Dark Horse - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 27 May 2026 12:12:55 +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 Dark Horse - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Panic at the wellness clinic in Did You Hear About Mimi Green? #1 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/27/panic-at-the-wellness-clinic-in-did-you-hear-about-mimi-green-1/ Wed, 27 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56894 Cerebro host Connor Goldsmith makes his comics debut alongside artist Josh Cornillon with Dark Horse's Did You Hear About Mimi Green? #1.

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]]> 56894 The Real Unbelievable Unteens Is the Friends We Made Along the Way https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/10/the-real-unbelievable-unteens-is-the-friends-we-made-along-the-way/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35214 Unbelievable Unteens comic book artist Jane Ito finds her world turned upside down after discovering her comic book creations were real and she was one of them. As she and the Unteens reunite and put the pieces together, they take on the forces that disbanded them for one final fight. In reality, Unbelievable Unteens #4...

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]]> 35214 A Mother’s Rage Unleashed in Dark Horse’s Black Hammer: Reborn #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/27/a-mothers-rage-unleashed-in-dark-horses-black-hammer-reborn-5/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34875 A multidimensional nightmare wreaks chaos on Spiral City as the powerful superhero known as the Black Hammer joins forces with the brutal vigilante known as the Skulldigger to put an end to this madness in Black Hammer: Reborn #5, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Malachi Ward, Matthew Sheean and Rich Tomasso, and lettered by...

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]]> 34875 Family Fridging and Troubled Teens in a Black Hammer Roundup https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/family-fridging-and-troubled-teens-in-a-black-hammer-roundup/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34704 In Black Hammer: Reborn #4, Colonel Weird brings Lucy on a trip through the Para-Zone, and the sins of her past; written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Caitlin Yarsky, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Nate Piekos.  Meanwhile, in Unbelievable Unteens #3, the newly reunited no-longer-teens remember the White Wraith Saga that tore the...

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]]> 34704 Pastiche vs. Narrative in Dark Horse’s The Unbelievable Unteens #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/pastiche-vs-narrative-in-dark-horses-the-unbelievable-unteens-2/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33496 Unbelievable Unteens comic book artist Jane Ito finds her world flipped upside down after discovering that the heroes from her comics were not so fictional and she herself was one of them and had powers. As she and the team of underdog heroes once known as the Unteens begin to come back together, they slowly...

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]]> 33496 Divorce at the End of the World in Dark Horse’s Black Hammer: Reborn #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/02/divorce-at-the-end-of-the-world-in-dark-horses-black-hammer-reborn-3/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33265 Twenty years ago, Lucy Weber fought madmen and monsters. Today, she finds her marriage falling apart and her children in danger. And now past threats, and rogue heroes, return to herald the end of the world in Black Hammer: Reborn #3, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Caitlin Yarsky, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered...

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]]> 33265 An Ancient Evil is Unleashed in Critical Role Vox Machina Origins III #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/18/an-ancient-evil-is-unleashed-in-critical-role-vox-machina-origins-iii-3/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32785 Last time on Critical Role (…Vox Machina Origins III): Our band of heroes, fresh out of coin, entered an underground fighting tournament. Through a combination of luck, teamwork, and a lot of Grog, Vox Machina came out on top. Now equipped with a fresh purse, Vox Machina looks to celebrate the holiday of Winter’s Crest....

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]]> 32785 Art, Commerce and a Teen Titans Pastiche in The Unbelievable Unteens https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/11/art-commerce-and-a-teen-titans-pastiche-in-the-unbelievable-unteens/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32550 After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation — but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if...

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]]> 32550 A Trip into the Para-Zone and a Classic Superhero Misunderstanding in Black Hammer Reborn #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/21/a-trip-into-the-para-zone-and-a-classic-superhero-misunderstanding-in-black-hammer-reborn-2/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31466 Lucy Weber, formerly the powerful hero Black Hammer, is struggling to keep her daughter from following the same path of heroism — a battle she seems destined to lose as the family is confronted with spatial warps, shark monsters and familiar faces from the past that threaten to bring more violence into their lives than...

