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AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall #5 shows us that Blackness is eternal

Latonya Pennington — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Melvin Waring wakes up in the future, where he must call on the power of Black history to rescue his wife and thwart the plans of the Modern Living Corporation. Ancestral Recall #5 is written by Jordan Clark, drawn by Atagun Ilhan, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY Comics. I...

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Harley Quinn smashes Zatanna, Kyle Starks gets in the ring and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Adam’s pick: DC K.O. — Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1: It’s...

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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Planet strikes in Fred Harper’s cover for AHOY’s The Toxic Avenger Comics #8

Dan Grote — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

BEHOLD … THE VISION I MEAN … DOCTOR PLANET! He is tired of Earth. These people. He is tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives. Guess that means it’s time to take out the trash. (The trash is the Toxic Avenger.) (But not reallly because Toxie is the hero of this book.)...

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Damn, that panda got huge in our EXCLUSIVE preview of AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall #5

Dan Grote — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

We here at ComicsXF have been down with AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall – about an artist who can summon the powers of real figures from Black history – from jump. We talked with writer Jordan Clark on The ComicsXF Interview Podcast when the series was first coming out, and our own Latonya Pennington had some...

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The Battle of Asbury Park in our EXCLUSIVE preview of AHOY’s The Toxic Avenger Comics #5

Dan Grote — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

About a month ago, we shared covers from AHOY’s Toxic Avenger Comics #5, in which ol’ Toxie gets his Frazetta on in a fantasy pastiche. Now, we get up in them guts with a special preview of the comic. And little did we know, it’s Jersey AF. Not because the Toxic Avenger is from the...

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AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall #4 sends Melvin Waring back … to the future

Latonya Pennington — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Aided by his “ancestors” in Black history, Melvin has finally found his wife, June. But even with Melvin’s mysterious power, can they break out of the Modern Living Corporation’s futuristic headquarters? Ancestral Recall #4 is written by Jordan Clark, drawn by Atagun Ilhan, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Rob Steen for AHOY Comics....

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EXCLUSIVE: Check out these covers to AHOY’s Toxic Avenger Comics #5 and think about justice

Dan Grote — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Now, more than ever, we are all the Toxic Avenger. A bunch of weirdos, hideously deformed by a cruel, uncaring system, who have chosen to strap on our tutu, pick up our mop and seek justice through unhinged vigilantism. In an age where nearly every 30-50-year-old property has been licensed into a comic (Wild West...

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The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 357: Jordan Clark talks AHOY Comics’ Ancestral Recall

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 357: Jordan Clark talks AHOY Comics' Ancestral Recall Writer Jordan Clark joins the show to talk about his upcoming AHOY Comics series, Ancestral Recall. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday...

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Giant-Size Dark Phoenix and Spider-Man, Marvel does Pride and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Austin’s pick: Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1: Kamala Khan is locked...

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X-Manhunt ends! H2SH begins! New Image titles with long names! A super-stacked CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. The big ticket items X-Manhunt Omega #1: The “X-Manhunt” concludes as...

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Zatanna and the Jersey Devil lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Zatanna #1: Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is...

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Wolverine, Godzilla, the Toxic Avenger and more CXF mini reviews

Dan Grote, Jake Murray, Scott Redmond and Austin Gorton — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. Toxic Avenger #1 W: Matt Bors / A: Fred Harper / C: Lee Loughridge / L: Rob Steen / P: AHOY Comics In a year when it feels like there are more...

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Absolute Batman, Sentinels, the Toxic Avenger and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Absolute Batman #1: Without the mansion, without the money,...

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The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 322: Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson talk Justice Warriors Vol. 2

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 322: Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson talk Justice Warriors: Vote Harder Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson join the show to talk about their new AHOY Comics graphic novel, Justice Warriors: Vote Harder. Plus, Bors talks about his upcoming Toxic Avenger series at AHOY. You can listen...

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Wolverine makes with the stabby-stabby while more Avengers Assemble in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Jake’s pick: Wolverine #1: There’s a killer in the woods, and...

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The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age & more

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age and more Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age, AHOY Comics’ My Bad and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at...

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Batman gets Dark, Six Fingers, RoPoX and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Bonus pick: Batman: Dark Age #1: Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham’s favorite delinquent son. Witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches toward its prophesied doom. By...

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WMQ&A Episode 293: Wolfin’ it down with Eric Palicki

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000

WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 293: Wolfin' it down with Eric Palicki Writer Eric Palicki joins the show to talk about his AHOY Comics werewolf detective series, Black’s Myth. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes...

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Polaris will have you seeing green in a special Valentine’s Day Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, you’ve had some rough ones lately. Don’t screw this up. Written by...

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WMQ&A Episode 291: Back to the future with Paul Cornell & Laura Helsby

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000

WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 291: Back to the future with Paul Cornell and Laura Helsby Paul Cornell and Laura Helsby join the show to talk about their 2000AD serial “The English Astronaut.” Also: Basketball! The Harrogate Toilet! And math! You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts,...

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Heroes of 3 Earths unite in our EXCLUSIVE preview of The Wrong Earth: We Could Be Heroes #2

Dan Grote — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The past five years have not been kind to quite a few indie publishers. One saw repeat turnover of its top brass and mass layoffs. One shrank down to one book a month and ended up licensing out all its content to another publisher. One declared bankruptcy. One pretty much dicked over all its creators...

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WMQ&A Episode 284: 5 years of AHOY Comics with Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000

WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 284: 5 years of AHOY Comics with Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore Tom Peyer and Stuart Moore join the show to talk about the fifth anniversary of AHOY Comics, the return of their respective series, The Wrong Earth and Captain Ginger, and the prose serial “Partially Naked...

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Halloween means lots of Dracula in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mark’s pick: Universal Monsters: Dracula #1: When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward...

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WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000

WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 273: Mystery Inc. with Alex Segura Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his contributions to AHOY Comics’ Project Cryptid, his recent Sinestro story in Knight Terrors: Green Lantern and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,...

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The Birds of Prey live to tweet again in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Armaan’s pick: Birds of Prey #1: Dinah Lance is one of the DCU’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario, but sometimes even the Black Canary...

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