Andres Genolet - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:46:52 +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 Andres Genolet - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Black Cat #9 opens up whole new world of thievery (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/03/black-cat-9-opens-up-a-whole-new-worlds-of-thievery-preview/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56466 EVERYTHING's going wrong for BLACK CAT and VENOM! They're getting away with their prize, just NOT the one they set out for! Check out a preview of Black Cat #9.

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]]> 56466 This week’s Age of Revelation books check in on the villains and key mutants like … Spider-Man https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/26/age-of-revelation-book-spiderman-omegakids-lastwolverine/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54603 The Age of Revelation continues to grow with another four new stories! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: X-Men: Book of Revelation #1 by Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo...

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]]> 54603 She-Hulk #15 ends the series before we can get our Punch Club jackets https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/31/she-hulk-15-ends-the-series-before-we-can-get-our-punch-club-jackets/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46158 Aliens in New York? It must be Wednesday. Luckily, New York’s got no shortage of superheroes at hand, and it’s time for She-Hulk and the Pugnacious Punch Club to defend their city — with a little last-minute help from everyone’s favorite playing-card themed superhero! It’s all the action you’ve been waiting for in the somewhat...

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]]> 46158 Just Say No to the Scoundrel in She-Hulk #14 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/30/just-say-no-to-the-scoundrel-in-she-hulk-14/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:43:03 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45881 The Scoundrel continues to be the absolute worst at taking “no” for an answer, and with Jen’s heart, she’s finding it harder and harder to say the word. Attempting to blow up New York, however, may just be what puts him in her bad books for good … or so we hope. She-Hulk #14 is...

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]]> 45881 Let Them Eat Cake and Punch Scoundrels in She-Hulk #13 https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/17/let-them-eat-cake-and-punch-scoundrels-in-she-hulk-13/ Wed, 17 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45497 What’s harder than having a messy superhero career, a frustrating villain who keeps getting away, a radioactive boyfriend you can’t get too close to without risking death, and more super-powered clients than you can bench-press even with gamma-enhanced muscles? It’s staying faithful to that aforementioned boyfriend when the surprisingly charming aforementioned villain offers something a...

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]]> 45497 Bad Poetry and Better Book Clubs in She-Hulk #12 https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/21/bad-poetry-and-better-book-clubs-in-she-hulk-12/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45285 Now that Jen’s law firm accepts costumed clients, everybody wants a piece of her — including the mysterious handsome thief who tossed her out a window last issue! Plus, Jack of Hearts struggles with poetry (really) and there’s a Book Club without Mallory Book (probably a relief)! Turn the pages of She-Hulk #12, written by...

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]]> 45285 A Hot New Villain Enters the Chat in She-Hulk #11 https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/22/a-hot-new-villain-enters-the-chat-in-she-hulk-11/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45083 It’s been three months. She-Hulk and Jack may not be able to touch each other, but they’ve decided to try to make the best of it … and it hasn’t been easy. But that’s not the only complication in Jennifer’s life, as a new villain has leapt into the limelight — and we’re all left...

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]]> 45083 Luke Skywalker, Superhero, Stars In Star Wars #28 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/14/luke-skywalker-superhero-stars-in-star-wars-28/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43464 He’s Luke Skywalker, and he’s here to rescue the Meltons in Star Wars #28, written by Charles Soule, art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  There is an argument to be made that the use of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars #28 is too easy, too deus ex machina-y,...

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]]> 43464 Star Wars #27 Is Not the Rebel Alliance’s Finest Hour https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/12/star-wars-27-is-not-the-rebel-alliances-finest-hour/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42836 Jon and Bev escape from the (second) Death Star and desperately try to get the Rebels to answer their damn phones  in Star Wars #27, written by Charles Soule, art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Though the tension which permeated the previous issue lingers into Star Wars #27,...

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]]> 42836 Star Wars #26 is a Study in Narrative Tension https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/star-wars-26-is-a-study-in-narrative-tension/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42583 The Rebellion celebrates putting itself back together as a new threat looms Star Wars #26, written by Charles Soule, art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Star Wars #26 is a study in the way narrative tension can be deployed in different ways. Light on plot, it nevertheless marks...

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]]> 42583 We Have To Say Goodbye… For Now in Runaways #38 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/12/we-have-to-say-goodbye-for-now-in-runaways-38/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32607 When we last saw our chosen family of ill-fated super-powered young people, they had more cliffs than the Grand Canyon and more hangers than Los Angeles Fashion Week. That’s right, more cliff… hangers… oh, never mind. We’re just using bad puns to cheer ourselves up because this one-hundredth issue of Runaways (the 38th in the...

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]]> 32607 A Time-Travel Love Triangle in Runaways #37! https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/08/a-time-travel-love-triangle-in-runaways-37/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30669 Present-day Gertie has fallen for Victor, but the two of them have just found future Gertie snogging with Chase! Gib has been feeding—no, accepting food from—stray cats! Nico and Karolina seek—but can’t yet find—a tearful reconciliation! And no one’s talking—literally! It’s a wordless tour de force of a penultimate issue in Runaways #37, with writing...

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]]> 30669 Strange Signals in Our Spoiler Free Advanced Review of Runaways #35! https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/05/strange-signals-in-our-spoiler-free-advanced-review-of-runaways-35/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24313 The Runaways have received unexpected guests before, but they really weren’t expecting Wolverine and Pixie to show up on the doorstep of their Hostel home, looking for distress signals from a young mutant that seemed to be coming from inside the house – specifically from Molly, the youngest member of the found family. Who really...

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]]> 24313 Krakoa Comes Calling in Runaways #33 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/03/krakoa-comes-calling-in-runaways-33/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14293 The Runaways try to understand high school. It goes better for some than others. Rainbow Rowell, Andrés Genolet, Dee Cunniffe, and Joe Caramagna bring us Runaways #33. They say you can never go home again and that may be true for the Runaways’ Molly Hayes. The one time Princess Powerful loved being with her friends...

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