Check out Kevin Wada’s variant cover for Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #3 (EXCLUSIVE)
To save STORM from THE WAR ABOVE ALL, a mysterious entity abducts her. Earth’s Mightiest Mutant must find her way back by any means necessary.
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Life begins at 40 in Ultimate Spider-Man #1
Like costumed heroes? Confidentially, we in the comic mag business refer to them as “Long Underwear Characters.” And, as you know, they’re a dime a dozen. But, we think you may find our Spiderman just a bit … different! Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Matthew Wilson…
A Study in Re-Cid-Ivism in Daredevil #34!
Big revelations and bigger set-ups abound in Daredevil #34. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Stefano Landini, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #34, part 4 of “Lockdown,” sees Matt getting out and Elektra gearing up – but they’re both just getting started. Anna Peppard: Welcome…
More Draco connections emerge in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Dark X-Men #4
The mutant known as Abyss first appeared during the “Age of Apocalypse” as one of the big, blue guy’s Horsemen. Nearly a decade later, it would be revealed during that oh-so-pivotal Chuck Austen story “The Draco” that Earth-616 Abyss, born Nils Styger, is a son of the demon mutant Azazel and a half-brother of Nightcrawler….
Jubilee to get Marvel’s Voices one-shot in April
When a cousin she never knew needs help, Jubilee tracks him down to save him. But Jubez may find her familial bonds aren’t as strong as she hoped.
Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham
The Scarecrow appears, and one of Batman’s staunchest allies will not survive the encounter, in DC’s Absolute Batman #19.
On Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1, or: That Ain’t Jean Grey
Last week, our team got together to talk about Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Adam Kubert’s X-Men anniversary special Giant-Size X-Men (Vol. 3) #1, wherein Avengers superfan and now forced-into-mutantdom-by-the-MCU Kamala Khan started a time-traveling journey through the X-Men’s greatest hits as she was chased by the empty shell of Legion’s leftover multiple personalities. While…
WMQ&A Episode 175: In the Garden with Ivy Noelle Weir
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 175: In the Garden with Ivy Noelle Weir Writer Ivy Noelle Weir returns to talk about her new Mad Cave Studios series, Bountiful Garden, as well as her upcoming graphic novel modernizations of two literary classics. Plus: the similarities and differences between Philadelphia and Boston, reality TV and TikTok for…
Bad Takes From A Cable Artist And Videos From Cooler Dudes – #XMENMONDAY Round-Up
Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. We’ll be here compiling all those hints in one place, alongside the rest of the best stuff in X-Men Social media, so you don’t have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY…
WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees Writer John Lees joins the show to talk about his AWA wrestling-and-Shakespeare comic “Crimson Cage” and all the bodyslams and iambic pentameter that inspired it. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
ComicsXF’s Best Comics of 2021
Comics came roaring back in 2021 and we couldn’t be happier for it. As we look to close out the year, our staff wanted to highlight some of the best comics we read in 2021. Each person was asked to pick on title that resonated with them and stretched what comics could be. We all…
Entry 003 – Avalanche
Art by Sean Phillips Name: Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis Code Names: Avalanche First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan 81) Powers: Seismic Wave Generation Teams Affiliation: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Freedom Force, Project: Wideawake, X-Corps About From surviving a fight with the Hulk, to destroying the Eiffel Tower, to running a bar on the west coast, Dom…
Bruce resets, Mites fall and the Scooby Gang goes to jail in this week’s BatChat
The battle with Zur is over. And now it is time for Batman to pick up the pieces. He has to deal with the teenage clone of Bruce Wayne that Zur created, sure, but Zur left a lot of pieces in place that he has to look at. A new era begins here. Or does…
Green Slime, Black Goo, and…More Green Slime Actually. It’s Marvel Files with Spider-Woman #2, Venom #26, and Fantastic Four #21
Hello friends and readers, it’s time for a little bit of Marvel Minutiae this week. Our esteemed boss Zack Jenkins is getting into Venom #26 and the start of Venom Beyond, Andrea Ayres ponders over Spider-Woman #2, and Tony Thornley starts off Empyre tie-ins with Fantastic Four #21. Venom #26 I think it’s fair to…
Ascend To Godhood In Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
An invocation, an invitation “Our father; who art in heaven Hollowed be thy name” An appreciation, an ask of giving “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us” The…