C.F. Villa - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 C.F. Villa - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 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 Avengers assemble against the Ashen Combine in Avengers #3! https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/27/the-avengers-assemble-against-the-ashen-combine-in-avengers-3/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46098 An Impossible City has come to town, and its members, the Ashen Combine, have each picked a city to destroy and feed their unique, monstrous appetites. Cityslaying may be an artform, but as Tony Stark aptly informs the Ashen Combine… everyone’s a critic. And so are we! Join us, as we critique Avengers #3, written...

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]]> 46098 Avengers #1 is safe but fun! https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/17/avengers-1-is-safe-but-fun/ Wed, 17 May 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45503 And there came a day, quite like many, many others, when one of Earth’s mightiest heroes chose a team to be Earth’s newest line of protection. It’s an all new (but not that All-New) Avengers #1, written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Cory Petit. Armaan Babu:...

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]]> 45503 Inside of X-Men #18 There Are Two Lauras https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/11/inside-of-x-men-18-there-are-two-lauras/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:44:03 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44479 Laura Kinney spent untold centuries fighting alongside Synch in the time nexus called the Vault. Then he got out, and she died, and the X-Men resurrected her. Except whoops! She didn’t die. She’s out. Now there are two. What’s a clone to do? X-Men #18 is written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored...

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]]> 44479 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Felicia? Jed MacKay Writes Black Cat Right https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/01/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-felicia-how-to-write-the-black-cat-right/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37748 Two Spider-Man comics. One One Black Cat. Did either of them get Felicia right? Amazing Spider-Man #87 comes courtesy of writer Jed MacKay, artist Carlos Gómez, colorist Bryan Valenza, and letterer Joe Caramagna. Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 is (also) written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Erick Arciniega, and...

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]]> 37748 Just Two Spider-Gals Bein’ Spider-Pals in Our Exclusive Preview of Mary Jane/Black Cat Beyond #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/20/just-two-spider-gals-bein-spider-pals-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-mary-jane-black-cat-beyond-1/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37559 Mary Jane Watson. Felicia Hardy. What do these two ladies have in common? They’re both friends with Peter Parker, aka one of several Spider-Men. Ol’ Pete’s laid up in the hospital on account of some stuff happening in his ongoing title that this particular editor isn’t paying too close attention to at the moment. Anyway,...

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