A strategic stop in Madripoor turns into an international incident as Mystique prepares her endgame against SHIELD. But what is the mother of mutant terrorism after in Lowtown? And what have her enemies sent to deal with her? Mystique #3 is written and illustrated by Declan Shalvey, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Clayton…
Last month we launched a new part of ComicsXF: Primer. Our goal with Primer continues to be to provide examples of the best comics to read, whether looking to add something to your current pull list, or read up on a character you are interested in, but never knew quite where to start or what…
X-Men #6 pulls the focus in on Mystique, and reveals that there is always more to her than meets the eye. Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Buffagni, and Sunny Gho craft the tale of a mutant raging for what they are owed. Mystique is not the lap dog seen earlier in the run, she has her own…
Luke Skywalker has a major revelation while Leia watches a cool fight in Star Wars #16 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles In terms of plot, not a lot happens in this issue: Luke spends most of it flying to Jekara, while the contingent…
Above, ComicsXF Presents the ComicsXF Guide To Fish Filet Sandwiches: McDonalds Menu Hack Edition! This episode of our guide is best viewed while wearing headphones. CW: Gross fast food. You can also watch the first and second episodes of the Fish Guide, as well as our Red Lobster side review! Thanks to Adam Reck, Mark…
Meow! What a preview. Jed MacKay keeps the cat purring with Iron Cat #1. This follow up to MacKay’s acclaimed Black Cat series an Felicia’s past loose ends come back to get her. Artist Pere Pérez joins to tell the tale of Iron Cat aka the follow up to that time Black Cat stole and Iron…
What is Black Hat? Who is the mysterious man pulling its strings? Why is he in Cole Turner’s apartment? Cole questions whether he’s on the right side of the War for the Truth in The Department of Truth #5 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: While…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 373: Halloween Special 2025 – The State of Horror Friends of the show Rob Lynch and Will Nevin join Dan and Matt to talk about all things horror, from the best movies (Sinners, Weapons) to the best comics (anthologies, anthologies, anthologies). You can listen to…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. I woke up last Christmas morning with a Slack notification blinking. Our webmaster, Jason Large, had spent all night building…
It’s fair to say that Krakoan paradise hasn’t been all that for Quentin Quire. The onetime Kid Omega has been killed often, and in gruesome ways. For haters of the brat, it has been delightful. Watching an absolute trashcan of a person get decapitated never gets old. But Quire is bored of death, he desires…
Tiger-men are cool. Whether it’s Prince Tuften of Kamandi, Shere Khan from Talespin or Bronze Tiger when he wears that mask, there’s something about a human/tiger hybrid that strikes fear in the heart of pretty much anybody and inspires awe in the others. And now, a new Tiger-man has joined their ranks. Blighter is a…
Batman talks to Alan Scott about Vandal Savage. Savage talks to Mayor Ivy about stopping Batman. And Jack Dean shares insights with Huston Gray in Batman #8.
A “Hotel California” reference here would be pretty lame, right? But there are literally characters checking out and never leaving in Hotell Vol. 2 #5, written by John Lees, drawn by Dalibor Talajic, colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by Sal Cipriano and published by Artists, Writers and Artisans. There’s a “New Kid in Town,” and…
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: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1: Four new Kryptonites have…
The past five years have not been kind to quite a few indie publishers. One saw repeat turnover of its top brass and mass layoffs. One shrank down to one book a month and ended up licensing out all its content to another publisher. One declared bankruptcy. One pretty much dicked over all its creators…