Feature - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:33:08 +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 Feature - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 TCXFIP 406: Joey Esposito talks Killer Influences & Power Rangers Unlimited https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/30/tcxfip-406-joey-esposito-talks-killer-influences-power-rangers-unlimited/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57196 Writer Joey Esposito joins the show to talk about his new IDW Crime series Killer Influences and his upcoming BOOM Studios series Power Rangers Unlimited.

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]]> 57196 Battle Of The Atom: Bowie Baja Blast https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/29/battle-of-the-atom-bowie-baja-blast/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57193 Jeph Loeb probably enjoys a Mountain Dew Dark Berry Bash, the blue raspberry and blackberry variant exclusive to Applebee’s Cosmic Wings ghost kitchen. David Draiman probably enjoys Hard Mountain Dew Black Cherry, the most embarrassing way to get drunk. David Bowie would never touch the stuff. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 57193 Batwoman #4 puts the puzzle pieces together https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batwoman-4-puts-the-puzzle-pieces-together/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:13:08 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57189 Both our heroes and the Religion of Crime come to the conclusion that there is something different about the Batwoman stalking Greece in Batwoman #4.

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]]> 57189 The Shadow King returns in X-Men United #5 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/the-shadow-king-returns-in-x-men-united-5-preview/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57178 Iceman's dream of bringing all the X-Men together for fun times and fellowship has backfired and left Graymatter Lane vulnerable in X-Men United #5.

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]]> 57178 BatChat With Matt & Will: Supergirl Comes to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batchat-with-matt-will-supergirl-comes-to-gotham/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57173 So, as I (Matt) work my way through my 365 movies in 365 days project, last week I watched the Supergirl movie from the 80s. What a weird, wild movie. I bet some of you didn’t even know that this week’s Supergirl movie isn’t even the first one. Well, it’s not, and as good as...

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]]> 57173 A Supergirl movie tie-in, an Ultimate Universe farewell and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/24/a-supergirl-movie-tie-in-an-ultimate-universe-farewell-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:15:07 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57167 This week's top picks include a Supergirl special, the Ultimate Universe Finale, an X-Men tale set in the Outback and the Wolf Man unleashed!

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]]> 57167 TCXFIP 405: Jadzia Axelrod & Nicole Maines talk Justice League: Dream Girls https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/23/tcxfip-405-jadzia-axelrod-nicole-maines-talk-justice-league-dream-girls/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57155 Jadzia Axelrod and Nicole Maines join the show to talk about their DC Pride Month event miniseries Justice League: Dream Girls.

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]]> 57155 Mystique shapeshifts into some new looks in our latest X-Men Redesigning challenge https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/22/mystique-shapeshifts-into-some-new-looks-in-our-latest-x-men-redesigning-challenge/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57158 Our team of talented artists sought to remix classic Mystique elements and offer some new looks to X-villain Raven Darkholme.

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]]> 57158 X-Men United #4 has both dungeons AND dragons https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/21/x-men-united-4-has-both-dungeons-and-dragons/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57152 Can a school work if the teachers don’t get along? Iceman doesn’t want to find out, so he’s asked to play a game. But things get too real in X-Men United #4.

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]]> 57152 Dani’s parents are in mystical trouble again in Moonstar #4 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/danis-parents-are-in-mystical-trouble-again-in-moonstar-4-preview/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57143 Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter...

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]]> 57143 Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/absolute-batman-21-opens-the-narrative-firehose/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:31 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57133 Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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]]> 57133 X-Men #32 has us thinking about Weapon PRIME (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/18/x-men-32-has-us-thinking-about-weapon-prime-preview/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57124 While the X-Men's rescue mission was compromised by the identity of the mutant they were tracking, it's now completely shot by the intervention of Department H.

