It’s the final battle against Nimrod as the end of the Krakoa Era is just issues away in Fall of the House of X #5, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Lucas Werneck & Stefano Caselli, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Travis Lanham. Scott Redmond: As the Krakoan era continues to crawl towards…
The heroes of the DC Universe are falling before enemies empowered by their 5th Dimensional Mite counterparts while Batman and Superman are trapped in the 2nd Dimension. While Bat-Mite helps Batman and Superman, Mr. Mxyzptlk goes to the one man who might be able to save the world: Jimmy Olsen. Batman/Superman: Worldās Finest #27 is…
Kieron Gillen’s Immortal X-Men saga comes to an end a second time, with plot threads left to other series to resolve for a second time, as Destiny and Mystique launch a rescue mission while Hope and Jean Grey act as two different kinds of midwives in X-Men Forever #4, written by Gillen, drawn by Luca…
Shush stands revealed as Damian learns the identity and origin of this new foe, while Batman remains the prisoner of the Cult of Man-Bat. Batman & Robin #9 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Simone Di Meo and Nikola Cizmesija, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Steve Wands. Serial killer Christopher Killex is…
She’s keeping the hair. She’s keeping an artist who knows how to draw her. She has a Black writer. She’s not returning to any sort of 1990s-era status quo involving the mansion or Blue and Gold teams or a costume you can’t tell is black or white. You guys … I think Storm might be…
Mei Igarashi was a regular girl until she discovered her unusual abilities and her hair changed from brown to white. Now, learn how and why she came to idolize a mysterious freedom fighter in Africa who also harnesses the power of the storm. Ultimate X-Men #3 is written and illustrated by Peach Momoko, with script…
The quick-step march to the end of the Krakoan era continues as Doug Ramsey returns, Mystique and Destiny hash things out, and Hope prepares to do some “messiah stuff” in X-Men Forever #3, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Ā Austin Gorton: It feels like…
The X-Men reunite then split back up to face off against the dual threats of Bastion and Magneto in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 9, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2,” written by Anthony Sellitti and directed by Emi-Emmett Yonemura “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2” is emblematic of both the best and worst tendencies of X-Men…
Batman has escaped the prison set up by Zur, who now inhabits Failsafeās robot body. He must prepare to finally confront his robot double. But various other factions are circling Zur, including Gothamās new police commissioner, Vandal Savage, and Amanda Waller, whose agenda is only helped by a rogue metahuman. āDark Prisonsā begins in Batman…
Krakoa took a lot out of Logan, especially toward the end. So it makes sense he’d want to get away for a little bit, hide out from society, maybe run around with some wolves even though he’s named after a cousin of the ferret. Thus begins the new Wolverine series by writer Saladin Ahmed (Daredevil)…
That’s right, readers, we’re bringing back the Xavier Files, and this time, you get to help choose who we add to our Mutant Master Rankings. Support ComicsXF on Patreon at the $10-a-month level or higher, and you can request either a new entry to the Files, or an update of an existing file (as most…
In Daredevil Vol. 8 #6, aka Daredevil #668, Matt Murdock, with the assistance of Doctor Strange, summons a gateway to Hell in part by quoting the book of Proverbs. Proverbs (or ×֓שְ×Öµ×) is a book found within the Jewish and Christian scriptural canons. It is a collection of short sayings meant to impart wisdom; here,…
Gotham is getting stranger. Not only is there a Bat-Man, but now seeming undead Monster Men are rampaging and killing political movers and shakers. Bruce Wayne is in a strange new world, and he has some hard decisions to make if he wants to save his city. The Bat-Man: First Knight #2 is written by…
It’s the view from the White Hot Room as Xavier’s plans come to fruition(?) and the mutants trapped on another plane of existence make their move as the deck-clearing exercise that is “Fall of X” continues in X-Men Forever #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by…
It wasn’t that long ago that Mystique yelled “I want my wife back!” in 2020’s X-Men #6, making text what students of Chris Claremont knew to be true for far longer, that Raven Darkholme and Irene Adler were a queer couple whose love dated back decades. (Around that same time, they also kissed on panel…