Die - 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 Die - 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 Happy Belated Father’s Day, Big Daddy [A] Is Back in Our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/28/happy-belated-fathers-day-big-daddy-a-is-back-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45844 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: Before the Fall: Heralds of Apocalypse: In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth. In ancient days, Genesis forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind?...

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]]> 45844 Hickman Saves the Ultimate Universe in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/21/hickman-saves-the-ultimate-universe-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45761 Chris’ pick: Ultimate Invasion #1: Remember the Ultimate Universe? All those classic stories like the time Sinister pushed Xavier down a flight of stairs or the time Blob ate the Wasp or the time Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch did an incest? Man, I miss those days. But what if I told you the Ultimate...

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]]> 45761 Welcome To DIE: What It’s Like To Play The New TTRPG https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/02/welcome-to-die-what-its-like-to-play-the-new-ttrpg/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41217 DIE invites you into the world of your favorite RPG, to either discover yourself or leave yourself behind…forever. With the release of the game’s official Kickstarter, the writers of ComicsXF have joined together to play their own version of the game, and write about their own experiences with the system. Welcome to DIE…the write-up. Prep...

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]]> 41217 “Making Your Own Sausage Is Awesome!” – A Talk With Kieron Gillen About The DIE RPG https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/24/making-your-own-sausage-is-awesome-a-talk-with-kieron-gillen-about-the-die-rpg/ Tue, 24 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41034 In 1991 six teenagers sit down to play a RPG and end up trapped in a fantasy world. They fight, love, explore and do all the things you do when you play a RPG. Eventually the consequences of their actions become too much and they return home, scarred for life. One is left behind in...

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]]> 41034 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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]]> 34731 Burn, Baby, Burn, Inferno Leads Our Panels of the Week https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/05/burn-baby-burn-inferno-leads-our-panels-of-the-week/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34332 Every week, the call goes out to the ComicsXF Slack, a call for our writers, editors, site designers and managers to submit their favorite, individual panels of the week. Every week, someone cheats or tries to bend the rules. This week is no exception, but we celebrate the rule breakers and benders with this week’s...

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]]> 34332 DIE Is Over. Thank You for Playing. https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/01/die-is-over-thank-you-for-playing/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34229 You can never go home, said Sol, way back in issue #2. Let’s see if he was right in DIE #20, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Ahoy, weary traveler! We meet again in this hallowed space, to convene our council one final...

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]]> 34229 WMQ&A Episode 179: The Once & Future Eternal Who DIEs with Kieron Gillen https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/28/wmqa-episode-179-the-once-future-eternal-who-dies-with-kieron-gillen/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34093 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 179: The Once & Future Eternal Who DIEs with Kieron Gillen Writer Kieron Gillen joins the show to talk about his work on Once & Future, Eternals, the upcoming DIE RPG and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at...

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]]> 34093 We’re One Step Closer to the End of Image’s DIE https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/25/were-one-step-closer-to-the-end-of-images-die/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33052 The final encounter approaches. There is everything to play for, even if everyone’s already lost, in DIE #19, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Hi, Corey! It’s been a month, and we’re one step closer to DIE’s resolution, and the unraveling of all...

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]]> 33052 Sol, Like Pepperidge Farm, Remembers in Image’s DIE #18 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/sol-like-pepperidge-farm-remembers-in-images-die-18/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30930 Die #18: Bleed, Part III: Lines and Veils: As the party delves further into the dungeon in the Realm of Thirteen, Sol finally remembers and retells his story. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Mark Turetsky: Hey, Corey! We’re one step closer to finishing our exploration of the world...

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]]> 30930 The Sinister Six Meet the Twee Twelve that Are Our Staff Picks for July 14 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/12/the-sinister-six-meet-the-twee-twelve-that-are-our-staff-picks-for-july-14/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30734 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Justin’s Pick: Sinister War #1: You know those Sinister Sixes that are, like, double Sinister Sixes? Also, y’ever think about how certain Spider-villains, like Doctor Octopus and Kraven, have gotten these redemptive arcs that made...

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]]> 30734 Lovecraft’s Shade, Roko’s Basilisk and More in Image’s DIE #17 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/10/lovecrafts-shade-rokos-basilisk-and-more-in-images-die-17/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29297 As writer Kieron Gillen, artist Stephanie Hans and letterer Clayton Cowles’ fantasy epic delves toward its finale, our gang of hardy adventurers learns some harsh truths about the world of DIE and about The Fallen in issue #17.  Mark Turetsky: Hey, Corey! We’re back in the dungeon again, and now our trusty gang has their...

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]]> 29297 With DIE #16, Image Series Enters Endgame https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/07/with-die-16-image-series-enters-endgame/ Fri, 07 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26632 Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles return to the world of DIE after a six-month hiatus with the first issue of the final arc of the series, “Bleed.” Our intrepid heroes take a sea journey to try to reach the center of DIE and save both the game world and the real one.Mark Turetsky:...

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]]> 26632 2 Image Debuts, an Archie Crisis and More Staff Picks for the Week of July 22 https://comicsxf.com/2020/07/20/2-image-debuts-an-archie-crisis-and-more-staff-picks-for-the-week-of-july-22/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7020 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. DAN’S PICK: Chu #1: Tony Chu’s criminal sister Saffron steals the spotlight – and other stuff – in the debut issue of this prequel to John Layman and Rob Guillory’s classic Image series “Chew.”...

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