Alyssa Wong - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 14 Aug 2025 01:54:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Alyssa Wong - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 A Tokyo Inferno in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Psylocke #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/14/psylocke-10-preview/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53825 In 1989’s “Inferno,” demons and demonic objects controlled by Madelyne Pryor terrorize New York. Daredevil gets beaten up by a vacuum. It’s fun. In 2025’s Psylocke #10, a possessed Kwannon and a group of Yokai, or Japanese demons, prepare to terrorize the Hand in Tokyo. Some things never go out of style. Funny-looking demons terrorizing...

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]]> 53825 Fallen Angels (2019) nostalgia in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Psylocke #6 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/30/psylocke-6-preview/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52085 Oh, that’s right, Psylocke had a kid. We first found out about Himeko in Fallen Angels (2019), where it’s revealed she died overdosing on an AI-infused drug (See kids, AI is bad; don’t let it do your homework for you). Later, in Hellions, Mister Sinister uses the promise of resurrecting Himeko to keep Kwannon in...

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]]> 52085 Great art masks familiar beats in Marvel’s Psylocke #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/30/psylocke-3/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51546 Kwannon is hot on the trail of a mutant trafficking ring, but a dangerous new villain is tracking her. Has her past come back to haunt her, or has her investigation made her new enemies? And will the help of her lover, John Greycrow, be enough to turn the tide? Psylocke #3 is written by Alyssa...

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]]> 51546 Kwannon checks on her boyfriend in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Psylocke #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/26/psylocke-3-preview/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51464 In Psylocke, a woman trained from childhood to be a weapon seeks to protect children from mutant traffickers. In Laura Kinney: Wolverine, a woman created in a lab to be a weapon seeks to protect young mutants from being exploited by the criminal underworld. In Magik, a woman trained from childhood to be a (magical)...

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]]> 51464 Mutant torture porn in Psylocke #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/29/psylocke-2/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51142 With blood on her hands, Psylocke’s new life is already crumbling. Can she still be the hero the world needs her to be? And how will Shinobi Shaw help her with that? Psylocke #2 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratu, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. If there is...

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]]> 51142 The X-Men’s Kwannon takes a vacation … OF PAIN … in Psylocke #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/13/psylocke-1/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50803 Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even...

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]]> 50803 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 Psylocke to get her own solo series from Wong and Carratù https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/27/psylocke-wong-carratu/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49712 Cyclops and Psylocke’s relationship has come a long way. Think about it. Thirty or so years ago, a version of Psylocke that was a hybrid of Betsy Braddock and the assassin Kwannon tried to seduce Scott Summers by licking motor oil off his face, scaring him so badly that he ran away to Alaska (Fun...

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]]> 49712 Another Sanctum Sanctorum sneakaround in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Captain Marvel #3 https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/21/captain-marvel-3-preview/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47480 People always seem to think breaking into and sneaking around Doctor Strange’s house is a good idea. What’s up with that? The Silver Surfer crashes into it in The Infinity Gauntlet, the New Mutants Scooby-Doo it up there in Dead Souls. Heck, Sage and Domino just broke into it in X-Force a couple months ago....

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]]> 47480 Spirit World is a magical and poignant story about being remembered https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/19/spirit-world-is-a-magical-and-poignant-story-about-being-remembered/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47445 Spinning out of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, it’s Spirit World! This life/death-hopping book is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Haining, colored by Sebastian Chen and lettered by Janice Chiang. As a Black-Asian comic book fan, I am almost always interested in seeing Asian superheroes. DC Comics’ limited series Spirit World introduces a new nonbinary...

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]]> 47445 Wade Goes to the Zoo in Our Exclusive Preview of Deadpool #3 https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/12/wade-goes-to-the-zoo-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-deadpool-3/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44489 We’ve argued plenty ’round these parts about whether Deadpool is an X-Men character, but apparently we should be arguing more about whether Deadpool is a Spider-Man character. Case in point: This comic. Deadpool has a version of the Carnage symbiote. He is being pursued by Doctor Octopus and a character named Harrower to whom the...

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]]> 44489 It’s Bonding, Beach Day, and Back to Their Roots in New Mutants #30 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/21/its-bonding-beach-day-and-back-to-their-roots-in-new-mutants-30/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43058 Let’s celebrate 40 years of the New Mutants (and Ryan Reynolds?!?) in New Mutants #30 from a stacked team of creators!

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]]> 43058 It’s Doctor Aphra #15, With Escapes Aphra-Style! https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/14/its-doctor-aphra-15-with-escapes-aphra-style/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34623 You wanna fight some Deathstick? This is the only prequel joke I’ll make while talking about Doctor Aphra #15 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Minkyu Jung and Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  This issue opens mid battle – both a literal firefight with Deathstick and a bickering...

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]]> 34623 Aphra and Company Stage a Jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/aphra-and-company-stage-a-jailbreak-in-doctor-aphra-14/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33467 It’s a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. It’s nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but it’s not ideal. To add insult to injury,...

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]]> 33467 Catch Up With Doctor Aphra Just as Things Go From Bad to Worse https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/25/catch-up-with-doctor-aphra-just-as-things-go-from-bad-to-worse/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33028 Let’s enjoy a party the Aphra way: stealing in Doctor Aphra #13 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  When I last wrote about Aphra, a long time ago on a website far, far away, Aphra and Sana had completed...

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]]> 33028 A Mixed Bag of Three Stories in Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/05/a-mixed-bag-of-three-stories-in-carnage-black-white-and-blood-3/ Wed, 05 May 2021 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26483 Across concerts, choppy seas, and conventions, the world tries to make sense of the chaos that is Carnage in Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #3

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]]> 26483 Aphra and Sana Go Undercover in Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #9 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/21/aphra-and-sana-go-undercover-in-star-wars-doctor-aphra-9/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25493 Did Doctor Aphra and Sana Staros survive their firey death? Let’s find out in Doctor Aphra #9 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  We’re back with part four of The Engine Job! Tragically, Aphra and Sana died at the...

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]]> 25493 A Hyperdrive? Let’s Hope They Take Republic Credits in Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #8 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/24/a-hyperdrive-lets-hope-they-take-republic-credits-in-star-wars-doctor-aphra-8/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23362 Doctor Aphra and Santa Staros continue the hunt for the experimental hyperdrive in Doctor Aphra #8 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  Before I even get into the fun ride that is issue 8, I need to talk about...

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]]> 23362 A Match Made in Space Heaven in Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7! https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/21/a-match-made-in-space-heaven-in-star-wars-doctor-aphra-7/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13265 Doctor Aphra is joined by Sana Staros for a big heist in Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Issue 7 of Doctor Aphra brings us part 2 of The Engine Job. As we left...

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