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The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekās best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. To my sons, Spider-Man isnāt a character. In a weird way, coming full circle from his days on Toei-produced Sentai…
A Hand assassin, a mother, a Hellion. Kwannon, Revanche, Psylocke. Known by many names, in many roles, in many bodies, this mutant telepath debuted in 1993, and has long been an unresolved piece of the X-Men puzzle. After a body swap with the white X-Men member Betsy Braddock, and later death to the Legacy Virus…
āFear Stateā has begun, and the Bat family is caught on the back foot. As is Simon Saint and his Magistrate. Itās looking pretty good for Scarecrow in Batman #112, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. And in the…
Itās a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. Itās nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but itās not ideal. To add insult to injury,…
Coming off the series Eisner win, writer Kelly Thompson, alongside Rafael De Latorre and Jordie Bellaire, spin a new one-shot web in Black Widow #11. Black Widow, Yelena Belova, AraƱa and newcomer Lucy are back after their defeat of the cult leader Apogee. But train as they may, Natasha Romanoff can’t bring herself to fully…
With the near total destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, itās Yellowās time to shine! Over in Green Lantern #6, while John Stewart is dealing with golden, mind-controlling centurions taking over the Dark Sector, Jo Mullein has her first confrontation with Sinestro himself to find out just what his intentions are for the universe at…
Okay, deep breath. You see, Harry Osborn…well, what I mean to say is a clone of Harry Osborn, or rather…all right, letās start over. You know how thereās this mysterious villain called Kindred…you know what? Forget it, itās not even worth it. Amazing Spider-Man #73 is written by Nick Spencer, drawn by ZĆ© Carlos and…
Compared to other creators, Paul Smith drew very few issues of the Chris Claremont-Era Uncanny X-Menāten issues between 165 and 175, and then a single-issue fill in years later, for #278. These werenāt the totality of his contributions; he also drew a few issues of X-Factor and an X-Men/Alpha Flight miniseries, among others, but for…
Born in a place suffering from neglect and inaction, our hero pushed out into the cosmos, wandering for who knows how long: time moves differently in the void, where hours can be confused with days and months blend into seconds.Ā He landed in a home maintained by the kind and the gentile. They see the…
Champions #9 written by Danny Lore, art by Luciano Vecchio, colors by Federico Blee, letters by Clayton Cowles. I was a high school administrator, preparing to counteract a student-led coup, contradicting my bourgeoisie revolutionary bones: didnāt I *want* the kids to advocate for themselves smartly and strongly and steadfastly? Yes! Of course! But! The students…
We traveled all the way to Russia and boy, are we chilly. That’s okay because the embers of INFERNO will keep us warm as Mikhail Rasputin returns. Plus, tiny men travel inside Hank McCoy. Don’t miss our breakdown of X-Force #23.
The Savage Land, a land that time forgot. A region of Antarctica filled with prehistoric beasts and tribes, undisturbed for millennia. It is protected by Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil, outsiders who have become reborn in the soil of the realm. But something is wicked in this garden of Eden as Zac Thompson, GermĆ”n GarcĆa,…
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 176: Our Son Kyle, a Green Lantern Podcast ComicsXF staff writer Armaan Babu joins the show to tell us why Kyle Rayner is the best Green Lantern and one of his favorite characters. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Vishal Gullapalli: Every time thereās a go home show Iām reminded that go home shows are usually the weakest part of the PPV cycle. Not surprising, just something I donāt realize immediately. All Out is almost here! Forrest Hollingsworth: The vibes definitely are off going into All Out, letās get into it. Monday: Monday Night…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekās best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. I kept rewriting my first lines of this. āDo I want to talk about CM Punk?ā I asked myself….