Boldly go 100 years into the future of Sinister’s utopia-turned-prison in Immoral X-Men #2, as Sinister Prime makes his bid for freedom amid mutantkind’s ascent to galactic dominance! Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Andrea Di Vito, colored by Jim Charalampidis and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Space, the final frontier. These are the…
This issue of Peach Momoko’s Marvel Universe-as-Japanese fairy tale appears to trip balls. That is all. Actually, that’s not all. Deets below. PHOENIX vs MAGIK!Things are heating up in Momoko’s Marvel Universe! The spirit world is divided. Its inhabitants, strange creatures called yokai, have chosen sides, and the two factions are on the brink of…
Welcome to Inferno! As our friends at Jay & Miles Xplain the X-Men like to say, Inferno never ends! And with that, we’re in the thick of “Dark Web”, AKA Inferno II: Electric Boogaloo! In Dark Web: #1, Christmas in New York gets interrupted by a familiar demon problem from Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin,…
Will Victor Creed survive getting saved by the Exiles? It’s tough to lead when your team hates you, and even harder when your powers are on the fritz, courtesy of a new invention that threatens the survival of all mutantkind! Come for the mutiny, stay for the medical malpractice in Sabretooth and the Exiles #2,…
Marvel Comics struck gold in 2014 with the Kamala Khan, the newest Ms. Marvel. The character was fun, fresh and unique. Then G. Willow Wilson stopped writing her and in an effort to be nice, I’m going to refrain from expanding on my thoughts vis a vis Marvel fumbling the bag. But good news for…
Kal-El is back. And he’s brought change with him — change that are making a lot of people nervous. Now that he’s back home, though, Superman’s focus is clear: his family comes first, above all else. Watch him deal with the fallout of claiming Olgrun’s Fire in Action Comics #1,048, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson,…
Our non-team of fearless DEFENDERS meet their maker in the HOUSE OF IDEAS and have a chat with THE ONE ABOVE ALL. But is EVERYTHING as it SEEMS? Defenders: Beyond #5 created by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Hey Karen, for our final Defenders Beyond review, I wanted us…
Marvel Snap is new a mobile card game featuring Marvel Comics characters. Since some of us here at ComicsXF have been charmed by the game, we decided to have a roundtable discussion about its merits and what could be improved. Why do you play Marvel Snap? Armaan Babu: I like having a collection of what…
After a while away on Warwold, Kal-El is finally returning home for a Kent family reunion! His return to Earth comes with more than a few complications, though, as we see in Action Comics #1047, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Dave Sharpe. The story…
All good things come to an end, but if you’re a Superman fan, all tyranny does too. We wrap up several long arcs in this month’s Superchat, beginning with the conclusion to the Warworld Saga in Superman: Warworld Apocalypse, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Brandon Peterson, Will Conrad, Max Raynor and Miguel Medonça,…
This week, we look at Superman through the ages! Gladiator Superman continues to fight for Warworld in Action Comics #1045 and #1046, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Will Conrad and Brent Peeples for #1045 and Fico Ossio for #1046, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with back-up stories written by…
It’s all about the kids, really. On Warworld, we see the origin of the Orphan, and his strange connection to Genesis that’s been fuelling Mongul’s new plans, in Action Comics #1044, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with a back-up…
In a franchise that has run for over 50 years, there is bound to be debate about which story is “the best”. Listicles will be written, podcasts will be recorded, debate will be never ceasing. In this series, we’ve gathered ComicsXF writers to share what they personally think are their best X-Men stories ever. Uncanny…
The cards are pulled once again, summoning a new non-team of Defenders who must plunge farther back through the prior incarnations of our universe to save them all in Defenders Beyond #1. Words by Al Ewing, pictures by Javier Rodríguez and letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: I turn the card to reveal “The Prince…
Old favorites from the Charles Soule Star Wars canon are revisited via an anthology of tales in Star Wars #25, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, Guiseppe Camuncoli, Danielle Orlandini, Will Sliney and Phil Noto, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, Arif Prianto and Guru-eFX and lettered by Clayton Cowles. With Commander Zahra defeated and…