Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and…
“Fear State” wraps up in the monthly Bat comics this week, so Matt and Will are reading three stories that feature the mastermind behind the most recent Batman crossover: Jonathan Crane, the Scarecrow. See him be whimsical, see him be pathetic, see him be epic. And find out which three of these stories features the…
We all have swords this week as we talk about stories were people get swords. Spoiler alert, it holds up. Ranked This Episode: X Of Swords Rise Of Apocalypse Wolverine vol 3 #36-40 (Origins and Endings)
War has come to the New Gods, and they must fight to hold onto everything they hold dear. What will they sacrifice to keep the dream of New Genesis alive? Join the fight in The New Gods #4, written by Ram V, drawn by Bernard Chang and Evan Cagle, colored by Francesco Segala and lettered…
In the dying days of December 1994, Marvel Comics dropped X-Men Alpha #1, a double-sized, chromium-cover-wrapped one-shot introducing the world to the “Age of Apocalypse.” Following a multi-part story that saw Professor Xavier’s son Legion travel back in time to kill Magneto before the X-Men formed, a mission Legion thoroughly botched, accidentally killing his dad…
DC’s latest relaunch is here, and we at ComicsXF love nothing more than judging things. (Wait, hold on, my editor is telling me it’s called critique.) Well, CXF’s regular DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz decided to take a look at the releases so far and grade them. One note, we are…
We live in the age of reboots. Is there a TV series from the ’80s and ’90s that does not have some new version on a streaming service or even a network (I’m not taking shots here, just stating facts. I’m an old, and have been enjoying the Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates). But as…
Plots spin within plots as Sabe return and plays Vader like a fiddle (or does she?!?) in Star Wars: Darth Vader #20 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Two things help set this issue – in which Darth Vader, after retrieving a list of…
Who favors yellow raincoats and long, tight braids, claims to be America’s long-lost sister, menaced America’s adoptive family, brought her to a mysterious tropical island run by scheming scientists, and introduced her to a massive retcon in which her powers emerged from their scheme? Catalina, that’s who. Her own scheme unfolds in America Chavez: Made…
Name: Eric Gitter Code Names: Ink First Appearance: Young X-Men #1 (June ’08) Powers: Causes sickness, super strength, telepathy, flight, causes explosions, healing, tap into Phoenix-like energies Teams Affiliation: X-Men About There is power in a symbol. It’s a concept that’s at the center of almost every Big 2 superhero story. Criminals, being the cowardly and superstitious…
We totally planned this What If…? episode around the TV show and this isn’t a coincidence that we are talking about 3 X-Men What If…? stories today.Ranked This Episode: What If vol 2 #13 (Professor X was the Juggernaut) What If vol 2 #46-47 (Cable Killed the X-Men/Magneto Took Over The USA) What If vol…
The X-MANHUNT concludes as Professor X reaches his destination and his assorted pursuers, friend and foe alike, catch up with him. Alliances will be battle-tested, the blades of betrayals will cut deep with poisoned tips and, when the dust finally settles, Charles Xavier will have to make a tectonic-shifting choice with the fate of all…
After going up against some of the most dangerous people in the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster’s quest to clear his name of Maria Hill’s murder is almost at an end. He just needs one thing – to study the body language of Okoye – and to do that, he’s going to need to infiltrate one of…
It’s back to school for four young mutants, but is a rural school in Louisiana ready for this crew? Bullies, terrible lunches and classroom flirting abound, but is one of the student body the prophesied Endling who will be the last member of mutantkind? Uncanny X-Men #6 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by Javier…
You are cordially invited to The Hellfire Gala featuring Marauders #21 by Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit, X-Force #20 by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga, and Hellions #12 by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel and Ariana Maher. Best pay attention, there will be fireworks like the world…