Count Nefaria’s headed to the convention center, where his attempt to give himself eternal youth either will, or won’t, blow up midtown! Our heroes’ attempts to stop him either will, or won’t, heal their emotional divides! Point-of-view character Escapade either will, or won’t, star in a Marvel comic again! Our story concludes in New Mutants:…
Geneis and her fancy staff bring havoc to the Great Ring in X-Men Red #13 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee, and Ariana Maher. “Your father has three dead friends. All three of them used. Your father didn’t. Your father, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, is alive.” Thus concluded the one and only talk…
It’s the final stand against Newmazo. But how can Batman, Superman and the combined might of the heroes of Earth stand against an android both with all their powers and a brilliant mind? Find out in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #17, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by…
We’re long past the days of the bouncing, blue-furred Beast who quoted Shakespeare and pulled lighthearted pranks while simultaneously trying to cure the Legacy Virus. Since the ’90s he’s been on a downward trajectory of devil’s bargains and war crimes. Benjamin Percy steered into the skid, and has spent the most recent arcs of both…
Who is the mysterious Beisa? Delve deeper into Wakanda as we, and T’Challa, have never seen her, in Black Panther #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Sabino. She arrives, shrouded in moonlight, white colored tights covering her svelte, slender figure….
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and…
The build up to Fall of X continues in X-Chat #10! Too much happens in X-Men #24 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Wolverine and Beast’s war continues to escalate in Wolverine #34 by Ben Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Fran D’Armata, and Cory Petit The war across time continues in X-Force…
The S.S. Silver St. Cloud is setting out for its maiden voyage to test a new navigational system developed by WayneTech. Bruce Wayne has invited Mystery Inc. to join him on the cruise and to help solve the mysteries he has set up. But when real pirates show up, it’s up to Batman, Scooby-Doo and…
Wikipedia defines Beisa as a species of medium-sized antelope found in the horn of Africa. It’s also the name of a new antagonist for T’Challa as he returns to stalk the streets of Wakanda. If you want to know more about this new volume of Black Panther, read Jude Jones’ review of issue #1, then…
With the Quiet Council on the verge of collapse, Doug Ramsey says his piece in Immortal X-Men #13, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: The leaves are dying, there’s a chill in the air, monsters walk the streets with impunity. It can…
We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches….
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest…
Did you know Chris Bachalo is very good at drawing Illyana Rasputina, aka Magik? Maybe you didn’t because you came up in the 1990s and fell off comics and you only remember Bachalo as the Generation X guy. OK, well, picture Husk but taller and a demon anime princess with a huge Final Fantasy sword….
Pike, La’an and M’Benga visit Rigel VII, the site of a previous disastrous mission, but when they start losing their memories, the Enterprise crew find disaster “Among The Lotus Eaters” in Strange New Worlds SE3 EP4 written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez, directed by Eduardo Sánchez. Mark Turetsky: Will, imagine for a moment that…
DC’s big summer event has kicked off. The new villain Insomnia has put the heroes of the DC Universe into deep sleeps, and he is traveling through their nightmares. What are Batman’s greatest nightmares? Find out in Knight Terrors: Batman #1, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered…