Alex Paknadel - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 01 May 2026 14:40:26 +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 Alex Paknadel - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Cyclops has had it with the jokes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #4 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/01/cyclops-has-had-it-with-the-jokes-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-cyclops-4/ Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56669 When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage?

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]]> 56669 Mei makes valid points in an EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/mei-makes-valid-points-in-an-exclusive-preview-of-cyclops-3/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56563 Will the newest Reaver, Tearjerker, finally have the power to best Cyclops? Check out our exclusive preview of Cyclops #3.

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]]> 56563 Cyclops #2 lets a child sass Scott Summers (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/12/cyclops-2-lets-a-child-sass-scott-summers-preview/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56246 In Cyclops #2, the Reavers are on the hunt and Scott Summers is virtually blind! Will he be able to help a young mutant escape their cybernetic clutches?

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]]> 56246 Battle Of The Atom: Inscrutable Cyclops with Alex Paknadel https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/05/battle-of-the-atom-inscrutable-cyclops-w-alex-paknadel/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55455 Alex Paknadel comes on the show to chat about his upcoming Cyclops series, the Punch Dimension, and what it's like writing X-Men this past year.

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]]> 55455 Heh heh, Frylock, good one, Polaris, in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men: Demons and Death https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/19/xmen-demons-death-preview/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53104 I have strong sense memories of the original Adult Swim lineup on the Cartoon Network. To a half-drunk, half-sleepy college kid like myself, it was animation by way of fever dream. Hey, look at those kids playing soccer, they’re so squiggly – nod off – why’s Brak’s dad so tiny – nod off – HOLY...

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]]> 53104 Let’s go robo-surfing now in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Sentinels #5 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/20/sentinels-5-preview/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51779 Look at those four happy robot kids on Justin Mason’s cover to Sentinels #5. Drumfire and Sawtooth each throwing a hand in the air, waving it like they just don’t care. Voivod looking a bit apprehensive but excited. Lockstep fully embracing the moment and striking a surfer pose. All while they ride a traditional Sentinel...

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]]> 51779 An action-packed CXF mini reviews covers The Ultimates, Sentinels, GI Joe and New Champions https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/12/mini-reviews-ultimates-sentinels-gijoe-newchampions/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51326 In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these mini reviews of some recent releases. The Ultimates #8 W: Deniz Camp | A: Juan Frigeri | C: Federico Blee | L: Travis Lanham | P: Marvel Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri transport their extraordinary universe building through...

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]]> 51326 Is this really Magneto in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Sentinels #3? https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/15/sentinels-3-preview/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51096 According to Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men, Magneto is in a wheelchair suffering from “resurrection-linked degenerative sickness,” a new disease that so far seems to affect only him. How, then, does he appear in this issue of Sentinels, seemingly at full strength, menacing both the team AND former traitorous hanger-on Fabian Cortez? Is it...

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]]> 51096 Pepperidge Farm remembers Onslaught in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Sentinels #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/17/sentinels-2-preview/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50810 The year was 1996. I was 16 years old and had only been collecting comics for about three years. It was the summer of Onslaught. I remember being excited for the big linewide crossover. Finally, the thing the X-books had been teasing since the end of the Age of Apocalypse – not to mention the...

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]]> 50810 X-Chat catches up with Sentinels, X-Men and Phoenix https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/20/xchat-sentinels-xmen-phoenix/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50482 The bad guys take the lead in Sentinels #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Travis Lanham.  Quiet, psychic rescue in progress, again, in X-Men #5, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia,...

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]]> 50482 Part 2 of our From the Ashes series guide proves all the best X-Men are women … and Sentinels? https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/24/xmen-from-ashes-wave2/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49920 So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find...

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]]> 49920 Marvel announces Sentinels by Paknadel & Mason and Mystique by Shalvey https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/28/sentinels-paknadel-mason-mystique-shalvey/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:13:54 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49446 Earlier this week, we posted a series-by-series breakdown of each of the upcoming X-Men From the Ashes series. Then Marvel went and dropped two more. Jerks. Marvel on Thursday announced Sentinels, a five-issue miniseries by writer Alex Paknadel (All Against All) and artist Justin Mason (Spider-Punk: Arms Race), launching Oct. 9. The series will follow...

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]]> 49446 WMQ&A Episode 234: We’re Doomed with Alex Paknadel https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/29/wmqa-episode-234-were-doomed-with-alex-paknadel/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44022 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 234: We're Doomed with Alex Paknadel Writer Alex Paknadel joins the show to talk about his new Image series All Against All, the current social media landscape, baby’s first environmental disaster and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at...

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]]> 44022 Alex Paknadel On Embracing, Elevating, The Alien In All Against All https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/08/alex-paknadel-on-embracing-elevating-the-alien-in-all-against-all/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43798 Alex Paknadel is irritated by writers who think they are too good for “genre fiction.”  “No one wants to be Ian McEwan, who absolutely insisted what he was doing wasn’t science fiction,” he tells me over Zoom, and he would know.  Paknadel holds a Ph.D. in English literature. His master’s thesis was titled, “‘They’re Nuts...

