When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But is it “just a movie,” or is something much more insidious going on? Will a malignant force make…
House of M, the Marvel event in which the Scarlet Witch, then a mutant and the daughter of Magneto, rewrites reality to create a world where Magneto rules and mutants are the dominant social class, turns 20 this year, which doesn’t sound right but is also painfully true. Also more than 20 years old? The…
What’s supposed to be a summer job at the Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more — a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into…
As Batman’s hunt for the killer in Gotham’s Rookery district verges on obsession, he dives deeper in, learning about the past of an erstwhile ally and leaving him open for the killer’s strike. Batman: Dark Patterns #8 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Matt…
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. Adam’s pick: Marvel Swimsuit Special #1: Roxxon Comics is at it…
While the fallout from the Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy and sale continues to become public at a pace we can’t keep up with (shoutout to Heidi MacDonald at The Beat for staying on top of that raging dumpster fire), a new company has entered the comics distribution market. Philbo Distribution began taking orders July 1…
This week sees the release of X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil, an all-hands-on-deck jam that sees the various factions of the mutant diaspora reunite to remember the island they all used to live on. Given the number of From the Ashes titles we’ve seen ended in the runup to the Vigil (NYX, X-Force, X-Factor) and the…
One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together…
Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty Summer is in full swing: Temps are rising, fireworks are exploding and pools are bustling! We here at ComicsXF love to cool off with some sexy bods, which makes us especially excited for the return of the Marvel swimsuit specials with next…
While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed, for better and for worse. Steve Rogers awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren’t so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve faces a critical decision: adapt to…
Batman faces down the mastermind behind all his recent woes, the terrorist Ra’s al Ghul, as Harley Quinn storms the TV studio and Scarecrow does … something. It’s a series finale that may or may not (almost definitely may not) answer all your questions in Batman ’89: Echoes #6, written by Sam Hamm, drawn by…
The last story arc of Laura Kinney: Wolverine brought the ever-delightful Honey Badger into the series (and back into our lives). Now, another character from Laura’s past is set to kick off the next story arc: Haymaker! Debuting in Erica Schultz’s 2023 X-23: Deadly Regenesis retro miniseries, Haymaker makes the jump from retroactive continuity to…
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. Austin’s pick: X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil #1: One year ago, at…
It’s the end of an era in Star Trek Omega, written by Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art by Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, Mike Feehan, Tess Fowler, Angel Hernandez, Liana Kangas, Megan Levens, Travis Mercer, Ramon Rosanas, Rachael Stott, Erik Tamayo, Davide Tinto and Marcus To, colors by Lee Loughridge and Marissa…
It’s finally summer! Soaring temperatures and vacation means it’s pool time. Our team decided to beat the heat by going back to that most storied Marvel classic, the swimsuit special. Just in time for Marvel’s official relaunch of the special in July, we’re dipping our toes into the pool of mutant fashion and sizzling summer…