Vishal Gullapalli - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 21 Oct 2022 02:29:03 +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 Vishal Gullapalli - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Night Begins to Shine in X-Men Red #6 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/14/night-begins-to-shine-in-x-men-red-6/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42885 Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to...

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]]> 42885 X-Men Red #4 Digs Into Immortality & Identity https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/29/x-men-red-4-digs-into-immortality-identity-and-intergalactic-politics/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41765 The meaning of death, the politics of immortality, and the determination of identity are on the table in X-Men Red #4, written by Al Ewing, drawn by Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet & Michael Sta. Maria, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Jude Jones: Man, it feels like we were just here a...

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]]> 41765 We’re Marks for Image’s Do a Powerbomb #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/17/were-marks-for-images-do-a-powerbomb-1/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41526 Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but she’s living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest pro wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous. It’s The Wrestler meets Dragonball Z in a...

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]]> 41526 MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAT!!! in X-Men Red #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/15/mortal-kombaaaaaaaaat-in-x-men-red-3/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41478 Tarn the Uncaring waged war and torture on Arakko for centuries. He’s the most hated being on Mars … and he sits on their ruling council. Abigail Brand has a plan to remedy that — and reap the rewards. So does Roberto Da Costa. But only one of them can win … and Tarn’s going...

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]]> 41478 A Storm Of Mutant Joy In X-Men Red #2 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/18/a-storm-of-mutant-joy-in-x-men-red-2/ Wed, 18 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40865 The Red planet sits on the intergalatic chess board, used as a pawn with no regard for its inhabitants. A union, a Brotherhood, in needed to assist it. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Cory Petit bring the thunder in X-Men Red #2 Jude: Joy has been in short supply. The specter of judicial...

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]]> 40865 CXF Book Report: I did the reading for Knights of X #1 so you don’t have to! https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/25/cfx-book-report-i-did-the-reading-for-knights-of-x-1-so-you-dont-have-to/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40280 Destiny of X is upon us, and while worldwide paper shortages are causing substantial delays for the launch of this new era of X-Men, the hype is still palpable. New #1s left and right! New jumping-on points for people who didn’t keep up with the Dawn of X but are interested in this new wave!...

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]]> 40280 Captains America Battle Arnim Zola in a Perfunctory Captain America #0! https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/20/captains-america-battle-arnim-zola-in-a-perfunctory-captain-america-0/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40167 When Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, he meets his match in Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers. In the battle that follows, two Captain Americas (Captains America?) prove better than one, and Sam and Steve decide they might just keep a good thing going. Begin the next era of Caps in...

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]]> 40167 Strangers In The Strange Land Of X-Men Red #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/06/strangers-in-the-strange-land-of-x-men-red-1/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39947 Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,...

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]]> 39947 Symbiote Hunt in Venom #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/20/symbiote-hunt-in-venom-4/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37594 “The villainous LIFE FOUNDATION is back – and they have DYLAN BROCK DEAD IN THEIR SIGHTS! Led once again by the insidious Carlton Drake, the symbiote-hunting organization has larger ambitions than ever before, and with ARTHUR KRANE in the palm of their hand, they finally have the political leverage to make them a reality in...

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]]> 37594 Degrading Bonds and Violence in Venom #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/22/degrading-bonds-and-violence-in-venom-3/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36429 As everything Dylan Brock has come to know and love unravels around him, he is beginning to realize a terrible truth: The VENOM SYMBIOTE is not a harmless pet, no matter how much it pretends to be one. It’s an alien. A dangerous, violent, often bloodthirsty alien. Whatever bond it had with Dylan’s father, Eddie...

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]]> 36429 Legacy, what is a Legacy? In Venom #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/01/legacy-what-is-a-legacy-in-venom-2/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35537 VENOM #2 Written by Ram V, art by Bryan Hitch, inks by Andrew Currie, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Clayton Cowles Forrest Hollingsworth: Knock knock let the…Forrest in. Vishal, after I was away on assignment for the first issue of Al Ewing and Ram V’s Venom reboot, I’m finally here where I belong in...

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]]> 35537 All Hail the King in Black in Venom #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/10/venom-1/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35188 Ram V, Al Ewing and Bryan Hitch begin the tale of Venom anew in Venom #1 Vishal Gullapalli: Knock knock, let the devil in! Al Ewing and Ram V’s Venom has finally kicked off and lemme tell you this is the book I’ve been most excited for since I first heard about it.  Zachary Jenkins:...

