Bruce Wayne has escaped prison, and is preparing to take down Derek Powers and find Harley’s missing daughter, while Powers sends Terry McGinnis to take him out in Batman: Beyond the White Knight #3, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design. The murderer of Ra’s al Ghul…
DIE invites you into the world of your favorite RPG, to either discover yourself or leave yourself behind…forever. With the release of the game’s official Kickstarter, the writers of ComicsXF have joined together to play their own version of the game, and write about their own experiences with the system. Welcome to DIE…the write-up. Prep…
The women in his life bail out T’Challa in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future. At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy…
As Superman leads a revolution on Warworld, something deep beneath the planet rumbles — and we find that this conflict with Mongul is a lot bigger than anyone imagined in Action Comics #1042 and #1043, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Ricardo Frederici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave…
Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or…
The Pull List Summer 2022 How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases…
Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the…
The Way of X has been discovered, and that way is the Spark. Now the Spark must be protected, and out of a station located on the Astral Plane, tucked inside Legion’s mind, Nightcrawler has formed a new policing force to keep the Spark alive. The Legion of X’s first major mission? Arakko’s missing a…
Number One deals with an outbreak aboard the Enterprise while Pike and Spock are trapped on-world with the “Ghosts of Illyria.” Written by Akela Cooper & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Leslie Hope. Mark Turetsky: This episode has it all! Contact tracing, lockdowns, people engaging in risky behavior in the face of a deadly infection. Sometimes…
In 1991 six teenagers sit down to play a RPG and end up trapped in a fantasy world. They fight, love, explore and do all the things you do when you play a RPG. Eventually the consequences of their actions become too much and they return home, scarred for life. One is left behind in…
Mutants have history. Ridiculous amounts of history. Despite the friendly, reassuring #1s emblazoned on these new X-Comics we’re getting, don’t be fooled — that history’s going to be coming up again, and again, and again. While every writer tries to be as welcoming to new readers as possible, there’s only so much they can do…
If a monk waterskies in the desert with a Nazi dinosaur, am I on acid? It’s either that or Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin #1, with story and art by Geof Darrow, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Nate Piekos and published by Dark Horse. For a book called A Town Called Terror, we’re…
Dick Grayson is making waves in Blüdhaven, helping the less fortunate. His latest move is opening Haven, a place that offers free food, free book, and a place to just be, free of judgment. Surely no one could be evil enough to want to tear a place like that down…right? Nightwing #92 is written by…
The Red planet sits on the intergalatic chess board, used as a pawn with no regard for its inhabitants. A union, a Brotherhood, in needed to assist it. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Cory Petit bring the thunder in X-Men Red #2 Jude: Joy has been in short supply. The specter of judicial…
In “Children of the Comet,” the Enterprise encounters a comet on a collision course with an inhabited planet, while cadet Uhura harbors doubts about her place in Starfleet. Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff, directed by Maja Vrvilo. Mark Turetsky: We’ve got our first “regular” episode of Strange New Worlds. It doesn’t have…