COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:21:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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 Absolute Batman #24 introduces Absolute Batgirl https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/25/absolute-batman-24-introduces-absolute-batgirl/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:21:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57992 Broken down by the Scarecrow, Batman must pull himself back up. And along the way, many of his allies will make decisions that will change their lives.

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]]> 57992 Rictor and Shatterstar return in Tomb of Apocalypse #2 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/25/rictor-and-shatterstar-return-in-tomb-of-apocalypse-2-preview/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:28:21 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57977 Hey, it's Rictor and Shatterstar! What have they been up to? Check out our exclusive preview of next week's Tomb of Apocalypse #2.

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]]> 57977 X-Men #38 pulls a reverse Uncanny X-Men #309 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/24/x-men-38-pulls-a-reverse-uncanny-x-men-309-preview/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57941 Terrorist, warrior, father, teacher, killer. Magneto has been all of these things. Now he unconsciously assumes a new role: genetic prophet, in X-Men #38.

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]]> 57941 BatChat With Matt & Will: Weird @$$ Joker Stories https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/24/batchat-with-matt-will-weird-joker-stories/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57964 Over 85-plus years, the Joker has been in some WEIRD stories. Like the one where he retires from crime. And the one that got him on Fox News.

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]]> 57964 CXF pays tribute to X-Men artist Joshua Cassara https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/24/cxf-pays-tribute-to-x-men-artist-joshua-cassara/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:29:34 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57970 Artist Joshua Cassara, best known for his work on X-Force and X-Men during the Krakoa era, died this week. CXF's Adam Reck pays tribute.

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]]> 57970 Muppets meet Marvel, new Star Trek and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/23/muppets-meet-marvel-new-star-trek-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57933 This week, the Muppets get unleashed on the Marvel Universe, That Texas Blood goes to hell, Star Trek boldly goes on a new voyage and more #1s!

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]]> 57933 TCXFIP 417: Jeremy Whitley talks Navigating with You Vol. 2 https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/22/tcxfip-417-jeremy-whitley-talks-navigating-with-you-vol-2/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57930 Writer Jeremy Whitley returns to the show to talk about his upcoming graphic novel Navigating with You Vol. 2, book bans and more.

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]]> 57930 Avengers: Armageddon #4 drops an IP bomb, but for whom? https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/21/avengers-armageddon-4-drops-an-ip-bomb-but-for-whom/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57923 Avengers: Armageddon #4 drops a big bomb on Earth's Mightiest Heroes, as a classic hero makes their Marvel debut after years of teases and false starts.

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]]> 57923 Battle Of The Atom: Amuse-Bouche https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/21/battle-of-the-atom-amuse-bouche/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57920 Please we are begging you, join the Patreon and listen to us talk about the X-Men movies. We’re all out of ideas and shoveling things in front of you asking “do you like this?” It’s been 9 years, we have no idea how to grow into a more commercially viable podcast. Possibly we should have...

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]]> 57920 Bad Seeds spreads its branches to more Bat-books https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/18/bad-seeds-spreads-its-branches-to-more-bat-books/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57912 Team BatChat continues its coverage of the Batman: Bad Seeds event with Detective Comics, Batwoman, Catwoman and Nightwing.

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]]> 57912 Bishop #4 gives us a showdown with Mirrormind (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/17/bishop-4-gives-us-a-showdown-with-mirrormind-preview/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57901 Bishop finds himself on a cruise ship where nothing is as it seems, thanks to MIRRORMIND! Check out our exclusive preview of Bishop #4.

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]]> 57901 DNX #1 offers a world-ending threat in a tight two-team crossover https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/17/dnx-1-offers-a-world-ending-threat-in-a-tight-two-team-crossover/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57895 It's Cyclops vs. Evil Beast as a massive X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover kicks off in DNX #1 by Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini.

