Name: Ariel Code Names: Ariel First Appearance: Fallen Angels #2 (May ‘87) Powers: Persuasion, ability to make doors open into different doors Teams Affiliation: Fallen Angels, X-Men About In 1983 recording artist Cyndi Lauper took the world by storm with her massive hit single “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”. With its amusing lyrics and an inescapable…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 349: Greg Weisman talks Dynamite's Gargoyles: Demona Writer and animation producer Greg Weisman joins the show to talk about his new Dynamite series Gargoyles: Demona, Marvel’s Spectacular Spider-Men and more. (Note: This interview was recorded before Gargoyles/Fantastic Four was announced.) You can listen to The…
There are many comics that are underrated, many comics that are controversial and many comics that have been given the wrong shake. Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man: Reign is one such work. A flawed, messy, brilliant comic that engages with the time it came out while remaining relevant to this day, full of evocative imagery, fantastic fight…
Everyone’s favorite Inhuman teams up with everyone’s favorite grumpy Canadian mutant in Ms. Marvel & Wolverine #1, the beginning of a miniseries-ish written by Jody Houser, art by Ze Carlos, colors by Erick Arciniega, and letters by Travis Lanham. Kamala Khan returns in her own quasi miniseries about a month too late for corporate synergy….
It’s really easy to frame someone for murder when their most identifiable feature is a well recognized costume. Long story short, Harley’s in the clink for a crime she didn’t commit, feeling more than a little abandoned by her friends. The truth, however, rarely stays buried for too long in Gotham City — especially now…
When devils reign, it is perhaps inaccurate to describe things as spinning out of control — it’s merely a question of whose hands control has been shifted to. Mayor Wilson Fisk seems to be holding all the cards, and it’s the Thunderbolts who forfeit. Devil’s Reign: Villains For Hire #3 is written by Clay McLeod…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1: Remember when Marvel did the New Fantastic Four with Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider and it ruled? Now imagine that with four Doctors Octopus from across…
Mutantdom’s newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 172: Mask of the Phantasm We dip into the WMQ&A vault and unearth this discussion of the 1993 animated classic Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, recorded in July 2020 and only now being released. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
After being stuck in a bunker for years, Cindy Moon has blossomed into a character of her own. Filling the void of news room drama that Peter Parker has left vacant for so long, Silk has become J Jonah Jameson’s new investigative journalism prodigy. She’s looking into why so many low level crooks are terrified…
Zack spends a frustrating amount of time just reading Jeff Matsuda’s LinkedIn page. Is it more entertaining than Howard Mackie comics? You be the judge.
Name: Nimrod Code Names: Nathan Hunter First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #191 (Mar ‘85) Powers: Body transformation. time travel, teleportation, lasers Teams Affiliation: N/A About Evolution is key to the X-Men. Not just an evolution of characters and their powers, but an evolution of ideas. Since X-Men will never really end, at least not in the foreseeable future, nor…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 204: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men ’92: House of XCII, Archer & Armstrong Forever, and to play some ’92 trivia. (Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April…
In which we understand how much Cable’s favorite Everclear song is “Father of Mine” Ranked This Episode:
Hello friends and readers! This week we’re taking a look at the end of a friendly-neighborhood superhero’s latest arc! And it’s… a comic for sure. Amazing Spider-Man#55 written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason, colored by Edgar Delgado, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Well, that was a comic’ed book. Look, I haven’t made it…