Wally Westâs soul is being used by the Speed Force to heal itself – and for reasons unexplained, this involves throwing him into the body of Bart Allen, centuries in the future, for a Flash/Gold Beetle team-up for the ages as they fight a giant, Speed-Force-imbued Dominator. Written by Jeremy Adams, art by David Lafuente…
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. Toxic Avenger #1 W: Matt Bors / A: Fred Harper / C: Lee Loughridge / L: Rob Steen / P: AHOY Comics In a year when it feels like there are more…
I Have Gotten Into Zines. Iâve been telling myself Iâll Get Into Zines for a few years, but Iâve been intimidated by the range of subject, volume of releases, length of recurring zines, and whatever unseen indie community politics rage behind the scene. Therefore I have made the decision to Get Into Zines in the…
Undone By Blood is an anthology Western from Aftershock Comics by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson and Sami KivelĂ€. It features a period story of the American West, juxtaposed with the pulp novel tales of cowboy Solomon Eaton. The second volume comes out November 10th. We sat down with writers Lonnie & Zac to discuss the…
Greetings and salutations, friends. We’re headed back to the future (Acknowledge the pun! Acknowledge it!) with three time-tossed tales from Detective Comics Comics. First, Brian Michael Bendis and Riley Rossmo future hard with a vengeance in Legion of Super-Heroes #1. Then, Mark Russell and Steve Pugh do their social-issues schtick in Superman vs. Imperious Lex…
In 2001, I went to the theater to see the big release of the summer. It opened, like many animated tales do, on a narrator expositing about a princess locked in a tower, waiting to be freed by the true loveâs kiss of a valiant knight. Our narrator scoffs, âLike thatâs ever gonna happen. What…
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Stephen Strange is dead. Without the Sorcerer Supreme out of commissions, mystical monsters are loose. Following up from his Black Knight series last year, Si Spurrier teams up with his Way Of X partner Bob Quinn for a one-shot adventure in Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1. The X-Men are possessed by demons or…
Happy 2021! We’re exhausted from that whole thing so we are talking about Inventory Issues. One of these? One of these issues of Marvel Fanfare is a video game tie in for a canceled text based adventure game.Ranked this episode: Marvel Fanfare #1-4 (Savage Land) Marvel Fanfare #33 (Quest Probe) Marvel Fanfare #40 (Angel/Mystique)
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chrisâ Pick Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1: In our top âFuture Stateâ story this week, Diana takes on a new threat, the Undoing, at the end of time with help from writers Becky Cloonan…
Spinning out of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, it’s Spirit World! This life/death-hopping book is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Haining, colored by Sebastian Chen and lettered by Janice Chiang. As a Black-Asian comic book fan, I am almost always interested in seeing Asian superheroes. DC Comics’ limited series Spirit World introduces a new nonbinary…
Darth Vader takes a more personal interest in the âWar of the Bounty Huntersâ in Star Wars: Darth Vader #14 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Jason Keith and lettered by Joe Caramagna. As the âWar of the Bounty Huntersâ crossover churns on, the series doubles back on itself a bit…
Introducing Panels of the Week, where our writing staff lets us know what one comic book moment stuck with them most from the past weekâs offerings. Dr. Lorna Dane Our first moment is one thatâs LONG overdue. Cori McCreery chooses this panel from X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 âbecause she finally got her Ph.D.,…
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. Avengers #21 W: Jed MacKay | A: Valerio Schiti | C: Federico Blee | L: Cory Petit | P: Marvel Finally, the rematch youâve been waiting for: Avengers vs. X-Men,…
Knull? Yeah, itâs Knull. Miles fights against the goop from above in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #23 written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Carmen Carnero, colors by David Curiel, and letters by Cory Petit. Iâm bored with the âKing in Blackâ. I donât care about Knull. Iâm tired of seeing heroes who interact with Knull or…