Ashley Allen - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:15:42 +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 Ashley Allen - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 We’ve got the first look at an Annie Wu variant cover to Moonstar #3 (EXCLUSIVE) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/10/weve-got-the-first-look-at-an-annie-wu-variant-cover-to-moonstar-3-exclusive/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56526 The cursed sword Dáinsleif plans to take every bit of Moonstar, from heart to soul. Check out Annie Wu's variant cover to May's Moonstar #3.

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]]> 56526 Moonstar #2 has us thinking Dani needs a glow-up (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/moonstar-2-has-us-thinking-dani-needs-a-glow-up-preview/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56445 A time-lost warrior is dedicated to relieving everyone of the pain of life. Will Dani be able to stop him? Check out our preview of Moonstar #2.

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]]> 56445 About damn time: Dani Moonstar getting her own solo series from Marvel this March https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/24/dani-moonstar-miniseries/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:57:25 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55016 Man, if I had a nickel for every time I wondered aloud on this website why Dani Moonstar hasn’t gotten a bigger push from Marvel, I’d have … several nickels. Sorry, this is breaking news and I haven’t kept a spreadsheet. Anywho, folks who checked out last month’s Echo: Seeker of Truth one-shot may have...

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]]> 55016 People like Magik in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/14/magik-10-preview/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54077 So here’s a fun fact: Magik is a fairly decent seller for Marvel. According to ICv2’s sales tracking data, based on shops that use the ComicHub point-of-sale system, Magik #8 was the 23rd best selling comic of August. That also makes it the second-best selling X-office comic of August, after Uncanny X-Men #19. Maybe it’s...

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]]> 54077 Illyana does that cool thing you see in movies in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #8 https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/10/magik-8-preview/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53732 You know what’s cool? That scene in a movie where the monster or the enraged, vengeance-seeking protagonist – or the enraged, vengeance-seeking monster protagonist – picks off the bad guys one by one from the shadows. Just dudes disappearing left and right, screaming for their lives while some unseen force drags them to hell. That’s...

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]]> 53732 Lighten up, Dani Moonstar, in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #5 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/22/magik-5-preview/ Thu, 22 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52775 Do you think Dani Moonstar ever gets tired of being the sensible, level-headed New Mutant? Like, remember when she yelled at Professor Xavier about her belt? That was her first appearance, and it’s the only act of teenage rebellion of hers that I can immediately recall. Cyclops has rebelled more than her. And why is...

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]]> 52775 Illyana Rasputina Buster Swords for the children in Marvel’s Magik #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/10/magik-1/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:48:28 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51358 Who’s that young adult with the giant broadsword, sorcerous powers, blond bangs, an unquenchable drive to save lost kids and enough long-term childhood trauma to fill an arena? It’s Illyana Rasputina, of course. Who’s that demonic gunfighter trying to conquer the world from his base in Juneau, Alaska? Can Illyana stop him? Find out in...

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]]> 51358 Magik joins the list of X-Men getting solo series this January https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/12/magik-allen-peralta/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:17:44 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50125 From the Ashes has been about a lot of X-Men characters reverting to type, possibly as a coping mechanism after the fall of Krakoa. But many of them have gotten new uniforms in the relaunch, as new artists come aboard and seek to put their stamp on characters. And then there’s Illyana Rasputin, Magik, who...

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]]> 50125 Illyana Lights up the Night in X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1! https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/27/illyana-lights-up-the-night-in-x-men-blood-hunt-magik-1/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49422 When X-Men: Blood Hunt Magik #1 begins, Illyana Rasputina is reminiscing about a childhood story of the warrior knight Ilya Muromets. He was a sickly child confined to bed for 33 years until he was miraculously healed by two strangers and gifted with super strength. From there, he became a hero who fought against darkness....

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