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January 14, 2026
  • DC K.O. unveils its Final Four. How many of our CXF brackets have survived?
  • Mutina interrupts Nightcrawler’s birthday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #22
  • Peach Momoko sends Sai on a journey and DC K.O. continues in this week’s CXF Staff Picks
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  • DC

DC K.O. unveils its Final Four. How many of our CXF brackets have survived?

Dan Grote13 minutes ago18 hours ago03 mins

As the DC K.O. tournament reaches its endgame, the final eight combatants are put to the ultimate test. In the end, only the final four will remain.

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  • X-Men

Mutina interrupts Nightcrawler’s birthday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #22

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton3 hours ago18 hours ago08 mins

Nightcrawler’s birthday is interrupted by the daughter of darkness, Mutina. She has a favor to ask the Louisiana X-Men, and woe betide them if they refuse.

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  • Batman

Bruce Wayne has a date with danger in Batman #5

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin5 days ago5 days ago08 mins

Bruce Wayne’s date with Anna Zeller is interrupted by assassins trying to kill the doctor. Can Bruce get them out of this without revealing his other identity?

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  • X-Men

After the Age of Revelation, Cyclops tries to get Doug outta heeeere in Marvel’s X-Men #23

Adam Reck, Scott Redmond and Dan Grote7 days ago7 days ago010 mins

Cyclops has been stranded in the Age of Revelation. But while he’s been there, what has his future counterpart been doing in the present?

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  • X-Men

CXF awards yearbook-style superlatives to the Age of Revelation. Who was best in class?

Adam Reck, Tony Thornley, Dan Grote and Austin Gorton2 weeks ago1 week ago09 mins

In addition to the final recap of “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF team looked at the overall event via high school-yearbook style superlatives.

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  • X-Men

Doug Ramsey’s Ego trip ends in Marvel’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale

Adam Reck, Dan Grote, Tony Thornley, Austin Gorton and Scott Redmond2 weeks ago1 week ago010 mins

“I have plotted the way forward for this species. For this world. For all of us. I do not do this out of anger, but of love.” Welcome to the Age of Revelation Finale.

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  • Mad Cave Studios

Mad Cave’s Bytchcraft #5 shows how Black queer people endure, survive, thrive

Latonya Pennington3 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

MTHR has done all she can to prepare the coven to face unspeakable threats, and now they must do so … alone. Adri, Em and Michele prepare for a final confrontation that holds not only wytchkind in the balance but multiple planes of existence. They have each other, but will that be enough to take…

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  • Image

Image’s DIE: Loaded #2 gets its Frazetta on

Armaan Babu and Rasmus Skov Lykke4 weeks ago4 weeks ago021 mins

A Godbinder and a Rage Knight find themselves lost in a realm of endless artscapes, with little idea of why they’re there, and what they’re meant to do. There’s a steep learning curve, but with the help of a mysterious new Master or two, they just might figure things out before they face the game’s…

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  • X-Men

Welcome to the X-Men, Santa Claus; hope you survive the experience!

Austin Gorton4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

The X-Men count among their number some of the most powerful mutants ever, including omega-level telepath/cosmic being Jean Grey, elemental Earth goddess Storm, and a short, hairy dude with knuckle knives. But one of the most powerful mutants ever has never donned the blue and gold of an X-Men uniform: Santa Claus. With comic sales…

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  • Batman

The Super-Man arrives in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

A wounded Bat-Man investigates the forces of crime in Gotham, trying to get closer to the villains who are wreaking havoc on the city. Investigating the chaos is Lois Lane, and where Lois goes, are Clark Kent and a certain red-cape wearing hero far behind? The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 is written by Dan Jurgens,…

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  • Marvel

Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda

Jude Jones4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with…

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  • AHOY Comics

AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall #5 shows us that Blackness is eternal

Latonya Pennington4 weeks ago4 weeks ago03 mins

Melvin Waring wakes up in the future, where he must call on the power of Black history to rescue his wife and thwart the plans of the Modern Living Corporation. Ancestral Recall #5 is written by Jordan Clark, drawn by Atagun Ilhan, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY Comics. I…

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  • X-Men

Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3 will flare up your ADHD

Jude Jones4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

X years later, as a result of the actions of Rogue Red and Storm, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer Daniel Drumm, Rogue Red and Storm will face the ancient…

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  • Batman

The end of Bane and the beginning of Joker in DC’s Absolute Batman #14 and #15

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 month ago1 month ago010 mins

In this corner, we have Gotham’s new Dark Knight, the Batman! And in this corner, we have the man who wants to break him, Bane! Only one is coming out of this fight on two legs. Absolute Batman #14 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by…

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  • Batman

Enter the Minotaur in DC’s Batman #4

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 month ago1 month ago010 mins

There’s a new criminal power in Gotham. The Minotaur has quietly been taking over the rackets, and Batman hasn’t even noticed until now, and it might be too late to stop him. Batman #4 is written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Will Nevin: I…

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