Articles - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sat, 02 May 2026 12:15:35 +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 Articles - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Saturday is Free Comics Giveaway Book Day. Here’s what to know. https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/01/saturday-is-free-comics-giveaway-book-day-heres-what-to-know/ Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56689 Whether you call it Free Comic Book Day or Comics Giveaway Day, the CXFamily put together some places for you to get your free comics this Saturday.

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]]> 56689 Cyclops has had it with the jokes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #4 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/01/cyclops-has-had-it-with-the-jokes-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-cyclops-4/ Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56669 When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage?

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]]> 56669 Batwoman #2 feels like old times. That’s the problem. https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/batwoman-2-feels-like-old-times-thats-the-problem/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:42:24 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56662 Kate Kane lays siege to the Religion of Crime’s headquarters in Greece, driven by her grief at the death of her sister, in DC's Batwoman #2.

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]]> 56662 #Justice4Glob in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men #29 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/justice4glob-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-x-men-29/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56650 The Danger Room's victory seems all but assured, but the X-Men have been thought dead and buried before. Check out our preview of X-Men #29.

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]]> 56650 Outliers encounter Cretaceous craziness in Uncanny X-Men #27 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/29/outliers-encounter-cretaceous-craziness-in-uncanny-x-men-27/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56643 You got Outliers in my New Mutants! You got New Mutants in my Outliers! What the heck is going on in Uncanny X-Men #27?

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]]> 56643 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 It’s She-Hulk vs her alarm clock in Planet She-Hulk #6! (Preview) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/24/its-she-hulk-vs-her-alarm-clock-in-planet-she-hulk-6-preview/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56620 The Marvel Universe is famously meant to be “the world outside your window,” in which the spectacular is balanced with the relatable. So Spider-Man does whatever a spider can, but also, struggles to make ends meet. Or, in the case of She-Hulk, she’s an interplanetary super-strong jade giantess who also hates waking up early in...

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]]> 56620 Detective Comics #1,108 finds new raindrops to dance between https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/detective-comics-1108-finds-new-raindrops-to-dance-between/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:44:23 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56613 Batman, Black Canary and Green Arrow do their best to protect the last whistleblower testifying against KlepCorp from dying in Detective Comics #1,108.

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]]> 56613 Uncanny X-Men #27 guest stars the New Mutants (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/uncanny-x-men-27-guest-stars-the-new-mutants-preview/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56603 Gambit's curse takes a terrifying turn, as legendary guests come to Haven House, and a sudden DEATH throws the mutant world into chaos, in Uncanny X-Men #27.

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]]> 56603 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 One big, happy family in Michele Bandini’s cover to What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 (EXCLUSIVE) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/17/one-big-happy-family-in-michele-bandinis-cover-to-what-if-uncanny-x-men-1-exclusive/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56583 Imagine a world where Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen, had survived the Inferno. What would have happened if Cyclops had saved her soul?

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]]> 56583 Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/absolute-batman-19-brings-the-scarecrow-to-gotham/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:52:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56576 The Scarecrow appears, and one of Batman’s staunchest allies will not survive the encounter, in DC's Absolute Batman #19.

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]]> 56576 Mei makes valid points in an EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/mei-makes-valid-points-in-an-exclusive-preview-of-cyclops-3/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56563 Will the newest Reaver, Tearjerker, finally have the power to best Cyclops? Check out our exclusive preview of Cyclops #3.

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]]> 56563 Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #3 lets us hear from Ororo https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/storm-earths-mightiest-mutant-3-lets-us-hear-from-ororo/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56554 To save Storm from the War Above All, a mysterious entity abducts Ororo from the multiverse completely, in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3.

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]]> 56554 X-Men United #2 drops a Truth bomb on the school https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/x-men-united-2-drops-a-truth-bomb-on-the-school/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56552 What’s Captain America doing in the teacher’s lounge, other than trying to sell a few more comics? Find out in X-Men United #2.

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]]> 56552 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 Marvel teases event series DNX from MacKay, Vicentini https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/10/marvel-teases-event-series-dnx-from-mackay-vicentini/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:34 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56532 Stay tuned next week for the announcement of DNX, a new comic book event series from writer Jed MacKay and artist Federico Vicentini, coming this September.

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]]> 56532 We’ve got the first look at an Annie Wu variant cover to Moonstar #3 (EXCLUSIVE) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/10/weve-got-the-first-look-at-an-annie-wu-variant-cover-to-moonstar-3-exclusive/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56526 The cursed sword Dáinsleif plans to take every bit of Moonstar, from heart to soul. Check out Annie Wu's variant cover to May's Moonstar #3.

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]]> 56526 X-Men United #2 guest stars Captain America (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/09/x-men-united-2-guest-stars-captain-america-preview/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56518 An elite team of mutants has to travel through time on a mission alongside none other than Captain America in X-Men United #2.

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]]> 56518 A double dose of Uncanny X-Men with #26 and Annual #1 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/a-double-dose-of-uncanny-x-men-with-26-and-annual-1/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:45:19 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56511 The Outliers relive the first appearances of another mutant team in Uncanny X-Men #26. Meanwhile, we revisit the Jim Crow South in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56511 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 Absolute Batman #20 introduces the Robins https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/absolute-batman-20-introduces-the-robins/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:11:43 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56502 As the dust settles in Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt in DC's Absolute Batman #20.

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]]> 56502 Let’s hold hands and check out an EXCLUSIVE preview of Captain Marvel: Dark Past #2 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/03/lets-hold-hands-and-check-out-an-exclusive-preview-of-captain-marvel-dark-past-2/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:15:14 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56480 Carol traces the D.N.V.R. insignia to a secret militant group with ties to Carol's family. Check out an exclusive first look at Captain Marvel: Dark Past #2.

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]]> 56480 Black Cat #9 opens up whole new world of thievery (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/03/black-cat-9-opens-up-a-whole-new-worlds-of-thievery-preview/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56466 EVERYTHING's going wrong for BLACK CAT and VENOM! They're getting away with their prize, just NOT the one they set out for! Check out a preview of Black Cat #9.

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