Uncategorized - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:20:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Uncategorized - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Dani’s parents are in mystical trouble again in Moonstar #4 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/danis-parents-are-in-mystical-trouble-again-in-moonstar-4-preview/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57143 Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter...

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]]> 57143 Visit the Mojo Dojo Casa House in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/04/ms-marvel-mutant-menace-2-preview/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48451 Well, Mojo’s having a week, isn’t he? First, he traps Jubilee and Sunspot in a video game in X-Men ’97, now he’s attempting to trap Lila Cheney in a lifetime contract in the latest issue of Ms. Marvel. But wait, doesn’t Kamala Khan have bigger fish to fry right now with the whole Orchis thing?...

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]]> 48451 Usagi Yojimbo DOES NOT cross over with The Crow in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/03/staff-picks-april3/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48434 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Mark’s pick: Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1: Finally making it out of the frozen mountains, Usagi and Yukichi come across a merchant being attacked by four brigands. They rescue the supposed merchant only to...

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]]> 48434 Ultimate X-Men #1 not a big bang but a magical evolution https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/10/ultimate-xmen-1/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:36:45 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48136 Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life – go to school, hang out with her friends, ignore the political strife broiling over after the events of Ultimate Invasion – but life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life and brought some unusual...

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]]> 48136 Rise from your grave in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Dead X-Men #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/25/dead-xmen-1-preview/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47771 Previously, in Dead X-Men: Remember that? Fun times. Even with resurrection seemingly off the table for now, mutants are finding all sorts of ways to come back. Jean Grey found herself communing with the Phoenix Force again in the White Hot Room. X-Force has a clone of Beast circa his New Defenders era just lying...

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]]> 47771 Ms. Marvel #3 & #4 leave us wanting more (in a good way) https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/04/ms-marvel-3-4/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47326 Orchis is closing in on Ms. Marvel, with a plan to use her to get to the X-Men. All she has to do is embrace her new mutant identity. But with so many other labels already hanging on her shoulders, Kamala Khan has to wrestle with just what it means to fully accept another one...

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]]> 47326 Ms. Marvel #2 has some fun while setting things up https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/09/ms-marvel-2-has-some-fun-while-setting-things-up/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46764 No one ever said life as a superhero would be easy, but things have been especially complicated for Ms. Marvel of late. There’s little time to breathe, however, as ORCHIS’ nets are slowly closing around her — but with a little help from the Marvel Universe’s latest power couple, Emma Frost and Iron Man, she...

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]]> 46764 Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 does right by its lead https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/31/ms-marvel-new-mutant-1/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46427 Pakistani. American. Muslim. Inhuman. Mutant. Superhero. Outlaw. Avenger. Champion. Exile. X-man. There are a lot of labels on Kamala Khan, and the latest one has upended her world entirely, and given her an all-new mission statement. But underneath all the labels, when you take away the societies who believe they have a claim on her...

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]]> 46427 Dark X-Men #1 is a hell of a good time https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/22/dark-x-men-1-is-a-hell-of-a-good-time/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46352 Madelyne Pryor has a lot to worry about. As Queen of Limbo, she has to quell constant demonic uprisings against her home. She’s also in charge of the Limbo-New York Embassy, managing mutant refugees from the fall of Krakoa, and generally dealing with a city that does not want her there — and now Orchis...

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]]> 46352 Stab fascists all day in Uncanny Avengers #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/19/stab-fascists-all-day-in-uncanny-avengers-1/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:54:24 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46334 Krakoa has fallen. Mutants throughout the world are being hunted, shipped off planet or forced to have their powers inhibited. Charles Xavier may have given up the dream of human and mutant co-existence, but Captain America still believes the two can stand together. See the return of the Unity Squad in Uncanny Avengers #1, written...

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]]> 46334 Cable & Bishop play Bad Cop/Bad Cop in Children of the Vault #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/09/cable-bishop-play-bad-cop-bad-cop-in-children-of-the-vault-1/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46218 Sealed in a dream-state by Krakoan technology, the fearsomely powerful Children of the Vault have been dormant in Chile while thinking they’ve taken over the world. Now Krakoa belongs to the past. Are the Children the future? Not if Cable and Bishop have much to say about it in Children of the Vault #1, written...

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]]> 46218 Batman Turns 900 and Also Peacemaker Is Here in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/05/batman-turns-900-and-also-peacemaker-is-here-in-batchat/ Fri, 05 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45391 Batman faces down Red Mask on a journey through the Multiverse, where we see some very familiar cowls in Batman #135, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, Mikel Janin and Jorge Jimenez, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, Jimenez and Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and Romulo Fajardo Jr., and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 45391 In Conversation with Myself about the Structure of Image’s 20th Century Men #5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/28/in-conversation-with-myself-about-the-structure-of-images-20th-century-men-5/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44346 In the burning deserts of Afghanistan, Platonov confronts Azra about her secrets and discovers her grand plan. But what will he do with what he learns? Then, in the frigid tundra of Siberia, the Iron Star seeks out an old ally for help. But something is terribly wrong with the Collective Man. Image’s 20th Century...

