On Jan. 26, my local comic shop will close for good. â18 years is a long time to do anything, really, and after that long we simply do not have the fire in our hearts that we once did to give it everything it needs,â the owners of Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New…
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. Tonyâs pick: Ultimate Wolverine #1: To maintain control of their corner…
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these mini reviews of some recent releases. The Ultimates #8 W: Deniz Camp | A: Juan Frigeri | C: Federico Blee | L: Travis Lanham | P: Marvel Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri transport their extraordinary universe building through…
Erica Schultz writes Wolverine. Erica Schultz writes Daredevil. Ergo, Erica Schultz writes Wolverine teaming up with Daredevil. Check out our exclusive preview of Laura Kinney: Wolverine #2, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets. And for our review of issue #1, click here. (W) Erica Schultz (A) Belviso, Giada (CA) Elena Casagrande…
Remember Everett Thomas, aka Synch? Heâs been through a lot. Heâs back. And heâs really angry at Prodigy. Find out why in NYX #7, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, drawn by Enid BalĂĄm, colored by RaĂșl Angulo and lettered by Joe Sabino. Two things can be true at the same time. First, mutants…
Whoâs that young adult with the giant broadsword, sorcerous powers, blond bangs, an unquenchable drive to save lost kids and enough long-term childhood trauma to fill an arena? Itâs Illyana Rasputina, of course. Whoâs that demonic gunfighter trying to conquer the world from his base in Juneau, Alaska? Can Illyana stop him? Find out in…
Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank…
The wildfires currently devastating Los Angeles have hit home for the comics community as well. Writer David M. Booher, co-creator of the indie fantasy series Canto and known for other series like Dungeons & Dragons Saturday Morning Adventures, All-New Firefly and Killer Queens, has posted a GoFundMe after his home was destroyed in the Eaton…
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. Austinâs pick: Magik #1: Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan…
The Uncanny Experience, Minneapolis’ X-Men fan convention and immersive experience, recently announced a new batch of guests for its third show this summer, along with its theme: a celebration of X-Men Evolution. For the previous two shows, The Uncanny Experience drew heavily on fan affection for X-Men: The Animated Series (and its surprisingly good follow-up,…
The Riddlerâs plan stands revealed, but there is more to all of the chaos in Gotham, as Batman learns who has been pulling the Court of Owlsâ strings. Batman #156 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Tony Daniel, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Divorce cases are often ugly things. Divorce…
While those other comics sites had their year-end best-of lists ready to go by Thanksgiving, we ⊠got busy and put it off till the last possible minute. But hey, that just means we were able to take the full scope of the yearâs comics into account. In doing so, we settled on these 24…
Three issues into each of the three flagship titles, DCâs Absolute line has hit the ground running from both a commercial and critical perspective. In a universe woven with the fabric of antilife, DCâs big three â Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman â have been cast as underdogs, railing against the hegemonic greed of institutions…
People are always asking, “What if … Galactus transformed Gambit?” But what they really should be asking is “What if … Gambit transformed Galactus?” Picture it: Gambit teaching the Devourer of Worlds to play No Limit Hold ‘Em, inviting him to ante up at a poker game on the Blue Area of the Moon with…
Three years ago, I had the immense pleasure of reviewing the indie superhero short film Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part I for ComicsXF. Over the holidays, I attended a virtual screening for Captain Zero Part II and recently sat down with creator, director, writer and voice actor Z Cher-AimĂ© to talk about the past,…