Aliens in New York? It must be Wednesday. Luckily, New York’s got no shortage of superheroes at hand, and it’s time for She-Hulk and the Pugnacious Punch Club to defend their city — with a little last-minute help from everyone’s favorite playing-card themed superhero! It’s all the action you’ve been waiting for in the somewhat…
On this most holy of Jedi holidays, May the Fourth Be With You! Ever since the camera panned up from Bossk’s clawed foot as Admiral Piett assured the audience that the Empire doesn’t need their scum, bounty hunters have been a recurring & robust part of the Star Wars mythos, making regular appearances in films,…
Retcons can be a useful tool in the world of serialized storytelling. They can add important character details about characters, stories, and locales. Hell, one of the best stories of the last five years was a massive retcon, as House of X #2 permanently altered the history of Moira MacTaggert. Amazing Spider-Man #72 hands the…
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. Scott’s pick: Absolute Wonder Woman #1: Without the island paradise, without…
The Baltimore legacy lives on in Lady Baltimore. Picking up nearly 13 years after the last Baltimore epic, The Red Kingdom, the Outerverse (the name provided to this separate arm of the Mignola umbrella of titles) finds itself expanding. Led by a new leading lady and two new titles, writer Christopher Golden and a full…
Art by Salvador Larroca and Frank D’Armata Name: Scott Summer Code Names: Cyclops First Appearance: X-Men #1 (September ’63) Powers: Optic Force Beams Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Factor About In his one-man show My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Mike Birbiglia describes his mania after being wrongfully found at fault in a car accident. After alienating his friends and family, Mike was left with just…
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It’s a white hot cavalcade of Jeans Grey in the fiery final issue of our title character’s time-spanning reckoning with her tumultuous past(s). With the future of mutantkind on the line, will Jean douse the flames, or fan them? Jean Grey #4 is written by Louise Simonson, drawn by Bernard Chang, colored by Marcelo Maiolo…
What do you want from a novel about superheroes? Maybe just what you would want from a cape comic: clearly drawn characters, able to grow and change, or at least entertainingly quirky; a neat fight or two; quiet moments; a plot with twists; and a world that seems to extend off the edge of the…
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. Matt’s pick: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed…
Upon discovering that Captain America doesn’t live up to God’s standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as you’d expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…
Recently, right-wing pundits have begun to circulate the theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is a psy-op for the government, and that at halftime at the Super Bowl, they will preempt Usher to announce their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, using Swift’s vast influence as a pop culture icon to steer the…
As an addendum to today’s Giant Size X-Men: Magneto discussion, Ian and Stephanie offer their thoughts on a particular scene that inspired discussion. Ian is a Jew by choice with a degree in Jewish Studies; Stephanie grew up Jewish and attends a Reform shul now and then. Ian Gregory As the previews for this issue…
On May 17th THE Rob Liefeld, alongside X-Men ’92 scribes Chris Sims & Chad Bowers will take the Merc with a Mouth on a journey that would make Wizard: The Magazine of Comics proud. Guys, it has Cable, it has Shatterstar, it has Domino the only thing it doesn’t have is a polybag and X-clusive trading card. Check out the…
Mystery Inc. is out as Batman’s go-to team of teen sleuths, and the Wraith Wranglers are in. But why has Batman dumped Scooby and the gang? Find out in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8, written by Sholly Fisch, drawn and colored by Erich Owen and lettered by Saida Temofonte. All roads lead to a…