DC Comics - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:44:25 +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 DC Comics - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Spirit World is a magical and poignant story about being remembered https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/19/spirit-world-is-a-magical-and-poignant-story-about-being-remembered/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47445 Spinning out of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, it’s Spirit World! This life/death-hopping book is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Haining, colored by Sebastian Chen and lettered by Janice Chiang. As a Black-Asian comic book fan, I am almost always interested in seeing Asian superheroes. DC Comics’ limited series Spirit World introduces a new nonbinary...

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]]> 47445 Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2 featuring Green Lantern, Titans, and more! https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/12/dawn-of-dc-report-card-part-2-featuring-green-lantern-titans/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45959 We had a lot of fun the first go-round, so we’re back with the Dawn of DC Report Card Part 2! Regular CXF DC columnists Tony Thornley, Armaan Babu and Matt Lazorwitz return to take a look at and grade the Dawn of DC’s month two releases! Noting again, we are grading the new series launches....

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]]> 45959 Revisit Nice House on the Lake Before the Final Two Issues https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/06/revisit-nice-house-on-the-lake-before-the-final-two-issues/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43282 After a months-long break, The Nice House on the Lake, one of the best horror stories in recent history returns for its final act from James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, and Andworld Design. The Nice House On The Lake began as one of the most inventive and shocking horror stories in recent...

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]]> 43282 Come to a verdict and blast off into space in a month of Harley Quinn! https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/come-to-a-verdict-blast-off-into-space-in-a-month-of-harley-quinn/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42564 It’s a good time to be a Harley Quinn fan. Her 30th anniversary’s coming up, Season 3 of her show is in full swing, and DC has graced us all with four straight weeks of new Harley Quinn content. We’re here to catch you up with Harley’s final confrontation with Verdict in Harley Quinn #17,...

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]]> 42564 Blockbuster Flops due to Tonal Inconsistencies in Nightwing #95 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/blockbuster-flops-due-to-tonal-inconsistencies-in-nightwing-95/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42555 Betrayed by his underlings, under fire from Nightwing and his friends, and up against an incorruptible commissioner armed with a ledger detailing every one of his crimes, Blockbuster’s backed into a corner — but you know what they say about cornering a wild animal. Nightwing #95 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Bruno Redondo,...

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]]> 42555 Returning To The Roots in Deathstroke Inc. #10 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/30/returning-to-the-roots-in-deathstroke-inc-10/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41799 ‘Year One’ is an interesting title.Few things seem to carry the inherent prestige in their very evocation as ‘Year One’. Even decades later, we think of the high-bar and sheer power of David Mazuchelli, Richmond Lewis, and Frank Miller’s classic. And in so doing here in Deathstroke Inc. #10, we’re reminded of the possibilities of...

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]]> 41799 The Multiverse According to ComicsXF! https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/05/the-multiverse-according-to-comicsxf/ Thu, 05 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40498 With the looming release of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness serving as the latest entry in pop culture’s recent obsession with multiverses and realities alternate, parallel and multiple, we asked our ComicsXF writers to share their thoughts about their favorite alternate reality from across the wide multiverse of stories!  Earth-1610: The Ultimate Universe...

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]]> 40498 Diana Fights Herself and a Couple Old Foes in Wonder Woman #782 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/17/wonder-woman-782/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36150 In “Through a Glass Darkly,” Diana has traveled with Deadman to the resting place of Seigfried to hopefully put her feelings of him to rest as well. Wonder Woman #782 is written by Michael Conrad, Becky Cloonan, art by Marcio Takara, colored by Tamra Bonvillain, and lettered by Pat Brosseau.  Cat Purcell: Andrea I’m so...

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]]> 36150 Harley Quinn #8 & 9 Put the Fear in Fear State https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/26/harley-quinn-8-9-put-the-fear-in-fear-state/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35453 The Fear State continues, and both Harley and Kevin are facing down some of their own biggest fears – though they may not quite be the ones you’d expect. But what else can you do, when you’ve decided to atone for your past by doing your best to save the day? Harley Quinn #8 &...

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]]> 35453 Wonder Woman #781 Asks If the World Needs Diana https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/12/wonder-woman-781-asks-if-the-world-needs-diana/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35235 Wonder Woman returns to a world that has moved on from her in Wonder Woman #781 written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan with Marcio Takara as artist, Tamra Bonvillain as colorist and Pat Brousseau as letterer. Cat Purcell: We’ve got another great issue here that sets up some wonderful possibilities. It’s good to see...

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]]> 35235 Date Night Goes Off the Rails for Harley and Ivy in Issue 3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/06/date-night-goes-off-the-rails-for-harley-and-ivy-in-issue-3/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35119 With a tour schedule as chaotic as Harley herself, the newly coupled Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy head to Blüdhaven and plan themselves a nice, romantic dinner date. When you’re a pair of supervillains on the run from an overzealous Jim Gordon, though, do things ever really go according to plan? Harley Quinn: The Animated...

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]]> 35119 Brainiac is a Double Dose of Trouble for Superman in Two Books This Week https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/brainiac-is-a-double-dose-of-trouble-for-superman-in-two-books-this-week/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34713 While the Superman of Earth Prime gets ready for Warworld, over in other Earths, other Superman have more classic villains to face – and Brainiac’s the brains behind it all. An older Superman and his recruits thwart Brainiac’s varied contingency plans, truly coming together as a team for the first time in the conclusion to...

