Avengers - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:23:57 +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 Avengers - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Dani Moonstar goes solo and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/04/dani-moonstar-goes-solo-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56152 The New Mutants' Dani Moonstar finally gets a solo series as DC K.O. and Beneath the Trees wrap. What comics are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 56152 Avengers #36 gives Kang his comeuppance (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/26/avengers-36-gives-kang-his-comeuppance-preview/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56115 Three years of dark mysteries, epic quests and cosmos-shattering battles come to a head in Avengers #36, the giant-sized final issue.

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]]> 56115 Writer Jed MacKay leaving Marvel’s Avengers with issue #36; Armageddon to follow https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/24/writer-jed-mackay-leaving-marvels-avengers-with-issue-36-armageddon-to-follow/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55388 The year was 2023. The war between Russia and Ukraine was still in its infancy. The Philadelphia Eagles lost the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs by a field goal but would come roaring back to trounce their cross-Kelce rivals two years later (GO BIRDS!). And, most importantly to this article, Marvel was trying...

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]]> 55388 BENDIS IS COMING! … Back! … To Marvel! … For a backup story in Avengers #800! https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/11/bendis-avengers-800/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:18:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54797 Brian Michael Bendis is part of the reason I got back into reading Marvel Comics. Even when I wasn’t a Wednesday warrior during a stretch from the early 2000s to the mid-2010s, I had amassed a stack of New Avengers trades, along with events like House of M, Secret Invasion and Siege. They presented Marvel’s...

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]]> 54797 Kang gets drunk in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Avengers #31 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/02/avengers-31-preview/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54344 Your A-list, top-tier Marvel supervillains are probably insufferable to drink with. Always bemoaning their latest defeat, which they won’t call a defeat. No self-reflection. Always “that fool Richards” this, “if it weren’t for Iron Man’s cursed armor” that. And they probably all drink out of chalices, whether it’s wine, the souls of the vanquished or...

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]]> 54344 The Avengers fall into a trap as the Justice League gets robbed in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/06/staff-picks-aug6/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53707 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: The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!: It starts with...

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]]> 53707 Catch the Mean Girls reference in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Giant-Size House of M #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/13/giant-size-house-of-m-preview/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53331 House of M, the Marvel event in which the Scarlet Witch, then a mutant and the daughter of Magneto, rewrites reality to create a world where Magneto rules and mutants are the dominant social class, turns 20 this year, which doesn’t sound right but is also painfully true. Also more than 20 years old? The...

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]]> 53331 Summer’s here in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/06/marvel-swimsuit-special-preview/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53259 Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty Summer is in full swing: Temps are rising, fireworks are exploding and pools are bustling! We here at ComicsXF love to cool off with some sexy bods, which makes us especially excited for the return of the Marvel swimsuit specials with next...

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]]> 53259 Nevermind the asterisk, it’s the New Avengers after all this June https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/07/its-the-new-avengers-after-all-this-june/ Wed, 07 May 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52508 Following hot on the heels of the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its, “yes, that asterisk in our title is there for a reason” reveal, Marvel on Wednesday announced that Sam Humphries and Ton Lima’s previously announced Thunderbolts series set to debut in June will actually be a New Avengers series. Synergy!...

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]]> 52508 The Redesigning team drops new looks for Earth’s Mightiest … mutants? https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/06/redesigning-avengers/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52109 Rather than picking one character this time for everyone to work on, our team each picked their favorite long-standing member of the X-Men and gave them a fresh new look. Some of these aren’t even mutants, but characters like Juggernaut, Captain America, Thor and Spider-Man have been members of the X-Men in the past. We’re...

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]]> 52109 Dudes rock as Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable and Sam Wilson: Captain America top our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/01/staff-picks-jan1/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51243 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: Deadpool & Wolverine #1: When a fan-favorite villain is...

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]]> 51243 Fill your stocking with CXF mini reviews of Avengers, Miles Morales and Spider-Society https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/23/mini-reviews-avengers-miles-morales-spider-society/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51197 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. Avengers #21 W: Jed MacKay | A: Valerio Schiti | C: Federico Blee | L: Cory Petit | P: Marvel Finally, the rematch you’ve been waiting for: Avengers vs. X-Men,...

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]]> 51197 Avengers #19 Puts Doctor Doom at the controls of the trolley https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/25/avengers-19-puts-doctor-doom-at-the-controls-of-the-trolley/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50611 Doctor Doom is the Sorcerer Supreme now, and he’s got a question for the Avengers in Avengers #19, written by Jed MacKay, art by Farid Karami, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit When the term “thought experiment” is thrown out, no doubt most minds tend to turn toward one of the most...

