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. This feature doesn’t have a name yet; turns out a lot of online comics people like naming their blogs The Spinner Rack. But if we keep doing this and anyone…
Ultimate Gambit don’t care about your rules. Ultimate Gambit play solitaire how he want. Ranked This Episode:
You know Jean Grey. As an indelible part of the X-Men since its inception in 1963, you’d be hard pressed to find a fan of the line or indeed Marvel Comics in general without some opinion of her or connection to her. Until recently, Jean’s tenure in the Krakoa era has been defined by her…
X-men #1 debuts with a new crew some big new problems! Join writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz, and colorist Marte Gracia.
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. The big ticket items X-Manhunt Omega #1: The “X-Manhunt” concludes as…
In beautiful, unintentional synergy with the X-Men Vote, we are talking about that time Emma Frost blew up a horse; for the children of course. Always talking about being for the children that one, even when she is goofily evil.Ranked This Episode: New Mutants #15-17 (Hellions) Firestar #1-4 New Mutants #62 (Magma & Empath)
One Joker down, two to go. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood are on a collision course with each other and the remaining two Jokers, and fresh wounds will be laid over their scars in Batman: Three Jokers #2 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson.
Every year (barring those when the in-person event was canceled during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic), our intrepid man in the field Matt Lazorwitz goes to New York’s Flame Con and collects interviews with some of the guests there. As such, it’s given him the opportunity to talk with great LGBTQ+ creators like…
Who would have thought we’d have made it to 50 episodes? But we did it! This week, for the first time ever, Matt & Will were in the very same place, Matt’s dining room, where they discussed three stories that wrap up in big number anniversary issues to tie in with this special anniversary. Knightfall…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE When the bite of a genetically engineered spider gave thirteen-year old Miles Morales similar powers to Spider-Man, all he wanted to do was keep his head down and get through school. But when Peter Parker was killed in front of him, Miles stepped up, because he knew the world needed a Spider-Man!…
Wolverine #14 returns to form in a fun, noir-inspired issue by Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin, and Cory Petit.
Batman’s quest to stop Hush and save Red Hood from himself leads him to Hush’s allies, while Nightwing finds Hush, Red Hood, Joker and more characters as “H2SH” rolls on. Batman #160 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Richard Starkings. Will…
Mysteries, conspiracies and sacred structures all rise up in the Canadian wilderness in Brother of All Men #2, written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Eoin Marron, colored by Mark Englert and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for AfterShock. As before, I’d ask you to read Brother of All Men #2 before turning to the reflections here….
In the world of Heroes Reborn, classic X-Men villains, The Mighty Avengers, never formed. In their stead was the Squadron Supreme, a Silver Age pastiche that dares ask the question “What if superheroes were jerks?” In this preview, we find out exactly what that means as mutant freedom fighter Magneto and his Mutant Force commence…
In which Thor performs some knee surgery on Galactus, courtesy of Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino. Things get worse in Asgard. Galactus levels up. Vishal Gullapalli: Thor is the Herald of Galactus! The Black Winter is coming! In just one issue Donny Cates has breathed new life into an already-alive series,…