Battle Of The Atom: Third Favorite Halloween Themed Character
Legally, it’s not Halloween anymore. But the bad boy of X-Men podcasting doesn’t care. We’re doing Halloween! Ranked This Episode:
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The X-Men’s stalwart leader, Cyclops, gets some fresh fits in our latest Redesigning
Our redesign team finally gets to the X-Men’s stalwart leader: Cyclops. Scott Summers is the team’s boy scout, the brains and planner, and instantly recognizable with that glowing red visor. He’s had many looks through more than 60 years of publication, from the original training uniform in 1963 to the classic Jim Lee look from…
No cow, but plenty of Valentina in The Power Fantasy #3
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Earth’s Mightiest Heroes give up in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Aliens vs. Avengers #2
There comes a point when your home’s been overrun by Xenomorphs, and despite decades spent fighting every alien in the cosmos from the Brood to the Skrulls to the Klyntar symbiotes, you’ve just gotta cut your losses and bug out. Especially if you’re a team of superheroes in your 80s, propping up your decrepit bodies…
Academia and justice collide in NYX #4
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Batman vs. werewolf, the Last Halloween and more DC Horror in BatChat
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What horror movies are the X-Men watching this Halloween?
Happy Halloween! It’s time for tricks, treats, costumes and, of course, horror movies. The skeletons and the cobwebs have been hung with care, and now it’s time for the mutant maniacs of the X-Mansion to decide what spooky flicks they want to marathon as they eat all the candy they want. I assume the X-Mansion…
Remember that Halloween When Carnage Conquered Universal Studios?
When you think of getting scared at Halloween, you probably don’t think of Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park, or how the Marvel Universe could get scary. However, several years before Disney bought Marvel and later incorporated it into their theme parks’ Halloween celebrations, Universal Studios spooked up the House of Ideas, with some…
BatChat With Matt & Will: Villains Month- Man-Bat
And we have reached the end of October, the spookiest of months, and this the end of villains month. And to wrap it up, we’re getting one of the spookiest of Batman villains: Man-Bat. Dr. Kirk Langstrom has an origin really out of the pages of Spider-Man, but someone has wound up a fixture in…
DC Versus Marvel finally sees the light of day, and more 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. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Bonus pick: DC Versus Marvel Omnibus: Featuring Superman vs. the Amazing…
Wolverine, Godzilla, the Toxic Avenger and more CXF mini reviews
In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. Toxic Avenger #1 W: Matt Bors / A: Fred Harper / C: Lee Loughridge / L: Rob Steen / P: AHOY Comics In a year when it feels like there are more…
The CXF Interview Podcast 2024 Three Amigos Halloween Special: Oops All Werewolves
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast 2024 Three Amigos Halloween Special: Oops All Werewolves Guest of guests Rob Lynch returns for another Halloween as the Three Amigos discuss all things werewolves. This show’s got nards! You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Battle Of The Atom: New York Comic Con Super Special 2024
This is a New York Comic Con super special featuring Pepe Larraz, Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing, Declan Shalvey, Spencer Ackerman, Jackson Lanzing, David Marquez, Josh Cassara, Gerry Duggan, Chris Condon, and Justin Mason!
Why that superhero movie about the guy who kills vampires has been delayed, REVEALED
The following are real* leaked notes from an unnamed executive** at a media company known for its superhero movies but struggling to produce a movie about a cool guy who kills vampires. Trusted sources*** have verified these leaks. The situation they present is about what everyone would expect. These emails consist of communication with a…
Professor Prodigy practices pragmatism in our EXCLUSIVE preview of NYX #4
Of all the From the Ashes X-titles, NYX has been the most willing to engage with the legacy of Krakoa, which puts it near the top of the list for best current X-title. And perhaps more than any other mutant, Empire State University Professor David Alleyne, the former X-man Prodigy, is tasked with unpacking what…