A distress call from a lost starship brings the crew of the Enterprise to a frozen planet where tense, horror movie things happen, reminding us that not âAll Those Who Wanderâ are lost. Written by Davy Perez, directed by Christopher J. Byrne. Mark Turetsky: Hey Will! Just letting you know Iâm retiring after today. Not…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Karenâs Pick: Immortal Hulk #50: And so we journey through the Green Door one last time to say goodbye to the Hulk, his many facets, Jackie McGee and all the rest in this giant-sized finale…
In the 1980s, Reed Richards hatches a venture to defend the Earth from Galactus, but will his plans be derailed by the Cold War? Sue and Johnny are invited to speak to the United Nations about saving the world. And a maverick computer genius offers hope to humanity with his new computer company, but is…
Margot Waldman: On their quest to get back home to May 2025, the Doctor and Belinda make a slight detour 500,000 years in the future â and into what I think has been the strongest episode of the season so far. What do you think, Armaan? Armaan Babu: Iâm behind you 100%. Well, behind-adjacent, as…
We talk Cable & X-Force and enter the digital multiverse today. If you can, Battle Of The Atom is raising funds for The Advancement Project. If you can, please consider donating. Ranked This Episode: X-Fore #44 (Enter The Purple Era) Cable #22 (The Sad Airport Issue) X-Force #75 (Burning Man)
It’s taken three episodes, but we’ve finally covered every story in the original Batman #1. That means this week, we’re covering the first appearance of Catwoman, and so we’re also covering a couple other Catwoman stories, one a story that’s place in continuity is weird even by DC Comics standards, and one that started off…
Name: Emma Frost Code Names: The White Queen First Appearance: X-Men #129 (Jan ’80) Powers: Telepathy, Organic Diamond Form Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Hellfire Club, Generation X About Ambition is a powerful force. The desire to control your own destiny and get what you want drives many lives. Ambition isnât good or evil, ambition is just a quality in a…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Jakeâs pick: Wolverine #1: There’s a killer in the woods, and…
Previously, in Dead X-Men: Remember that? Fun times. Even with resurrection seemingly off the table for now, mutants are finding all sorts of ways to come back. Jean Grey found herself communing with the Phoenix Force again in the White Hot Room. X-Force has a clone of Beast circa his New Defenders era just lying…
Tablua Rasa is a location in the Marvel Universe that we all think about every day. These are the stories about it. Ranked this episode:
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 333: Caitlin Yarsky talks Living Hell Caitlin Yarsky joins the show to talk about her Dark Horse Comics series Living Hell and play some Demon Trivia. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move…
Art by Phil Noto Name: Jean-Paul Beaubier Code Names: Northstar First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #12 (April 1979) Powers: Superspeed, Weird Twin Powers Teams Affiliation: Alpha Flight, X-Men Since their inception the X-Men have constantly been an allegory for the disenfranchised. From their red scare origins in the 60âs, to the civil rights allusions of the 70âs and 80âs, Marvels mutants have…
The Justice League is dead. Long live the Justice League? As a new threat rises, can Superman, Jon Kent, gather a team of heroes to counter Pariah and the Great Darkness? Dark Crisis #1 is written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Daniel Sampere, colors by Alejandro SĂĄnchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. Outside of…
That’s right, readers, we’re bringing back the Xavier Files, and this time, you get to help choose who we add to our Mutant Master Rankings. Support ComicsXF on Patreon at the $10-a-month level or higher, and you can request either a new entry to the Files, or an update of an existing file (as most…
With new universes still cooling off from their recreation post-Death Metal, Earth-3âs mightiest supervillains have yet to come together as a team. The appearance of Starro seems to be forcing their hand, as the mind-controlling conqueror from the stars makes Earth-3 its latest target. The villains of this world arenât about to go down without…