New Team, Who Dis? In X-Men #1
X-men #1 debuts with a new crew some big new problems! Join writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz, and colorist Marte Gracia.
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Redesigning Jubilee
For those in the United States, the fourth day in July can mean a lot of things – hot dogs, celebrating a country that repeatedly scars the planet with unimaginable war crimes, and of course, fireworks! On Krakoa, however, we can do one better. Jubilation Lee, the mutant Jubilee, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #244…
X-Men Save the Day, the Justice League Get Animated Again and More Staff Picks for July 7
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: X-Men #1: The heroes of Krakoa are here: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Polaris, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine and Synch are here to restore your faith in mutants and chew bubble gum. And they’re all out…
Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: The Chameleon Conspiracy #1… Happens
The Clon- er, Chameleon Conspiracy wraps up in an oversized “Giant-Size” issue of Amazing Spider-Man, closing out fewer plotlines than one would hope. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson, penciled by Marcelo Ferreira, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, inked by Wayne Faucher, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, colored by Andrew…
A Dearth of Bat Books Leads Us to a Good Old Fashioned Bat Chat Q&A
Welcome to a special fifth week BatChat. For those not deeply entrenched in comics distribution, when there are five Wednesdays in a month, shipping can get … weird. So this week there are no comics with Batman as a lead! What are we to do? Well, to start, we’ll look at last week’s digital release…
Nanny Learns A Lesson On Motherhood In Our Exclusive Hellions #13 Preview
The Hellions are a disastrous team with an evil leader and a habit of making every situation they run into worse. But you don’t understand, I love them. They are a mess and have left chaos in their wake without any real repercussions. Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of their own actions…
Three Lokis at the End of the World in Loki Episode #4
Our deities of discord have avoided certain doom, but it’s out of the frying pan and into the torturous time-loop cells for them. An emotional connection between our two Variants has sparked a nexus event like none other. The TVA has an enormous mess to clean up – especially if they want to keep their…
I Walk with Monsters, Girl from Nowhere and Learning to Feel
“You’ve always been drawn to buses.” Helen, Baby with the Bathwater Of all the media I have ever experienced, this is the single most memorable line. I am not sure if it was a particularly striking performance when I saw Christopher Durang’s 1983 play, if it’s the absurdity of the line or if it is…
We Got Us a Shield Thief in United States of Captain America #1
The shield has been stolen! No one understands the value of the shield like those who’ve wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief. But instead, they find the Captains, everyday people from all walks of life who’ve taken up the mantle…
A Mission of Death in Daredevil #31
The former and current Daredevils have had enough and Bullyseye’s just getting started in Daredevil #31. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #31 sees Matt waking up to realities of life on the inside, while Elektra wakes up…
We Need to Talk About Jean Grey’s Green Dress
I’m sick of talking about Jean Grey’s green dress. You know the one—the minidress with the low-slung belt that debuted in 1967 and was abandoned in 1976 when Marvel Girl became Phoenix, before reappearing, along with the Marvel Girl codename, in 2019’s House of X/Powers of X and hanging around ever since. People love and…
Some Hot Chip on Chip Action in Image’s Crossover #7
Finally, this issue answers the important question: What happened to Chip Zdarsky when the superheroes crossed over into our world? Zdarsky, artist Phil Hester and inker Ande Parks kick Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw off their own book to get weird with it, alongside colorist Dee Cunniffe and letterer John J. Hill, in Image’s Crossover…
Bill Needs Help, but First, Monsters, in Beta Ray Bill #4
When Beta Ray Bill’s quest brings him and his friends — Skurge the Executioner and Pip the Troll — to the fiery realm of Muspelheim, they are quickly attacked by horrible monsters and dark beings. To save his friends, Bill must journey through a maze of his own memories. Saddle up for Beta Ray Bill…
Who is the Traitor in Eternals #5?
The Forgotten One comes out of hiding as the Eternal traitor is revealed at last in Eternals #5, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Esad Ribić, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Zoe! It feels really good to be back with you in our little conspiracy, talking about Eternals. I…
The Man Comes Around In Cable #11
The future keeps coming back when you’re a member of the Summers family, and there’s always a weird reason why. Old Man Cable is back, brought back to help Young Cable defeat Stryfe and safe the kidnapped mutant babies. It’s time to prepare one last assault on Stryfe and his army – and everyone’s invited….