Department of Truth - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Department of Truth - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Superman meets Spider-Man in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/25/superman-meets-spider-man-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56347 When Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world in Superman/Spider-Man #1.

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]]> 56347 DC KO Boss Battle, Magik & Colossus and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/04/dc-ko-boss-battle-magik-colossus-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55795 DC's heroes take on the champions of other worlds, Magik and Colossus rediscover their family bonds, and two Disney Afternoon titans team up!

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]]> 55795 Batman, Green Arrow & the Question team up, new Kyle Starks horror and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/26/staff-picks-nov26/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55010 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question — Arcadia #1: From the decaying...

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]]> 55010 11 things ComicsXF is excited to see at New York Comic Con https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/06/11-things-comicsxf-is-excited-to-see-at-new-york-comic-con/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54377 We’re just days away from this year’s New York Comic Con at the Javits Center. And while we’ll be providing our normal podcast interviews and website wrap-up coverage, we wanted to share our thoughts beforehand of some stuff we’re excited to see (or not see since we won’t be there all weekend). The Fantastic Four:...

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]]> 54377 The X-Men’s Age of Revelation begins, and an Absolute DC event in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/01/staff-picks-oct1/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54307 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Adam’s pick: X-Men — Age of Revelation Overture #1: X years...

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]]> 54307 Detective Comics turns #1,100 but doesn’t look a day over Vol. 4, Issue #25: CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/20/staff-picks-aug20/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53865 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Detective Comics #1,100: Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin join...

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]]> 53865 The 2024 ComicsXF Holiday Gift Guide Part I https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/02/2024-comicsxf-holiday-gift-guide/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50970 Can it really be the holidays again so soon? That’s right, folks, we’ve taken another trip around the sun, and it’s time to gather those you love close and enjoy the holidays! No matter what you’re celebrating, you just have to get that special something for those special someones in your life. That’s where we...

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]]> 50970 Batman & Robin begin, Mystique goes hunting and more in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/16/staff-picks-oct16/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50441 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Batman & Robin Year One #1: While Bruce Wayne...

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]]> 50441 Forge leads a new X-Force and the Super-Pets assemble in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/31/staff-picks-july31/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49736 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Adam’s pick: X-Force #1: The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-Force. Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants...

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]]> 49736 Magik, Zatanna and some non-magic users in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/26/staff-picks-june26/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49412 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Magik #1: After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next. But...

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]]> 49412 A Ballad of Mothmen and Rocket Guy Weirdos in Department of Truth #14 and #15 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/18/a-ballad-of-mothmen-and-rocket-guy-weirdos-in-department-of-truth-14-and-15/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37475 While we wait for the series to begin its next arc following another cliffhanger (Maybe the would-be presidential assassin running the show is actually a physical manifestation of evil!), it’s time to go a little sideways into the archives of the government’s weirdest, spookiest bureau in Department of Truth #14 (written by James Tynion IV,...

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]]> 37475 Doc Ock Rocks, Non-Chocolate Rain, Titan Riding and More Staff Picks for Jan. 12 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/10/doc-ock-rocks-non-chocolate-rain-titan-riding-and-more-staff-picks-for-jan-12/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37266 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1: Remember when Marvel did the New Fantastic Four with Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider and it ruled? Now imagine that with four Doctors Octopus from across...

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]]> 37266 The End of Fear State, Danny DeVito and More Staff Picks for Dec. 1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/29/the-end-of-fear-state-danny-devito-and-more-staff-picks-for-dec-1/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35467 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Batman: Fear State Omega: James Tynion IV’s final Bat-event winds down so he can focus on his Substack. Drawn by Riccardo Federici. ($4.99) Previously, in Batman stuff … Matt’s Pick: Gotham City Villains...

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]]> 35467 Sunday Editorial: The Art of the Fill-in Issue https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/14/sunday-editorial-the-art-of-the-fill-in-issue/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35251 The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. Drawing comics takes time. That’s all there is to it. Artists cannot maintain a 20-page-a-month pace without burning themselves out...

