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I am once again begging academics to remember that comics have pictures

Anna Peppard1 year ago1 year ago013 mins

“…this essay is about why so many academics don’t seem to realize comics have pictures. It’s also about the consequences of this ignorance, which may or may not be willful but is always, nonetheless, harmful.”

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Wolverine makes with the stabby-stabby while more Avengers Assemble in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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. Jake’s pick: Wolverine #1: There’s a killer in the woods, and…

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Editorial: Why the From the Ashes X-Men comics have more new mutants than New Mutants

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

If you’re an X-Men fan of a certain age, you may have read the past two months’ worth of From the Ashes comics and wondered, “Where did all the New Mutants and Generation X kids go? I mean I know Magik is in X-Men, but it’s like the rest of them just disappeared into the…

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Exceptional X-Men #1 and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

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. Stephanie’s pick: Exceptional X-Men #1: After the fall of Krakoa, Kate…

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Avengers vs. Aliens vs. Frankenstein vs. Archie in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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. Austin’s pick: Aliens vs. Avengers #1: Xenomorphs reach Earth! The perfect…

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Part 2 of our From the Ashes series guide proves all the best X-Men are women … and Sentinels?

Jake Murray1 year ago1 year ago013 mins

So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…

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Hickman and Capullo help Wolverine get Revenge in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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. Tony’s pick: Wolverine: Revenge #1: He’s been beaten. He’s been bloodied….

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How a summer of Marvel SNAP gave me fun and a sense of belonging

Latonya Pennington1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

In 2022, I, alongside my fellow ComicsXF writers, got into the mobile card game Marvel Snap. I got into it because I wanted to play a card game on my phone and I wanted to bond with the CXF community outside of writing articles and posting in Slack. Although I stopped playing in 2023 after…

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X-Factor is back on the job while the Nightwatcher Nightwatches in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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. Dan’s pick: X-Factor #1: From the ashes of Krakoa, a new…

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Comics — in this economy? Why DC’s $10 Compact Comics are a game changer.

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

I’ve settled into a rhythm of picking up my pull every five weeks from my local comic shop, Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New Jersey. While I’m there, I tend to browse the little impulse-buy rack next to the register to see if anything catches my eye. Most times, no, but this time, yes….

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Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men run begins, The Power Fantasy and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: Uncanny X-Men #1: A core group of essential X-Men rises From the Ashes to face a world without a home — and without Professor X! (That second part seems…

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Forge leads a new X-Force and the Super-Pets assemble in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Adam’s pick: X-Force #1: The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-Force. Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants…

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From Doctor Doom on down, some CXF quick takes on news out of San Diego Comic-Con

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Hey, it was Comic-Con weekend in San Diego, which you were probably already aware of, what with all the news. We weren’t there, but we heard some things, and we’ve got some thoughts. Herewith, some quick-and-dirty observations from the show that was. The return of Hall H The MCU ain’t what it used to be…

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Mutants in New York, Turtles start fresh and another Nice House in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: NYX #1: So no one told you life was gonna be this way (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP). A group of young mutants — Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Prodigy, Anole and…

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Now and forever, Phoenix #1 leads this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: Phoenix #1: She is Jean Grey. She is Phoenix. She saves the world. She brings death. One woman, alone in space, who not only must do what no one…

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