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]]> 31466 Black Hammer Is Reborn, and in Need of a Hook https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/23/black-hammer-is-reborn-and-in-need-of-a-hook/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29731 Writer Jeff Lemire returns to the World of Black Hammer, this time with artist Caitlin Yarsky, colorist Dave Stewart and letterer Nate Piekos. It’s 20 years later, and Lucy, and the world, have moved on. Living in the suburbs of Spiral City, Lucy is married and has children. But all is not blissful. Her marriage...

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]]> 29731 Black Hammer Does a Batman/Catwoman in Its Latest Visions https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/09/black-hammer-does-a-batman-catwoman-in-its-latest-visions/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29177 Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson and her collaborators on Hawkeye, artist Leonardo Romero and colorist Jordie Bellaire, team up once again for an action-packed Black Hammer one-shot that pits the Spiral City vigilante Skulldigger against a new and cunning thief who is sure to leave him with scars. Lettered by Nate Piekos for Dark Horse Comics....

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]]> 29177 Dark Horse’s Renegade Rule a Lighthearted Romp for Queer Gamers and Tournament-Arc Fans https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/04/dark-horses-renegade-rule-a-lighthearted-romp-for-queer-gamers-and-tournament-arc-fans/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29040 Renegade Rule — written by Ben Kahn and Rachel Silverstein, drawn by Sam Beck and lettered by Jim Campbell for Dark Horse — is a delightful and fun little treat for the beginning of Pride. The bones of the story being told aren’t necessarily new or revolutionary, but the artwork, earnest characters and the excitement...

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]]> 29040 Explore a New World in Rangers of the Divide #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/19/explore-a-new-world-in-rangers-of-the-divide-1/ Wed, 19 May 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27781 The warring nations of Veil and Ryllion have just one thing uniting them – the dragon-riding Rangers of the Divide, neutral peacekeepers patrolling the borders between nations. Some, however, are more experienced than others – and when an elite Commander drops by a Ranger camp seeking help, he finds that a group of rookies are...

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]]> 27781 Journey into an AU Undreamt of in Black Hammer: Visions #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/12/journey-into-an-au-undreamt-of-in-black-hammer-visions-4/ Wed, 12 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26970 Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Diego Olortegui team up once again for a truly unusual Black Hammer issue that moves our heroes away from the farm to a bizarre setting that’s a cross between gothic soap opera and space opera. With Dave Stewart (colors) and Nate Piekos (letters). Honestly, I don’t know what...

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]]> 26970 We’re Doing a Battle Episode in Vox Machina Origins III #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/28/were-doing-a-battle-episode-in-vox-machina-origins-iii-2/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25829 Vox Machina take part in an underground fighting tournament in an attempt to bolster their empty coffers in Vox Machina Origins III #2. Script by Jody Houser, Art by Olivia Samson, Colors by Diana Sousa, Lettering by Ariana Maher and Cover by Jess Taylor. Based on the story and characters created by the cast of...

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]]> 25829 Abraham Slam Meets His U.S. Agent in Black Hammer: Visions #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/14/abraham-slam-meets-his-u-s-agent-in-black-hammer-visions-3/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25112 Sex Criminals’ Chip Zdarsky and Tartarus‘ Johnnie Christmas team up for the first time with this action-packed Hammerverse special. Before he was trapped with Spiral City’s greatest heroes on a mysterious limbo farm, aging hero Abraham Slam found himself already an outcast in his own world. And with the arrival of a belligerent reboot hero...

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]]> 25112 Advance Review: Orphan and the Five Beasts Wears Five Deadly Venoms Influence Boldly https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/16/advance-review-orphan-and-the-five-beasts-wears-five-deadly-venoms-influence-boldly/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22550 I think this review has to start with the solicit for Orphan and the Five Beasts: Spurred on by her master’s dying words, the adopted warrior “Orphan Mo” seeks to find and kill five former disciples who now threaten the land with corruption from their demonic powers. Part Five Deadly Venoms and part surreal grindhouse,...

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]]> 22550 Advance Review: Black Hammer Visions #1 Does a Mighty Fine Ghost World Impression https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/05/advance-review-black-hammer-visions-1-does-a-mighty-fine-ghost-world-impression/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14394 “My secret plan was to one day not tell anybody and just get on some bus to some random city and just move there and become this totally different person.” Enid Coleslaw, Ghost World (Daniel Clowes) The summer after high school is an often painful transitional period. Maybe it’s your last chance to hang out...

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