Empyre - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:52:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Empyre - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Found Family, The First Family, and the Mysterious First Alien Race in Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1! https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/10/found-family-the-first-family-and-the-mysterious-first-alien-race-in-empyre-fallout-fantastic-four-1/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8238 Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 The Fantastic Four rendezvous on the moon to deal with the remnants of the Cotati, the Kree and Skrull Orphans, and the Cotati’s mysterious weapons in this wrap-up from Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz, and VC’s Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Well, Christi, it appears as though while we...

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]]> 8238 Space Weddings and SWORD Fights in Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1! Plus Seeds Of What Al Ewing Is Doing In The X-Office https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/10/space-weddings-and-sword-fights-in-empyre-aftermath-avengers-1/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8242 Every good elopement needs a fun wedding later, as Teddy and Billy tie the knot, and future problems develop on the cusp of the New Age of Space in this delightful aftermath issue from Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Empyre: Aftermath Avengers #1 Zach Rabiroff: What a week, dear friends,...

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]]> 8242 It’s All Over but the Punching,and the Explosions,…and Lots of Tree Sap in the Final Empyre War Report! https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/02/its-all-over-but-the-punchingand-the-explosions-and-lots-of-tree-sap-in-the-final-empyre-war-report/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8017 Hello friends and readers, it’s time to close out some miniseries as we finish our final week of Captain America and Avengers!  How will Zack and Vishal feel this time? Plus, we combine with our final Fantastic Four tie-in with Fantastic Four #23, featuring some very nontraditional FF members. Tony Thornley will be bringing us...

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]]> 8017 Will the End of Empyre Harken Peace, or Neverending War in Empyre #6? https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/02/will-the-end-of-empyre-harken-peace-or-neverending-war-in-empyre-6/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8010 It all ends here. Will the sun explode? Will Wakanda feed a flower that will create a Celestial God? Is Reed Richards gonna wear an Iron Man armor? Find out in this finale by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and VC’s Joe Caramagna. Mr. Chris Eddleman: Well, Christi (and Tony and Allison),...

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]]> 8010 Magneto Dresses For The Occasion While The Cotati Descend In X-Men #11 https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/26/magneto-dresses-for-the-occasion-while-the-cotati-descend-in-x-men-11/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7886 Krakoa is under attack from alien forces. This has happened multiple times in the last few issues, and frankly? The council is putting together plans to stop it from being such a nuisance. Till then, Magneto is gonna wreck it in Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho’s X-Men #11. Chris Eddleman: Empyre, like...

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]]> 7886 The Sword of War is Drawn this Week in the Empyre War Report! https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/19/the-sword-of-war-is-drawn-this-week-in-the-empyre-war-report/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7738 Hello friends and readers, it’s another installment of the Empyre War Report! The tie-ins are getting a bit light these days, and as such we have a solo outing. Justin Partridge looks at the radicalization of the Swordsman in Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1 by Alex Paknadel, Thomas Nachlik, Marcio Menyz and VC’s Ariana Maher....

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]]> 7738 Wedding Bells Ring and the Pyre Gets Dire in Empyre #5! https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/13/wedding-bells-ring-and-the-pyre-gets-dire-in-empyre-5/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7530 Things are heating up on every front against the Cotati! Nefarious secrets are revealed in space! A She-Hulk vs Thing showdown! It’s all here in an issue by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and VC’s Joe Caramagna. Allison Senecal: Yowza! What a penultimate issue. I know there are several wrap-up issues as...

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]]> 7530 Is Everyone As They Seem in Empyre #4? https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/05/is-everyone-as-they-seem-in-empyre-4/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7413 Grim solutions start to percolate, a desperate plea is made, and no one is as they seem in Empyre #4 by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Christi, sun and moon of my life, it is awfully odd skipping issues, even though we do it for our...

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]]> 7413 Premium Himbo Content As Chaos Reigns In Empyre: X-Men #2 https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/05/premium-himbo-content-as-chaos-reigns-in-empyre-x-men-2/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7401 Empyre burns on as the situation on Genosha gets messier and messier. Hordeculture and some demons join the zombies and plant aliens as Gerry Duggan, Ben Percy, Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, and Nolan Woodard present Empyre: X-Men #2. Nola Pfau: Allison. Warren. Allison Senecal: Nola. WARREN. The hair. NP: The hair. The himbo. The legend....

