Since its debut last year, Hasbro and Skybound’s 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 Joe’s return launched with Kelly Thompson and Marco Ferrari’s Scarlett. One-half of ComicsXF’s Has-Bros, Tony Thornley, sat down with…
The Bat family has gathered again, and it’s time to face down Zur in final battle. But both Zur and Batman have some surprises up their sleeves in this arc’s 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…
It’s 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, we’re…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s 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…
Who’s afraid of a little trans history? Maybe you should be: comics’ trans elder flowers, posthumously, in one of DC’s Pride specials, while the other looks to younger readers with stories about queer teens. DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack, writing by Rachel Pollack and Joe Corallo, line art by Scott Eaton, Tom Sutton,…
We love Al Ewing here at ComicsXF. The man spent the past five years telling compelling, powerful stories about Storm, Magneto and Arakkii culture. But apparently he also writes Venom? And there’s gonna be some kind of war among all the goo people? And Carnage is still a thing? Honestly, I haven’t cared about a…
Oh, that’s right, Jubilee was a vampire for, like, a really long time! Not reading X-Men comics from roughly 2004 to 2017 means I almost completely skipped Jubilee’s vampire phase, save for the tail end of it in the Christina Strain/Amilcar Pinna Generation X series. Hey, didn’t Jubilee have a kid, too? What happened there?…
The first thing you should know is that without Krakoa, I might not be alive. If I don’t pick up that Black Panther comic in 2016 and fall in love with the genre … if the Xavier Files doesn’t do those brilliant deep dives into those introductory House of X and Powers of X books…
Six months ago, Tony Stark sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif have begun to do the same for other lost heroes, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change… Now they must band…
Trek Talks is back and covering a pair of stories all about breaking barriers and plumbing the depths of past continuity! Star Trek #20, written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art by Megan Levens, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. Star Trek: Defiant #15, written by Christopher Cantwell, with art…
All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind, its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X, they have all come to…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men #35/Uncanny X-Men #700: We belong together. And you know that I’m right. Why do you play with my heart? Why do you play with my mind? Said we’d be forever. Said…
Marvel’s first queerest family is throwing a party, and everyone’s invited! Particularly if it pleases the brides to know you won’t be home during their rapturous re-exchanging of vows. X-Men: The Wedding Special #1 was written by Kieron Gillen, Tini Howard, Tate Brombal, Yoon Ha Lee and Wyatt Kennedy; drawn by Rachael Stott, Phillip Sevy,…