Tony Thornley - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:10:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tony Thornley - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Avengers: Armageddon #4 drops an IP bomb, but for whom? https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/21/avengers-armageddon-4-drops-an-ip-bomb-but-for-whom/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57923 Avengers: Armageddon #4 drops a big bomb on Earth's Mightiest Heroes, as a classic hero makes their Marvel debut after years of teases and false starts.

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]]> 57923 DNX #1 offers a world-ending threat in a tight two-team crossover https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/17/dnx-1-offers-a-world-ending-threat-in-a-tight-two-team-crossover/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57895 It's Cyclops vs. Evil Beast as a massive X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover kicks off in DNX #1 by Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini.

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]]> 57895 Spider-Man: Brand New Day lets Peter grow up (SPOILERS) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/03/spider-man-brand-new-day-lets-peter-grow-up-spoilers/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:30:14 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57523 Professional Spider-fan Tony Thornley reviews Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And yes, he's getting into THAT spoiler!

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]]> 57523 X-Men: The Hellfire Murder makes everyone suspect https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/22/x-men-the-hellfire-murder-makes-everyone-suspect/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57395 When a mutant power player is murdered at a masquerade, it falls to Wolverine and Jubilee to solve a locked-room mystery in X-Men: The Hellfire Murder.

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]]> 57395 When did I start reading more DC than Marvel? https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/06/when-did-i-start-reading-more-dc-than-marvel/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57249 CXF Staff Writer Tony Thornley examines why he's adding more DC and dropping more Marvel titles these days, and what that means for comics in general.

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]]> 57249 Marvel’s Avengers: Armageddon #1 parties like it’s 2017 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/marvels-avengers-armageddon-1-parties-like-its-2017/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57110 Red Hulk's tear across the globe must be stopped, but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth's mightiest heroes to do it in Avengers: Armageddon #1.

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]]> 57110 Superman/Spider-Man #1 mostly understands the assignment https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/superman-spider-man-1-mostly-understands-the-assignment/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56433 DC and Marvel’s renewed friendly rivalry continues with Superman/Spider-Man #1, as the Man of Steel and the Web-Slinger meet and save the day.

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]]> 56433 Venom #256 kills a major Spider-Man cast member (HOORAY!) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/venom-256-kills-a-major-spider-man-cast-member-hooray/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56428 The serial killer Torment is following the path of the Death Spiral, and it's led straight to Dylan Brock, in Venom #256.

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]]> 56428 G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #21 is a silent classic https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/g-i-joe-real-american-hero-21-is-a-silent-classic/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56421 Snake-Eyes travels to Cobra HQ to rescue Scarlett and finds himself face to face with a figure from his past in G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #21.

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]]> 56421 ComicsXF makes its fashionably late New Year’s resolutions for 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/09/comicsxf-makes-its-fashionably-late-new-years-resolutions-for-2026/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55867 More than a month late but no worse for wear, the ComicsXFamily makes its New Year's resolutions for 2026. What sort of things are you looking to accomplish?

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]]> 55867 Sink Your Teeth In to some vampire PI noir on Kickstarter https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/26/sink-your-teeth-in-to-some-vampire-pi-noir-on-kickstarter/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55720 Check out Sink Your Teeth In, a sapphic vampire noir, now on Kickstarter from Zoe Tunnell, Lauren Knight, JP Jordan and Jodie Troutman.

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]]> 55720 CXF awards yearbook-style superlatives to the Age of Revelation. Who was best in class? https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/01/comicsxf-awards-yearbook-style-superlatives-to-the-age-of-revelation-who-was-best-in-class/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55448 In addition to the final recap of “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF team looked at the overall event via high school-yearbook style superlatives.

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]]> 55448 Doug Ramsey’s Ego trip ends in Marvel’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/01/doug-ramseys-ego-trip-ends-in-marvels-x-men-age-of-revelation-finale/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55443 "I have plotted the way forward for this species. For this world. For all of us. I do not do this out of anger, but of love." Welcome to the Age of Revelation Finale.

