BOOM Studios - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 19 May 2026 11:46:31 +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 BOOM Studios - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Absolute Green Arrow kills rich people. (Staff Picks) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/20/absolute-green-arrow-kills-rich-people-staff-picks/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56823 Absolute Green Arrow murders the rich while Seven Wives murder their husband in this week's CXF Staff Picks. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56823 The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/the-x-men-team-up-with-captain-america-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56545 Mutantdom's newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.

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]]> 56545 An Uncanny X-Men Annual, the Fury of Firestorm and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/an-uncanny-x-men-annual-the-fury-of-firestorm-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56495 Who are the Regulators, the turn-of-the-century mutants who once called Haven House their home? Find out in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56495 Cyclops, Bleeding Hearts and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/11/cyclops-bleeding-hearts-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55883 Cyclops gets a solo series, the team behind 20th Century Men helps kick off the new Vertigo line, and DC K.O. pits its final four against some Absolute heroes.

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]]> 55883 Absolute Batman learns the truth about Ark M as X-Men returns to the present in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/07/absolute-batman-learns-the-truth-about-ark-m-as-x-men-returns-to-the-present-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55475 The origins of the enigmatic Ark M are explored! What terrible secrets lie within its walls, and just who is assigned to protect it from discovery?

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]]> 55475 Ultimate Endgame begins and Age of Revelation ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/31/ultimate-endgame-begins-and-age-of-revelation-ends-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55425 The Maker has had thousands of years to prepare for his return. With the barrier around The City finally gone, the heroes of the Ultimate Universe must mobilize to defeat him before it's game over.

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]]> 55425 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 378: Joey Esposito & Gavin Smith talk MMPR: Zord Quest https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/02/tcxfip-378-esposito-smith/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55085 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 378: Joey Esposito & Gavin Smith talk MMPR: Zord Quest Joey Esposito and Gavin Smith join the show to talk about Zord Quest, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers one-shot from BOOM Studios. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible...

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]]> 55085 Say Hello to Halloween and more Age of Revelation books in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/22/staff-picks-oct22/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54568 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. Matt’s pick: Hello Halloween #1: What if Hello Darkness but Halloween?...

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]]> 54568 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios’ Marian Heretic https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/14/tcxfip-371-tini-howard/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54502 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios' Marian Heretic Writer Tini Howard joins the show to talk about her new BOOM Studios series Marian Heretic. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday...

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]]> 54502 NYCC: Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children is the best intercompany crossover title ever https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/swamp-thing-is-killing-the-children/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:01:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54469 Look, I don’t care that we don’t have a release date or teaser art to show. Can we just talk about the fact that Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children, the DC-BOOM Studios crossover one-shot announced Saturday at New York Comic Con featuring the former’s muck monster and the latter’s bandana-wearing monster hunter, is the...

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]]> 54469 DC’s gonna knock you out while the Age of Revelation continues in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/staff-picks-oct8/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54392 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. Matt’s pick: DC K.O. #1: The Heart of Apokolips has transformed...

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]]> 54392 3 IDW #1s – Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Street Sharks – top this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/24/staff-picks-sept24/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54242 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. Tony’s pick: Star Trek — The Last Starship #1: The Federation...

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]]> 54242 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 369: Meghan Fitzmartin talks BOOM Studios’ Mary Sue https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/23/tcxfip-369-meghan-fitzmartin/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54232 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 369: Meghan Fitzmartin talks BOOM Studios' Mary Sue Writer Meghan Fitzmartin joins the show to talk about her new BOOM Studios series Mary Sue. PLUS: Tim Drake, 2000s CW shows, the power of fan fiction and “Africa” by Toto. You can listen to The ComicsXF...

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]]> 54232 BOOM’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind tie-in comic celebrates past, future https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/22/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-ritas-rewind/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53907 Rita Repulsa has teamed up with herself, Robo Rita, from 30 years in the future to bring down the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers before they even get started. What they weren’t counting on is the Power Rangers of the future — Rocky, Kat, Billy, Zack and Minh — traveling back in time and helping the...

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]]> 53907 Detective Comics turns #1,100 but doesn’t look a day over Vol. 4, Issue #25: CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/20/staff-picks-aug20/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53865 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. Matt’s pick: Detective Comics #1,100: Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin join...

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]]> 53865 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 356: Conor McCreery talks The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/24/tcxfip-356-conor-mccreery/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53120 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 356: Conor McCreery talks The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal Writer Conor McCreery joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios miniseries The Last Witch: Blood and Betrayal, and his upcoming graphic novel about Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti. You can listen...

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]]> 53120 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Episode 354: Zoe Tunnell talks Marvel United: A Pride Special https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/10/tcxfip-354-zoe-tunnell/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52987 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Episode 354: Zoe Tunnell talks Marvel United: A Pride Special Writer Zoe Tunnell joins the show to talk about her Black Cat-and-Sera story in Marvel United: A Pride Special, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, Blade Maidens and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts,...

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]]> 52987 Star Wars enters its New Republic era at the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/07/staff-picks-may7/ Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52482 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. Pick of the week: Star Wars #1: Luke Skywalker must defend...

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]]> 52482 A quick and dirty guide to Free Comic Book Day 2025 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/03/free-comic-book-day-2025/ Sat, 03 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52437 Happy Free Comic Book Day / Thunderbolts* weekend! It’s that magical day of the year when comic shops (pay to) give away select free titles from publishers in a bid to get folks excited about a Marvel movie to check out the source material. The observance comes at a weird time, both for the industry...

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]]> 52437 Marvel’s NYX wraps, 2 DC Annuals and a nice, big Transformers hardcover in the CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/30/staff-picks-april30/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52373 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. Stephanie’s pick: NYX #10: With Mojo a bigger threat than ever...

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]]> 52373 Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/staff-picks-march19/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52000 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. Jake’s pick: Absolute Flash #1: Without the mentor, without the family,...

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]]> 52000 Chip Zdarsky’s Batman run ends as Kylo Ren’s Vader quest begins in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/05/staff-picks-feb5/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51590 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. Matt’s pick: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed...

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]]> 51590 Comics starting 2025 with a bang: Diamond’s bankruptcy and other signs of things to come https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/15/editorial-diamond-comic-distributors/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51394 On Jan. 26, my local comic shop will close for good. “18 years is a long time to do anything, really, and after that long we simply do not have the fire in our hearts that we once did to give it everything it needs,” the owners of Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New...

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]]> 51394 What were ComicsXF’s 24 favorite comics of 2024? https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/05/best-comics-of-2024/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51248 While those other comics sites had their year-end best-of lists ready to go by Thanksgiving, we … got busy and put it off till the last possible minute. But hey, that just means we were able to take the full scope of the year’s comics into account. In doing so, we settled on these 24...

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]]> 51248 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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