You know who are the only people who think empathy is a weakness? Supervillains. Just sayin’. Check out our exclusive preview of Phoenix #10, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets. (W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Alessandro Miracolo (CA) Yasmine Putri THE FINAL BATTLE! âą JEAN GREY has ascended to her most powerful form…
Itâs the first ever Concert of Champions, a festival bringing together the Marvel Universeâs biggest and brightest musical stars! Headliners include Dazzler, K-pop sensation Luna Snow, interdimensional rockstar Lila Cheney and Spider-Gwen. But who â or what? â is the mysterious new metal band Deep Void, and what are their sinister intentions? Concert of Champions…
The smoothest X-man, Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit, faces his past as an unstoppable force comes to collect a debt, whether from the Cajunâs pocket or his hide. Details of Remyâs life are revealed in Uncanny X-Men #12, written by Gail Simone, drawn by Gavin Guidry, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Adam…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattâs pick: Absolute Green Lantern #1: Without the Corps, without the…
Rather than picking one character this time for everyone to work on, our team each picked their favorite long-standing member of the X-Men and gave them a fresh new look. Some of these arenât even mutants, but characters like Juggernaut, Captain America, Thor and Spider-Man have been members of the X-Men in the past. Weâre…
Alex Segura might be the nicest person in comics. An industry veteran with impressive stints at DC and Archie, heâs also a best-selling novelist â the Los Angeles Times awarded 2022âs Secret Identity its Book Prize for mystery/thriller. Itâs also been named a New York Times Editorâs Choice and an NPR Best Mystery of the…
The X-MANHUNT concludes as Professor X reaches his destination and his assorted pursuers, friend and foe alike, catch up with him. Alliances will be battle-tested, the blades of betrayals will cut deep with poisoned tips and, when the dust finally settles, Charles Xavier will have to make a tectonic-shifting choice with the fate of all…
Hush is back, and he has a new scheme to take out Batman. The sequel to the classic tale âHushâ begins here. Batman #158 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Richard Starkings. Will Nevin: You excited to hear that Jeff Lemire…
Oh, that’s right, Psylocke had a kid. We first found out about Himeko in Fallen Angels (2019), where it’s revealed she died overdosing on an AI-infused drug (See kids, AI is bad; don’t let it do your homework for you). Later, in Hellions, Mister Sinister uses the promise of resurrecting Himeko to keep Kwannon in…
After her mad-scientist father is killed by the worldâs greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dadâs robot bodyguard is following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever, or seek revenge and maybe…
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these mini reviews of some recent releases. Out of Alcatraz #1 W: Christopher Cantwell | A/C/L: Tyler Crook | P: Oni Press Remember Alcatraz, one of those Lost-esque mystery box shows, about time-traveling Alcatraz inmates and guards starring Sam…
Diana defied the will of the gods in leaving Hell, and Hades, lord of the underworld, takes that personally. But when he interrogates her, her tales surprise him. Will they change her fate? Absolute Wonder Woman #6 is written by Kelly Thomspon, drawn by Mattia De Iulis and lettered by Becca Carey, with a Liâl…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. The big ticket items X-Manhunt Omega #1: The âX-Manhuntâ concludes as…
Webster’s defines “vig” (short for vigorish) as “a charge taken (as by a bookie or a gambling house) on bets” or “interest paid to a moneylender.” Normally, opening with information from the dictionary would be clichĂ© (I mean, it’s still clichĂ©), but it felt important to share because next week’s issue of Uncanny X-Men features…
Sage and Professor X go way back, to another war and another time. But now, in his hour of need, will Sage use her talents to aid the professor’s quest, or put a stop to his manic mission? X-Force #9, the penultimate chapter of âX-Manhunt,â was written by Geoffrey Thorne, pencilled by Marcus To, colored…