Boomerang Makes a Fateful Choice in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King’s Ransom #1
If King’s Ransom has shown readers anything, it’s that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.
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A Tangle With Doom in Guardians of the Galaxy #14
Doom confronts the Guardians as the cultists prepare to summon something sinister in Guardians of the Galaxy #14 written by Al Ewing, art by Juan Frigeri, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit. Charlie Davis: WELL. I was gonna try and come up with an excuse as to why we didn’t cover the…
Children of the Atom #3: Who Let these Teens in Space?!
Gimmick takes center stage in this month’s exploits of our Genetically Generic Gen Z! Things are taking the turn for the strange for our Krakoan Kast-offs. We finally get a look at their past and a hint of the future in Children of the Atom #3.
Threads Weave Together To Form A Beautiful Tapestry As X-Factor #9 Hits Its Grand Finale
We have a lot to wrap up and not a ton of time before the Gala. Lucky for us, Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna are here to defeat a goddess in X-Factor #9. Cori McCreery: First the bad news: Polaris is leaving the book to join the X-Men. Next the worse…
Primer Update: May 2021
Last month we launched a new part of ComicsXF: Primer. Our goal with Primer continues to be to provide examples of the best comics to read, whether looking to add something to your current pull list, or read up on a character you are interested in, but never knew quite where to start or what…
U Reap What U Sow When Hulk Smashes the U-Foes in Immortal Hulk #46
Red Hulk Gets Revenge in Immortal Hulk #46 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Robert Secundus: As time goes on, I have fewer and fewer ideas for these opening bits. It feels like Times Immortal intros…
How the Stormy Birth of X-Factor Fractured Chris Claremont’s X-Men
X-Factor was born during a hurricane. Jackson Guice, the series’ original artist and co-creator, recalled its origins to Comic Book Resources in 2009: The first issue was double-sized. We put it together under the guiding hand of Mike Carlin and the first issue was finished and submitted for final approval to Jim Shooter — who,…
Business Mutants, Summer Camp, Cyclops Racism and More Staff Picks for 5/12
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: X-Corp #1: The mutants are doing a business! Warren Kenneth Worthington III and Monet St. Croix run Krakoa’s corporate arm in a new series written by Tini Howard (Excalibur) and drawn by Alberto…
X-Corp #1 Stumbles Out The Starting Gate In Our Spoiler-Free Discussion
An all new era of mutant prosperity calls for all new business solutions – but are the world’s elite businessmen ready to welcome Krakoan into their boardrooms? The corporate world is a dangerous game – but Warren Worthington III, Monet St. Croix and their new board of directors are prepping to show the world just…
Blood and Guts, Pain and Misery, and WWE Continuity. This is your Week in Wrestling.
Forrest Hollingsworth: Blood AND Guts? In this economy? Charlie Davis: That’s what they tell me, Forrest. Though I will say all my blood is still inside of my body and my guts are still intact too. I would like a refund. Vishal Gullapalli: Blood and Guts more like Blankets and Pillows, am I right? Am…
Elon Musk is Hosting SNL Tonight. We Hate That; So We Booked Upcoming Season 47’s Guests.
Insufferable shitbag billionaire Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live this week, and that stinks. The only thing we can figure is that series producer Lorne Michaels is out of ideas, so for next year (even though the final episodes of this season have great hosts in Keegan-Michael Key and Anya Taylor-Joy) we’ve booked all…
Marjorie Finnegan #1 Not Enough Ennis, Not Enough Pulp Commentary
I first saw this book on the old AWA website. Hidden away in a corner, just a title, and this cover. There was no announcement, no news, no press. It just sat there, on that old iteration of a site that’s since been radically changed. And as I stared at it, I wondered: What on…
Crime Syndicate #3 is a Throwdown with a Starfish
Earth’s mightiest heroes have disappeared – in fact, they appear to never have been, and that seems to have changed everything. No longer the world you know, this new Earth belongs to a dark version of comics’ most iconic superheroes. Written by Jason Aaron, penciled by Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Matthew…
Indie Punks Diet Cig Talk About Their New Comic Anthology “Do You Wonder About Me?”
Diet Cig is an acclaimed two piece band known for catchy hooks and fun, honest lyrics. To celebrate their latest album Do You Wonder About Me? The band curated a comics anthology inspired by the album featuring work by Sabrina Mellado, Shelby Criswell, Kit Fraser, Daniel Torraca, Arantza Pena Popo, Daniel Zhou, Viktoria Cichon, Kailee…
Green Lantern #2 Opens Up a New Universe for the Corps
It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might…