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]]> 57124 BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/18/batchat-with-matt-will-remembering-gerry-conway/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57121 A few weeks ago, comics lost one of the legends of the late Silver and Bronze Age. While Gerry Conway is probably best known for his work on Spider-Man at Marvel, where he killed Gwen Stacy and creating the Punisher, and to a somewhat lesser extent creating Firestorm at DC, Conway had a solid run...

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]]> 57121 No, it’s not THAT Mars in Uncanny X-Men #30 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/no-its-not-that-mars-in-uncanny-x-men-30/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57116 Widespread panic breaks out in Louisiana as it becomes Ground Zero for an alien invasion force. But are they really what they seem? We review Uncanny X-Men #30.

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]]> 57116 Marvel’s Avengers: Armageddon #1 parties like it’s 2017 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/marvels-avengers-armageddon-1-parties-like-its-2017/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57110 Red Hulk's tear across the globe must be stopped, but it will take a colossal gathering of Earth's mightiest heroes to do it in Avengers: Armageddon #1.

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]]> 57110 Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/absolute-two-face-strikes-and-concretes-back-staff-picks/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57104 This week the CXF gang is excited for Absolute Batman, Absolute Green Arrow and other comics that aren't Absolute! What are YOU looking forward to?

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]]> 57104 Battle Of The Atom: What Time Is It? https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/15/battle-of-the-atom-what-time-is-it/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57092 There's a lot of things that we talk about in this episode, including the New York Knicks and Grunt Squad shirts and more importantly Ben Grimm.

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]]> 57092 Batman #10 brings the light of hope back to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batman-10-brings-the-light-of-hope-back-to-gotham/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:45:56 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57088 Batman reminds Gotham that, regardless of what Vandal Savage might say, it is still his city in Batman #10 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez.

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]]> 57088 Uncanny X-Men #30 ruins another lovely picnic (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/uncanny-x-men-30-ruins-another-lovely-picnic-preview/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57069 Can even the X-MEN resist the technological terror when MARS NEEDS MUTANTS? Find out in our preview of Uncanny X-Men #30, out next week!

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]]> 57069 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Love of a Faceless Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batchat-with-matt-will-the-love-of-a-faceless-man/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57079 Matt and Will cover three arcs tied to the New 52 "Death of the Family" crossover in Batman, Batman & Robin, and Detective Comics.

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]]> 57079 Absolute Catwoman, Armageddon and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/10/absolute-catwoman-armageddon-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57055 Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, featuring Absolute Catwoman, Avengers: Armageddon, Bishop, M.A.S.K. and more. What are YOU reading?

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]]> 57055 DC announces Absolute Cassandra Cain one-shot spinning off from Absolute Catwoman https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/09/dc-announces-absolute-cassandra-cain-one-shot-spinning-off-from-absolute-catwoman/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:25 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57061 Absolute Cassandra Cain: The Shadow’s Hand #1, written by Che Grayson with art by Matias Bergara and a main cover by Bengal, will publish on Sept. 9.

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]]> 57061 TCXFIP 403: David Pepose talks The O.Z. Part 3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/09/tcxfip-403-david-pepose-talks-the-o-z-part-3/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57036 Writer David Pepose returns to talk about the third and final chapter of his Kickstarter series The O.Z., plus, Space Ghost, Speed Racer and more.

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]]> 57036 EXCLUSIVE: Check out Hannah Templer’s pinup for The O.Z. #3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/08/exclusive-check-out-hannah-templers-pinup-for-the-o-z-3/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57039 In time for the launch of the Kickstarter for the third chapter of The O.Z., we're dropping an exclusive look at a pinup for the book by Hannah Templer.

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]]> 57039 Oscar, Oscar, Oscar: Tracing the mystery of Inmate X in Uncanny X-Men https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/06/oscar-oscar-oscar-tracing-the-mystery-of-inmate-x-in-uncanny-x-men/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57014 Adam Reck looks back through the Gail Simone run of Uncanny X-Men to see how the mystery of Inmate X unfolded from issue #1 to #29.

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