Opinions - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:14:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Opinions - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Absolute Catwoman, Armageddon and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/10/absolute-catwoman-armageddon-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57055 Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, featuring Absolute Catwoman, Avengers: Armageddon, Bishop, M.A.S.K. and more. What are YOU reading?

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]]> 57055 Team Ice Cream Man takes on Deadman, Dream Girls and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/team-ice-cream-man-takes-on-deadman-dream-girls-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56976 Boston Brand floats — begrudgingly — through this bluegreen purgatory we call Earth, upholding the Laws of Spiritual Math and protecting humanity from evil.

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]]> 56976 How Gerry Conway’s Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, chronicled anxiety about the nuclear family https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/01/how-gerry-conways-firestorm-the-nuclear-man-chronicled-anxiety-about-the-nuclear-family/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56966 Stephanie Burt pays tribute to Gerry Conway with an examination of his DC hero Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, one of her earliest superhero memories.

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]]> 56966 Marvel and Star Trek Pride specials, Mimi Green and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/27/marvel-and-star-trek-pride-specials-mimi-green-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56888 This week's CXF Staff Picks include Pride Month specials from Marvel and IDW's Star Trek line, plus the debut of Did You Hear About Mimi Green at Dark Horse.

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]]> 56888 Absolute Green Arrow kills rich people. (Staff Picks) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/20/absolute-green-arrow-kills-rich-people-staff-picks/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56823 Absolute Green Arrow murders the rich while Seven Wives murder their husband in this week's CXF Staff Picks. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56823 A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/13/a-breakout-a-showdown-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56773 This week's top comics are led by the debuts of DC's Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press' Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56773 DC and Sonic team up again and Jubilee has more secret family in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/06/dc-and-sonic-team-up-again-and-jubilee-has-more-secret-family-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56722 The heroes of the DC Universe team up with Sonic and his pals once again, plus Jubilee gets a spotlight comic. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56722 Swamp Thing meets Jesus in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/29/swamp-thing-meets-jesus-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56637 As Swamp Thing is cast back through time, he will meet a carpenter who will change the trajectory of his life. Swamp Thing 1989 #1 leads our Staff Picks.

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]]> 56637 Spider-Man/Superman, In Your Skin and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/22/spider-man-superman-in-your-skin-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56596 Marvel takes its turn teaming up its friendly neighborhood wall-crawler with the Man of Steel in Spider-Man/Superman #1. Click for more Staff Picks!

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]]> 56596 The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/the-x-men-team-up-with-captain-america-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56545 Mutantdom's newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.

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]]> 56545 Why it’s time for Magneto to be the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s father again https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/13/why-its-time-for-magneto-to-be-the-scarlet-witch-and-quicksilvers-father-again/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:42:52 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56539 Adam Garvey explores how the 2014 retcon of Magneto not being the father of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch has rendered certain past stories moot.

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]]> 56539 An Uncanny X-Men Annual, the Fury of Firestorm and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/an-uncanny-x-men-annual-the-fury-of-firestorm-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56495 Who are the Regulators, the turn-of-the-century mutants who once called Haven House their home? Find out in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56495 Daredevil returns as DC goes MAD in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/daredevil-returns-as-dc-goes-mad-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56410 A new Daredevil #1 means a new status quo for Matt Murdock, and DC lets Chip Zdarsky run MAD in this week's CXF Staff Picks.

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]]> 56410 Remembering the inimitable Sam Kieth https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/30/remembering-the-inimitable-sam-kieth/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56397 In a crowded field of 1990s art talents who zigged, Sam Kieth zagged, from his chunky, hairy Wolverine to his indie creation The Maxx. Adam Reck pays tribute.

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]]> 56397 Superman meets Spider-Man in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/25/superman-meets-spider-man-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56347 When Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world in Superman/Spider-Man #1.

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]]> 56347 A tribute to Barbie comics artist Anna-Maria Cool https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/24/a-tribute-to-barbie-comics-artist-anna-maria-cool/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56341 Word spread Monday in the comics community of the death of Anna-Maria Cool, an artist who worked on Marvel’s Barbie titles in the 1990s.

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]]> 56341 Batwoman and Dead Teenagers lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/batwoman-and-dead-teenagers-lead-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56293 Since she was 10, Batwoman has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil?

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]]> 56293 X-Men United and a magazine for comics in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/11/x-men-united-and-a-magazine-for-comics-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56211 Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants can come together to teach one another the skills needed for their survival, in X-Men United #1.

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]]> 56211 Alpha Flight inventory story revealed in recent art auction https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/10/alpha-flight-inventory-story-revealed-in-recent-art-auction/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56221 True North writer Daryl Richard Lawrence discovers a page from an Alpha Flight inventory story and sets out to determine its origin.

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]]> 56221 Dani Moonstar goes solo and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/04/dani-moonstar-goes-solo-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56152 The New Mutants' Dani Moonstar finally gets a solo series as DC K.O. and Beneath the Trees wrap. What comics are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 56152 Spider-Man and Venom enter a Death Spiral in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/spider-man-and-venom-enter-a-death-spiral-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56088 A superpowered serial killer is on the loose, and they're coming for Spider-Man, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned?

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]]> 56088 We need to talk about Carol Danvers’ black bathing suit https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/24/we-need-to-talk-about-carol-danvers-black-bathing-suit/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56095 Dr. Anna Peppard examines the history of Carol Danvers' costumes and Marvel's current obsession with miniseries that put its women back in more dated looks.

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]]> 56095 Ultimate Spider-Man ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/ultimate-spider-man-ends-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56011 As Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man ends, a number of new series begin, including End of Life, Muppets Noir and The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre.

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]]> 56011 Many X-Men have kids. How many survive the X-perience? https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/16/many-x-men-have-kids-how-many-survive-the-x-perience/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55972 It’s tough being a newly introduced kid in the pages of X-Men comics. What are the odds Furaha will “survive the experience” and stick around?

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]]> 55972 Cyclops, Bleeding Hearts and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/11/cyclops-bleeding-hearts-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55883 Cyclops gets a solo series, the team behind 20th Century Men helps kick off the new Vertigo line, and DC K.O. pits its final four against some Absolute heroes.

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