In which the Comics XF team gathers to remember the things big and small that made the Krakoan era of X-Men comics an entertaining, transformative and memorable one. For more Krakoan remembrances, please read Jude Jones and Adam Reck‘s writing on the matter. Sean Dillon I suppose we should start with the beginning: HoXPoX was…
It’s Pride Month and I’m here and genderqueer! As a genderqueer comics fan, some of the most moving and validating comics I’ve read in the last few years have been by transgender and nonbinary creators. From superhero comic books to webcomics to manga and graphic novels, there has never been a better time to be…
The battle with Zur is over. And now it is time for Batman to pick up the pieces. He has to deal with the teenage clone of Bruce Wayne that Zur created, sure, but Zur left a lot of pieces in place that he has to look at. A new era begins here. Or does…
In September, the X-Men and their friends are going to fight: Wow. Just wow. I don’t how to feel about that last one. Take a scroll through Marvel’s September X-Men solicits and see what you think. NYX #3 Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZINGArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOSTAND TOGETHER OR DIE ALONE! To Anole â…
Marvel’s Blood Hunt is a story about vampires using magic to block out the sun so they can feast endlessly on the world and its inhabitants. But did you know there are good vampires, too? Ones who have fought to control their thirst for human blood and are attempting to use their experiences to fight…
â It was the last week of July, 2019. House of X #1 had come out and I wasnât convinced. I loved the artwork. I was interested in what Jonathan Hickman was setting up. My growing group of comics-obsessed friends were already proclaiming it a hit. But I was still spending that week being the…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tonyâs pick: Destro #1: James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has…
You guys ‘member that time Wolverine got knocked into the sewers below the Hellfire Club by Harry Leland and he said, “Okay, suckers, you’ve taken yer best shot! Now it’s my turn.” Look like it’s Anole’s turn to declare that it is, in fact, his turn. His turn to do what? No idea. NYX, one…
In 1991, X-Men #1 sold more than 7 million copies. The first issue of a then-unheard-of *second* X-Men title, written by Chris Claremont and drawn by young superstar Jim Lee, it remains the best-selling single issue of a comic book of all time. Yet for as much as X-Men Vol. 2 #1 marked the beginning…
Since its debut last year, Hasbro and Skyboundâs Energon Universe has breathed new life into a 40-year-old franchise, giving readers a thoroughly modern take on the Transformers and GI Joe. Last week, phase two of GI Joeâs return launched with Kelly Thompson and Marco Ferrariâs Scarlett. One-half of ComicsXFâs Has-Bros, Tony Thornley, sat down with…
The Bat family has gathered again, and itâs time to face down Zur in final battle. But both Zur and Batman have some surprises up their sleeves in this arcâs conclusion in Batman #148, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Continuing this week of…
Ben Percy’s only been off Wolverine a couple weeks now, and this Blood Hunt tie-in has me missing him already. Wolverine: Blood Hunt #2 has Logan teaming up with the vampire hunter from early on in the Vampire Nation arc of Percy’s run. It’s also got him dealing with his on-again, off-again mercenary friend Maverick….
NEW MUTANTS! Hisako and Mei’s classmate, Nico Minoru, has figured out that these two girls possess unusual abilities⌠But they’re not the only ones! Hisako’s world gets a whole lot bigger in ULTIMATE X-MEN #4! Ultimate X-Men #4 was written and illustrated by Peach Momoko, with script adaptation by Zack Davission, and letters by Clayton…
Itâs closing time for Logan in Wolverine #50, written by Benjamin Percy and Victor LaValle, drawn by Geoff Shaw and Cory Smith, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Cory Petit, with backups by Larry Hama, Daniel Piccioto, Yen Nitro and Petit; and Percy, Javi Fernandez, Matt Hollingsworth and Petit. Tony Thornley: Well, Matt, weâre…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Austinâs pick: X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1: For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on Arakko, another must rise…