Ablaze - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:38:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ablaze - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 It’s Hellfire Gala Time, BayBEE, in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/26/its-hellfire-gala-time-baybee-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46074 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 #1: The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season, but this year’s will change everything for Krakoa. What is meant to be mutantkind’s biggest night...

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]]> 46074 2 Pieces of [Poop Emoji], Plus Traveling to Mars and The Gimmick https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/13/2-pieces-of-poop-emoji-plus-traveling-to-mars-and-the-gimmick/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45701 Ron DeSantis is a pile of human excrement molded into human form and stuffed into a suit. The comic about him isn’t so great either. Political Power: Ron DeSantis is written by Michael Frizell, drawn and colored by Martin Gimenez, lettered by Benjamin Gilbert and published by TidalWave Productions. Roy remains the center of the...

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]]> 45701 Will Found the Softcore on ComiXology (Also: Traveling to Mars, Where Monsters Lie, Paklis) https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/02/will-found-the-softcore-on-comixology-also-traveling-to-mars-where-monsters-lie-paklis/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45606 Some tiny boys go to the beach, and some big girls are mean to them. Yup, softcore porn has come to ComiXology in Cousins #1 by Tonara Cluric. Roy is still drifting toward the red planet, accompanied only by memories and his faithful rovers and otherwise alone. Or is he? Traveling to Mars #5 is...

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]]> 45606 The Eisners Got at Least One Nomination Right (Plus a Couple Other Books) https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/22/the-eisners-got-at-least-one-nomination-right-plus-a-couple-other-books/ Mon, 22 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45520 Roy is drifting closer to the Red Planet and his ultimate fate, but he still finds himself tied to his past in Traveling to Mars #4, written by Mark Russell, drawn by Roberto “Dakar” Meli, colored by Chiara Di Francia, lettered by Mattia Gentili and published by Ablaze. If you can’t stand the heat in...

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]]> 45520 Yup, We’re Still Reading Stuff from Months Ago (including Local Man and Where Monsters Lie) https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/21/yup-were-still-reading-stuff-from-months-ago-including-local-man-and-where-monsters-lie/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45291 One long and bloody night is finally at its end in Rogues’ Gallery #4, with story by Hannah Rose May and Declan Shalvey, written by May, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Image. Roy is getting closer to his final destination. And perhaps nearer to a...

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]]> 45291 Ron Becomes a Papa (Maybe), and We Grapple with Pratfalls in Spy Superb https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/08/ron-becomes-a-papa-maybe-and-we-grapple-with-pratfalls-in-spy-superb/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44696 Ron Livingston gets farther away from everyone and everything he’s ever known and closer to the end in Traveling to Mars #2, written by Mark Russell, drawn by Roberto “Dakar” Meli, colored by Chiara di Francia, lettered by Mattia Gentili and published by Ablaze. Actress Maisie Wade confronts the murderous fans who’ve invaded her home...

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]]> 44696 A Sad, Lonely Trip to Mars (and Other Scary and/or Violent Stuff) https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/23/a-sad-lonely-trip-to-mars-and-other-scary-and-or-violent-stuff/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44557 In a house by the shore, there’s something secret going on. Something unholy. Something for … the Stuff of Nightmares #1, written by R.L. Stine, drawn by A.L. Kaplan, colored by Roman Titov, lettered by Jim Campbell and published by BOOM Studios. Roy Livingston has never been important. Until now. And all he has to...

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