X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:25:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 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 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 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 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 Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1 gets back to the action https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/04/storm-earths-mightiest-mutant-1-gets-back-to-the-action/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55831 The War Above All thunders louder and closer. As the cosmos braces, Ororo Munroe turns her gaze to her home in Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #1.

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]]> 55831 Uncanny X-Men #23 sees Gambit try to eat [redacted] https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/04/uncanny-x-men-23-sees-gambit-try-to-eat-redacted/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55823 A forgotten vow from one of the team comes back to haunt them all. Can the Uncanny X-Men stop their friend from being taken to where monsters dwell?

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]]> 55823 X-Men #24 shows why Beast is the perfect X-Men villain https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/25/x-men-24-and-the-unified-theory-of-evil-beast/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55663 With X-Men #24 taking the Age of Revelation Finale reveal to another level, this is a great time to talk about Beast’s evolution over the decades.

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]]> 55663 Mutina interrupts Nightcrawler’s birthday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #22 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/14/mutina-interrupts-nightcrawlers-birthday-in-marvels-uncanny-x-men-22/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55560 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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]]> 55560 After the Age of Revelation, Cyclops tries to get Doug outta heeeere in Marvel’s X-Men #23 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/07/after-the-age-of-revelation-cyclops-tries-to-get-doug-outta-heeeere-in-marvels-x-men-23/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:58:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55496 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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]]> 55496 CXF awards yearbook-style superlatives to the Age of Revelation. Who was best in class? https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/01/comicsxf-awards-yearbook-style-superlatives-to-the-age-of-revelation-who-was-best-in-class/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55448 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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]]> 55448 Doug Ramsey’s Ego trip ends in Marvel’s X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/01/doug-ramseys-ego-trip-ends-in-marvels-x-men-age-of-revelation-finale/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55443 "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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]]> 55443 Welcome to the X-Men, Santa Claus; hope you survive the experience! https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/19/welcome-to-the-x-men-santa-claus-hope-you-survive-the-experience/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55272 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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]]> 55272 Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3 will flare up your ADHD https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/17/marvels-rogue-storm-3-will-flare-up-your-adhd/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55292 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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]]> 55292 One Episode’s Worth: How the 1990s X-Men cartoon gave us ‘Age of Apocalypse’ https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/28/one-episodes-worth-how-the-1990s-x-men-cartoon-gave-us-age-of-apocalypse/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54945 In the dying days of December 1994, Marvel Comics dropped X-Men Alpha #1, a double-sized, chromium-cover-wrapped one-shot introducing the world to the “Age of Apocalypse.” Following a multi-part story that saw Professor Xavier’s son Legion travel back in time to kill Magneto before the X-Men formed, a mission Legion thoroughly botched, accidentally killing his dad...

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]]> 54945 All things must pass. But will we remember Marvel’s Rogue Storm #2? https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/12/all-things-must-pass-but-will-we-remember-marvels-rogue-storm-2/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54815 X years later, many secret events have taken place among the mutants of the world — including the one that changed Gambit and Rogue’s marriage forever. As Storm embarks on her quest to destroy Eegun, the devourer of Sorcerers Supreme, Gambit has a score to settle with Storm for the fate of his marriage. But...

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]]> 54815 A truth: Month 2 of Marvel’s Age of Revelation gets off to a rough start https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/09/age-of-revelation-amazing-binary-sabretooth-longshots-2/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54751 Age of Revelation enters its second month with a big reveal about why present-day Cyclops and Beast are in the future. Amazing X-Men #2 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #2 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by...

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]]> 54751 The Exceptional kids play pirate, Cloak and Dagger surprise and more Age of Revelation https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/02/age-of-revelation-expatriate-undeadpool-cloakordagger-xvengers/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54677 It’s time to wrap up the first month of the future! Rather than tackle each “Age of Revelation” book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: Expatriate X-Men #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Francesco Mortarino,...

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]]> 54677 This week’s Age of Revelation books check in on the villains and key mutants like … Spider-Man https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/26/age-of-revelation-book-spiderman-omegakids-lastwolverine/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54603 The Age of Revelation continues to grow with another four new stories! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: X-Men: Book of Revelation #1 by Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo...

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]]> 54603 The Age of Revelation expands with 4 new books, 2 Rogues and 1 sad Gambit https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/19/age-of-revelation-unbreakable-roguestorm-sinister-frost/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54543 The Age of Revelation will continue until morale improves (or January, whichever comes first), so we’ve got another week of fresh new “replacement” books and tie-ins alike! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s...

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]]> 54543 A goddess gone mad and a Rogue gone red in Marvel’s Rogue Storm #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/15/rogue-storm-1/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54505 X years later, with Earth’s gods gone, only Ororo Munroe, the mutant god of storms, remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends — Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath....

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]]> 54505 Al Ewing returns to Arakko in an X-Men: Age of Revelation roundup https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/revelation-amazing-world-longshots-binary-sabretooth/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54419 Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse! I mean X! I mean X-Man! … Ah, screw it. Amazing X-Men #1 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #1 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by...

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