Ben Percy - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:04:54 +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 Ben Percy - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Corporate synergy takes its toll in X-Chat #14! https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/27/corporate-synergy-takes-its-toll-in-x-chat-14/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48063 The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no one’s favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take...

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]]> 48063 Big fights and big reveals heat up the Fall of X in X-Chat #12! https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/22/big-fights-and-big-reveals-heat-up-the-fall-of-x-in-x-chat-12/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47245 The Fall of X is here in X-Chat #12! In X-Men #28, Firestar takes center stage as embraces her role as an X-Spy from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #46, Colossus finally breaks free of Mikhail from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And in Uncanny Avengers...

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]]> 47245 The X has fallen in X-Chat #11! https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/15/the-x-has-fallen-in-x-chat-11/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46581 The Fall of X is here in an all new X-Chat! Shadowkat is out for blood, Firestar is in over her head and Iron Man and Emma Frost screw up in X-Men #26 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Jim Towe & Javier Pina, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In X-Force...

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]]> 46581 Some threads are tightening more than others as Fall of X looms in X-Chat #10 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/18/some-threads-are-tightening-more-than-others-as-fall-of-x-looms-in-x-chat-10/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45971 The build up to Fall of X continues in X-Chat #10! Too much happens in X-Men #24 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Wolverine and Beast’s war continues to escalate in Wolverine #34 by Ben Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Fran D’Armata, and Cory Petit The war across time continues in X-Force...

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]]> 45971 X-Chat #9: the Fall of X looms in X-Men #22 and more! https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/01/the-fall-of-x-looms-in-x-men-22/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45588 X-Chat returns with three big issues! The war between Logan and Beast escalates in Wolverine #33 by Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Frank Martin, Orchis wages war on Krakoa in X-Men #22 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Kid Omega returns in X-Force #40 from Percy, Robert Hack, Paul Davidson, Guru-eFx,...

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]]> 45588 Battle Broods, Beasts, and Omni-Mutants in X-Chat #8! https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/09/battle-broods-beasts-and-omni-mutants-in-x-chat-8/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44982 A few important events have happened since we last met! Welcome to X-Chat #8! In X-Men #18, the Brood invade and have captured Corsair, but King Broo is nowhere to be found, from Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Clayton Cowles! The Beast Protocol begins in Wolverine #30 from Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp,...

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]]> 44982 It’s Dark Web Time in X-Chat #5! https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/22/its-dark-web-time-in-x-chat-5/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44287 Welcome to Inferno! As our friends at Jay & Miles Xplain the X-Men like to say, Inferno never ends! And with that, we’re in the thick of “Dark Web”, AKA Inferno II: Electric Boogaloo! In Dark Web: #1, Christmas in New York gets interrupted by a familiar demon problem from Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin,...

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]]> 44287 X-Men #16 leads the pack as X-Chat pops the popcorn! https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/23/x-men-16-leads-the-pack-as-x-chat-pops-the-popcorn/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43992 We’re a little behind but the line rolls on! Welcome back to our fourth installment of X-Chat! In X-Men #16, Forge dives into the Vault from Gerry Duggan, Josh Cassara, Guru-eFx, and Clayton Cowles. It goes badly. The girls get in deep in X-Terminators #2 from Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham....

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]]> 43992 Double The Force With X-Force #27 and X-Force Annual https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/06/double-the-force-with-x-force-27-and-x-force-annual/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39945 It’s a new era on Krakoa but X-Force’s job remains the same: do what needs doing to protect this sacred land. First, X-Force is on the offensive to stick a blow at Orchis in X-Force Annual #1 by Nadia Shammas, Rafael Pimentel, Carlos Lopez, and Joe Caramagna. Then they pivot to defense against an attack...

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]]> 39945 X Deaths of Wolverine #5 Changes Very Little https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/23/x-deaths-of-wolverine-5-changes-very-little/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39152 Wolverine and the Wolverines fight Wolverine and it’s the Wolverine-iest as the series concludes in X Deaths of Wolverine #5, written by Benjamin Percy, art by Federico Vicentini, colored by Dijjo Lima, and lettered by Cory Petit. Chris Eddleman: Well, our ten-week crossover is now at its end, and we’re here to sift through the...