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]]> 7401 Who Will Enter Carol’s New Life in Captain Marvel #19? https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/29/who-will-enter-carols-new-life-in-captain-marvel-19/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7270 Carol has recently been given the powers and responsibilities of a Kree Accuser, and her first job is investigating a war crime. But the perpetrator is…a surprise to be sure in this tale by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VC’s Clayton Cowles! Cat Purcell: I’m a little wary of this,...

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]]> 7270 Surprise Reveals and Unlikely Returns This Week in Empyre #3! https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/29/surprise-reveals-and-unlikely-returns-this-week-in-empyre-3/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7277 The Fantastic Four and Avengers find themselves at the center of a war, between who? Find out in Empyre #3 by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Tony Thornley: Oh my goodness, what a month. Hi again Allison! So we’re back and what a whirlwind our heroes have been through...

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]]> 7277 Vulcan Takes Center Stage As Empyre Burns Bright In X-Men #10 https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/29/vulcan-takes-center-stage-as-empyre-burns-bright-in-x-men-10/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7254 As Empyre rages on, another fire burns deep inside Gabriel Summers. Vulcan greets his new neighbors and reflects on that which is growing inside him. Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho bring us X-Men #10. Chris Eddleman: Ahhhhh! After ten thousand years [Ed. note: 4 months] we’re free! It’s time to talk Krakoa!...

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]]> 7254 Empyre Begins in Earnest as the War Report Digs into Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 and Empyre: Avengers #1! https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/22/empyre-begins-in-earnest-as-the-war-report-digs-into-lords-of-empyre-emperor-hulkling-and-empyre-avengers-1/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7148 Hello, friends and readers, Marvel Files becomes THE WAR REPORT as Empyre starts to take hold. We have big time battles and character portraits this week as Charlie Davis gives their take on Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling while Vishal Gullapalli analyzes Empyre: Avengers #1! Read and enjoy. Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 Sometimes there is...

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]]> 7148 Marvel Heroes Fight Back Against a New Enemy in Empyre #2! https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/22/marvel-heroes-fight-back-against-a-new-enemy-in-empyre-2/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7123 The Cotati’s plan surges to a fruitful head as our heroes start to fight back, Plus Captain Marvel gets an upgrade in this issue from Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Well Christi, where we last left our heroes, they were in space, hurtling towards the moon...

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]]> 7123 X-Corp Learns Why Genosha Was Literally The Worst Place The Cotati Could Have Landed In Empyre: X-Men #1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/22/x-corp-learns-why-genosha-was-literally-the-worst-place-the-cotati-could-have-landed-in-empyre-x-men-1/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7104 It had to happen. They couldn’t stay isolated forever. The Krakoa era of X-Men meets its’ first cross over in Empyre: X-Men #1 by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Matteo Buffagni, and Nolan Woodard. It’s Alien Plants vs Mutant Zombies vs Old Ladies. Nola Pfau: Well, Allison. It’s been a while. Remember the days of yore,...

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]]> 7104 What Enemies Will Be Revealed in Empyre #1? https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/15/what-enemies-will-be-revealed-in-empyre-1/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=6934 The Fantastic Four and Avengers find themselves at the center of a war, between who? Find out in Empyre #1 by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Joe Caramagna! Allison Senecal: So, here it is! The big Marvel event of the summer! Not a prelude, not a #0, the REAL DEAL! Finally!...

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]]> 6934 The Kree-Skrull…Peace? A Casino Caper in Empyre #0: Fantastic Four! https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/08/the-kree-skrull-peace-a-casino-caper-in-empyre-0-fantastic-four/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=6839 The Fantastic Four are out of gas and in need of assistance out in space, finding themselves wrapped up in a combination coliseum/casino plot in this lead-up to Empyre! Writer Dan Slott, artists RB Silva and Sean Izaakse, colorists Marte Gracia and Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna bring us this far flung first family...

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]]> 6839 Travel with Us to the Green Area of the Moon in Empyre: Avengers #0! https://comicsxf.com/2020/06/24/travel-with-us-to-the-green-area-of-the-moon-in-empyre-avengers-0/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=6607  After a night full of nightmares, the Avengers are drawn to the Blue Area of the Moon. However, the once sterile Kree city is now home to a vast garden. Can the Avengers learn the secrets of the Garden, and its inhabitants, the Cotati, before it’s too late? The issue comes from writer Al Ewing,...

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