Justin Partridge - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:46:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Justin Partridge - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Patsy Walker Looks Within in Iron Man #8! https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/15/patsy-walker-looks-within-in-iron-man-8/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25235 The Following is a BREAKING NEWS Special Report. Iron Man Still Rules. Written by Christopher Cantwell, drawn by Angel Unzueta, colored by Frank D’Armata, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Iron Man #8 finds Ol’ Shellhead replaced by Ol’ Cat Ears; focusing on co-lead Patsy Walker, her storied, trauma-filled history, and her once-again blossoming psionic powers....

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]]> 25235 It’s Time for a Raid Pastiche in Daredevil #29! https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/15/its-time-for-a-raid-pastiche-in-daredevil-29/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25221 Matt Murdock has a good ol’ fashioned yard fight in the rain in Daredevil #29. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #29 finds the Goop gone but the problems remaining. Matt on the inside is having to deal with escalating violence while on...

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]]> 25221 Fantastic Four #30 Gets Goopy Right After It’s Fashionable https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/15/fantastic-four-30-gets-goopy-right-after-its-fashionable/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25219 Just when you thought you were out they GOOP YA back in Fantastic Four #30. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by Zé Carlos, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Fantastic Four #30 (LGY #675) finds the First Family still struggling through Knull’s invasion. Separated, down two members, and trapped on Yancy Street,...

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]]> 25219 Things Go Very Awry For Sam and Bucky in The Falcon and Winter Soldier Episode #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/13/things-go-very-awry-for-sam-and-bucky-in-the-falcon-and-winter-soldier-episode-4/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24914 Ideologies come to ahead as John Walker, the Flag Smashers, and our titular Lads™ clash in “The Whole World is Watching”  from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: We are really in it now in this episode. This show is still pretty messy for me ideologically but now it’s finally committed to...

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]]> 24914 Born Anew and Veiled in Slime. King in Black Wraps and Leaves Us With Some Ghosts https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/09/born-anew-and-veiled-in-slime-king-in-black-wraps-and-leaves-us-with-some-ghosts/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24613 Endings and new beginnings across Venom #34 by Donny Cates, Iban Coello, and Jesus Aburtov and King in Black #5 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and Frank Martin and Jason Keith, letters by Clayton Cowles Forrest Hollingsworth: It’s here. The months-in-the-making finale of King in Black and the penultimate issue of Donny Cates and Ryan...

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]]> 24613 Future State Ends on a High Note in Superman Vs Imperious Lex https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/06/future-state-ends-on-high-note-in-superman-vs-imperious-lex/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24458 It’s the Return of the Reticulants in Future State: Superman Vs. Imperious Lex #3! Written by Mark Russell, drawn by Steve Pugh, colored by Romulo Fajardo, Jr., and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual, this part 3 of 3 closes the book(s) on Future State. Lexor’s economy is still in freefall and Lex Luthor intends to...

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]]> 24458 Writer Christopher Golden Talks about Expanding the Outerverse with Lady Baltimore https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/02/writer-christopher-golden-talks-about-expanding-the-outerverse-with-lady-baltimore/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23923 The Baltimore legacy lives on in Lady Baltimore. Picking up nearly 13 years after the last Baltimore epic, The Red Kingdom, the Outerverse (the name provided to this separate arm of the Mignola umbrella of titles) finds itself expanding. Led by a new leading lady and two new titles, writer Christopher Golden and a full...

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]]> 23923 One Dread Door Closes and Another Opens as Miskatonic Goes and Maniac Grows https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/31/one-dread-door-closes-and-another-opens-as-miskatonic-goes-and-maniac-grows/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23703 Can FBI agent Miranda Keller save the day, or will dark forces consume her and the rest of a sleepy little valley’s humanity? It’s curtains for Miskatonic, the riff on H.P. Lovecraft’s lore and personal lousiness by writer Mark Sable, artist Giorgio Pontrelli, colorist Pippa Bowland and letterer Dave Sharpe.  Harry’s on a train. The...

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]]> 23703 Forrest Has a Bad Time, Vishal Talks About Pokémon, Charlie is Mad At Kenny Omega and Justin is Lost? This is Your Week In Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/28/forrest-has-a-bad-time-vishal-talks-about-pokemon-charlie-is-mad-at-kenny-omega-and-justin-is-lost-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23500 CW for discussion of the Fiend and Alexa Bliss regarding abuse narratives. Charlie Davis: Another week of Wrestling! And well…we’ve got a lot to talk about.  Forrest Hollingsworth: This so-called “Road to Wrestlemania” sure seems bumpy, huh?  Vishal Gullapalli: What’s wrestling? I wanna talk about Pokemon. Fastlane and NJPW Cup CD: Honestly some stuff happened...

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]]> 23500 Father and Son Face Space Rifts and Mortality in Action Comics #1029 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/27/father-and-son-face-space-rifts-and-mortality-in-action-comics-1029/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23454 Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues with Action Comics #1029, part two of two of the opening arc “The...

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]]> 23454 It’s Just Like Old-Timey Film Reels … until It’s Not, in Batman/Superman #16 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/27/its-just-like-old-timey-film-reels-until-its-not-in-batman-superman-16/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23471 The Batman and Superman team-up is one of the great comic team-ups, so we here at ComicsXF are honoring that tradition by taking part of our Bat Chat team and part of our Super Chat team and having them join together to review the first issue of the new era of Batman and Superman team-ups...

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]]> 23471 Alien #1, Or In Space No One Can Hear That Repressed Trauma https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/24/alien-1-or-in-space-no-one-can-hear-that-repressed-trauma/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23344 In space, no one can hear your repressed trauma in Alien #1. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Salvador Larroca, colored by Guru-eFX, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Marvel’s first turn into xenomorph country finds a world post Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens. One of Weyland-Yutani’s top men is retiring and yearning...

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]]> 23344 Tony Takes the Fight to Space in Iron Man #7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/18/tony-takes-the-fight-to-space-in-iron-man-7/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23092 Tony, Hellcat, Rhodey, and Team “God Fighters” find that space ain’t the place in Iron Man #7. Written by Christopher Cantwell, drawn by CAFU, colored by Frank D’Armata, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, the latest installment of the Armored Avenger adventures has Tony and his ramshackle team taking the fight to Korvac; both on the...

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]]> 23092 Doomed Planet. Desperate Scientists. Last Hope. Kindly Couple. NEW COLUMN! https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/13/doomed-planet-desperate-scientists-last-hope-kindly-couple-new-column/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22718 Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by...

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]]> 22718 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay in Daredevil #28 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/11/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-in-daredevil-28/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22659 The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra...

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]]> 22659 The Great Infinite Frontier #0 ComicsXF Roundtable https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/05/the-great-infinite-frontier-0-comicsxf-roundtable/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22477 Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXF’s roundtable discussion of DC’s new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. I’m Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and I’d like to start with everyone here sounding off. Let’s see who I’ve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, I’m Tony...

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]]> 22477 The Trip to the Future is Worth it as Future State Ends Strong for Superman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/27/the-trip-to-the-future-is-worth-it-as-future-state-ends-strong-for-superman/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21923 Journey into time…FOR THE FINAL(ish) TIME in our continued coverage of DC’s FUTURE STATE. We’re wrapping up with a walkthrough of last week’s Superman: Worlds of War #2 accompanied by House of El #1 wrapping up the take of the Man of Steels’ legacy. As Yes famously said there’s a time and the time is...

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]]> 21923 AfterShock Double Feature: Maniac of New York Slays as Miskatonic Nears its Dread End https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/27/aftershock-double-feature-maniac-of-new-york-slays-as-miskatonic-nears-its-dread-end/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21949 A killer emerges and horrifies a city and the world … but then sticks around in Maniac of New York #1 by writer Elliott Kalan, artist Andrea Mutti and letterer Taylor Esposito. The dead rise and the Old Ones awaken. More Lovecraftian horror abounds in Miskatonic #4 by writer Mark Sable, artist Giorgio Pontrelli, colorist...

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]]> 21949 The Legion Stumbles, Batman/Superman Get Along and Lex Luthor Soars In Future State https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/26/the-legion-stumbles-batman-superman-get-along-and-lex-luthor-sores-in-future-state/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21917 The Legion of Super-Heroes confront their rogue member but not is all as it seems in Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Riley Rossmo, colors by Ivan Plascencia and letters by Dave Sharpe. Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 is only 19 pages. But somehow it felt like...

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]]> 21917 Getting to the Bottom of Things in WandaVision Episode 7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/25/getting-to-the-bottom-of-things-in-wandavision-episode-7/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21836 Mikey Zee: You know, I thought it would be a good idea to do this week’s WandaVision recap “on location,” from the basement of this cool old house. I had this idea that being surrounded by stone, subflooring, and centuries-old root vegetables might give me some inspiration. I know they always say not to go...

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]]> 21836 The Darkness Comes to Roost in Warhammer 40K Magnus Calgar #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/24/the-darkness-comes-to-roost-in-warhammer-40k-magnus-calgar-5/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21740 Glorious, blasphemous purpose in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #5 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: FOR MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND YEARS, THE LIVING CORPSE OF THE EMPEROR HAS SAT IMMOBILE ON THE GOLDEN THRONE. FOR A FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT. TODAY IT ENDS. Justin Partridge: We...

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]]> 21740 Good Endings Abound in Future State Justice League, Superwoman and Superman/Wonder Woman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/12/good-endings-abound-in-future-state-justice-league-superwoman-and-superman-wonder-woman/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15144 The Future is still NOW as DC’s Future State rolls into wave six! This week we bring you the fabled Detective Comics Comics triple-shot! Join us, futurecateers, as we kill the moon with Marguerite Bennett and Marguerite Sauvage’s Kara Zor-El, Superwoman #2, engage in some team building with Josuha Williamson, Ram V, Marcelo Maiolo, Marcio...

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]]> 15144 Daredevil Tangles with Inner (and Outer) Evil in Daredevil #27 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/12/daredevil-tangles-with-inner-and-outer-evil-in-daredevil-27/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14974 Matt faces the beast within while Elektra takes care of the the ones outside! It’s Daredevil #27 written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Marco Chechetto and Mike Hawthorne, inked by Marco Chechetto and Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Vishal Gullapalli: Justin! We’ve almost gotten through “King in Black”!...

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]]> 14974 Hope for Superman and Darkness for Flash in this Week’s Future State Round-Up https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/05/hope-for-superman-and-darkness-for-flash-in-this-weeks-future-state-round-up/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14539 Welcome back to the land of tomorrow, where things are still pretty much as crappy as they’ve been for the Flash family in the recent past in Brandon Vietti, Brandon Peterson and Will Conrad’s Future State: The Flash #2. Meanwhile, the heroes of Metropolis get to put a check in the wins column over in...

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]]> 14539 Multiple Organ Transplants in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/03/multiple-organ-transplants-in-warhammer-40k-magnus-calgar-4/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14340 Marneus finally becomes the marine his friend promised he would be in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #4 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Justin it’s the penultimate issue of Marneus Calgar and between the gore, heresy, inquisitorial questioning, and warrior poetry we’ve got a lot to talk about! Are...

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