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]]> 50611 Hyperion presents a trolley problem and Storm calls in friends in Avengers #18 https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/19/avengers-18/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50250 New Avengers member Storm has joined the team just in time to deal with catastrophe, and she’ll need to call in other mutants to help against this world-ending threat. A who’s-who of the Marvel Universe must unite against the supreme power of Hyperion. Find out how that goes in Avengers #18, written by Jed MacKay,...

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]]> 50250 Avengers #17 has the Avengers saying, “it’s Storm, I know her!” https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/15/avengers-17-has-the-avengers-saying-its-storm-i-know-her/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49879 Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. A tagline long attributed to the gathered heroes known as the Avengers (one they might have given themselves, who can say). Yet, how mighty can a team of heroes be when they routinely ignore some of the most powerful beings around? Who just happens to be mutants, by the way. Don’t worry...

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]]> 49879 Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men run begins, The Power Fantasy and more in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/07/staff-picks-aug7/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49786 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: Uncanny X-Men #1: A core group of essential X-Men rises From the Ashes to face a world without a home — and without Professor X! (That second part seems...

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]]> 49786 Storm joins Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Avengers #17 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/01/avengers-17-preview/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49758 After Blood Hunt and Fall of the House of X, where does that leave the Avengers? The team's roster won't be the only thing shaken up.

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]]> 49758 What to read to get to know 3 of the incoming X-Men writers https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/24/jed-mackay-gail-simone-eve-ewing/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49219 As of this month’s X-Men #35, Krakoa has magically blipped out of this plane of existence, like Poochy returning to his home planet. The Great Reset button has been hit. Kieron Gillen is gone. Al Ewing is gone. Gerry Duggan is gone. Apart from some Blood Hunt tie-ins and Steve Foxe and Netho Diaz’s Heir...

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]]> 49219 Holy crap, the Upstarts are back in Marvel’s September X-Men solicits https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/20/xmen-september-solicits/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:30:46 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49379 In September, the X-Men and their friends are going to fight: Wow. Just wow. I don’t how to feel about that last one. Take a scroll through Marvel’s September X-Men solicits and see what you think. NYX #3 Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZINGArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOSTAND TOGETHER OR DIE ALONE! To Anole –...

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]]> 49379 Storm is joining the Avengers, and maybe keeping her Arakko ‘do? https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/14/storm-joins-avengers/ Tue, 14 May 2024 19:05:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48926 Storm has spent the past few years not so much as a superhero but as the leader of a people, defending the broken land of Arakko from threats foreign and domestic. It would be a disservice to the character to simply put her back on the X-Men. So let’s make her an Avenger again. At...

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]]> 48926 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 300: Jed MacKay on Blood Hunt, X-Men and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/23/tcxfip-300-jed-mackay/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48652 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Episode 300: Jed MacKay on Blood Hunt, X-Men and more For the big, round, 300th episode of the podcast formerly known as WMQ&A, writer Jed MacKay joins the show to talk about Marvel’s summer Blood Hunt event, his upcoming run on X-Men and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview...

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]]> 48652 Find out how Marvel’s Blood Hunt got its name in our EXCLUSIVE cover reveal for Avengers #16 https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/17/avengers-16-cover-bloodhunt/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:45:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48605 Marvel’s Blood Hunt wasn’t always called that. The summer crossover event, which pits the heroes of the Marvel Universe against many, many vampires across many, many titles, started out being referred to by Marvel editorial and creatives as “UVE,” or “Untitled Vampire Event,” according to writer Jed MacKay, speaking during his appearance on the upcoming...

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]]> 48605 The road to the fireworks factory goes ever on in Avengers #9 and #10! https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/09/the-road-to-the-fireworks-factory-goes-ever-on-in-avengers-9-and-10/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47901 It’s an all out brawl between the Avengers and the Twilight Court! Gods vs. gods, kings vs. kings, icons against icons. Need we say more? The masterminds behind this certainly aren’t. The Avengers #9 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Francisco Mortarino, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit, with art...

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]]> 47901 The Ultimate line expands to Wakanda in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/07/staff-picks-feb-7/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47843 Mark’s pick: Ultimate Black Panther #1: In the wake of Ultimate Invasion, Khonshu and Ra — the force known together as Moon Knight — are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king,...

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]]> 47843 The Avengers join the battle in April’s X-Men titles. What took them so long? https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/17/xmen-april/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:37:27 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47716 I don’t think I’m talking out of turn when I say the Avengers are shit allies. Historically, when the X-Men have needed the backing of other heroes, if the Avengers aren’t out facing some other universe-ending threat, they’re engaging the mutants in a misunderstanding-based fight before teaming up against a common foe. Steve Rogers tries,...

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