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]]> 55443 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 382: What were the best comics of 2025? https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/30/the-cxf-interview-podcast-episode-382-what-were-the-best-comics-of-2025/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55422 Tony Thornley, Dr. Anna Peppard and John Bush join Dan and Matt to talk about the best comics of 2025, along with picks for best writer, best artist, best publisher and hopes for 2026.

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]]> 55422 ComicsXF follows up on our 2025 geeky resolutions https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/29/following-up-on-our-2025-geeky-resolutions/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55398 It’s the end of the year, and at the beginning of 2025, the ComicsXF team set some new year’s resolutions. So how did we do with our resolutions from 2025?

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]]> 55398 At the halfway point, ComicsXF analyzes what’s not working in the X-Men’s ‘Age of Revelation’ https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/23/whats-wrong-with-age-of-revelation/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54989 After a full month of covering “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF all-star chorus took a break last week, partly because there were no core books out, partly because, well, it was exhausting. And we don’t just mean the pace and volume. These books are exhausting to read and keep up with, and if this event...

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]]> 54989 A truth: Month 2 of Marvel’s Age of Revelation gets off to a rough start https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/09/age-of-revelation-amazing-binary-sabretooth-longshots-2/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54751 Age of Revelation enters its second month with a big reveal about why present-day Cyclops and Beast are in the future. Amazing X-Men #2 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #2 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by...

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]]> 54751 The Exceptional kids play pirate, Cloak and Dagger surprise and more Age of Revelation https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/02/age-of-revelation-expatriate-undeadpool-cloakordagger-xvengers/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54677 It’s time to wrap up the first month of the future! Rather than tackle each “Age of Revelation” book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: Expatriate X-Men #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Francesco Mortarino,...

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]]> 54677 This week’s Age of Revelation books check in on the villains and key mutants like … Spider-Man https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/26/age-of-revelation-book-spiderman-omegakids-lastwolverine/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54603 The Age of Revelation continues to grow with another four new stories! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: X-Men: Book of Revelation #1 by Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo...

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]]> 54603 The Age of Revelation expands with 4 new books, 2 Rogues and 1 sad Gambit https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/19/age-of-revelation-unbreakable-roguestorm-sinister-frost/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54543 The Age of Revelation will continue until morale improves (or January, whichever comes first), so we’ve got another week of fresh new “replacement” books and tie-ins alike! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s...

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]]> 54543 DC K.O. #1 is a rock’em-sock’em good time with some big twists https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/dc-ko-1/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:53:34 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54459 The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth into a hellscape in preparation for the return of Darkseid, and the Justice League’s only chance to defeat him is to enter a deadly tournament. The world’s greatest heroes fight to become the champion to enter the ring against Darkseid, but there’s a catch: The closer you get...

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]]> 54459 Al Ewing returns to Arakko in an X-Men: Age of Revelation roundup https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/revelation-amazing-world-longshots-binary-sabretooth/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54419 Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse! I mean X! I mean X-Man! … Ah, screw it. Amazing X-Men #1 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #1 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by...

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]]> 54419 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 CXF’s Sinister Six reviews Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/03/fantastic-four-first-steps/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53685 After the dismal Captain America: Brave New World and the surprisingly endearing Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios has released one of its trickiest flicks yet based on the historically difficult-to-adapt Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn; and is written by Joshua Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and...

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]]> 53685 SHARK WATCH: It’s insane how often superheroes fight sharks. Here are 27 examples. https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/28/superheroes-vs-sharks/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53592 It goes without saying, but superheroes need to fight stuff, and more often than not when they’re in ocean waters, they encounter sharks. Now, according to the 20th anniversary edition of the Worst Case Scenario Handbook, there are a few things you can do to fend off a shark attack, but most of them boil...

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