Cyclops - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:46:29 +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 Cyclops - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Spider-Man/Superman, In Your Skin and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/22/spider-man-superman-in-your-skin-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56596 Marvel takes its turn teaming up its friendly neighborhood wall-crawler with the Man of Steel in Spider-Man/Superman #1. Click for more Staff Picks!

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]]> 56596 Mei makes valid points in an EXCLUSIVE preview of Cyclops #3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/mei-makes-valid-points-in-an-exclusive-preview-of-cyclops-3/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56563 Will the newest Reaver, Tearjerker, finally have the power to best Cyclops? Check out our exclusive preview of Cyclops #3.

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]]> 56563 Batwoman and Dead Teenagers lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/batwoman-and-dead-teenagers-lead-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56293 Since she was 10, Batwoman has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil?

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]]> 56293 Cyclops #2 lets a child sass Scott Summers (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/12/cyclops-2-lets-a-child-sass-scott-summers-preview/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56246 In Cyclops #2, the Reavers are on the hunt and Scott Summers is virtually blind! Will he be able to help a young mutant escape their cybernetic clutches?

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]]> 56246 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 Cyclops’ 10 best stories according to Battle of the Atom https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/10/cyclops-10-best-stories-according-to-battle-of-the-atom/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55908 In honor of Alex Paknadel and Roge Antonio's new Cyclops series, we combed Battle of the Atom's Big Ol' List to find the 10 best stories starring Scott Summers.

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]]> 55908 X-Men comics in May have us wondering who Inmate X is again https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/10/x-men-comics-in-may-have-us-wondering-who-inmate-x-is-again/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55891 Graymalkin Prison’s INMATE X is revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for the X-Men?

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]]> 55891 Cyclops goes back to the Danger Room in this issue #3 variant cover by Ben Harvey https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/27/cyclops-goes-back-to-the-danger-room-in-this-issue-3-variant-cover-by-ben-harvey/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:22:51 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55741 Now sporting all the best cybernetic enhancements, will the newest Reaver, Tearjerker, finally have the power to best Cyclops?

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]]> 55741 The X-Men books give readers a chance to catch up in April https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/17/the-x-men-books-give-readers-a-chance-to-catch-up-in-april/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:11:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55623 As readers saw in last week’s X-Men #23, the Age of Revelation may be over, but its effects on X-Men storytelling have only just begun.

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]]> 55623 Battle Of The Atom: Inscrutable Cyclops with Alex Paknadel https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/05/battle-of-the-atom-inscrutable-cyclops-w-alex-paknadel/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55455 Alex Paknadel comes on the show to chat about his upcoming Cyclops series, the Punch Dimension, and what it's like writing X-Men this past year.

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]]> 55455 We find things to like in Marvel’s March X-Men comics https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/09/we-find-things-to-like-in-marvels-march-x-men-comics/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:28:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55192 It’s been no secret we’ve been a little less exuberant about the current X-books the last little bit. There’s no need to rehash that here. Instead, let’s go through what Marvel has announced for the X-Men line in March and find some things to like. X-Men Annual #1: A book driven by artists – including...

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]]> 55192 Find out why it’s Morbin’ time in Marvel’s X-Men comics for February https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/15/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow-february/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:59:54 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54870 Last month, Marvel gave us a taste of the near future with Shadows of Tomorrow, the next era of X-Men storytelling that follows this fall’s “Age of Revelation” event. “Shadows” picks up in January with Cyclops returning to the present after his trip to X years in the future, armed with knowledge of how to...

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]]> 54870 We rank the 10 X-Men ‘Shadows of Tomorrow’ series announced at New York Comic Con https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow-nycc/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:39:51 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54445 So, funny story. We were at New York Comic Con on Friday with the intention of attending the X-Men panel, but the line to get in was so long that we were boxed out. Y’all hungry for that X-Men tea, apparently. But enough bitterness. After taking a look at Marvel’s “Shadows of Tomorrow” announcements, here...

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]]> 54445 A walk in the ZARK: The evolution of sound effects for Cyclops’ optic blasts (Part I?) https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/28/xmen-cyclops-zark/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54272 A while back, we here at ComicsXF were pondering the origin and frequency of ZARK, give or take a few Z’s, as a, or perhaps the, sound effect for Cyclops’ optic beams. Surely, ZARK must be up there in terms of mighty Marvel sound effects, along with THWIP, SNIKT and BAMF, right? In fact, what’s...

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]]> 54272 Here comes (Shadows of) Tomorrow: Marvel teases what’s next for the X-Men in 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/21/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54215 Marvel on Friday hinted at what’s next for the X-Men in 2026 after this fall’s three-month “Age of Revelation” event wraps, dropping teasers for five series under the banner of “Shadows of Tomorrow.” Of the five, three are returning series, picking up from their pre-“Age of Revelation” numbering – Uncanny X-Men, X-Men and Wolverine. Two...

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]]> 54215 The X-Men’s stalwart leader, Cyclops, gets some fresh fits in our latest Redesigning https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/03/redesigning-cyclops/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50616 Our redesign team finally gets to the X-Men’s stalwart leader: Cyclops. Scott Summers is the team’s boy scout, the brains and planner, and instantly recognizable with that glowing red visor. He’s had many looks through more than 60 years of publication, from the original training uniform in 1963 to the classic Jim Lee look from...

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]]> 50616 Battle Of The Atom: Cyclops Doesn’t Vote Republican https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/18/battle-of-the-atom-cyclops-doesnt-vote-republican/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40141 We spend the whole episode talking about Cyclops. You must understand, we love our son so much. He has so many daddy issues. Heck, I bet you could fill up a whole episode with them.Ranked This Episode: Cyclops vol 1 Avengers Vs X-Men: Consequences Cyclops vol 3 #1-5

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]]> 40141 The X-Men Hit the High Seas in Style in X-Men #8 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/23/the-x-men-hit-the-high-seas-in-style-in-x-men-8/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38088 The larger Marvel Universe is starting to come knocking as the team faces star of stage and screen MODOK from Gerry Duggan, Javier Pina, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: For some reason I feel like MODOK should have some sort of catchphrase that we could banter about in our opening this week. But...

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]]> 38088 4 Tales of Young Cyclops (Not to Be Confused with Young Sheldon) https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/17/4-tales-of-young-cyclops-not-to-be-confused-with-young-sheldon/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8429 I love Scott Summers. Cyclops has always been my favorite X-man, even when he was at his squarest back in the ’90s cartoon. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I’m pretty square myself. “X-Men #30,” the wedding of Scott and Jean Grey, is a favorite X-Men issue of mine. I can quickly rattle off...

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