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]]> 39152 X Lives of Wolverine #5 Ends How It Started https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/18/x-lives-of-wolverine-5-ends-how-it-started/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39072 Wolverine makes a jaunt back to the present to end this fight in X Lives of Wolverine #5 written by Benjamin Percy, art by Joshua Cassara, colors by Frank Martin, and letters by Cory Petit. Cassie Tongue: Well, we’ve run out of lives. The final issue of X Lives of Wolverine ends in a collision...

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]]> 39072 It’s a Wolverine Showdown in X Deaths of Wolverine #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/23/its-a-wolverine-showdown-in-x-deaths-of-wolverine-3/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38101 X Deaths of Wolverine #3, from Benjamin Percy, Federico Vicentini, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Liz Large: We’re halfway through the X Lives/X Deaths story, and I am looking forward to talking about how this is ramping up. What about you? Cassie Tongue: You can really tell we’ve hit the halfway mark: the plot is...

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]]> 38101 A Whale of a Time in X-Lives of Wolverine #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/16/a-whale-of-a-time-in-x-lives-of-wolverine-3/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:05:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37981 A classic in the making, join ComicsXF for a discussion about Wolverine you'll never, ever forget, no matter what timeline you are in...

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]]> 37981 The Future Man Is In The Now in X Deaths of Wolverine #2 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/09/the-future-man-is-in-the-now-in-x-deaths-of-wolverine-2/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37843 Moira’s chase continues as Omega Wolverine enters the story proper in X Deaths of Wolverine #2 by Benjamin Percy, Federico Vincentini, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Cassie Tongue: Wolverine has finally shown up in the series bearing his name – or has he? That’s one of the questions we’re facing in X Deaths of Wolverine...

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]]> 37843 X Deaths of Wolverine #1 Is… A Secret Moira Book? https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/26/x-deaths-of-wolverine-1-is-a-secret-moira-book/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37663 Witness Moira X on the run and a strange clawed individual covered in techno organics in X Deaths of Wolverine #1 by Benjamin Percy, Federico Vincentini, Frank Martin, Dijjo Lima, and Cory Petit. Chris Eddleman: Liz, while House of X and Powers of X made sense to me as far as which one was “ecks”...

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]]> 37663 X-Force #26: Have We Reached Peak Invasion? https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/16/x-force-26-have-we-reached-peak-invasion/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:05:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36035 DOMINO, KID OMEGA and WOLVERINE head back into the thresher to recover the precious cargo stolen from Krakoa!

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]]> 36035 Our Actions Are Not Our Own In X-Force #24 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/13/our-actions-are-not-our-own-in-x-force-24/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34558 We return to our Russian retreat as the Chronicler weaves a wicked tale! What do Mikhail and his weaponized reality-warping writer have in store for Colossus and Kayla? And back on Krakoa, will Black Tom escape the Beast’s innards? All this and more in X-Force #24 by Benjamin Percy, Martin Coccolo and Guru-eFX, and Joe...

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]]> 34558 X-Force #23: The Man with the Peacock Tattoo https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/08/x-force-23-the-man-with-the-peacock-tattoo/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33406 We traveled all the way to Russia and boy, are we chilly. That's okay because the embers of INFERNO will keep us warm as Mikhail Rasputin returns. Plus, tiny men travel inside Hank McCoy. Don't miss our breakdown of X-Force #23.

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]]> 33406 Secrets Of Solem Revealed In Our Preview Of Wolverine #15 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/19/secrets-of-solem-revealed-in-our-preview-of-wolverine-15/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32795 If there is one thing we have learned about X-Men comics in the age of Krakoa, it is that they are no longer superhero comics. No, instead, they are pirate comics. The Original Writer has, once again, been proven right. After getting into the action, via jousting jet skis last issue, Wolverine now gets into...

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