While the wider world may know him best from his MCU debut, over in comics Shang-Chi has been making quiet an impact thanks to quality work from Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan. The film, which revolved around the relationship of Shang-Chi’s parents, is now making its reverberations known through a new arc “Family Of…
What is the true origin of the Phantom Ranger? And what is his connection to the Morphin Grid? From the moment he first appeared 24 years ago, fans have wondered about the origin of the mysterious Phantom Ranger. Questions which have never been answered, until now. BOOM Studios presents a limited-series event that will delve…
It’s a little bit Moby Dick, a little bit Jaws and a whole lot of Logan in Wolverine #19.
Every good whodunnit’s got a parlor scene, to let the detective put all the players and clues together to reveal who the murderer is. Ersatz detective and former (in more ways than one) Doctor Strange has finally solved his own murder—but has he done it in time to save the world from the destruction his…
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy finally together again—but they’ve both gone through some changes since the last time they saw each other. Can their relationship survive the changes that have happened? Harley Quinn #10 written by Stephanie Williams, drawn by Laura Braga, colored by Arif Prianto and lettered by Deron Bennett. I have mixed feelings…
Kang and his companion deal with the ramifications of a “pirate timeline” as we get a glimpse of Marvel’s near future in Timeless #1. Written by Jed MacKay, art by Kev Walker, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Mark Bagley, and Andrew Hennessy. Color art by Marte Gracia with letters by Ariana Maher. We’re in a week…
When you walk up to Charles Soule’s table in artists alley of C2E2 and ask for an interview, he leans over to his assistant. All preliminary questions in this interaction are dealt with through the assistant. It’s a thing he and Rob Leifeld do, but to be fair to Charles, it seems like he’s tired…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s pick: Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the Parliaments of the Green, the Red and the Rot agree to wipe the slate clean. There’s…
Looks like we oopsed up and called it too early before, but this time it’s really the last issue of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight. This issue features two shorts: “The Ghost and the Knight,” written by Che Grayson, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Alejandro Sanchez and lettered by Aditya…
You’ve probably seen countless articles and YouTubers digging into the new Spidey flick. No Way Home is a bonafide hit with enough cameos and reveals to make your head spin, so it makes sense that the oversaturated market of explainer videos and Easter Egg hunters are out in force fighting for clicks. But one question…
There’s something about Spider-Man and horror. Whenever the Marvel Universe takes a turn for the scary, Peter Parker is often right in the middle of it. Other times there are horror stories, both within the Prime timeline and alternate universes, just straight up centered on Spider-Man in a horror context. With two issues out this…
Double and triple crosses abound as SWORD #11 makes a landing from Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher. I love a good mystery. There’s something deeply, viscerally fulfilling about that moment when you’ve finally pieced it all together, analyzed clue after clue, hint after hint, and you know exactly where the story’s…
Nightwing saves a puppy from the mob in an issue that goes all-out on visuals with a single, action-packed panel stretched across its pages. Nightwing #87 storytold by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (as credited in the comic, but for the more traditional of you, written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo), colored…
We know who killed The Scarlet Witch. Is justice served? Can it ever be on Krakoa? We find out thanks to Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, Clayton Cowles and Edgar Delgado examine her fate in X-Men: The Trial Of Magneto #5. Andrea Ayres: Well, here we are, Charlie. At the end of this limited series, and…
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