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]]> 35251 To Behold a Dark and Changing World in Image’s Department of Truth #13 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/22/to-behold-a-dark-and-changing-world-in-images-department-of-truth-13/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34783 The clock is winding down, and it’s time for Agent Cole Turner to call the play. But does he even know who’s playing for which team in Department of Truth #13, written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Martin Simmonds, lettered by Aditya Bidikar, designed by Dylan Todd and edited by Steve Foxe. Will Nevin:...

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]]> 34783 Brubaker & Phillips, Nubia, Wanda’s Back and More Staff Picks for Oct. 20 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/brubaker-phillips-nubia-wandas-back-and-more-staff-picks-for-oct-20/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34679 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s Pick: Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book: My Grishams! Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips roll out the third volume in their series of Image Graphic Novels for Dads as PI Ethan Reckless...

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]]> 34679 The Helicopters Are Here to Take Us Away in Department of Truth #12 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/28/the-helicopters-are-here-to-take-us-away-in-department-of-truth-12/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34108 Agent Cole Turner is going home, but the world — and the agency he knew — is gone in Department of Truth #12, written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Martin Simmonds, lettered by Aditya Bidikar, designed by Dylan Todd and edited by Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: Jumpin’ Jesus alive, we’ve got so much to...

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]]> 34108 Krakoa Burns in Our Staff Picks for Sept. 29 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/krakoa-burns-something-something-something-staff-picks-for-sept-29/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34042 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cassie’s Pick: Inferno #1: Mystique makes good on her promise to burn Krakoa to the ground as Head of X Jonathan Hickman takes his leave of us with this four-part event miniseries. Issue #1 is...

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]]> 34042 Department of Truth Rounds up Bigfoot and a Smidge of Unfathomable Sadness https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/13/department-of-truth-rounds-up-bigfoot-and-a-smidge-of-unfathomable-sadness/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32653 Department of Truth agents Turner, Harrison and [insert Field Ranger Darla’s last name here] trek into the woods to kill a Bigfoot and stop one man from spreading his views of the world. What they find is something bigger than any cryptid imaginable in Department of Truth #11, written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by...

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]]> 32653 Get In, Loser; We’re Going Hunting for Bigfoot in Department of Truth #10 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/13/get-in-loser-were-going-hunting-for-bigfoot-in-department-of-truth-10/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30877 It’s time to go hunting in Department of Truth #10 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe.  Will Nevin: Forrest, let’s start with something that’s weird to me: How come I didn’t understand the series’ references to date regarding tulpas, considering that’s the central...

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]]> 30877 The Pull List: Summer 2021 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/06/the-pull-list-july-2021/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30520 How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases and currently ongoing titles. Looking...

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]]> 30520 Green Arrow’s Birthday, X-Factor’s Finale and More Staff Picks for June 30 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/28/green-arrows-birthday-x-factors-finale-and-more-staff-picks-for-june-30/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30174 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Greek Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer with this all-star anthology featuring stories by Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor, Stephanie Phillips, Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt, Javier Rodriguez,...

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]]> 30174 Subliminal Advertising and More Evil Imaginary Tricks in Department of Truth #9 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/31/subliminal-advertising-and-more-evil-imaginary-tricks-in-department-of-truth-9/ Mon, 31 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28746 What if you could sneak ads into someone’s media and influence their consumption without them even knowing it? Like Inception but with advertising. Good thing that doesn’t exist. Or does it? It’s Department of Truth #9 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe.  Will...

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]]> 28746 Next Stop: Hellfire Gala, Mister Miracle and More Staff Picks for 5/26 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/24/next-stop-hellfire-gala-mister-miracle-and-more-staff-picks-for-5-26/ Mon, 24 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28036 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1: Someone wants to challenge Shilo Norman for the moniker of Mister Miracle. But if this is anyone but Scott Free or the late Thaddeus Brown, they’re...

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]]> 28036 The Denver Airport and Other Ways to Remake the World in Department of Truth #8 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/06/the-denver-airport-and-other-ways-to-remake-the-world-in-department-of-truth-8/ Thu, 06 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26531 Wanna get away? Maybe to see the Rockies and visit the headquarters of the New World Order? Let Department of Truth #8 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe be your guide. Will Nevin: Forrest, my friend, vacations are nice. Go new places. See...

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