COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:12:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 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 Bad Seeds continues in Batman and Batgirl https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/03/bad-seeds-continues-in-batman-and-batgirl/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:12:17 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57792 Bruce fights his way through Gotham Central precinct to get to Commissioner Vandal Savage in Batman #13

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]]> 57792 Inglorious X-Force #9 preview, and a correction https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/03/inglorious-x-force-9-preview-and-a-correction/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57779 Domino assembles her own X-Force to take on Cable's team in our exclusive preview of Inglorious X-Force #9.

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]]> 57779 BatChat With Matt & Will: Across the Multiverse (w/ Tony Thornley) https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/03/batchat-with-matt-will-across-the-multiverse-w-tony-thornley/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57773 Fellow ComicsXF staffer Tony Thornley joins us again to talk about some Batman intercompany crossovers with Deadpool, Spawn and the TMNT.

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]]> 57773 A big DC week with new Legion, Doom Patrol, Weird Al and more https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/02/a-big-dc-week-with-new-legion-doom-patrol-weird-al-and-more/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:34:57 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57767 DC goes big this week with #1s for the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Doom Patrol, Superman: The Stranger, a Weird Al team-up and more "Bad Seeds."

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]]> 57767 TCXFIP 414: Darcy Van Poelgeest talks Doom Patrol, The Karman Blade and more https://comicsxf.com/2026/09/01/tcxfip-414-darcy-van-poelgeest-talks-doom-patrol-the-karman-blade-and-more/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57764 Writer Darcy Van Poelgeest joins the show to talk about his new Doom Patrol series at DC, The Karman Blade and The Cutting Garden at Image, and more.

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]]> 57764 Battle Of The Atom: Reverse Reverse https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/31/battle-of-the-atom-reverse-reverse/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57758 Cormac McCarthy was quoted writing All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one’s heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes. But he didn’t use quotation marks because he wants to be difficult. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57758 Daredevil fights almost-Apocalypse in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Daredevil #6! https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/28/daredevil-fights-almost-apocalypse-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-daredevil-6/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57738 Just when he could use a break, DAREDEVIL is going to find himself in the crossfire as New York's criminals threaten to tear each other and the city apart.

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]]> 57738 Bad Seeds take root this week in Poison Ivy, Batman one-shot https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/28/bad-seeds-take-root-this-week-in-poison-ivy-batman-one-shot/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:36:09 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57729 Team BatChat begins its coverage of the Batman: Bad Seeds event with Poison Ivy and the Sunset one-shot. What do YOU think about the story so far?

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]]> 57729 BatChat With Matt & Will: Obsessed Archers and Faceless Vigilantes https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/27/batchat-with-matt-will-obsessed-archers-and-faceless-vigilantes/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57720 Patreon backer Jordan Jennings requested that we read the recent Batman/Green Arrow/Question team-up mini-series, Arcadia, so that makes for an easy theme, right? That mini, plus a story where a Bat characters meets Green Arrow, and one where a Bat character meets Question. Simple. But boy, could we not have gotten three more different stories!...

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]]> 57720 Bad Seeds planted as we enter Tomb of Apocalypse: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/26/bad-seeds-planted-as-we-enter-tomb-of-apocalypse-staff-picks/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57711 This week we're hype for books like Batman: Bad Seeds - Sunet, What If ...? X-Men and Tomb of Apocalypse. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57711 Teen Titans: Together wraps fun DC graphic novel series https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/25/teen-titans-together-wraps-fun-dc-graphic-novel-series/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:51:55 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57716 H.I.V.E. has been experimenting on teens with superhuman abilities, and Kori Anders is next on their list. Check out our review of DC's Teen Titans: Together.

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]]> 57716 TCXFIP 413: The Three Amigos Mallrats Special https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/25/tcxfip-413-the-three-amigos-mallrats-special/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57708 In honor of next weekend's Super Jersey Summer Spectacular, Dan, Matt and guest Rob Lynch talk about the 1995 Kevin Smith movie Mallrats.

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]]> 57708 ‘Survival of the Fittest’ concludes ‘more is less’ season of X-Men ’97 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/24/survival-of-the-fittest-concludes-more-is-less-season-of-x-men-97/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57700 It all comes down to a poofy-haired Apocalypse in a trench coat in X-Men '97 Season 2 Episode 9, “Survival of the Fittest.” What did YOU think about the finale?

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]]> 57700 Batwoman #6 fills in some of the gaps https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/21/batwoman-6-fills-in-some-of-the-gaps/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57693 What happened after Kate and Beth Kane fell off a cliff in Gotham? This question and more is answered in DC's Batwoman #6.

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]]> 57693 What If …? X-Men #1 casts a new light on Cassandra Nova (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/20/what-if-x-men-1-casts-a-new-light-on-cassandra-nova-preview/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57677 In a world where Cassandra Nova killed Charles Xavier in the womb, telepaths are hunted and experimented on. Check out a preview of What If ...? X-Men #1.

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]]> 57677 BatChat With Matt & Will: In Blackest Knight https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/20/batchat-with-matt-will-in-blackest-knight/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57688 The release of new DC media properties makes for some easy episode theme selection! This week, we’re tying in to the new HBO Max series from BatChat favorite Tom King, Lanterns, with three stories of Batman teaming up with Green Lanterns. It’s surprising how , with all these GLs, there aren’t more of them who...

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]]> 57688 Uncanny X-Men #34 gives us lots of baby talk https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/19/uncanny-x-men-34-gives-us-lots-of-baby-talk/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57671 In desperation, Rogue takes Gambit for help to an unexpected, unreliable source, and the cure may be far worse than the disease, in Uncanny X-Men #34.

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]]> 57671 CXF Staff Picks: Absolute Green Arrow, Daredevil, Battle Beast and more https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/19/cxf-staff-picks-absolute-green-arrow-daredevil-battle-beast-and-more/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57665 Check out this week's top comics, including Absolute Green Arrow, Daredevil, Battle Beast and more. What are YOU excited to read this week?

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]]> 57665 TCXFIP 412: Ben Winters, Corinna Bechko & Patrick Horvath talk Archie Comics https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/18/tcxfip-412-ben-winters-corinna-bechko-patrick-horvath-talk-archie-comics/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:09:49 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57662 Writers Ben Winters, Corinna Bechko and Patrick Horvath talk about their respective new Archie Comics books at Oni Press.

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]]> 57662 EXCLUSIVE: Check out Fell Hound’s cover for Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/17/exclusive-check-out-fell-hounds-cover-for-death-of-comics-bookcase-vol-2/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57626 We've got the deets on Zack Quaintance and friends' Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 anthology, plus an exclusive cover reveal from Fell Hound!

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]]> 57626 JEAN GREY getting new 5-issue mini by MacKay, Antonio https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/17/jean-grey-getting-new-5-issue-mini-by-mackay-antonio/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:29:34 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57653 After being off the board for about a year, Jean Grey is back in a new five-issue mini this November by Jed MacKay and Roge Antonio.

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]]> 57653 To the cinema, my X-Men! What stories to read to get to know the new cast https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/17/to-the-cinema-my-x-men-what-stories-to-read-to-get-to-know-the-new-cast/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57641 In honor of last weekend's X-Men casting announcements, we're recommending one story for each of the characters revealed at D23.

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]]> 57641 Battle Of The Atom: Adam Finally Reads Civil War https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/17/battle-of-the-atom-adam-finally-reads-civil-war/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57623 In this episode, Adam finally reads Civil War Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57623 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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