Declan Shalvey - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:49:06 +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 Declan Shalvey - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Raven unlocks the Magneto skin in Marvel’s Mystique #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/29/mystique-3/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51217 A strategic stop in Madripoor turns into an international incident as Mystique prepares her endgame against SHIELD. But what is the mother of mutant terrorism after in Lowtown? And what have her enemies sent to deal with her? Mystique #3 is written and illustrated by Declan Shalvey, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Clayton...

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]]> 51217 A crossover with Sentinels in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Mystique #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/19/mystique-3-preview/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51164 In this week’s Sentinels #3 by Alex Paknadel and Justin Mason (which we previewed last week), the team goes to Madripoor on a mission to apprehend Fabian Cortez, who – SPOILERS – is actually using his powers to heal the people of Lowtown, because apparently some people did learn lessons from their time on Krakoa....

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]]> 51164 Avalanche shakes things up in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Mystique #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/24/mystique-2-preview/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50880 Dominikos “Avalanche” Petrakis didn’t get much to do on Krakoa. Unless I missed an X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic – which I definitely did – his only real moment came when he was nominated for the 2022 X-Men vote, a race in which he and a number of other mutants were set up to lose to...

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]]> 50880 Battle Of The Atom: New York Comic Con Super Special 2024 https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/28/battle-of-the-atom-new-york-comic-con-super-special-2024/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50628 This is a New York Comic Con super special featuring Pepe Larraz, Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing, Declan Shalvey, Spencer Ackerman, Jackson Lanzing, David Marquez, Josh Cassara, Gerry Duggan, Chris Condon, and Justin Mason!

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]]> 50628 Our EXCLUSIVE preview of Phases of the Moon Knight #2 has us thinking about Moon Squire https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/19/phases-moon-knight-2-preview/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50232 Once again, Marvel has sent us a Moon Knight preview, and once again, we aren’t reading Moon Knight so we have no idea what to say about it. But here’s a question: What’s the deal with Moon Squire, that kid who’s going to be in Marvel’s New Champions? Nevermind the fact that Marvel has decided...

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]]> 50232 Part 2 of our From the Ashes series guide proves all the best X-Men are women … and Sentinels? https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/24/xmen-from-ashes-wave2/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49920 So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find...

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]]> 49920 Marvel announces Sentinels by Paknadel & Mason and Mystique by Shalvey https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/28/sentinels-paknadel-mason-mystique-shalvey/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:13:54 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49446 Earlier this week, we posted a series-by-series breakdown of each of the upcoming X-Men From the Ashes series. Then Marvel went and dropped two more. Jerks. Marvel on Thursday announced Sentinels, a five-issue miniseries by writer Alex Paknadel (All Against All) and artist Justin Mason (Spider-Punk: Arms Race), launching Oct. 9. The series will follow...

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]]> 49446 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 305: Declan Shalvey talks Thundercats https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/28/tcxfip-305-declan-shalvey/ Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49068 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 305: Declan Shalvey talks Thundercats Declan Shalvey joins the show to talk about his Thundercats series at Dynamite and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can...

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]]> 49068 Thunder. Thunder. Thunder. Thundercats. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/07/thundercats-1/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47866 The Thundercats are the latest ’80s nostalgia IP to get a revamp, this time from Dynamite, in Thundercats #1, written by Declan Shalvey, drawn by Drew Moss, colored by Arcancia Studio and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.  Even among its fans — among whose ranks I count myself — it’s hard to deny that the Thundercats...

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]]> 47866 Yup, We’re Still Reading Stuff from Months Ago (including Local Man and Where Monsters Lie) https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/21/yup-were-still-reading-stuff-from-months-ago-including-local-man-and-where-monsters-lie/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45291 One long and bloody night is finally at its end in Rogues’ Gallery #4, with story by Hannah Rose May and Declan Shalvey, written by May, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Image. Roy is getting closer to his final destination. And perhaps nearer to a...

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]]> 45291 Ron Becomes a Papa (Maybe), and We Grapple with Pratfalls in Spy Superb https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/08/ron-becomes-a-papa-maybe-and-we-grapple-with-pratfalls-in-spy-superb/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44696 Ron Livingston gets farther away from everyone and everything he’s ever known and closer to the end in Traveling to Mars #2, written by Mark Russell, drawn by Roberto “Dakar” Meli, colored by Chiara di Francia, lettered by Mattia Gentili and published by Ablaze. Actress Maisie Wade confronts the murderous fans who’ve invaded her home...

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]]> 44696 Killin’ for Fun (and Revenge and Profit) in Rogues’ Gallery, Absolution and Above Snakes https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/12/killin-for-fun-and-revenge-and-profit-in-rogues-gallery-absolution-and-above-snakes/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42826 If you go after the queen of TV superheroes, you’d better not miss. Or you could think about sucking less as a person. Your choice, really, in Rogues’ Gallery #1, written by Hannah Rose May, with story by May and Declan Shalvey, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and...

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]]> 42826 Battle Of The Atom: Thinking Vertically with Declan Shalvey https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/battle-of-the-atom-thinking-vertically-with-declan-shalvey/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34063 Cartoonist Declan Shalvey is here with a vengeance to talk about vertical scroll comics and his just completed X-Men Unlimited story.

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]]> 34063 Three Teams Conclude Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/three-teams-conclude-carnage-black-white-and-blood-4/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30902 Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 by Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono, Declan Shalvey, Stephen Mooney, Ed Brisson, Scott Hepburn, Andres Mossa, and Joe Sabino. Carnage Beyond – Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono Early in writer Stegman’s follow-up to the penultimate Venom Beyond arc, an alternate universe version of Dylan Brock’s mother and...

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]]> 30902 A Time Heist Goes Wrong in Time Before Time #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/16/a-time-heist-goes-wrong-in-time-before-time-2/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29538 Over the weekend, a project by Reddit user /u/hbicofhbic got some attention in the comics sphere. The user is recoloring 2019s House Of X #1 with a limited pallet and flat tones to reflect the pop art style of a bygone age. It is a fascinating example of coloring through time and a reminder of...

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]]> 29538 Old Tropes Are Rejuvenated in Time Before Time #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/12/old-tropes-are-rejuvenated-in-time-before-time-1/ Wed, 12 May 2021 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27047 I’d struggle to call Time Before Time novel, but then again, I’d also struggle to call it bad.

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