Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishalâs pick: Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1: Itâs the end of the world as we know it, and the Parliaments of the Green, the Red and the Rot agree to wipe the slate clean. Thereâs…
Looks like we oopsed up and called it too early before, but this time itâs really the last issue of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight. This issue features two shorts: âThe Ghost and the Knight,â written by Che Grayson, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Alejandro Sanchez and lettered by Aditya…
Youâve probably seen countless articles and YouTubers digging into the new Spidey flick. No Way Home is a bonafide hit with enough cameos and reveals to make your head spin, so it makes sense that the oversaturated market of explainer videos and Easter Egg hunters are out in force fighting for clicks. But one question…
Thereâs something about Spider-Man and horror. Whenever the Marvel Universe takes a turn for the scary, Peter Parker is often right in the middle of it. Other times there are horror stories, both within the Prime timeline and alternate universes, just straight up centered on Spider-Man in a horror context. With two issues out this…
Double and triple crosses abound as SWORD #11 makes a landing from Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher. I love a good mystery. Thereâs something deeply, viscerally fulfilling about that moment when youâve finally pieced it all together, analyzed clue after clue, hint after hint, and you know exactly where the storyâs…
Nightwing saves a puppy from the mob in an issue that goes all-out on visuals with a single, action-packed panel stretched across its pages. Nightwing #87 storytold by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (as credited in the comic, but for the more traditional of you, written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo), colored…
We know who killed The Scarlet Witch. Is justice served? Can it ever be on Krakoa? We find out thanks to Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, Clayton Cowles and Edgar Delgado examine her fate in X-Men: The Trial Of Magneto #5. Andrea Ayres: Well, here we are, Charlie. At the end of this limited series, and…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekâs best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. You had high hopes for the gift-giving season. Youâre known for fantastic presents among all your comics-obsessed friends who are…
Vader gets lost in the influx of new characters and an uninspiring plot in Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 written by Greg Pak, art by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Two issues into the âCrimson Dawnâ era of this series, things are already starting to feel repetitive. After last…
A lovely resort in the Hamptons has turned out to be an incubator for kidnapping, jewelry theft, and⌠mind control? Or is it all a test for our Kate Bishop? Investigate in Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #2. Drawn by Enid BalĂĄm, inked by Oren Junior, written by Marieke Nijkamp, colored by Brittany Peer and Chris Peter,…
T’Challa, Omolola, and Shuri all take part in dealing with Wakanda’s sleeper program being compromised. Difficult conversations, well-deserved ire, and some murder investigation all feature in Black Panther #2 written by John Ridley, art by Juann Cabal, colors by Federico Blee, and letters/design by Joe Sabino. Love and trust are verbs: tangible and inseparable actions. …
As everything Dylan Brock has come to know and love unravels around him, he is beginning to realize a terrible truth: The VENOM SYMBIOTE is not a harmless pet, no matter how much it pretends to be one. It’s an alien. A dangerous, violent, often bloodthirsty alien. Whatever bond it had with Dylan’s father, Eddie…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zachâs Pick: Darkhold: Spider-Man #1: Yâall know the Darkhold, right? Itâs that spooky book that shows up in Marvel comics sometimes. Well, what if Spider-Man read it? What then, huh? Heâs not a Midnight Son,…
Peter Parker attempts to face his greatest foe: the lies he tells himself in Darkhold: Spider-Man #1. Written by Alex Paknadel, art by Dio Neve, colors by Jim Charalampidis, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Think about the biggest lie youâve ever told. Youâre thinking about the bad things: the fake job experience you put on…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekâs best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. Last weekend I attended C2E2, my first convention since New York in 2019. As I recall moments from the show,…