Marvel - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:26:07 +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 Marvel - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 X-Men United #4 has both dungeons AND dragons https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/21/x-men-united-4-has-both-dungeons-and-dragons/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57152 Can a school work if the teachers don’t get along? Iceman doesn’t want to find out, so he’s asked to play a game. But things get too real in X-Men United #4.

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]]> 57152 No, it’s not THAT Mars in Uncanny X-Men #30 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/no-its-not-that-mars-in-uncanny-x-men-30/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57116 Widespread panic breaks out in Louisiana as it becomes Ground Zero for an alien invasion force. But are they really what they seem? We review Uncanny X-Men #30.

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]]> 57116 Marvel’s Avengers: Armageddon #1 parties like it’s 2017 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/marvels-avengers-armageddon-1-parties-like-its-2017/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57110 Red Hulk's tear across the globe must be stopped, but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth's mightiest heroes to do it in Avengers: Armageddon #1.

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]]> 57110 Oscar, Oscar, Oscar: Tracing the mystery of Inmate X in Uncanny X-Men https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/06/oscar-oscar-oscar-tracing-the-mystery-of-inmate-x-in-uncanny-x-men/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57014 Adam Reck looks back through the Gail Simone run of Uncanny X-Men to see how the mystery of Inmate X unfolded from issue #1 to #29.

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]]> 57014 What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 answers a burning question https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/what-if-uncanny-x-men-1-answers-a-burning-question/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:19:09 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56995 What If...? Uncanny X-Men #1 explores a world where Cyclops returns to Madelyne Pryor after the events of "Inferno." It doesn't go well.

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]]> 56995 Ororo wins in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/ororo-wins-in-storm-earths-mightiest-mutant-5/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56988 Jude Jones saw Murewa Ayodele's run on Storm all the way through to the end. With Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #5, he offers some parting words.

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]]> 56988 Uncanny X-Men #29 stages a mutant prison break https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/uncanny-x-men-29-stages-a-mutant-prison-break/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56982 Wave goodbye to Graymalkin Prison and hello to some new team members as another story arc wraps in Marvel's Uncanny X-Men #29.

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]]> 56982 X-Men United #3 makes amends for previous issues https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/20/x-men-united-3-makes-amends-for-previous-issues/ Wed, 20 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56838 Two X-teens, and Laura Kinney, join Captain America as he tries to offer an apology to one more victim of government experiments in X-Men United #3.

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]]> 56838 Uncanny X-Men #28 explains why Warden Ellis is such a grouch https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/13/uncanny-x-men-28-explains-why-warden-ellis-is-such-a-grouch/ Wed, 13 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56780 Finally, the identity of Inmate X is revealed, and, much like the spelling of Madisynn, it's not what you thiiiiink. Check out our review of Uncanny X-Men #28.

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]]> 56780 Jubilee gets a name and a cousin in Deadly Reunion  https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/07/jubilee-gets-a-name-and-a-cousin-in-deadly-reunion/ Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56742 Did you know Jubilee's real name isn't Jubilation? You do now! Check out our review of Marvel's Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1.

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]]> 56742 Happy Mother’s Day from this review of Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #4 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/06/happy-mothers-day-from-this-review-of-storm-earths-mightiest-mutant-4/ Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56732 As Ororo fights her mother and meets her daughter in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #4, Jude Jones shares a special Mother's Day message.

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]]> 56732 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 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 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 Venom #256 kills a major Spider-Man cast member (HOORAY!) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/venom-256-kills-a-major-spider-man-cast-member-hooray/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56428 The serial killer Torment is following the path of the Death Spiral, and it's led straight to Dylan Brock, in Venom #256.

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]]> 56428 G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #21 is a silent classic https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/g-i-joe-real-american-hero-21-is-a-silent-classic/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56421 Snake-Eyes travels to Cobra HQ to rescue Scarlett and finds himself face to face with a figure from his past in G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #21.

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]]> 56421 Uncanny X-Men #25 finishes doing the Monster Mash https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/uncanny-x-men-25-finishes-doing-the-monster-mash/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:33:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56380 A battle spreads across the globe as the Louisiana X-Men face the Legion of Monsters and fight to save the souls of two teammates in Uncanny X-Men #25.

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]]> 56380 Black Panther: Intergalactic #4, or, let Ryan write T’Challa https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/black-panther-intergalactic-4-or-let-ryan-write-tchalla/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56301 T'Challa and Shuri have reunited just in time to face their fiercest enemy yet. And unknown to them, the entire Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda is watching.

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]]> 56301 ANOTHER VIEW: X-Men United #1 is a good canon reset https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/14/another-view-x-men-united-1-is-a-good-canon-reset/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:29:26 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56279 Dr. Stephanie Burt provides her own analysis of X-Men United #1 after our initial review, one far kinder to the book and its concept.

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]]> 56279 Finding the good in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #2 https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/11/finding-the-good-in-storm-earths-mightiest-mutant-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56237 Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant and the Scarlet Witch face impossible choices as an interdimensional invasion draws nearer.

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]]> 56237 X-Men United #1 goes back to school, doesn’t make the grade https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/11/x-men-united-1-goes-back-to-school-doesnt-make-the-grade/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56229 Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants can come together to teach one another the skills needed for their survival, in X-Men United #1.

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]]> 56229 Black Panther: Intergalactic #3 has us asking the 5 W’s https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/black-panther-intergalactic-3-has-us-asking-the-5-ws/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56108 Black Panther faces down a planet of villains. For each he defeats, another takes its place, and the power behind them all still awaits his shot at the king.

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]]> 56108 Uncanny X-Men #24 pits mutants against monsters https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/20/uncanny-x-men-24-pits-mutants-against-monsters/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56053 The Louisiana X-Men are the only force standing in front of a murderers’ row of monsters, and Jubilee may fall off the vampire wagon, in Uncanny X-Men #24.

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]]> 56053 Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special not quite fit for a king https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/black-panther-60th-anniversary-special-not-quite-fit-for-a-king/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56022 Marvel’s Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special features stories by Priest, Cody Ziglar, Evan Narcisse, Murewa Ayodele, Georges Jeanty, Alitha Martinez, & more.

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