Battle Of The Atom: The Robcipe
There is nothing I could say here that would help explain the life and times of Rob Liefeld more than reading literally every word he has ever said about Major X. Ranked This Episode:
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Emma Frost looks in a mirror and ponders love in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Exceptional X-Men #7
Who is Emma Frost’s truest love? Could it be Scott Summers, the man she comforted after the death of Jean Grey, who melted the White Queen’s heart of ice? Could it be Tony Stark, the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist with whom she entered a marriage of convenience but ended up catching feelings? Could it be…
ON THE X-MANHUNT: Archangel is a Beyblade in X-Factor #8
Charles Xavier has escaped from prison, and X-Factor must track him down. But how will the X-Men react to X-Factor hunting their founder? And what will happen when Havok and Cyclops collide? X-Factor #8-slash-300 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Dan Grote: And…
Assorted Crisis Events #1 the perfect dizzying, chaotic allegory for our current moment
Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cellphone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by…
Batman: Dark Patterns #4 starts a new arc that looks to be as strong as the first
A new arc begins as Batman must make his way through an apartment complex to save a captured police officer. The apartment complex, though, has something more sinister hiding beneath the surface. Batman: Dark Patterns #4 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will…
The Redesigning team whips up a Frenzy of new looks for X-Factor’s Joanna Cargill
Put your hands together for the fabulous Frenzy! Joanna Cargill has never been the biggest character in the annals of X-Men history, but her towering frame and determination make her a standout in any story she’s in. Frenzy has always been committed to a better world for mutants. Formerly an antagonist and member of the…
BatChat With Matt & Will: Stay Golden (w/ Josh Weil)
Friend of the show and Patreon backer Josh Weil is a busy guy these days. Josh is running in a special election as the Democratic nominee to be the new Representative for Florida’s 6th District. But Josh is such a dedicated fan that he took some time off from his busy schedule to join us…
ON THE X-MANHUNT: To attack and dethrone a goddess in X-Men #13
The X-Manhunt pits X-man against X-man in X-Men #13, written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Netho Diaz, inked by Sean Parsons, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: You know I didn’t expect a soft sequel to this volume’s psychic rescue story so soon, and in the middle of a crossover….
The X-Manhunt continues, with Assorted Crisis Events, in this week’s CXF 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. Dan’s pick: Assorted Crisis Events #1: Time is having a crisis….
ADVANCE REVIEW: Image’s You’ll Do Bad Things #1 is a slasher with beautiful details
Seth Holms can’t seem to write himself a happy ending. A True Crime bestselling author, he has been trying his best to move on to lighter fare, only to find that no matter how hard he tries, something always keeps pulling him back to dark, gruesome endings for the characters whose fate he controls. He’d…
Our Son Pete Ep. 32: The one with a bunch of pervy little Nightcrawlers and Nathaniel Hubbard
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 32: Excalibur #118-119 with Nathaniel Hubbard Guest Nathaniel “Hub” Hubbard (Titan up the Defense, Champions of Digression) joins Dan to talk about Excalibur #118-119, in which the bamfs are a bunch of pervy little gremlins and Nightmare has very specific rules about who he can and cannot…
CON WATCH: Q Con returns for 4th annual LGBTQ+ show in May in West Hollywood
For several years now, our man in the field Matt Lazorwitz has attended Flame Con, New York’s annual LGBTQ+ comic convention, to interview creators, attend panels and generally be a good friend. But that’s the East Coast. What about the West Coast? Prism Comics has just brought to our attention Q Con, Southern California’s only…
Cyclops finds more mutant teams to vs. in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #8-slash-300
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN CYCLOPS AND HAVOK COLLIDE, the solicit blurb asks. Well, if it’s like any of the other times, nothing. Their powers cancel each other out. Every trading card has told us this. They’ll switch to fists for a little bit, get tired of that and eventually move to the last resort of…
Neramani the bollocks, here’s the X-Manhunt in Uncanny X-Men #11
At the end of the Orchis War, Charles Xavier surrendered himself to the authorities and allowed himself to be imprisoned in his old house. But now, something has spurred him into action, into escaping his incarceration and embarking on a mad scramble across the nation. What has caused Professor X to go on the run?…
ON THE X-MANHUNT: Storm #6 is cool, but what if you want more?
Fugitive Charles Xavier seeks refuge in the Storm Sanctuary, Ororo Munroe’s floating home in Atlanta, and the Alaskan X-Men take notice. Will Storm and the X-Men join forces with Professor X to prevent his return to prison, or will they fall victim to opposing views that will send X-Men against X-Men in a bloody brawl…