Once upon a time, The Scarlet Witch, The Pretender Wanda Maximoff, was the daughter of Magneto. Sheâs been evil and an Avenger. She is now dead. Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, Joe Caramagna and Edgar Delgado examine her fate in X-Men: The Trial Of Magneto #1. Charlie Davis: Well. Itâs here. I donât know about you,…
The Immortal Hulk begins it’s final journey below, after a tussle with the Avengers in Immortal Hulk #49 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy JosĂ© and Belardino Brabo, with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Zach Rabiroff: As Ewing’s Hulk drew toward its journey’s end / We…
In the 1980s, Reed Richards hatches a venture to defend the Earth from Galactus, but will his plans be derailed by the Cold War? Sue and Johnny are invited to speak to the United Nations about saving the world. And a maverick computer genius offers hope to humanity with his new computer company, but is…
You canât keep Batman down. Everywhere you look, there he is! In Detective Comics #1,041, Batman deals with the repercussions of his war with Mr. Worth as The Jury makes its moves against Batman and Bruce Wayne. And in the backup, reporter Deb Donovan gets a tip that leads her down a morbid trail. The…
The best Al Ewing book you aren’t reading continues its most epic story yet as “The Last Annihilation” continues in Guardians Of The Galaxy #17. After the daring rescue of King Hulkling by the mutants of S.W.O.R.D., the Guardians of the Galaxy have their backs against the wall against the dread forces of Dormammu. Can…
After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation â but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if…
Marvel Comicsâ What IfâŠ?, appropriately enough, was born from a moment of pivotal decision. After two years as the top editor at the House of Ideas, preceded by the better part of a decade as the right hand man to Stan Lee, Roy Thomas had stepped down from his position at the helm of the…
Some of us live in two worlds. Or three, or more. In world one, we drive kids to school, or drive ourselves to school, or drive ourself to distraction with the paperwork we have to do from home: we try to save money on takeout, if we can afford it, and walk the dog if…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ariâs Pick: The Me You Love in the Dark #1: The team behind Imageâs Middlewest, writer Skottie Young and artist Jorge Corona, spin a new tale about an artist who moves to an old house…
Donât trust the faeries in Elfhame! Diana and Ratatosk find their way through the next realm on their quest to confront Janus. Wonder Woman #776 is written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan. Art by Jill Thompson pages 1-20. Pencils and Inks by Becky Cloonan, and colors by Jordie Bellaire pages 21-22. Letters by…
The Eternals take on Thanos as the world explodes, and we find out the shocking explanation for Phastosâ heel turn in Eternals #6, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Esad RibiÄ, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Here we are, weâve made it to the final chapter of Gillen and…
Everyone but Bullseyeâs locked down in Daredevil #32. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #32, part 2 of âLockdown,â sees NYC forced inside by Bullseyeâs killing spree, while Matt forces himself out of solitary – and into more…
Hold onto your Unstable Molecules because itâs time for another FF Review Two-in-One! First Up⊠Doctor Doom offers a clean slate as a wedding gift to the world in Fantastic Four #33 – Part II of âBride of Doomâ. Written by Dan Slott. Drawn by R.B. Silva & Luca Maresca. Colored by Jesus Arbutov. Lettered…
On another world, as Supermanâs powers wane, he begins to wonder what more he could have done with his Earthâs metahumans to build a finer world. Heâs got a plan that starts with, of all people, the anarchic villain Manchester Black, in Superman and the Authority #1 written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel JanĂn,…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Born not with a name but a designation, X-23 was raised in a facility to become nothing more than a weapon. With the help of her mother, Laura was finally given a name and a chance at a real life. Finding her way to the X-Men and Logan, the man known as…