Age of Apocalypse - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:20:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Age of Apocalypse - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 DC loads up on Annuals in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/29/dc-loads-up-on-annuals-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57457 It's a big week for Annuals and quarterly specials at DC, with three of them in our Staff Picks. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57457 One Episode’s Worth: How the 1990s X-Men cartoon gave us ‘Age of Apocalypse’ https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/28/one-episodes-worth-how-the-1990s-x-men-cartoon-gave-us-age-of-apocalypse/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54945 In the dying days of December 1994, Marvel Comics dropped X-Men Alpha #1, a double-sized, chromium-cover-wrapped one-shot introducing the world to the “Age of Apocalypse.” Following a multi-part story that saw Professor Xavier’s son Legion travel back in time to kill Magneto before the X-Men formed, a mission Legion thoroughly botched, accidentally killing his dad...

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]]> 54945 The 10 best Age of Apocalypse stories according to Battle of the Atom https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/29/10-best-age-of-apocalypse-stories/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53176 Ah, the halcyon days of the ’90s, when the graphic design was indecipherable and you could still count on seeing a hologram on a comic book cover. But the ’90s was also a time for taking bold risks. DC had killed off Superman and put Batman out of commission, garnering national media attention. So the...

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]]> 53176 Marvel announces X-Men of Apocalypse, in which the AoA heroes come to Earth-616 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/09/xmen-of-apocalypse/ Fri, 09 May 2025 18:54:09 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52555 Marvel on Friday announced X-Men of Apocalypse, a six-part miniseries (four issues bookended by an Alpha and Omega issues) starting in September, written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Simone Di Meo. The book will see the X-Men of Earth-295 — including Gambit, Sabretooth, Wild Child, Blink, Morph and Forge — traveling to Earth-616 on...

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]]> 52555 Marvel teases return to the Age of Apocalypse (like we’re not already living it) https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/08/age-of-apocalypse-2025/ Thu, 08 May 2025 16:51:12 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52537 “Tell me you haven’t had the same question gnawing at you, Erik. “All of the other X-Men returned to their reality. “You stuck around to help me build a new world while my body died on a beach somewhere. “Or you left and the version of you from this reality reappeared. Something like that. “The...

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]]> 52537 THE HELLFIRE GALA and, I Dunno, Other Stuff Probably in Our Staff Picks for 6/2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/31/the-hellfire-gala-and-i-dunno-other-stuff-probably-in-our-staff-picks-for-6-2/ Mon, 31 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28721 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s Pick: Hellions #12: Happy Hellfire Gala! The big event is here, and who better to start it off with than the team of miscreants who got sent to Otherworld to retrieve a sword just...

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]]> 28721 Entry 021 – X-Man https://comicsxf.com/2016/03/22/entry-021-x-man/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:18:43 +0000 http://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=155 Art by Simone Bianchi and Simone Peruzzi Name: Nathaniel Grey Code Names: X-Man First Appearance: X-Man #1 (Mar ‘95) Powers: Omega Level Psi-Abilities Teams Affiliation: New Mutants About When writing any story there is an old adage “Show Don’t Tell”. What it comes down to is that audiences should be able to form their own opinion of...

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