Daredevil returns as DC goes MAD in this week’s Staff Picks
A new Daredevil #1 means a new status quo for Matt Murdock, and DC lets Chip Zdarsky run MAD in this week’s CXF Staff Picks.

A new Daredevil #1 means a new status quo for Matt Murdock, and DC lets Chip Zdarsky run MAD in this week’s CXF Staff Picks.
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: NYX #1: So no one told you life was gonna be this way (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP). A group of young mutants — Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Prodigy, Anole and…
The Eternals find a Sersi-less world to be as merciless as it sounds, but they’re determined to pay for their sins in A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Andres Mossa and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: As it began, so shall it end. This entire…
In a stunning turn of events, the Progenitor has abdicated from the position of God to spend the rest of his days as an omniscient corpse. The position of God has been turned over to noted religious extremist Ajak. Truly, an inspiring moment as we get our first female God. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6 was…
How much does faith weigh, and does it balance the scales of what Ajak has done to the world? She’s about to find out in A.X.E.: Eternals #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Pasqual Ferry, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Rasmus, this has been a week full of…
The planet Earth itself stands trial before the Progenitor in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Guimarães and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: Time is weird in comics. I’m not talking about the medium here and how time acts strangely…
“The one freedom the Starman cannot grant us is the freedom not to have to look to the stars.” Elizabeth Sandifer AXE: Starfox was written by Kieron Gillen. Its art was done by Daniele Di Nicuolo with colors by Frank William. Letters were done by Joe Sabino Mark: Since Gillen, Ribić, et al’s Eternals ended,…
Jean Grey has that dream again where she hasn’t prepared for a pop quiz, and it’s worth 33% of the entire world’s grade in A.X.E.: X-Men #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Francesco Mobili, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Just when I think it’s going to be a…
Everything died. In other news, Space-X reached its inevitable conclusion when one of its test rockets exploded in the upper atmosphere due to a computer malfunction. Elon Musk was unable to comment. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5 was written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Rasmus:…
Well, Sport, it appears that everything has gone tits up and the goodies have to resort to summoning David Bowie to save the day. Meanwhile, an election goes poorly for the bastards and they respond the way bastards always do. And for some reason, people think there’s hope. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4 is written by…
In A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2, a moody teen raises hell and writes poetry, the Deviants come to the rescue, Ikaris steals the mic and Sersi spearheads a jailbreak. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Guimarães and lettered by Travis Lanham. Mark Turetsky: You know, sometimes I think back…
Upon discovering that Captain America doesn’t live up to God’s standards, the goodies try to kill God. This goes about as well as you’d expect. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: When doing an event comic, there are…
Judgment Day strikes the X-Men in X-Men #13, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by CF Villa, colored by Matt Milla and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Welcome Stephanie! Glad to have you on as we transition into year two of this series. Hell of an issue to guest on too! Stephanie Burt: Big fan…
The heroic faction of the Eternals steps into the Judgment Day spotlight, dealing a decisive strike against the anti-mutant war machine in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Villanova, colored by Dijjo Lima and lettered by Travis Lanham. Karen Charm: I don’t know about you, Mark, but I’ve…
In this installment, The X-Men fight giant monsters, unwittingly allowing Tony Stark ample time to build a god in his own image. This will surely end well. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: Salutations, True Believers! It’s ya…