It had to happen. Since their first battle in Immortal Hulk #7 nearly three years ago the Avengers had to take the fight back to the Immortal Hulk. The last time they fought, Hulk’s body was chopped up into tiny pieces and placed in sealed jars. It didn’t stop him. Now, in Immortal Hulk #47,…
In the world of Heroes Reborn, classic X-Men villains, The Mighty Avengers, never formed. In their stead was the Squadron Supreme, a Silver Age pastiche that dares ask the question “What if superheroes were jerks?” In this preview, we find out exactly what that means as mutant freedom fighter Magneto and his Mutant Force commence…
In the world of Heroes Reborn, Hyperion is a big deal. He’s a super heroic man, but when he was a wee superheroeic boy, he had adventures with the Imperial Guard. Writer Ryan Cady talked to us about this one-shot. ANd hey, you get to see our EiC whiff a question so hard right from…
We all love a Man-Thing. How many other Marvel character have a song written about them by The Mountain Goats? It’s not shocking in our organic, Krakoan era, Man-Thing would come in conflict with the mutants, but who could have predicted this? Steve Orlando and Andrea Broccardo have been building to a crescendo in in…
After being stuck in a bunker for years, Cindy Moon has blossomed into a character of her own. Filling the void of news room drama that Peter Parker has left vacant for so long, Silk has become J Jonah Jameson’s new investigative journalism prodigy. She’s looking into why so many low level crooks are terrified…
Here’s a little law I wrote. You’re legally obligated to sing it note for note. Don’t worry. Be happy. That’s the reality of AHOY’s Happy Hour, a comic where sadness is illegal. You can tell this is speculative fiction because it implies happiness is possible, which doesn’t align with my last few years, but hey,…
S.W.O.R.D. #5 Preview: Fabian Cortez is honestly incredible. He was introduced in X-Men #1, the best selling comic of all time, with an incredible ability. I believe it was former Comics Alliance writer David Wolkin who described him as a mutant with the ability to “make mutants mutant harder.” He teamed up with Magneto, on…
We’ve got a real special one for you today. It’s the premier X-Men villains, Captain America and his Avengers facing off with Quiet Council members Mystique and Storm. Kamala’s Law made teen heroes illegal. While the Avengers say they don’t want to enforce it, they sure want to make sure the status quo remains in…
The Marauders of the Hellfire Trading Company have claimed Madripoor as a friend of Krakoa, something the bigots of Homines Verendi aren”t fond of. Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit have been building to this conflict for their entire run. With the Hellfire Gala looming, this volley promises to be critical to…
Brunnhilde. Jane Foster. Dani Moonstar. Hildegarde. And the mysterious stranger who’s worn the title longer than any of them and looks like the Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok, but not the one that was in the 2018 Exiles reboot. The Valkyries are united, and at last they have a plan, but so does the King in…
The eighth and nearly final chapter of Planet Divoc-91, a Webtoon coronavirus-inspired comic with a rotating cast of writers and artists, is approaching its final destination, and ComicsXF has an exclusive preview. “Being part of this innovative project continues to be influential in how I meet ideas creatively,” said South African poet and Chapter 8…
It had to happen. Ever since Betsy Braddock was returned to her original body, we knew she would be forced to reckon with what she had done. In Excalibur #19, we finally see it happen. After bumbling out her feelings to an alternate reality Psylocke, Betsy Braddock has had her relationship to Kwannon on her…
Being a teen hero is hard. It’s even harder when the government takes draconian measures to prevent you from doing the right thing and enrolls your friends in reeducation centers. That’s what The Champions have been up against during the “Outlawed” event. They have been hunted by C.R.A.D.L.E., their friends have been taken prisoner, but…
It’s hard being a teen. Harder still when your part of a secret magic school where the Scarlet Witch is your teacher and the son of Dormammu one of your classmates. Such is the life of the charming children of Strange Academy. To make matters worse, Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos are making sure everyone…
You ever think about how there’s a book where Mister Sinister is leading a team with Nanny and Orphan Maker under the guise of therapy but really its some very convoluted plot for him to do his very specific brand of chaotic evil? You ever think about how that book owns? What Zeb Wells and…