COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:57:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 A new Alfred in Batman #12, a dead Robin in Absolute Batman #23 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/14/a-new-alfred-in-batman-12-a-dead-robin-in-absolute-batman-23/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57615 Team BatChat catches up with both Gothams, regular and extra crispy, in Batman #12 and Absolute Batman #23. And find out which character death upset Matt!

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]]> 57615 Inglorious X-Force #8 questions the youth (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/inglorious-x-force-8-questions-the-youth-preview/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57607 "It's the children who are wrong": The politics of the 1990s meet the politics of 2026 in our exclusive preview of Inglorious X-Force #8, out next week.

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]]> 57607 Bishop #3 gives us Hot Blob back (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/bishop-3-gives-us-hot-blob-back-preview/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57596 Bishop and his sister Shard fight tooth and nail against Skippingstone, yet another member of THE FINAL BROTHERHOOD, in a preview of Bishop #3.

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]]> 57596 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Woman Righteously Scorned (w/ Sam Hopper) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/batchat-with-matt-will-a-woman-righteously-scorned-w-sam-hopper/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57593 Sam Hopper returns as Matt and Will rank three stories showing the evolution of Harley Quinn as separate from the Joker.

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]]> 57593 X-Men United #6 puts too many players on the field https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/12/x-men-united-6-puts-too-many-players-on-the-field/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:39:11 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57591 The mutants are split up among various psychics planes (and possibly a hell) in X-Men United #6 by Eve Ewing, Evan Narcisse, Tiago Palma and Eduardo Pansica.

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]]> 57591 Absolute Batman, Transformers, X-Men & more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/12/absolute-batman-transformers-x-men-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57573 This week's top comics include Absolute Batman #23, Transformers #35 and X-Men #35. What are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 57573 Magik, Juggernaut and Madelyne Pryor team up in X-ORCISTS https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/11/magik-juggernaut-and-madelyne-pryor-team-up-in-x-orcists/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:17:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57579 The dark bond between mutantkind and magic unleashes a terrifying new threat on the Marvel Universe this November in X-ORCISTS.

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]]> 57579 TCXFIP 411: Ro Stein & Ted Brandt talk Worst Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/11/tcxfip-411-ro-stein-ted-brandt-talk-worst-man/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57569 Ro Stein and Ted Brandt join the show to talk about their new Titan Comics graphic novel Worst Man, Justice League: Dream Girls and more.

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]]> 57569 Battle Of The Atom: Kokomo https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/10/battle-of-the-atom-kokomo/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57565 Man that song sucks, I’m listening to it right now. Possibly this is the only time I’ve deliberately listened to Kokomo. This is what happens when you get into a fight with Brian Wilson. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57565 X-Men United #6 features some Dark X-Men (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/06/x-men-united-6-features-some-dark-x-men-preview/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57556 A malevolent spirit has entered Graymatter Lane, turning friends into foes and allies into enemies. Check out a preview of X-Men United #6.

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]]> 57556 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Many Murders of Bruce Wayne https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/06/batchat-with-matt-will-the-many-murders-of-bruce-wayne/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57553 These milestone episode numbers are getting surreal. 250 episodes. Yikes. For this anniversary, we’re looking at stories where Bruce Wayne was suspected of murder. Now, if this was the real world, a lazy billionaire would be prime suspect #1 and I wouldn’t be surprised. But we are looking at a fictional world that actually has...

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]]> 57553 The power of Gabe compels you in Uncanny X-Men #33 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/05/the-power-of-gabe-compels-you-in-uncanny-x-men-33/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57546 Gambit's dragon-man condition is worsening, but is it merely magic, or something far more sinister? Find out in Uncanny X-Men #33.

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]]> 57546 New Pennyworth just dropped: Batman and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/05/new-pennyworth-just-dropped-batman-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57541 Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, led by new issues of Batman, Absolute Superman, Captain America and more. What are YOU reading this week?

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]]> 57541 X-Men ’97’s ‘Strange Land, Savage Heart’ chafes against the limitations of its form https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/04/x-men-97s-strange-land-savage-heart-chafes-against-the-limitations-of-its-form/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57531 Court is in session as Nightcrawler mounts a defense of his bigoted half-brother in “Strange Land, Savage Heart,” X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 7.

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]]> 57531 TCXFIP 410: Oliver Mertz talks A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/04/tcxfip-410-oliver-mertz-talks-a-ghost-arm-made-of-angry-ghosts/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57528 Writer/colorist Oliver Mertz joins the show to talk about his upcoming Oni Press graphic novel A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

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]]> 57528 Spider-Man: Brand New Day lets Peter grow up (SPOILERS) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/03/spider-man-brand-new-day-lets-peter-grow-up-spoilers/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:30:14 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57523 Professional Spider-fan Tony Thornley reviews Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Brand New Day. And yes, he's getting into THAT spoiler!

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]]> 57523 Battle Of The Atom: Looney Tunes Stuff https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/03/battle-of-the-atom-looney-tunes-stuff/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57518 There’s a new Spider-Man and we are an X-Men podcast, therefore we are doing an episode about all the cameo’s in Spider-Man and how they relate to X-Men. Sometimes when I write this copy I put a lot of effort into it, this is not that time. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57518 World’s Finest Annual 2026 teams up Pa Kent, Alfred https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/31/worlds-finest-annual-2026-teams-up-pa-kent-alfred/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57507 When Justice League business calls Batman and Superman away, it’s up to Alfred Pennyworth and Pa Kent to save their super sons in World's Finest Annual 2026.

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]]> 57507 Uncanny X-Men #33 does not guest star Nick Fury (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/30/uncanny-x-men-33-does-not-guest-star-nick-fury-preview/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57490 Gambit's condition is worsening, but is it merely magic that is taking over his form and behavior? Check out our preview of Uncanny X-Men #33.

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]]> 57490 X-Men ’97 enters the 2000s with ‘Danger.Exe’ https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/30/x-men-97-enters-the-2000s-with-danger-exe/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57474 Polaris finds her way home and the X-Men's gym tries to kill them while Professor X mourns Magneto in X-Men '97's “Danger.Exe”

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]]> 57474 BatChat With Matt & Will: Oh, Joy. It’s Lobo (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/30/batchat-with-matt-will-oh-joy-its-lobo-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57482 If you’ve listened to this show for any amount of time, you have probably heard Matt talk about his least favorite major DC characters: Deathstroke and Lobo. Deathstroke has a lot of cross over with Batman over the years, being he is one of Nightwing’s most significant rogues, and various creators have drawn parallels between...

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]]> 57482 X-Men #34, and rough art, stops the Juggernaut https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/29/x-men-34-and-rough-art-stops-the-juggernaut/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57468 On a team of X-Men who have all, at one point, been villains, how does the Juggernaut stay a hero? Find out in X-Men #34.

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]]> 57468 DC loads up on Annuals in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/29/dc-loads-up-on-annuals-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57457 It's a big week for Annuals and quarterly specials at DC, with three of them in our Staff Picks. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57457 Quicksilver stars in this Uncanny X-Men #35 variant cover https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/28/quicksilver-stars-in-this-uncanny-x-men-35-variant-cover/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:18:01 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57462 What's the deal with Quicksilver these days? Ponder that while you check out Ivan Shavrin's variant cover for September's Uncanny X-Men #35.

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]]> 57462 OSP 41: New Excalibur #1 with Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/28/osp-41-new-excalibur-1-with-oh-gosh-oh-golly-oh-wow/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57453 The hosts of the Excalibur podcast Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! reunite for one night only to talk about Chris Claremont's New Excalibur #1.

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