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]]> 57895 BatChat With Matt & Will: AzBats is Ebenezer Scrooge https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/17/batchat-with-matt-will-azbats-is-ebenezer-scrooge/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57887 Hey, sometimes you go with an easy one. Coming up with episode themes isn’t an easy thing, so these episodes where we continue on in runs we’ve been reading in order allow me to turn off my brain for a week. We’re back in Batman Chronicles, with three more shorts set in No Man’s Land,...

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]]> 57887 Howling and helling in Uncanny X-Men #35 https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/16/howling-and-helling-in-uncanny-x-men-35/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57873 An X-man faces a terrifying transformation, and the cure may be worse than the disease, in Uncanny X-Men #35.

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]]> 57873 DnX, a Batman-Batman team-up and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/16/dnx-a-batman-batman-team-up-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57867 Marvel's latest X-Men event, DnX, starts this week, plus we get a Batman-Absolute Batman team-up for Batman Day. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57867 TCXFIP 416: Zack Quaintance talks Death of Comics Bookcase 2 https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/15/tcxfip-416-zack-quaintance-talks-death-of-comics-bookcase-2/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57856 Zack Quaintance returns to the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for the second volume of Death of Comics Bookcase: Reign of the Comics Bookcases.

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]]> 57856 An imperfect hero’s imperfect hero: On Gloria Steinem and Wonder Woman https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/14/an-imperfect-heros-imperfect-hero-on-gloria-steinem-and-wonder-woman/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57858 Dr. Anna Peppard pays tribute to the late Gloria Steinem with a look at how the feminist icon viewed another feminist icon: Wonder Woman.

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]]> 57858 Battle Of The Atom: Let’s Talk Crystals https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/14/battle-of-the-atom-lets-talk-crystals/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57852 This is not a new Twitter fan account for the messiest Inhuman, but instead just a podcast episode where we try and unravel which crystal is on Storm’s shirt. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57852 The boys in blue are back in town in Gotham Central #1 https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/10/the-boys-in-blue-are-back-in-town-in-gotham-central-1/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:47:55 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57844 Crime never stops in Gotham, not even as Poison Ivy’s ancient plants begin to overtake the city. We review Batman: Bad Seeds - Gotham Central #1.

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]]> 57844 X-Men Outback #4 reminds us when Havok was happy (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/10/x-men-outback-4-reminds-us-when-havok-was-happy-preview/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57831 HAVOK and MADELYNE PRYOR must help the MORLOCKS of Australia escape from the LAVA MEN! Check out our exclusive preview of X-Men Outback #4.

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]]> 57831 BatChat With Matt & Will: Roll Tide! https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/10/batchat-with-matt-will-roll-tide/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57826 Gotham City is in New Jersey, so most of the stories that we cover take place in Matt’s beloved home state. Not many stories take place in Will’s home state of Alabama. As a matter of fact, we could really only find one. So we’re doing that story, as well as two stories from creators...

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]]> 57826 Gotham Central, Spawn 77 and a bunch more #1s: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/09/gotham-central-spawn-77-and-a-bunch-more-1s-staff-picks/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57812 A lot of #1s in this week's Staff Picks, including Gotham Central, Spawn 77, The Karman Blade and Six of Us. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57812 The New 52 walked so DC’s Absolute Universe could run https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/08/the-new-52-walked-so-dcs-absolute-universe-could-run/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57797 Nabeel Gaber takes a look back at the launch of DC's New 52 initiative, what worked, what didn't, and how its lessons apply to the current Absolute line.

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]]> 57797 TCXFIP 415: Flame Con 2026 with Al Ewing and friends https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/08/tcxfip-415-flame-con-2026-with-al-ewing-and-friends/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57809 Matt Lazorwitz takes his lapel mic to Flame Con in New York for interviews with Adeline Kon, Soo Lee, Erica Henderson and Al Ewing.

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]]> 57809 Battle of the Atom: Kevin Eleven https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/07/battle-of-the-atom-kevin-eleven/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57789 The thing about Joe Casey is that he figured out how to make actual money so he can just make comics for fun. Would that all of comics be this lucky.

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