This issue of Peach Momoko’s Marvel Universe-as-Japanese fairy tale appears to trip balls. That is all. Actually, that’s not all. Deets below. PHOENIX vs MAGIK!Things are heating up in Momoko’s Marvel Universe! The spirit world is divided. Its inhabitants, strange creatures called yokai, have chosen sides, and the two factions are on the brink of…
Art by Bill Sienkiewicz Name: Alison Blaire Code Names: Dazzler First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #130 (Feb ’80) Powers: Turns sound into light Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Excalibur About In 2014, writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie released a new series called The Wicked + The Divine. It tells the story of twelve reincarnated gods, given shape…
Super-Teens learn the truth of the world in Heroes Reborn: Young Squadron #1. Written by Jim Zub, drawn by Steven Cummings, colored by Erick Arciniega, lettered by Clayton Cowles. Keen teens team to face down the American Dream in the debut of The Young Squadron; Heroes Reborn’s remixed take on the Champions. Led by Kid…
It’s hard to be a Teen Titan when you’re celebrating a 40th anniversary, but they’ll keep trying. Yes, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the definitive “New Teen Titans” run by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, a run that rivaled the X-Men at the height of its popularity. “New Teen Titans” helped define superheroes…
Hyperion and the Imperial Guard #1 Hyperion gets a Brood awakening in the “finale” of Heroes Reborn: Hyperion & The Imperial Guard #1. Written by Ryan Cady, drawn by Michele Bandini, inked by Elisabetta D’Amico & Michele Bandini, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Cory Petit. We often talk about how we want comics…
Welcome to the new mutant nation. Spoilers from House Of X abound. Also, we lucked into this being THEMATIC. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #515-522 (Nation X) Uncanny X-Men #148-150 (I, Magneto…) Excalibur #1-4 (Forging The Sword) Check out the good work Peter is doing.
Jackson Hyde steps out of the shadow of his mentor and begins the journey to accept his legacy in Aquaman: The Becoming #1 written by Brandon Thomas, pencilled by Diego Olortegui, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by AndWorld Design. There’s always something thrilling about a debut that knows exactly…
The skies have gone dark, the sun hiding its face from the carnage to come. The children of the night, the vampires, have risen from the dark and hidden places of the world as one to drown the Marvel Universe in blood. Earth’s final night has fallen. Can even the heroes of this doomed world…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 310: Johanna Taylor talks The Ghostkeeper Johanna Taylor joins the show to talk about her debut graphic novel, The Ghostkeeper, out July 23. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can…
A girl wakes in the hand of a giant wrapped in black armor. They have nothing but each other — and a place to go. Step by Bloody Step #1 is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by Matías Bergara, colored by Matheus Lopes and designed by Emma Price for Image. I have three memories of…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 #1: The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season, but this year’s will change everything for Krakoa. What is meant to be mutantkind’s biggest night…
We talk about the #1 Kentucky Good Boi this week. We happen to also talk about space a ton. We happen to also also admit to making pop culture references about things we have never seen. It’s metal af. Ranked This Episode: Uncnnay X-Men #341-344 (Cannonball Fights Gladiator And Then Some Space Stuff) New Mutants…
In the not-so-distant future, Carol Danvers receives a call from friends she thought once dead, compelling her to return to Earth to be its guardian once more in this story from Kelly Thompson, Carmen Carnero, and David Curiel. Christina Eddleman: The concept of ‘The End’ leaves me morbidly curious. Five stories about the deaths of…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 295: We're wolves with Dailen Ogden, Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly Dailen Ogden, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join the show to talk about their Vault Comics graphic novel, WifWulf. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible…
As you probably know by now, we at ComicsXF are pretty excited about this weekend’s Super Jersey Comic Expo. A group of us will be tabling, bringing with us stickers, shirts, prints, old comics we need to unload and, best of all, a limited number of physical copies of The ComicsXF Zine. (Can’t make it…