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Professor Prodigy practices pragmatism in our EXCLUSIVE preview of NYX #4

Dan Grote6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Of all the From the Ashes X-titles, NYX has been the most willing to engage with the legacy of Krakoa, which puts it near the top of the list for best current X-title. And perhaps more than any other mutant, Empire State University Professor David Alleyne, the former X-man Prodigy, is tasked with unpacking what…

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Pyro doesn’t know how fire works in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #3

Dan Grote7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Let’s talk about Pyro. St. John Allerdyce is a former journalist and current romance novelist. He is a longtime member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and its attempt to go straight as Freedom Force. As a Marauder, he was one of the more entertaining examples of a villain finding a new role on Krakoa…

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Miles wants to drain Black Panther in EXCLUSIVE preview of Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25

Dan Grote7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

During a recent episode of The ComicsXF Interview Podcast, we asked writer Cody Ziglar about the plan to turn Miles Morales into a vampire during this summer’s Blood Hunt event and how it affected his series going forward. “I knew they were doing vampire stuff and there was a possibility Miles gets bit and I…

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Gladiator’s like, ‘NOPE!’ in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Phoenix #4

Dan Grote7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

Look, I get it, Gladiator. You’ve seen this movie before. Jean Grey is the Phoenix again. The first time that happened, she killed a whole planet of broccoli people. You sent your best people after her to stop her, and in the end the only reason you succeeded is because she chose to die by…

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The Marauders got hopes and dreams too in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Wolverine: Deep Cut #4

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

Sure, we all know Sabretooth. And thanks to the Krakoan era, we see Greycrow as a much more realized character, full of nuance while also still an unrepentant murderer. But do you ever wonder if any of the other Marauders have hopes and dreams apart from killing? Maybe Harpoon likes to bake. Maybe Vertigo has…

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Our EXCLUSIVE preview of Phases of the Moon Knight #2 has us thinking about Moon Squire

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Once again, Marvel has sent us a Moon Knight preview, and once again, we aren’t reading Moon Knight so we have no idea what to say about it. But here’s a question: What’s the deal with Moon Squire, that kid who’s going to be in Marvel’s New Champions? Nevermind the fact that Marvel has decided…

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Our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #2 reminds us of the worst couples in comics

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Is there a worse couple in comics than Havok and Polaris? Let’s go through some of the other offenders. Joker and Harley Quinn: Toxic, violent, abusive, but Harley eventually had the sense to leave her man and find love and acceptance with Poison Ivy. Storm and Black Panther: Shoved together on the thinnest of continuity…

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Prepare for the Resurgence of Valiant in our EXCLUSIVE preview of The Darques: Soulside #2

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

So you may not know this, but the Valiant Universe is back … again! After the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the publisher’s release schedule to a crawl of about a comic a month, a licensing deal last year with international publisher Alien Books has breathed new life into the shared superhero universe, and it’s all building…

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Marc owes Khonshu big time in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Vengeance of the Moon Knight #9

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

The solicit text for this one just says “CLASSIFIED!” like it’s still a secret that Marc Spector came back from the dead during Blood Hunt. So I guess, uh, how are you? Are the kids excited to be going back to school? Do you feel like the public education system is still getting its feet…

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Thor becomes Hercules’ stepdad, we think, in our EXCLUSIVE preview of The Immortal Thor #15

Dan Grote8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

Immortal Thor #14 (LGY #775 – mazel tov!) ended with the Odinson absorbing the power of Zeus in combat, leaving the latter a smoking husk of a god. Does that make Thor Hercules’ dad now? Is that how that works? Because I would read a comic about Thor becoming Hercules’ stepdad, parking his Camaro in…

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The team visits Wakanda in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #2

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Y’ever notice when they convene a meeting of all of the Marvel super-geniuses, Forge isn’t there? No one asked Forge to join the Illuminati when the Skrulls were invading, or when the incursions started. You never see Forge on a Zoom call with Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man and Hank Pym and Beast and Shuri…

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Jean hangs out with her father-in-law in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Phoenix #2

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

The year is 1983. Major Christopher Summers, Corsair of the spacefaring Starjammers, returns to Earth to celebrate the wedding of his son Scott to Madelyne Pryor. “Congratulations, Scott, I’m so proud of you. That Madelyne’s a dynamite gal. And what about you, Alex? Still superheroing? No, you’ve retired? What are you now, 25? Well you…

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Akihiro dies again in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Hellverine #4

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago02 mins

Deadpool & Wolverine was a tribute to all the crappy non-MCU movies that existed before and in some cases during the MCU. And yet, you know who wasn’t in it? Nicolas Cage. The Ghost Rider. Maybe Marvel couldn’t afford him. Maybe no one thought to ask him. Maybe he doesn’t get along with Wesley Snipes….

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Storm joins Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Avengers #17

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

After Blood Hunt and Fall of the House of X, where does that leave the Avengers? The team’s roster won’t be the only thing shaken up.

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[A] prepares for the final rose ceremony in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #4

Dan Grote10 months ago10 months ago02 mins

Well, Apocalypse, you’ve narrowed your 12 suitors down to four: Cable, Forge, Cypher and Mirage. You’ve taken them on the hometown dates, where they met your four favorite children, and also Genocide. Now, it’s time to make your final decision. But first, if you’re both willing, you and each of your final four suitors may…

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