Sean Dillon - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:41:30 +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 Sean Dillon - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Morrison’s final farewell to superheroes a slight but fun affair in DC/Marvel’s Batman/Deadpool https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/23/batman-deadpool-1/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54979 When an old enemy asks Batman for help, the Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth find themselves in an insane and absurd jungle full of cartoon ninjas, bizarre ruins and a giant typewriter. What evil mastermind lurks behind the scenes? Who could possibly be the wicked puppeteer who pulls the strings and makes...

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]]> 54979 The good, the bad and the Hitler of Marvel/DC’s Deadpool/Batman #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/21/deadpool-batman-1/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54178 Wade Wilson has been hired for a job in Gotham City, but will the world’s greatest detective help him or destroy him? Deadpool/Batman #1 features a main story written by Zeb Wells, drawn by Greg Capullo, inked by Tim Townsend, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Clayton Cowles. AND …  Tony Thornley: Hello, everyone,...

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]]> 54178 SHARK WATCH: These are the 10 best shark characters in comics https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/22/best-shark-characters-in-comics/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53463 Happy Shark Watch to those who celebrate! Not only is it that time of year when a certain television channel/streaming service shows a lot of footage of nervous scuba divers, but it’s also the 50th anniversary of Jaws, so — dun dun, dun dun — go get that bigger boat you needed because the ComicsXF...

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]]> 53463 10 things we loved in Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Episodes 10-12 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/26/10-things-we-loved-in-star-wars-andor-season-2-episodes-10-12/ Mon, 26 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52805 It took us a bit to come to terms with our grief over the end of Andor, but here, at last, are 10 things we loved in Season 2 Episodes 10-12. Suiting Up  The beginning of this three-episode arc and its conclusion both have parallel constructions, in that the arc opens with Luthen preparing to...

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]]> 52805 The one song missing from The Power Fantasy playlist https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/22/power-fantasy-99-luftballoons/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50907 In many regards one of the most inexplicable snubs from The Power Fantasy playlist, “99 Luftballons” was a 1983 single by the band NENA. It was inspired by guitarist Carlo Karges attending a Rolling Stones concert in West Berlin and witnessing a bunch of balloons hover in the air. He then wondered what would happen...

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]]> 50907 Masumi is the black orb over Tokyo in The Power Fantasy #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/20/power-fantasy-4/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50870 Masumi’s latest art exhibit opens tonight. Tokyo is petrified. Will any critic dare say what they think and risk unleashing her wrath? Meanwhile, Etienne discovers the dangers of long-haul flights when you’ve just murdered a world leader. The Power Fantasy #4 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and...

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]]> 50870 The Power Fantasy #2 turns it up, brings the noise https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/20/power-fantasy-2/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50255 Tension builds in the Cold War between the Atomics in the fallout to Etienne’s retaliatory strike, even as Brother Heavy reveals a secret which threatens to destabilize the détente even further in The Power Fantasy #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Rian Hughes.   Sean...

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]]> 50255 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 316: Hamish Steele talks DeadEndia and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/13/tcxfip-316-hamish-steele/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49843 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 316: Hamish Steele talks DeadEndia and more Animator and cartoonist Hamish Steele joins guest host Sean Dillon to talk about the DeadEndia graphic novel series and much more. Special thanks to Pat DeVita for the editing assist. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,...

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]]> 49843 The Power Fantasy #1 is here! Come dance to the ticking of the doomsday clock! https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/07/the-power-fantasy-1-is-here-come-dance-to-the-ticking-of-the-doomsday-clock/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49767 Ed. Note: This review contains spoilers for The Power Fantasy #1. If you’d like to read a spoiler-free version of this review, check it out here. “Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are six...

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]]> 49767 The Eternal Fight Against Fighting Starts Now in The Power Fantasy #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/02/the-eternal-fight-against-fighting-starts-now-in-the-power-fantasy-1/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49770 Ed. Note: This is a special spoiler-free advance review of The Power Fantasy #1. Check back next Wednesday for the full review, with spoilers. “Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are...

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]]> 49770 INTERVIEW: Kaare Andrews talks about returning to the world of Spider-Man: Reign https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/03/kaare-andrews-spiderman-reign/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49475 There are many comics that are underrated, many comics that are controversial and many comics that have been given the wrong shake. Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man: Reign is one such work. A flawed, messy, brilliant comic that engages with the time it came out while remaining relevant to this day, full of evocative imagery, fantastic fight...

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]]> 49475 The ComicsXF bullpen share their favorite Krakoa memories https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/21/goodbye-krakoa/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49296 In which the Comics XF team gathers to remember the things big and small that made the Krakoan era of X-Men comics an entertaining, transformative and memorable one. For more Krakoan remembrances, please read Jude Jones and Adam Reck‘s writing on the matter. Sean Dillon I suppose we should start with the beginning: HoXPoX was...

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]]> 49296 Alone in a Crowd: A San Diego Comic Con Field Report https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/26/alone-in-a-crowd-a-san-diego-comic-con-field-report/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46088 ComicsXF’s own Sean Dillon attended this year’s San Diego Comic Con. This is their field report. TUESDAY 8:00 AM EST Playing: Heart First Aid Kit (Grace Petrie & the PC Brigade), Queer as Folk (Grace Petrie) There’s an odd anxiety building inside of me. I’m currently sitting in JFK waiting for my flight to San...

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]]> 46088 The War Will Never Let Us Go in 20th Century Men #6 https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/22/the-war-will-never-let-us-go-in-20th-century-men-6/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44818 It’s all led to this, an all-out battle between the Iron Star, President Goode and the inhuman monster known as 6Bill. Can Azra save her people, or will they become more collateral damage in this war of super powers? 20th Century Men #6 is written by Deniz Camp, drawn by Stipan Morian and lettered by Aditya...

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