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. Rasmus’ pick: Deadpool/Batman #1: Wade Wilson has been hired for a…
A lovely resort in the Hamptons has turned out to be an incubator for kidnapping, jewelry theft, and… mind control? Or is it all a test for our Kate Bishop? Investigate in Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #2. Drawn by Enid Balám, inked by Oren Junior, written by Marieke Nijkamp, colored by Brittany Peer and Chris Peter,…
It’s Joe time. The Splash Here’s the deal: I could tell you that voting is a sacred democratic obligation, that so many before you have fought and died for the franchise that to simply pass on it as if it was some inconvenience is an insult to say the very least. But we are too…
Joe Pruett joins the show to talk about the return of his comics anthology Negative Burn, currently crowdfunding on Zoop.
A lonely cabin in the wilderness. A retired assassin who is the world’s greatest marksman. And two students seeking his aid. Three men enter, only two leave in Batman: The Knight #6, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. The adventures of the DC…
After a full month of covering “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF all-star chorus took a break last week, partly because there were no core books out, partly because, well, it was exhausting. And we don’t just mean the pace and volume. These books are exhausting to read and keep up with, and if this event…
The time-travelling turtle Lita may have returned to her time, having set the Splinter Clan on a better path, but she’s not the only one with a vested interest in their future. Oroku Saki, the Shredder, continues to watch over them from afar, looking out for them with simple acts of kindness, all from 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. Rasmus’ pick: Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1: The heroes of…
It’s another Patreon request this week! John Wickham, Jason Todd tier backer wanted us to talk about the story where Swamp Thing comes to Gotham and turns the city into a jungle, so we are, as well as two other stories where Batman meets Swamp Thing. The Garden of Earthly Delights (Swamp Thing V.2 #52-53) The…
The main plot of “Fear State” wraps up as the Bat family takes the fight to Simon Saint while two Ivys come together and Batman has a final throwdown with Peacekeeper-01 in Batman #117, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton…
The boys are back in town, but due to the pandemic gripping our every waking thoughts, we never left to begin with. Anyway we’re talking about Fantomex. Ranked This Episode: New X-Men #142-145 (Assault On Weapon Plus) Dark Reign: The List – Wolverine #1 Fantomex MAX
Last week, Marvel gave us DOOM, a one-shot where writer Jonathan Hickman let artist Sanford Greene take the wheel and tell a balls-out story about the hastened death of the universe. It ruled. Hickman is following that up with Wolverine: Revenge, a five-issue miniseries where, much like DOOM, he is letting artist Greg Capullo take…
In a 2012 episode of the hit television series “Bob’s Burgers” the titular Mr. Burgers has a nightmare where, instead of being a small business owner slinging underappreciated patties, he is a cog in the corporate machine, laughing as his co-workers doing the Borat voice. In a 2025 episode of the 3rd most popular X-Men…
We follow up with that fun Kelly Thompson interview to talk about the stories that inspire her. Also face tattoos, Savage Land bikinis, and a possibly perfect story. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #273-#277 (Savage Land/Shi’ar) Gambit & The X-Ternals #1-#4 Astonishing X-Men vol 3 #1-#6 (Gifted) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking…
As King In Black winds down, S.W.O.R.D. makes sure Krakoa is kept safe. Surely this will end well. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher deliver S.W.O.R.D. #4. Zach Rabiroff: Well, I’m out of the shower, and I finally managed to wash all of this disgusting Knull goop out of my hair. Boy,…