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EXCLUSIVE: Super Jersey Comic Expo announces new 2026 venue

Dan Grote1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

New Jersey’s biggest comics convention is moving. Again! Super Jersey Comic Expo announced Monday that its 2026 show will be held at Iron Peak Sports & Events in Hillsborough. Organizer Nuff Sed Events LLC signed the contract for the new venue Friday. The dates remain the same: April 18 and 19, 2026. The move happened…

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  • Image

Image’s DIE: Loaded #2 gets its Frazetta on

Armaan Babu and Rasmus Skov Lykke2 months ago2 months ago021 mins

A Godbinder and a Rage Knight find themselves lost in a realm of endless artscapes, with little idea of why they’re there, and what they’re meant to do. There’s a steep learning curve, but with the help of a mysterious new Master or two, they just might figure things out before they face the game’s…

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  • X-Men

Welcome to the X-Men, Santa Claus; hope you survive the experience!

Austin Gorton2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

The X-Men count among their number some of the most powerful mutants ever, including omega-level telepath/cosmic being Jean Grey, elemental Earth goddess Storm, and a short, hairy dude with knuckle knives. But one of the most powerful mutants ever has never donned the blue and gold of an X-Men uniform: Santa Claus. With comic sales…

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  • Batman

The Super-Man arrives in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

A wounded Bat-Man investigates the forces of crime in Gotham, trying to get closer to the villains who are wreaking havoc on the city. Investigating the chaos is Lois Lane, and where Lois goes, are Clark Kent and a certain red-cape wearing hero far behind? The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 is written by Dan Jurgens,…

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Our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Expatriate X-Men #3 shows us the proper way to blorbo

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

One of my chief quibbles with “Age of Revelation” has been the loud use of deep-pull mutants without any real examination of why they’re there or what they think about the world they’ve created. And of course, it’s hard to do that when the story is only three months long and you have to zip…

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A surprise Rogue mini sequel in our EXCLUSIVE preview of the Marvel Winter Break Special

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

Earlier this year, Marvel released Rogue: The Savage Land, a five-issue miniseries set during Anna Marie’s time in the Antarctic dinosaur jungle toward the end of Chris Claremont’s original run on Uncanny X-Men. It’s one of the many nostalgia minis Marvel has released in recent years, though the only one to feature Rogue in a…

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  • Marvel

Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda

Jude Jones2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with…

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  • AHOY Comics

AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall #5 shows us that Blackness is eternal

Latonya Pennington2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Melvin Waring wakes up in the future, where he must call on the power of Black history to rescue his wife and thwart the plans of the Modern Living Corporation. Ancestral Recall #5 is written by Jordan Clark, drawn by Atagun Ilhan, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY Comics. I…

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  • X-Men

Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3 will flare up your ADHD

Jude Jones2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

X years later, as a result of the actions of Rogue Red and Storm, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer Daniel Drumm, Rogue Red and Storm will face the ancient…

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  • Staff Picks

Harley Quinn smashes Zatanna, Kyle Starks gets in the ring and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

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: DC K.O. — Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1: It’s…

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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Planet strikes in Fred Harper’s cover for AHOY’s The Toxic Avenger Comics #8

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

BEHOLD … THE VISION I MEAN … DOCTOR PLANET! He is tired of Earth. These people. He is tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives. Guess that means it’s time to take out the trash. (The trash is the Toxic Avenger.) (But not reallly because Toxie is the hero of this book.)…

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EXCLUSIVE: Check out Dike Ruan’s variant cover to Marvel’s Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

This Dike Ruan variant cover to February’s Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1 reminds us of a wonderful essay Jude Jones wrote last year about the importance of Ororo’s natural hair texture. “Storm may not be a queen anymore, but she still wears a crown upon her head,” Jude wrote at the time in response to…

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  • Batman

The end of Bane and the beginning of Joker in DC’s Absolute Batman #14 and #15

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

In this corner, we have Gotham’s new Dark Knight, the Batman! And in this corner, we have the man who wants to break him, Bane! Only one is coming out of this fight on two legs. Absolute Batman #14 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by…

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Thinking about Daredevil’s butt in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Black Cat #5

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

Hey, Google, is Daredevil’s butt a thing? What about in Marvel Rivals? Oh, OK. Check out our exclusive preview of Black Cat #5, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets. W: G. Willow Wilson | A: Gleb Melnikov | CA: Adam Hughes BLACK CAT…JAIL-BOUND?! Trapped and out of options, BLACK CAT has…

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We give our leads an inspirational speech in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

We get it, Rogue Red and Storm on the cover of Rogue Storm #3. You’re tired. Beat up. Angry. You wonder when it will end, these slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune. But you must dig down deep. Pick up your weapons. Pull those arrows out of your chest and use their bloody, splintered stumps…

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