Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mattâs Pick: Batman: The World: Batman goes beyond borders as a platoon of international writers and artists tell tales of the Dark Knight set in their home countries, led by the Batman: Damned team of…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekâs best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. To my sons, Spider-Man isnât a character. In a weird way, coming full circle from his days on Toei-produced Sentai…
Chaos escalates as the Multiverse threatens to tear itself apart, leaving the superheroes of all worlds desperately trying to play catch up. President Superman joins the fight, after being ripped from Earth-D, while on the Prime Earth whatâs left of the League works to identify the cause of all this Multiversal madness – and launch…
A Hand assassin, a mother, a Hellion. Kwannon, Revanche, Psylocke. Known by many names, in many roles, in many bodies, this mutant telepath debuted in 1993, and has long been an unresolved piece of the X-Men puzzle. After a body swap with the white X-Men member Betsy Braddock, and later death to the Legacy Virus…
This episode has flashbacks, knife fights, and the beginnings of a beautiful friendship. Join us as Titansâ third season continues with âLady Vicâ. Liz Large: Two flashback-focused episodes in a row, and this one featuring a stupid young Dick Grayson? Iâm living my best life.  Cori McCreery: And an equally stupid young Barbara Gordon. Both…
âFear Stateâ has begun, and the Bat family is caught on the back foot. As is Simon Saint and his Magistrate. Itâs looking pretty good for Scarecrow in Batman #112, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. And in the…
Unbelievable Unteens comic book artist Jane Ito finds her world flipped upside down after discovering that the heroes from her comics were not so fictional and she herself was one of them and had powers. As she and the team of underdog heroes once known as the Unteens begin to come back together, they slowly…
Itâs a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. Itâs nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but itâs not ideal. To add insult to injury,…
The War breaks into smaller, more personal fronts in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Luke Ross and David Messina, colored by Neeraj Menon with Guru-eFX and lettered by Travis Lanham. Charles Soule and company take a surprisingly intimate approach to this eventâs penultimate issue in the…
Coming off the series Eisner win, writer Kelly Thompson, alongside Rafael De Latorre and Jordie Bellaire, spin a new one-shot web in Black Widow #11. Black Widow, Yelena Belova, Araña and newcomer Lucy are back after their defeat of the cult leader Apogee. But train as they may, Natasha Romanoff can’t bring herself to fully…
With the near total destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, itâs Yellowâs time to shine! Over in Green Lantern #6, while John Stewart is dealing with golden, mind-controlling centurions taking over the Dark Sector, Jo Mullein has her first confrontation with Sinestro himself to find out just what his intentions are for the universe at…
Okay, deep breath. You see, Harry Osborn…well, what I mean to say is a clone of Harry Osborn, or rather…all right, letâs start over. You know how thereâs this mysterious villain called Kindred…you know what? Forget it, itâs not even worth it. Amazing Spider-Man #73 is written by Nick Spencer, drawn by ZĂ© Carlos and…
Big revelations and bigger set-ups abound in Daredevil #34. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Stefano Landini, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #34, part 4 of âLockdown,â sees Matt getting out and Elektra gearing up – but theyâre both just getting started. Anna Peppard: Welcome…
The new Defenders stand against a universal constant in the final days of The Sixth Cosmos in Defenders #2. When last we left Marvelâs greatest non-team, they had just been transported to a âtime before timeâ, joining with Taaia, Mother of Galactus, to defend the past against the hunger of Omni-Max. But can the past…
Compared to other creators, Paul Smith drew very few issues of the Chris Claremont-Era Uncanny X-Menâten issues between 165 and 175, and then a single-issue fill in years later, for #278. These werenât the totality of his contributions; he also drew a few issues of X-Factor and an X-Men/Alpha Flight miniseries, among others, but for…