Mark Turetsky - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mark Turetsky - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 It’s the most dangerous field trip on this week’s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/20/its-the-most-dangerous-field-trip-one-this-weeks-starfleet-academy/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56073 It’s field trip time on Starfleet Academy and things get real, fast, as the cadets get attacked by cannibalistic bat alien/human hybrids and Paul Giamatti returns for a heaping helping of scenery in “Come, Let’s Away,” written by Kenneth Lin & Kiley Rossetter, and directed by Larry Teng. Austin Gorton: Remember field trips, Mark? Any...

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]]> 56073 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy gives us 2 cadet spotlights https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/13/cadet-spotlights-take-center-stage-as-starfleet-academy-continues/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55959 Jay-Den must grapple with his Klingon identity and the state of the diaspora. Then, Sam must solve the mystery of "The Sisko" to prove her value as an emissary.

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]]> 55959 Boldly going where no class has gone before with the premiere of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/23/boldly-going-where-no-class-has-gone-before-with-the-premiere-of-starfleet-academy/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55691 Star Trek boldly goes where it's never gone before (WB-style teen drama) in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy!

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]]> 55691 They Might Be Giants demand you look them in the Eyeball if you want new music https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/15/they-might-be-giants-demand-you-look-them-in-the-eyeball-if-you-want-new-music/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55603 They Might Be Giants on Thursday released their first collection of new music since 2021, a four-track EP called Eyeball. Mark Turetsky has the review.

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]]> 55603 Trek Talks: Star Trek The Last Starship #2 Drops Captain Kirk Into A Bold New Storytelling Era https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/21/trek-talks-star-trek-the-last-starship-2-drops-captain-kirk-into-a-bold-new-storytelling-era/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54974 James T. Kirk lives again in the Federation’s darkest hour, as the USS Omega undergoes a dangerous mission with an ill-matched crew. Star Trek: The Last Starship #2, written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly with art by Adrián Bonilla, colors by Heather Moore and letters by Clayton Cowles.  Mark Turetsky: Gentlemen, I’ve created you...

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]]> 54974 Cartoonist Jon Adams On 12 Years of Putting Chief O’Brien Through Monotonous Hell https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/22/cartoonist-jon-adams-on-12-years-of-putting-chief-obrien-through-monotonous-hell/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52326 Two weeks ago, Jon Adams’ long-running webcomic Chief O’Brien At Work ended its 12 year run. In more than 400 entries, the comic featured a largely static image of Chief O’Brien as he waits for someone, anyone, to need the transporter, or, failing that, a friend. With mostly unseen supporting characters like Keiko, Commander Riker,...

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