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]]> 44346 Things Get Batty in Midnight Suns #3! https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/20/things-get-batty-in-midnight-suns-3/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44273 The Midnight Suns brave the darkest and most horrifying journey imaginable to secure aid from one of the most ancient and dangerous beings in all of existence. What terrible secret from the past is Agatha Harkness hiding? And what does the truth mean for Zoe Laveau’s future?! Written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Luigi...

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]]> 44273 The Fates Aligned, Grim Returns for a New Arc with Issue #6 https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/14/the-fates-aligned-grim-returns-for-a-new-arc-with-issue-6/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44160 Still trapped in Las Vegas, Jessica, Eddie and Marcel encounter a fabulous twist on mythical Greek figures, as well as someone with the authority to get them out of their phantasmal dilemma. A new arc begins in Grim #6, written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Flaviano, colored by Rico Renzi and lettered by Tom Napolitano...

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]]> 44160 Defenders: Beyond #5 Brings us A Cosmic Ending Worth the One Above All. https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/30/defenders-beyond-5-brings-us-a-cosmic-ending-worth-the-one-above-all/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44041 Our non-team of fearless DEFENDERS meet their maker in the HOUSE OF IDEAS and have a chat with THE ONE ABOVE ALL. But is EVERYTHING as it SEEMS? Defenders: Beyond #5 created by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Hey Karen, for our final Defenders Beyond review, I wanted us...

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]]> 44041 Alternate Histories and Hidden Histories in Image’s 20th Century Men #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/30/alternate-histories-and-hidden-histories-in-images-20th-century-men-4/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44015 The Battle of Beaux Arts has begun. The American super-force the Suicide Cowboys launches an all-out assault on the Iron Star, hoping to decapitate the Soviet forces in one decisive action. Meanwhile, back in the states, we learn about President Goode’s plans for the monster known as 6Bill. It’s all in Image’s 20th Century Men...

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]]> 44015 Brain and Arms are Set Ablaze in Strange Academy: Finals #1! https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/21/brain-and-arms-are-set-ablaze-in-strange-academy-finals-1/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43948 Freshmen Year is almost over! From day one, people have been wondering – who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? The future of Marvel Magic is going to be decided here and it will take FAR more than the Sorcerer Supreme and his school if magic has a...

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]]> 43948 Gambit #5 Doesn’t Stick the Landing, Mes Amis https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/18/gambit-5-doesnt-stick-the-landing/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:12:03 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43934 Can Remy Lebeau save the woman he loves, and her mom, and his ward, young ‘Ro, from grotesque intergalactic bounty hunters? Will morally ambiguous space mercenary Bounty (that’s her name) turn out to be a letdown or a quicker picker-upper? Will Chris Claremont wrap up all his plot threads in this miniseries finale? Find out...

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]]> 43934 What Is Truth? 20th Century Men #3 Explores https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/26/what-is-truth-20th-century-men-3-explores/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43546 The war rages on! Krylov, now embedded with the Iron Star’s forces, sees the brutality of battle up close. Can he make it out alive with his sanity intact? 20th Century Men #3 takes us from the deserts of Afghanistan to the U.S. capital, and all the way to Mars, courtesy of writer Deniz Camp,...

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]]> 43546 Defenders: Beyond #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/20/defenders-beyond-4/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:00:04 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43506 The Defenders find themselves in a superhero utopia, but here’s the thing — it’s not real if it’s a dream. Defenders: Beyond #4 is brought to you by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: Dig, if you will, a picture — Defenders: Beyond is about to hit its 50th issue on...

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]]> 43506 Thievery and Flirtation Galore in Gambit #4! https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/13/thievery-and-flirtation-galore-in-gambit-4/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43408 Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable ‘Ro hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, it’s Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VC’s Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you...

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]]> 43408 Legion battles Uranos (and his own insecurities) in Legion of X #6 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/13/legion-battles-uranos-and-his-own-insecurities-in-legion-of-x-6/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43417 Judgment comes to David Haller as the world starts to burn. Given Legion’s recent defeat at the hand of Uranos, and his inability to save the people of Arakko, how good are his chances? Find out how David makes his case to Earth’s newest god in Legion of X #6, written by Si Spurrier, drawn...

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]]> 43417 Revisit Nice House on the Lake Before the Final Two Issues https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/06/revisit-nice-house-on-the-lake-before-the-final-two-issues/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43282 After a months-long break, The Nice House on the Lake, one of the best horror stories in recent history returns for its final act from James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, and Andworld Design. The Nice House On The Lake began as one of the most inventive and shocking horror stories in recent...

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]]> 43282 Learn The Hidden Truth Of The White Hot Room In Defenders: Beyond #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/03/learn-the-hidden-truth-of-the-white-hot-room-in-defenders-beyond-3/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43243 Taaia, possessed by the Phoenix Force, turns up the heat as the Defenders make their way through the White Hot Room in Defenders Beyond #3! As told by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: Just when I think it’s going to be a brisk autumn, the Phoenix shows up...

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