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]]> 34713 Homecoming in Wonder Woman #780 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/homecoming-in-wonder-woman-780/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34700 Diana adjusts back to life again in Wonder Woman #780 written by Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad, pencils and inks by Travis Moore and Steve Pugh, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and Kendall Goode, and letters by Pat Brosseau.  Andrea Ayres: Cat, I am a day late and a dollar short (as my mom used to...

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]]> 34700 BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 4: The Dark Knight Detective https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/14/batchat-with-matt-will-episode-4-the-dark-knight-detective/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34570 There are many ways to describe Batman. Superhero. Martial Artist. Scientist. Adventurer. But for your hosts, Matt & Will, one beats all the rest: Detective. This week, we look at three stories that have a theme of Batman as the Dark Knight Detective. Blades (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #32-34) The Doomsday Book (Detective...

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]]> 34570 Justice League Infinity #4 Features Darkseid… in Love? https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/07/justice-league-infinity-4-features-darkseid-in-love/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34462 The Multiverse is breaking, and heroes are being randomly scattered across unfamiliar universes. In one world, the Diana we know finds herself in a world destroyed by Darkseid – but how did it come to this? Justice League Infinity #4 is written by J.M. DeMatteis and James Tucker, drawn by Ethan Beavers, colored by Nick...

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]]> 34462 Harley Quinn #7 is a Fearful Start to Its Bat Crossover https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/04/harley-quinn-7-is-a-fearful-start-to-its-bat-crossover/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34289 Sometimes you just need to get away – but when you’re Harley Quinn, and your one true love could collapse the city with a thought, is the city ever going to really let you go? As the Fear State descends on Gotham City, Harley finds that sometimes, even the great outdoors is no escape. Harley...

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]]> 34289 Flash #774 is a Father/Daughter Dance… of Fear! https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/flash-774-is-father-daughter-dance-of-fear/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34067 Another scorned scientist uses his amoral inventions to begin a life of villainy, introducing Central City to the nefarious Doctor Nightmare! His evil schemes interrupt Wally and his daughter Iris’ father-daughter dance day, leaving them no choice but to do a father-daughter superhero team-up to save the day! The Flash #774 is written by Jeremy...

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]]> 34067 Examining the Striking Start of Aquaman: The Becoming https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/examining-the-striking-start-of-aquaman-the-becoming/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34070 Jackson Hyde steps out of the shadow of his mentor and begins the journey to accept his legacy in Aquaman: The Becoming #1 written by Brandon Thomas, pencilled by Diego Olortegui, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by AndWorld Design. There’s always something thrilling about a debut that knows exactly...

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]]> 34070 Nightwing #84 Doesn’t Swoop as High as it Could https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/24/nightwing-84-doesnt-swoop-as-high-as-it-could/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34014 Dick Grayson has just announced his plans to “save” Blüdhaven, but his home in Gotham City needs him more right now. The Scarecrow has put Gotham into the Fear State, and Simon Saint’s militant occupation of Gotham isn’t making things any better. It’s no longer a Gotham that Nightwing recognizes – but can he save...

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]]> 34014 Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #1 Captures the Spirit of Animated Harley Quinn https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/17/eat-bang-kill-tour-1-captures-the-spirit-of-animated-harley-quinn/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33831 Straight from your screens to an all new comic, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy jumping into an all new series that picks up right where Season 2 of Harley’s show ended: in a getaway car driving far away from Ivy’s wedding, their complicated past, the worst of Gotham’s criminals and most pressingly, Jim Gordon and...

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]]> 33831 It’s the End of the Road in Wonder Woman #779 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/17/its-the-end-of-the-road-in-wonder-woman-779/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33821 In Wonder Woman #779, writers Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad take us to an unknown realm where Diana finally confronts Janus. Will Janus’ plan for the future prevail, or will Wonder Woman reign her in? Art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Brosseau. Cat Purcell: What a wild ride through...

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]]> 33821 Justice League Infinity #3 Is a Multiversal Roller Coaster https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/10/justice-league-infinity-3-is-a-multiversal-roller-coaster/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33565 Chaos escalates as the Multiverse threatens to tear itself apart, leaving the superheroes of all worlds desperately trying to play catch up. President Superman joins the fight, after being ripped from Earth-D, while on the Prime Earth what’s left of the League works to identify the cause of all this Multiversal madness – and launch...

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]]> 33565 Harley Quinn Annual 2021 Falls Flat With Its New Villain https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/04/harley-quinn-annual-2021-falls-flat-with-its-new-villain/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33332 A new villain has arrived on the Gotham scene, and he’s got his sights set on Harley. As Kevin and Grundy work to help free her from his clutches, learn the origin story of Keepsake – and find out whether or not he’s a villain worth keeping around. Harley Quinn Annual 2021 is written by...

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]]> 33332 We Ask- Who is Static: Season One #3 For? https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/03/we-ask-who-is-static-season-one-3-for/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33319 Static finds himself confronting the police and the aftermath of the previous issue’s attack on his house in Static: Season One #3, written by Vita Ayala, with art by Nikolas Draper-Ivy and ChrisCross, colors by Wil Quintana and letters by AndWorld Design. Midway through Static: Season One #3, the namesake hero mentions his desire to...

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]]> 33319 Billionaire Dick Grayson Starts Saving His City in Nightwing #83 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/27/billionaire-dick-grayson-starts-saving-his-city-in-nightwing-83/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33110 Having discovered that Blüdhaven’s seemingly corrupt Mayor is more of an ally than he could possibly have imagined, Dick Grayson realizes that it’s time to use his new fortune to save the city. Despite being raised around it, however, Dick doesn’t really have a lot of experience using wealth to save the world, and he...

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