Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Rasmus’ pick: Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1: The heroes of…
With her new solo series debuting next week, our group finally got to Wolverine! No, not that one, the other one. The one the Krakoa era firmly established as a Wolverine in her own right. The one who’s more popular with certain circles of the internet. Laura Kinney, aka Wolverine, aka X-23, aka Talon, aka…
It’s back to school for four young mutants, but is a rural school in Louisiana ready for this crew? Bullies, terrible lunches and classroom flirting abound, but is one of the student body the prophesied Endling who will be the last member of mutantkind? Uncanny X-Men #6 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by Javier…
The return of the villainous Constrictor means trouble for Wolverine, but more than Logan could possibly realize. What’s wrong with Constrictor, and what does it mean for Wolverine’s future … and past? Wolverine #4 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit. Logan! Go on,…
Jim Gordon is in jail for the murder of the mayor of Gotham, and Batman must find out the truth about what his friend may or may not have done. But with Riddler and the Court of Owls circling, what can Bruce Wayne do to protect himself and all he cares about? Batman #155 is…
While most certainly not the big bad who’s been operating from the shadows this whole time, this preview of Dazzler does feature the Reaver Pretty Boy, who is the one with the handsome face atop a robot body. WHICH GOT US THINKING. How would you rank the OG Reavers? Here’s our informal ranking. No. 1:…
Life in New York is exhausting. Let’s dance. Good thing Dazzler’s in town. Score tickets somehow and queue for the show in NYX #6, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, penciled by Michael Shelfer, inked by Shelfer and Elisabetta D’Amico, colored by Raúl Angulo and lettered by Joe Sabino. And we’re back: The mutants-take-Manhattan…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Jake’s pick: Two-Face #1: After years of internal conflict, both halves…
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Nose pimples. Cincinnati chili. Taking six guesses to figure out Wordle. There are any number of reasons to sink slowly, softly and sadly into blackness. These are some of my reasons to keep my head up. Eight Million Ways to Die, graphic novel adaptation Here’s…
It’s the holiday season, and what better gift to give a comic book enthusiast than comic books? If they are a superhero fan, you could just give them a book from Marvel or DC. However, superheroes are not limited to the Big Two; there are so many other options to choose from. From diverse manga…
Can it really be the holidays again so soon? That’s right, folks, we’ve taken another trip around the sun, and it’s time to gather those you love close and enjoy the holidays! No matter what you’re celebrating, you just have to get that special something for those special someones in your life. That’s where we…
NYX is a book about younger mutants – the ones most analogous to Zoomers – finding community as a post-Krakoan diaspora. It’s also an odd burst of 2000s nostalgia, as it largely centers on characters who were created during that decade, an era when Marvel introduced dozens of new mutants (lowercase N, lowercase M) in…
Dazzler and Lila Cheney party in Tokyo, only to be attacked by Arcade. Dazzler #3 is written by Jason Loo, drawn by Rafael Loureiro, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Ariana Maher. Previously in Loo and Loureiro’s Dazzler, a British talk-show host was a complete wanker to Alison before an opportunistic mutant production assistant…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Scott’s pick: Justice League Unlimited #1: Darkseid’s death has triggered a…
Who doesn’t love an artist’s edition book? It’s a great way to cut through the noise of a classic story and appreciate an artist’s process in oversized black and white, letting the pencils and inks do the talking. Valiant today announced, exclusively through ComicsXF, that it will publish an Artist’s Edition of 1993’s X-O Manowar…