Caution: This article contains a spoiler for X-Men #17. You’ve. Been. Warned. Little by little, we have begun to learn about the membership of 3K, the mutant-making shadow organization introduced at the beginning of Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men, whose most notable member appears to be Cassandra Nova. This week’s issue #17 brought another…
The X-Men and the Avengers have had a long and complicated relationship with one another, dating to their shared birthday on July 2, 1963, and continuing through a series of meet-ups, miniseries and misunderstanding-based fights. From their first encounter in X-Men #9 to the time the love-child of Professor Xavier’s suppressed rage and Magneto’s ……
In honor of the launch of a new Psylocke solo series, we’re updating the longstanding Xavier Files entry on everyone’s favorite telepathic ninja! Remember, you can help choose who we add to our Mutant Master Rankings. Support ComicsXF on Patreon at the $8-a-month level or higher, and you can request either a new entry to…
That’s right, readers, we’re bringing back the Xavier Files, and this time, you get to help choose who we add to our Mutant Master Rankings. Support ComicsXF on Patreon at the $10-a-month level or higher, and you can request either a new entry to the Files, or an update of an existing file (as most…
Everyone loves X-Men: The Animated Series, right? At least, that’s what Disney is banking on with the release of X-Men ’97, the follow-up to the animated series that theoretically introduced a generation of kids to the X-Men. But with 76 episodes spread across five seasons in very confusing watch orders (Do I watch based on…
What if Roy Thomas, who had recently stepped down from being editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s, was like, “Well, I want to keep writing, but I don’t want to deal with continuity?” Marvel has answered that question a bunch of different ways over the years, from Thomas’ own Invaders series, written during the…
As comics fans, we always hope we can find some magic arrow that will transform people who see movies adapted from comics into comics readers. The system is rigged against that, of course: Comics publishers — especially mainstream superhero comics — exist as little more than IP cannon fodder for their vertically integrated masters, feeding…
The Pull List Summer 2022 How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Kurt Wagner is many things. He’s a mutant born in Bavaria with unique physical features: blue fur, a prehensile tail, pointed ears, fangs, and three-fingered hands and feet. He’s a teleporter and a trapeze artist. He’s the adopted son of a Romani sorceress and the biological son of a shapeshifter and a…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Kate Bishop– the younger of two heroes code-named Hawkeye– emerged when the older one, Clint Barton, had temporarily retired. A hero by choice, she took up his color scheme (purple on purple on purple), his bow-and-arrow theme, and his acrobatics-and-bruises fighting style, first with his resistance, then with his blessing, and then…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Cliff Steele is a race car driver. Larry Trainor is a test pilot. Rita Farr is an actress. They have little in common. Cliff’s car goes up in flames. Larry’s plane is hit by radiation. Rita’s exposed to strange gasses in a shoot. They now have something in common. Tragedy has taken…
The Pull List Winter 2022 How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE The Canadian-born, California-bred cartoonist Chris Bachalo (buh-CHA-lo) is one of the most visually energetic and inventive cartoonists working, infusing every project with an overabundance of detail and passion. A breakout star of the 90s, Bachalo successfully transplanted his Vertigo aesthetic to Marvel comics. His style is constantly evolving, becoming more exaggerated and…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE The Sentinel of the Spaceways, weilder of the mighty power cosmic, was once Norrin Radd, a humanoid alien from the planet Zenn-La who gave up his life and love to save his world from the planet-eater Galactus. After many years of loyal service as Galactus’ herald, the Surfer leads the devourer to…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Born not with a name but a designation, X-23 was raised in a facility to become nothing more than a weapon. With the help of her mother, Laura was finally given a name and a chance at a real life. Finding her way to the X-Men and Logan, the man known as…