‘Survival of the Fittest’ concludes ‘more is less’ season of X-Men ’97
It all comes down to a poofy-haired Apocalypse in a trench coat in X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 9, “Survival of the Fittest.” What did YOU think about the finale?
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X-Men ’97’s ‘Strange Land, Savage Heart’ chafes against the limitations of its form
Court is in session as Nightcrawler mounts a defense of his bigoted half-brother in “Strange Land, Savage Heart,” X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 7.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day lets Peter grow up (SPOILERS)
Professional Spider-fan Tony Thornley reviews Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And yes, he’s getting into THAT spoiler!
X-Men ’97 enters the 2000s with ‘Danger.Exe’
Polaris finds her way home and the X-Men’s gym tries to kill them while Professor X mourns Magneto in X-Men ’97’s “Danger.Exe”
X-Men ’97’s ‘Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs’ does horror better than character study
It’s Brood trouble in the big Arctic as Wolverine gets the old Weapon X band back together in “Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs,” X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 5.
X-Men ’97’s ‘Rise of Apocalypse Part II’ showcases the power of destiny and the cost of hubris
The X-Men play with fire as they try to change history and prevent the rise of Apocalypse in the aptly named “Rise of Apocalypse Part II”!
X-Men ’97 returns with time travel, fireworks and half the Star Trek: TNG cast
X-Men ’97 returns with three episodes that adapt The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, The Rise of Apocalypse and the birth of X-Force.
Supergirl review: That’s not how trauma works
Supergirl joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.
X-amining all of the X-Men ‘97 Season 2 Trailer’s Easter Eggs
The first season of X-Men ’97 proved it a worthy follow-up to the beloved 1990s animated series, a speed-run through a heaping helping of classic X-Men stories filled with both ‘member berries (Madelyne Pryor! Prime Sentinels! Fatal Attractions!) and genuinely emotional, gut-punch moments (“de name is Gambit…”). Ever since it wrapped, fans have been eagerly…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer drops. Frank’s in it.
Marvel Studios dropped a trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Wednesday, revealing what MCU grown-up Peter Parker is going to imprint on this time around.
Marvel’s Wonder Man surprises as actor’s tale, rom-com
Marvel’s Wonder Man is a story about acting, and about how being different can isolate you from the world around you, and what it takes to let someone in.
Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda are good Marvel Studios shows that deserved better from Disney
I’m an ’80s baby, raised on bad sitcoms and movies with heavy-handed messages (and great soundtracks). The idea of Blackness then was still shrouded in otherness: Most programs either sought seamless integration with some small Black aesthetic flairs, or played up those Black aesthetics for comedic impact. So many of those shows seemed to be…
CXF’s Sinister Six reviews Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps
After the dismal Captain America: Brave New World and the surprisingly endearing Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios has released one of its trickiest flicks yet based on the historically difficult-to-adapt Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn; and is written by Joshua Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and…
9 ComicsXF writers talk about James Gunn’s Superman, and whether Krypto is a good boy
Three hundred years ago, metahumans emerged on Earth, ushering in a new age of gods and monsters. Three years ago, a hero named Superman emerged as the most powerful metahuman to date. Three minutes ago, Superman lost for the first time. With that opening crawl, a new era of DC films begins with Superman, starring…
A frustrating finale for fans in Doctor Who’s ‘The Reality War’
Margot Waldman: When I started this series of reviews, I got something really pretty desperately wrong. I said that Russell T Davies had nothing to prove to me or to anyone else about Doctor Who. But I’ve realized that, no, he did. He had a big damn thing to prove because he had to prove…