Evan Cagle - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:47:17 +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 Evan Cagle - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The New Gods #5 Asks What Happens When We Die? https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/18/the-new-gods-5-asks-what-happens-when-we-die/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52282 Lightray deserved better — but what happens when hope dies? It’s a question that concerns everyone, in The New Gods #5, written by Ram V, drawn by Evan Cagle and Andrew MacLean, colored by Francesco Segala, and lettered by Tomorrow Napolitano What Happens When We Die? It is a question with no verifiable answer —...

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]]> 52282 Highfather unlocks Super Saiyan mode in DC’s The New Gods #4 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/new-gods/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52014 War has come to the New Gods, and they must fight to hold onto everything they hold dear. What will they sacrifice to keep the dream of New Genesis alive? Join the fight in The New Gods #4, written by Ram V, drawn by Bernard Chang and Evan Cagle, colored by Francesco Segala and lettered...

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]]> 52014 A lore drop clicks things into place in DC’s The New Gods #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/22/new-gods-3/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51793 Scott Free and Barda are still on the search for the child who may just bring about the end of the Fourth World, not knowing they are up against secret machinations laid down by Metron for his own mysterious ends. Before that, though, the Chronicler pulls Metron aside to tell him a story of how...

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]]> 51793 Dread, guilt and a clearer picture in DC’s New Gods #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/15/new-gods-2/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51372 Darkseid is dead. And to some, it looks like the rest of the New Gods aren’t far behind. Prophecies and destinies rear their ugly heads, as skies darken and declare the end of everything the gods of New Genesis and Apokolips hold dear. Big things are afoot, and everyone is scrambling — for power, for...

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]]> 51372 DC’s New Gods #1’s art dazzles as its story leaves us wanting more https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/19/new-gods-1/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51175 Darkseid is dead, and there is a void in the universe, throwing intricately held balances into disarray. As the cosmos adjusts to the loss of this important figure, Metron is granted a vision of what’s to come — a child, destined to either change the world as we know it or bring it all crashing...

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]]> 51175 A Week of Short Stories Gives Many Visions of Superman https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/21/a-week-of-short-stories-gives-many-visions-of-superman/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32938 Yeah, you knew this was coming. This week, on Superman & The Authority #2, it’s an assemble-the-team montage of sorts, as Superman and Manchester Black bring their world’s best, brightest and most dangerously effective team together in their efforts to make the world a better place. Written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel Janín, Fico...

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