Given we’re headed toward a linewide Marvel event involving vampires, it’s probably a good time to check in on Blade, whose whole deal is killing vampires. Currently, Blade is trying to stop an ancient supernatural force called the Adana. To that end, he’s been going on various fetch quests and teaming up with Marvel characters…
Every year (barring those when the in-person event was canceled during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic), our intrepid man in the field Matt Lazorwitz goes to New York’s Flame Con and collects interviews with some of the guests there. As such, it’s given him the opportunity to talk with great LGBTQ+ creators like…
Recently, right-wing pundits have begun to circulate the theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is a psy-op for the government, and that at halftime at the Super Bowl, they will preempt Usher to announce their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, using Swift’s vast influence as a pop culture icon to steer the…
The Thundercats are the latest ’80s nostalgia IP to get a revamp, this time from Dynamite, in Thundercats #1, written by Declan Shalvey, drawn by Drew Moss, colored by Arcancia Studio and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry. Even among its fans — among whose ranks I count myself — it’s hard to deny that the Thundercats…
Khonshu and Ra, the force known together as Moon Knight, are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king, the Black Panther. Find out what happens next in Ultimate Black Panther #1, written…
Mark’s pick: Ultimate Black Panther #1: In the wake of Ultimate Invasion, Khonshu and Ra — the force known together as Moon Knight — are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king,…
As the final curtain came down on the Hellfire Gala, Charles Xavier sent thousands of mutants away from Krakoa to places unknown, kickstarting the Fall of X era. As the X-office shuffled the deck, A-list mutants either returned to star in successful ongoing titles or were given headlining roles in miniseries. The vast majority found…
The year is 2873, and the One Hand Killer has struck again — and Detective Ari Nassar is postponing retirement to put him behind bars. He’s got a lot of questions to answer. What are the strange ciphers left behind at the scene of every crime? Why are these killings happening? And most importantly, why…
I’m gonna be honest: I’m not loving this Talon-inside-Synch’s-body subplot in X-Men. It’s another example of the woman having to suffer to further the male hero’s arc, and it came during a week when Gerry Duggan was writing a lot of women — Laura, Emma Frost, Riri Williams, Jean Grey — as props for their…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Dead X-Men #1: When the world turned against Krakoa, these five mutants lost their lives, but their mission as X-Men is just getting started. To preserve Xavier’s dream, they must accomplish the impossible…
Godzilla, the king of the monsters, a force of wanton destruction summoned by man’s inhumanity to man, known for tearing cities apart … but also, perhaps, bringing people together? On Feb. 7, IDW will release the Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special, a comic in which a kaiju blogger and a paramilitary peacekeeper go from enemies to…
On Krakoa, resurrection from the dead was as easy as completing a circuit. But Krakoa fell. The time of easy miracles is over, and only the hard roads are left. Now, it falls to Storm to bring the X-Men’s oldest enemy home. But after all he did, and all that was done to him, can…
The final act of “Gotham Nocturne” begins here. Stranded alone on the desert that is the apotheosis of all deserts, Batman must fight the Azmer demon inside him as Simon Hurt and his master Barbatos circle. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya continues her investigation into the death of GCPD members as the Question leads her down a…
Previously, in Dead X-Men: Remember that? Fun times. Even with resurrection seemingly off the table for now, mutants are finding all sorts of ways to come back. Jean Grey found herself communing with the Phoenix Force again in the White Hot Room. X-Force has a clone of Beast circa his New Defenders era just lying…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Armaan’s pick: Resurrection of Magneto #1: On Krakoa, resurrection from the dead was as easy as completing a circuit. But Krakoa fell. The time of easy miracles is over, and only the hard roads are…