nascent student-artist exuding an innocuous humility; a high-watt smile very possibly fueled by the Heineken in the background; warmly tinted photos taken on a warm day. Chadwick Boseman, the talented actor, the international superstar, the man best...

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All things must pass. But will we remember Marvel’s Rogue Storm #2?

Jude Jones — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000

X years later, many secret events have taken place among the mutants of the world — including the one that changed Gambit and Rogue’s marriage forever. As Storm embarks on her quest to destroy Eegun, the devourer of Sorcerers Supreme, Gambit has a score to settle with Storm for the fate of his marriage. But...

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A goddess gone mad and a Rogue gone red in Marvel’s Rogue Storm #1

Jude Jones — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

X years later, with Earth’s gods gone, only Ororo Munroe, the mutant god of storms, remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends — Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath....

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Ororo gets lost in a battle of cosmic forces in Marvel’s Storm #12

Jude Jones — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Everything ends. Our universe is no exception. However, the only way the universe ends is over Ororo Munroe’s dead body. So be it. Storm #12 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Mario Santoro, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Travis Lanham. It’s about 5 p.m. on Monday here in the District of Columbia....

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There’s something missing in Imperial War: Black Panther #1 (Hint: It’s T’Challa’s [REDACTED])

Jude Jones — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:04:51 +0000

Blamed for the assassinations that have started an all-out galactic war, T’Challa will first need to survive a brutal assault from the World-Breaker Hulk and Amadeus Cho before he can even think about hunting down the true culprit, and all while his spacecraft spirals towards certain doom. Imperial War: Black Panther #1 is written by...

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Marvel’s Storm #11 is everything, everywhere, all at once

Jude Jones — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Hadad is here to end our universe. Eternity, sensing the coming cataclysm, abandons the universe to seek the help of The One Above All — the only entity benevolent and powerful enough to defeat the first storm god. With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being...

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Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda are good Marvel Studios shows that deserved better from Disney

Jude Jones — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

I’m an ’80s baby, raised on bad sitcoms and movies with heavy-handed messages (and great soundtracks). The idea of Blackness then was still shrouded in otherness: Most programs either sought seamless integration with some small Black aesthetic flairs, or played up those Black aesthetics for comedic impact. So many of those shows seemed to be...

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On judging Tyler, The Creator’s new album too quickly, and Storm #10 not quickly enough

Jude Jones — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

The FBI finally discovers the mutant child from the Oklahoma incident and the safehouse Storm sheltered the child in. Storm must protect this child, but there is one problem: The last time Storm was in close proximity to the child, she died a horrible death. Also, cosmic stuff happens. And Bishop is here! Storm #10...

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12 new X-Men series we want to see announced after the Hellfire Vigil

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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...

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X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil is one weird wake

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000

One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together...

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Storm #9 is an overstuffed omelet, but there’s a good reason for that

Jude Jones — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Eternity has grown desperate. He abducts a powerful cosmic entity and hides them in the Storm Sanctuary. What is the identity of this entity? How will this act complicate the FBI’s investigation into Storm? And why is Maggott hosting a Royal Rumble at Ororo’s place? Storm #9 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Lucas...

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Black Panther’s son is WHAT?! in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1

Jude Jones — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The king of Wakanda is dead, leaving unguarded the world’s most advanced technology, most precious metal and a cryptic vault of dark secrets while triggering global conflicts. With T’Challa gone, the future will be determined by a final tribal challenge for the throne and the mysterious victor who will change Wakanda, and the Marvel Universe,...

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Storm #8 does too much and yet too little, but damn if it doesn’t look good doing it

Jude Jones — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Storm does not lie. We all know that. But in the aftermath of the X-Manhunt, she is under investigation by the FBI. Will Ororo have to perjure herself or face jail time for assisting fugitive Charles Xavier? And what is Maggott up to back at the Storm Sanctuary? Storm #8 is written by Murewa Ayodele,...

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A conversation between Jude Jones and his 20-year-old self about Storm #7

Jude Jones — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Fifty years ago, Ororo Munroe, the iconic Storm, made her debut in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Meanwhile, in Storm #7, she faces five legendary thunder gods: Thor, Chaac, Sango, Mamaragan and Susanoo. But first, a mission to Brazil goes horribly wrong. Storm #7 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by Alex Guimaraes...

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In honor of her 50th anniversary, CXF writers talk about what makes the X-Men’s Storm great

Latonya Pennington and Jude Jones — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This year — and this week’s Storm #7 by Murewa Ayodele and Luciano Vecchio — marks the 50th anniversary of Ororo Munroe’s first appearance in Marvel’s Giant-Size X-Men #1. To celebrate the character’s cultural impact, CXF contributors Latonya “Penn” Pennington and Jude Jones held a roundtable discussion on the iconic Windrider. ComicsXF: As a character,...

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