Fall of the House of X - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:35:26 +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 Fall of the House of X - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Fall Of The House Of X #5 Put Away Those Toys, It’s Krakoa’s Bedtime! https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/24/fall-of-the-house-of-x-5-puts-away-the-toys-its-krakoas-bedtime/ Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49056 It’s the final battle against Nimrod as the end of the Krakoa Era is just issues away in Fall of the House of X #5, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Lucas Werneck & Stefano Caselli, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Travis Lanham. Scott Redmond: As the Krakoan era continues to crawl towards...

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]]> 49056 Fall of the House of X #4 gets so much wrong https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/17/fall-of-the-house-of-x-4-gets-so-much-wrong/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48619 The X-Men don’t play softball but do play hardball in the latest, bloodiest installment of the ongoing end of an era. Fall of the House of X #4 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck and Jethro Morales, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: We all know baseball...

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]]> 48619 Roxxon gets its own Thor, Rear Window in the Arctic and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/17/staff-picks-april17/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48598 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Mark’s pick: Roxxon Presents Thor #1: In his secret identity as A.I. spokesguru Chad Hammer, the son of Odin knows Mama Gaea is a top priority for heroes and for business. But when a...

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]]> 48598 Fall of the House of X #3 isn’t just bad; it’s weirdly bad https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/13/fall-of-the-house-of-x-3-isnt-just-bad-its-weirdly-bad/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48218 Cyclops and his new bestie Dr. Gregor take the fight to Nimrod while Doctor Stasis meets his ends in Fall of the House of X #3 written by Gerry Duggan, art by Lucas Werneck & Jethro Morales, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Travis Lanham. Jake Murray: If you’ve read Fall of the House...

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]]> 48218 DC teams up Batman and Dylan Dog, who we totally didn’t have to google (Staff Picks) https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/13/staff-picks-march13/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48197 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Batman/Dylan Dog #1: Joker is in London to seal a hellish pact with Dylan Dog’s nemesis, the Mephistophelian Xabaras. The doorbell of Craven Road No. 7 screams, and beyond the doorway, Bruce...

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]]> 48197 That’s (nearly) a wrap on the Krakoa era in May’s X-Men comics https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/16/xmen-comics-may/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48002 One more month. One more month of Krakoa. One more month till we find out what’s next. One more month till we find out whether this Gail Simone Free Comic Book Day story has anything to do with anything. One more month (or maybe two) until we learn what that “From the Ashes” teaser means....

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]]> 48002 The X-Men fight back in Fall of the House of X #2, but whose X-Men are they? https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/14/the-x-men-fight-back-in-fall-of-the-house-of-x-2-but-whose-x-men-are-they/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47933 The latest Fall is a wall-to-wall brawl, y’all! The X-Men fight for their lives and find unexpected allies amid their breakneck race toward their latest ending in Fall of the House of X #2 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: Happy...

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]]> 47933 Polaris will have you seeing green in a special Valentine’s Day Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/14/staff-picks-feb-14/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47921 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, you’ve had some rough ones lately. Don’t screw this up. Written by...

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]]> 47921 Fall of the House of X #1 is all callbacks and no pushforwards https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/03/fall-of-the-house-of-x-1/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:39:07 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47591 Orchis has had mutantkind up against the ropes for months now. All they need to destroy the Krakoan dream is to win one last battle. The Trial of Cyclops is meant to be the death knell for mutantkind on Earth, but the X-Men aren’t likely to go down without a fight. The battle begins in...

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]]> 47591 Fall of the House of X kicks off the new year and our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/03/staff-picks-jan-3/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47564 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Rasmus’ pick: Fall of the House of X #1: Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one of their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is...

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]]> 47564 Two series that are one and a butt-ton of minis: Behold the X-Men titles in March https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/08/xmen-march-2024/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:44:18 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47380 Remember how in 2019 Marvel released House of X and Powers of X and that was it for X-Men titles for a couple months, and it was the big event everyone was focused on? Nearly five years later, the Hickman’s away and the mice are all over the place, as the two linchpin series of...

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]]> 47380 Back to the past, back to the future in previews of Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/15/fall-rise-x-preview/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:16:17 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47150 Classic costumes. Fastball Specials. A team-on-the-Blackbird scene. What is this, 1975 through 1991? Yup. We’re going back. Won’t be long now before the softball scene. Marvel has released unlettered previews of January’s Fall of the House of X #1 and Rise of the Powers of X #1, the two five-issue event series that are expected...

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