If itâs not mobsters dropping dead, itâs the cops. Whatever it is, itâs more trouble for Easton Newburn in Newburn #3 and #4, written by Chip âBig Daddyâ Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. When the Sun goes down in the Crescent City, a new one rises in Rogue Sun #1, written…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to editorials like this, a roundup of the weekâs best content and our weekly Staff Picks by subscribing right here. As a teenager, I loved superhero comics. Or maybe itâs more accurate to say I badly wanted to love them. Growing up in…
In the modern comics landscape, I feel like the mainstream, and much of the independent, press tends to overlook the all-ages market. Sure, there are the lip service articles when a new Dogman or Raina Telgemeier book comes out and sells 10 times the best-selling floppy of the year, but thereâs little focus and little…
Batman, Lex Luthor, Abyss and Batman Inc. collide in the conclusion of the âAbyssâ storyline in Batman #121, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup feature, Maps Mizoguchi solves the mystery of her missing classmate in a story written,…
Sure, we could talk about how X-Men Legends #12 brings back the X-Menniest X-Men writer to ever X-Men, Chris Claremont, to tell a story about Nightcrawler and Shadowcat in the days between when the X-Men were believed to have died in “Fall of the Mutants” and when Excalibur forms in “The Sword Is Drawn.” And…
Above, ComicsXF Presents the ComicsXF Guide To Fish Filet Sandwiches: McDonalds Menu Hack Edition! This episode of our guide is best viewed while wearing headphones. CW: Gross fast food. You can also watch the first and second episodes of the Fish Guide, as well as our Red Lobster side review! Thanks to Adam Reck, Mark…
X-Men steps up in an issue thatâs jam packed with plot and action from Gerry Duggan, CF Villa, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Adam! Welcome! Glad to have you onboard to take a look at whatâs probably the meatiest issue of the series to date. Adam Reck: What an issue to help out…
The series checks in with Shara Bey, still chillinâ in the belly of a Star Destroyer, in Star Wars #21, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello and Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. One of the ways a series like this – one featuring characters from another medium…
Jack of Hearts died a relatively long time ago, but like many of his fellow superheroes, he got better. Much better, as it turns out, as his powers are finally allowing him to embrace certain aspects of his humanity long forgotten. There are a lot of whys, hows and whats to be figured out here,…
As Shuriâs investigation into an assassination ring continues, Omalola comes truly into her own. Black Panther #4 is written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Ibrahim Moustafa, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black women take center stage in Black Panther #4. Do these characters own the moment as…
Doctor Strange is dead, and a new Sorcerer Supreme has taken the title. Haunted by her recently returned memories, Clea longs to bring Stephen Strange back from the dead, but when a mysterious group attacks the magical realm, Clea must rise to the duties of Sorcerer Supreme, for she is now the sole protector of…
A lot of people will tell you that Miles Morales has a branding problem. Depending on who you ask â or, more likely, whoâs offering you their unsolicited opinion â there are two trains of thought thatâll lead to that conclusion. The first, typically loudest, is that Miles is held back by being a legacy…
Harleyâs stuck in one of the oldest superhero scenarios of all time – racing against time to stop a train from running over an innocent tied to the tracks! Does she have enough time to crawl underneath a speeding train, defuse its bomb, save the day and thwack Keepsake in the face with her bat?…
Itâs a Jon Kent team-up extravaganza on this weekâs Superchat! DCâs newest Superman and Aquaman deal with the leviathan threat (not THAT Leviathan threat) once and for allâbut interference from Bendixâs Gamorran super task force has cost lives. How responsible is Jon Kent for the lives lost? Find out, in Superman: Son of Kal-El #8,…
It is said that when the world dies, the spirits of the first people will return to witness the last days of humanity. Well, the spirits have arrived, and the end is here. But not everyone has given up hope. Naledi, a teenage girl living in the deserted city once called Johannesburg, has always believed…