Last night, I saw the unfortunate news that the Disney animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur had been canceled after only two seasons. Gabi Rode, the show’s storyboard artist, confirmed the cancellation, stating in a tweet, “What sucks is that a bunch of us at Disney knew about this for so long but couldn’t…
A few weeks ago, it was announced that Marvel would be canceling Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur after only two seasons, and I wrote an op-ed about why the show deserved better. To add insult to injury, Disney has pulled an upcoming episode of Moon Girl from airing on Disney Channel due to the fact…
Hey there, web-heads! We’re building toward some big things for Miles Morales, and the end of an era (for better or worse) for Peter Parker. But first, we have a big story that is a step on the way for Brooklyn’s favorite son in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25, written by Cody Ziglar, drawn by Federico…
October is Black Sci-Fi Fantasy Month, a monthlong celebration of Black sci-fi, fantasy and horror works in a variety of mediums. In recent years, there have been a plethora of comic books that explore Blackness through a speculative lens. Check out some of them below. Iyanu: Child of Wonder By Roye Okupe and Godwin Akpan…
Content warning: This review discusses suicidal ideation. If you or someone you love is in a mental health crisis, help is available through non-carceral resources like Blackline, Kiva Centers Groups and Wallflower Alliance. Cleo, a 16-year-old adopted Japanese-American whose anxiety and depression drive her to suicidal thoughts, is fresh out of the hospital and trying…
Welcome back! It’s been a wild couple of weeks in the Spider-Verse, and we’re looking at two very different but complementary parts of the Spider-Verse this week. This time around LaTonya Pennington looks at Miles Morales: Spider-Man #24 and Tony Thornley dives into Spider-Boy Annual #1. Bailey Briggs has his life back! Now he has…
If you’re a frequent reader of my comic book articles here or elsewhere, then you’re aware how I’m a huge fan of the magical girl genre. Originating in Japan in the 1960s with manga and anime such as The Secret of Akko-Chan and Sally the Witch, it established staples such as the magical girl witch…
Hello, everyone! Welcome to a new thing here at ComicsXF. I’m Tony Thornley, the curator for our new Spider-column. Rather than a standard discussion piece like our BatChat and X-Chat columns, this is going to be more of a roundup as our team covers the world wide web of Spider-Man. So strap in as we…
Vamos a San Juan! Miles Morales and the fam are headed on a vacation to Puerto Rico. But his mom, Rio, has relatives Miles has never met — relatives with seeekrits that could turn Spidey’s world upside down. Learn those seeekrits in Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1, featuring: “On the Road,” written by Cody Ziglar,…
In 2022, I, alongside my fellow ComicsXF writers, got into the mobile card game Marvel Snap. I got into it because I wanted to play a card game on my phone and I wanted to bond with the CXF community outside of writing articles and posting in Slack. Although I stopped playing in 2023 after…
While the Vulture swoops in on Brooklyn, Miles Morales’ vampiric curse and thirst for blood grow stronger every second. He must find a cure. His mom, his dad, his sister – no one is safe. But is he still one of the good guys? Can the heroes of New York City still trust a Spider-Man…
The kids have found the Darkhold and are ready to cast the spell to destroy all vampires. But they don’t have the power to do so. Will Doctor Doom help them? Find out in Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #3, written by Daniel Jose Older, drawn by Luigi Zagaria and Eric Gapstur, colored by Edgar Delgado…
When Virgil Hawkins revealed his secret identity as Static to his girlfriend, Daisy, he thought that was going to make their relationship a lot easier. But Daisy is tired of all the superheroics interrupting their date nights on a regular basis. Now, just as Virgil is about to invite her to the big Dakota music…
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the DC Comics’ superhero team Teen Titans. Originally created by Bruno Premani and Bob Haley in 1964, their most well known comic book incarnation would be introduced in 1984 by Marv Wolfman and the late, great George Pérez. Their iconic 1980’s storylines such as “Terror of Trigon” and…
When X-Men: Blood Hunt Magik #1 begins, Illyana Rasputina is reminiscing about a childhood story of the warrior knight Ilya Muromets. He was a sickly child confined to bed for 33 years until he was miraculously healed by two strangers and gifted with super strength. From there, he became a hero who fought against darkness….