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]]> 43798 Battle Of The Atom: The Year Of Maggott with Alex Paknadel https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/20/battle-of-the-atom-the-year-of-maggott-with-alex-paknadel/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41537 X-Men Unlimited writer Alex Paknadel helps celebrate the year of Maggott as he and Zack talk about the just wrapped arc!

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]]> 41537 In Darkhold: Spider-Man #1, Men Would Literally Rather Keep Alive Their Undead Wife Than Go to Therapy https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/20/i-darkhold-spider-man-1-men-would-literally-rather-keep-alive-their-undead-wife-than-go-to-therapy/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36204 Peter Parker attempts to face his greatest foe: the lies he tells himself in Darkhold: Spider-Man #1. Written by Alex Paknadel, art by Dio Neve, colors by Jim Charalampidis, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Think about the biggest lie you’ve ever told. You’re thinking about the bad things: the fake job experience you put on...

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]]> 36204 A Mirror, A Kaleidoscope, A Window: Social Media’s Effect On Our Soul https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/15/a-mirror-a-kaleidoscope-a-window-social-medias-effect-on-our-soul/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30467 Heads up, this piece contains some sexual images and my not be appropriate for all audiences. When do you feel seen? Whenever a relatable image, meme, statement, general piece of content, etc. appears on social media, there’s a barrage of “Wow, this is me!”, “I’m in this, and I don’t like it”, or “I feel...

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]]> 30467 The Truth Comes out in Vault’s Giga #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/23/the-truth-comes-out-in-vaults-giga-4/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29900 Finally reunited with Evan, Aiko reveals a secret that will shake the city to its foundations. Meanwhile, the Order’s persecution of the Dusters passes a bloody point of no return. Allegiances switch and battle lines are drawn as the terrible truth of the Giga’s origins is finally revealed. It’s Giga #4, written by Alex Paknadel,...

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]]> 29900 TKO’s Roofstompers a Tight, Twisted Tale https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/14/tkos-roofstompers-a-tight-twisted-tale/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29353 Wherever Alex Paknadel’s name shows up, deeply engaging and strange comics are sure to follow. TKO Studios’ Roofstompers, despite its brevity, is no different. Paknadel is joined by artist Ian MacEwan and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for a stunning and twisted take on a time-traveling tale whose scope opens at such a steady pace it’s hard...

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]]> 29353 Witness the Gamma of Prehistory in The Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/19/witness-the-gamma-of-prehistory-in-the-immortal-hulk-time-of-monsters-1/ Wed, 19 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27673 Tonight’s Double Feature in Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters. First— “Time of Monsters”, a tale of the first Hulk, a tragedy of unyielding philosophy written by Al Ewing and Alex Paknadel, art by Juan Ferreyra, and letters by Cory Petit. Second, a trip to the cinema with the sinister Scarecrow in “A Little Fire” written...

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]]> 27673 It’s War and Peace! It’s Gundam! It’s Vault’s Giga #3! https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/31/its-war-and-peace-its-gundam-its-vaults-giga-3/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23610 Evan’s oldest friend returns to find the prosthetics she once built transformed into her doppelganger. Mason and the Order of The Red Relay investigate an elephant graveyard of towering Giga remains. Let’s return to the world of Giga with issue #3, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by John Lê, colored by Rosh and lettered by...

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]]> 23610 Inside This Issue of Giga, There Are Two Ghosts, Forever Locked in Combat for Your Attention https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/09/inside-this-issue-of-giga-there-are-two-ghosts-forever-locked-in-combat-for-your-attention/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9851 Evan should never have gone back to the dead Giga, but he did, and now he’s a murder suspect. Meanwhile, Laurel is deteriorating at an alarming rate. The Red King — the oldest and largest of the Giga — is revealed, prophesied to unleash hell on a world whose sins the great mech took into...

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]]> 9851 Alex Paknadel on Redfork, the Systemic Problems of Appalachia, Misery Tourism and Writing for the TKO Format https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/04/alex-paknadel-on-redfork-the-systemic-problems-of-appalachia-misery-tourism-and-writing-for-the-tko-format/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9794 Redfork is a six-issue miniseries/six-part graphic novel by writer Alex Paknadel, artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Giulia Brusco and letterer Ryan Ferrier. It follows Noah as he leaves prison and returns to his Appalachian hometown, where he discovers sinister forces both without and deeply within that community. It is available now from TKO Studios. This interview...

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]]> 9794 Advance Review: Giga Mines New Stories out of Old Mech Concepts https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/27/advance-review-giga-mines-new-stories-out-of-old-mech-concepts/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9154 Nobody knows why the skyscraper-sized mechs known as ‘Giga’ fought their bitter, centuries’ long war. All they know is that when the fighting finally stopped, the dormant Giga became humanity’s new habitat and new gods in one. When disgraced engineer Evan Calhoun finds an apparently murdered Giga, his society and the fascistic tech-centered religious order...

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