Clayton Cowles - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:50:51 +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 Clayton Cowles - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 ADVANCE REVIEW: Does DIE: Loaded #1 uphold the magic it created? https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/10/die-loaded-1-advance-review/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54782 Six children fell into a role-playing game, experienced the true horror of having your fantasies become real – and went through it all again as adults. Now, they’re dealing with what they’ve learned about the true nature of DIE, including the most dangerous truth of all: everyone in the world is still at risk of...

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]]> 54782 Sinister Celebrates Groundhog Day on Krakoa in Immortal X-Men #9 https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/07/sinister-celebrates-groundhog-day-on-krakoa-in-immortal-x-men-9/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44096 That escalated quickly! The spotlight falls on Kate Pryde as Sinister steps up his game in Immortal X-Men #9, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron Gillen. Mark Turetsky: Do you ever get into a fail state...

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]]> 44096 Thievery and Flirtation Galore in Gambit #4! https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/13/thievery-and-flirtation-galore-in-gambit-4/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43408 Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable ‘Ro hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, it’s Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VC’s Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you...

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]]> 43408 To Pull the Eternal Heist in X-Men #13 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/18/to-pull-the-eternal-heist-in-x-men-13/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42533 Judgment Day strikes the X-Men in X-Men #13, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by CF Villa, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Welcome Stephanie! Glad to have you on as we transition into year two of this series. Hell of an issue to guest on too! Stephanie Burt: Big fan...

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]]> 42533 X-Men #6: Holding Out for a Hero https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/06/x-men-6-holding-out-for-a-hero/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:30:49 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37185 Meet Captain Krakoa! He might be exactly who you think he is, but the “why” is the more exciting part of X-Men #6 from Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Cori McCreery: Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were good for you all and that if you celebrate Christmas, Merry Mutant...

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]]> 37185 We Roll a Nat 20 for Interviewing and Talk to the Creative Team behind DIE https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/19/we-roll-a-nat-20-for-interviewing-and-talk-to-the-creative-team-behind-die/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34731 If you’ve been keeping up with our reviews of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ Image Comics series DIE, you may have caught on that we’re big fans. With the publication of the series finale last month, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back on the comic’s creation and development.  To accomplish this, in...

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