Alfred Pennyworth watches the Batman’s war with Roman and his Party Animals, while readers get a better feeling for the world of this very different Bruce Wayne. Absolute Batman #2 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Batman and Robin must escape the inferno…
Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…
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. Tony’s pick: GI Joe #1: Conrad Hauser, Codename Duke, has assembled…
In August, we wrote about how DC’s new line of $9.99 Compact Comics, collecting classic, evergreen stories in digest format, were just what comics needed to attract new readers. Apparently, plenty of people agreed with us, because DC on Tuesday announced second — and in one case a third — printings of its 10 launch…
The election. Good god, the election. His stupid face. Gleeful ignorance. Elon Musk. A single square of toilet paper on an otherwise barren roll. Decaf coffee. Stephen Miller. Four more years. There are any number of reasons to sink slowly, softly and sadly into blackness. These are some of my reasons to keep my head…
Mayor Nakano has been murdered, and Batman and Jim Gordon are on the case. Their investigation leads them to the alliance between the Riddler and the Court of Owls, as well as deceit and secrets between Nakano and his wife. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne investigates the possibility of a secret brother coming to light. Batman #154…
OK, let me see if I’ve got this straight: Sophie is the one currently starring apart from her sisters in NYX but who is still very much in on their current plot alongside Hellion and Empath. Esme is the one who went nuts on Kick and appeared to be in love with Magneto … or…
The entire roster of the Ultimates unites for the first time in this high-octane, climactic conclusion of the first arc. Iron Lad has a plan to defeat the Hulk, the most powerful and imposing member of the Maker’s Council. But has he gotten his team in over their heads? The Ultimates #6 is written by…
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. Bonus pick: Absolute Superman #1: Without the fortress, without the family,…
Writer Zeb Wells ends his nearly three-year run on Amazing Spider-Man with a quiet issue #60 alongside artists John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, Paolo Rivera, Todd Nauck and Patrick Gleason; inkers Scott Hanna and Mark Farmer; colorists Marcio Menyz, Rachelle Rosenberg and Edgar Delgado; and letterer Joe Caramagna, while Joe Kelly, Mark Buckingham, Delgado and…
Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we can’t start prepping for New Year’s? You people make no sense. Anyway, we here at CXF took a peek at the January solicits, and here are a few of the things we’re excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration…
Our redesign team finally gets to the X-Men’s stalwart leader: Cyclops. Scott Summers is the team’s boy scout, the brains and planner, and instantly recognizable with that glowing red visor. He’s had many looks through more than 60 years of publication, from the original training uniform in 1963 to the classic Jim Lee look from…
On July 16, 1945, the world changed forever. Santa Valentina was born. There was also the Trinity test, but that’s not as important. As the world hangs in the balance, we explore the life and times of the girl who fell … skipped? … to Earth. Also: check out that cow! The Power Fantasy #3…
There comes a point when your home’s been overrun by Xenomorphs, and despite decades spent fighting every alien in the cosmos from the Brood to the Skrulls to the Klyntar symbiotes, you’ve just gotta cut your losses and bug out. Especially if you’re a team of superheroes in your 80s, propping up your decrepit bodies…
Despite the destruction of the Krakoan dream, Professor David Alleyne — codename Prodigy — finally has something he wants to keep: tenure at Empire State University, where he’s teaching recent mutant history to a mixed, and suspicious, class. In that class: the redoubtable Kamala Khan, New York City’s most sympathetic (and only public) mutant superhero….