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]]> 35188 Halloween Havocs, Women’s Divisions, & Elite Games | Your Week in Wrestling: Oct 24 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/03/halloween-havocs-womens-divisions-elite-games-your-week-in-wrestling-oct-24/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35051 Things we mentioned Vishal’s article: 56 Marvel comic book references in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — Support us (and the rest of ComicsXF) monetarily by contributing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsXF Follow us @ComicsXFight on Twitter! Thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 35051 G1 Climaxes, Roman’s Reign, and Cold Blood. This is Your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/26/g1-climaxes-romans-reign-and-cold-blood/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34843 Things We Mentioned — Find us @ComicsXFight on Twitter! Support us (and the rest of ComicsXF) monetarily by contributing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsXF Find the rest of our work at https://www.comicsxf.com. Thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34843 Tournie Season, Friday Night Wars and Saturday Dynamite. This is Your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/19/tournie-season-friday-night-wars-and-saturday-dynamite-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34733 34733 Family Fridging and Troubled Teens in a Black Hammer Roundup https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/family-fridging-and-troubled-teens-in-a-black-hammer-roundup/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34704 In Black Hammer: Reborn #4, Colonel Weird brings Lucy on a trip through the Para-Zone, and the sins of her past; written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Caitlin Yarsky, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Nate Piekos.  Meanwhile, in Unbelievable Unteens #3, the newly reunited no-longer-teens remember the White Wraith Saga that tore the...

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]]> 34704 Hangman’s Returned, G1’s Good, and GCW is Flourishing! This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/13/hangmans-returned-g1s-good-and-gcw-is-flourishing-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:31:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34547 Thunder Rosa in GCW: Yuka and Mizuki: — Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34547 Battle Of The Atom: I Don’t Like My Brother Either with Vishal Gullapalli https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/11/battle-of-the-atom-i-dont-like-my-brother-either-with-vishal-gulapalli/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34499 Everyone loves Vulcan. He’s the third Summers brother, and no one has ever disliked how clunkily he was put into the story and then used as a big deal in space for a while. Anyway, our buddy Vishal is here to set us straight! Ranked This Episode: Rise & Fall of the Shi’Ar Empire Emperor...

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]]> 34499 Weird Finishes, Rancid Crowds and The WWE Draft. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/05/weird-finishes-rancid-crowds-and-the-wwe-draft-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34345 Orange Cassidy video essay: — Weird Finishes, Rancid Crowds and Draft Days. Join us as we discuss Extreme Rules, The WWE Draft and what the hell was going on in that AEW Crowd. Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34345 A New Format, NXT 2.0 and a Dream Match. This is your Week in Wrestling. https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/26/a-new-format-nxt-2-0-and-a-dream-match-this-is-you-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34039 We have a new format now! Check out our thoughts on This Week in Wrestling above! A chat about why no one watches Impact, why Raw is the way it is, NXT 2.0 pros and cons and our review of AEW biggest event to date. Video thumbnail photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling.

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]]> 34039 AEW’s Big Chicago Bonanza, Actual Fights on Raw, and All Out Predictions. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/05/aews-big-chicago-bonanza-actual-fights-on-raw-and-all-out-predictions-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33337 Vishal Gullapalli: Every time there’s a go home show I’m reminded that go home shows are usually the weakest part of the PPV cycle. Not surprising, just something I don’t realize immediately. All Out is almost here! Forrest Hollingsworth: The vibes definitely are off going into All Out, let’s get into it. Monday: Monday Night...

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]]> 33337 Divorce at the End of the World in Dark Horse’s Black Hammer: Reborn #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/02/divorce-at-the-end-of-the-world-in-dark-horses-black-hammer-reborn-3/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33265 Twenty years ago, Lucy Weber fought madmen and monsters. Today, she finds her marriage falling apart and her children in danger. And now past threats, and rogue heroes, return to herald the end of the world in Black Hammer: Reborn #3, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Caitlin Yarsky, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered...

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]]> 33265 All Out is Coming, NXT is Changing and The Man is Back. This is your Week in Wrestling https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/30/all-out-is-coming-nxt-is-changing-and-the-man-is-back-this-is-your-week-in-wrestling/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33160 Mikey: Well, in the wake of SummerSlam and CM Punk, it’s almost like things have been reset. This week was all about how things changed–or didn’t–in the shuffle.  Vishal: Also Takeover! Sadly. Charlie: I’m getting an anxiety ulcer waiting on Adam Cole news! Thanks wrestling!  Forrest: Excited to talk about NXT Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0...

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]]> 33160 The Big Gun Meets Breakworld In Cable: Reloaded #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/25/the-big-gun-meets-breakworld-in-cable-reloaded-1/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33027 As the dread lord Dormammu rages across the galaxy, the old man Cable steps into his role as head of security for SWORD. Now we see how the big guns take care of business in Cable: Reloaded #1 by Al Ewing, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and Joe Sabino. Ian Gregory: Okay, so I know I...

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]]> 33027 Summerslam, Takeover and oh…CM Punk Returns https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/24/summerslam-takeover-and-oh-cm-punk-returns/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32997 Charlie Davis: Hey so. Some magic happened last night. I don’t know what’s gonna happen at SummerSlam. But it’s gonna have nothing on The First Dance.  Forrest Hollingsworth: Look in my eyes, what do you see? An uneven week of wrestl-ing. Will Nevin: Looks like I picked a good week to start with the wrestling...

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