Gail Simone - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 07 May 2026 11:50:59 +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 Gail Simone - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Uncanny X-Men #28 may finally reveal Inmate X (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/07/uncanny-x-men-28-may-finally-reveal-inmate-x-preview/ Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56748 The secret of Graymalkin Prison's Inmate X is revealed at last. Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?

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]]> 56748 Outliers encounter Cretaceous craziness in Uncanny X-Men #27 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/29/outliers-encounter-cretaceous-craziness-in-uncanny-x-men-27/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56643 You got Outliers in my New Mutants! You got New Mutants in my Outliers! What the heck is going on in Uncanny X-Men #27?

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]]> 56643 Uncanny X-Men #27 guest stars the New Mutants (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/uncanny-x-men-27-guest-stars-the-new-mutants-preview/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56603 Gambit's curse takes a terrifying turn, as legendary guests come to Haven House, and a sudden DEATH throws the mutant world into chaos, in Uncanny X-Men #27.

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]]> 56603 A double dose of Uncanny X-Men with #26 and Annual #1 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/a-double-dose-of-uncanny-x-men-with-26-and-annual-1/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:45:19 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56511 The Outliers relive the first appearances of another mutant team in Uncanny X-Men #26. Meanwhile, we revisit the Jim Crow South in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56511 Uncanny X-Men #25 finishes doing the Monster Mash https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/uncanny-x-men-25-finishes-doing-the-monster-mash/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:33:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56380 A battle spreads across the globe as the Louisiana X-Men face the Legion of Monsters and fight to save the souls of two teammates in Uncanny X-Men #25.

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]]> 56380 Uncanny X-Men #25 proves it wasn’t Agatha all along: PREVIEW https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/19/uncanny-x-men-25-proves-it-wasnt-agatha-all-along-preview/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56311 A battle spreads across the globe, as the Louisiana X-Men face THE LEGION OF MONSTERS in Uncanny X-Men #25. Also, find out who that lady is!

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]]> 56311 This Gerald Parel variant for Uncanny X-Men #26 has us comparing Outliers, New Mutants https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/27/this-gerald-parel-variant-for-uncanny-x-men-26-has-us-comparing-outliers-new-mutants/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56137 Hellish dreams come to Haven House in Uncanny X-Men #26. Who has been manipulating the Louisiana team since the beginning?

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]]> 56137 Uncanny X-Men #24 pits mutants against monsters https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/20/uncanny-x-men-24-pits-mutants-against-monsters/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56053 The Louisiana X-Men are the only force standing in front of a murderers’ row of monsters, and Jubilee may fall off the vampire wagon, in Uncanny X-Men #24.

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]]> 56053 PREVIEW: Uncanny X-Men #24 has us asking: Whither Wolf Man? https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/12/preview-uncanny-x-men-24-has-us-asking-whither-wolf-man/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55932 The Uncanny X-Men are the only force standing in front of a murderer's row of monsters, and Jubilee may fall off the vampire wagon.

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]]> 55932 BatChat With Matt & Will: Date Night (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/12/batchat-with-matt-will-date-night-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55927 Love is in the air. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and for the past couple of his appearances, Patreon backer and friend of the show Josh Weil has mentioned that he’s been considering selecting one of the few truly whimsical and just plane fun stories Tom King has written: “Date Night,” where Batman an Catwoman go...

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]]> 55927 Uncanny X-Men #23 sees Gambit try to eat [redacted] https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/04/uncanny-x-men-23-sees-gambit-try-to-eat-redacted/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55823 A forgotten vow from one of the team comes back to haunt them all. Can the Uncanny X-Men stop their friend from being taken to where monsters dwell?

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]]> 55823 CXF news briefs: Mimi Green, Sink Your Teeth In, and April Fools’ Day comics from DC, Marvel https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/24/cxf-news-briefs-mimi-green-sink-your-teeth-in-and-april-fools-day-comics-from-dc-marvel/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:37:04 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55706 Some quick news bites, including the first comic from a beloved X-Men podcaster, the latest from Zoe Tunnell, and April Fools' Day comics from the Big Two.

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]]> 55706 Mutina interrupts Nightcrawler’s birthday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #22 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/14/mutina-interrupts-nightcrawlers-birthday-in-marvels-uncanny-x-men-22/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55560 Nightcrawler's birthday is interrupted by the daughter of darkness, Mutina. She has a favor to ask the Louisiana X-Men, and woe betide them if they refuse.

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]]> 55560 Mutina returns with an odd request in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Uncanny X-Men #22 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/08/mutina-returns-with-an-odd-request-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-uncanny-x-men-22/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55508 A festive event is interrupted by the daughter of darkness herself, Mutina. And she has an unimaginable favor to ask the Uncanny X-Men.

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]]> 55508 Let’s swear a blood oath in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Unbreakable X-Men #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/04/unbreakable-xmen-3-preview/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55120 You guys wanna cut your hands open and mush bloods? It’s not weird. (Hi, I grew up during the AIDS crisis, and I definitely sat through whole gym assemblies on Dec. 1 where they advised against stuff like this.) Check out our exclusive preview of Unbreakable X-Men #3, out next week, and keep scrolling for...

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]]> 55120 Return to Penumbra in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Unbreakable X-Men #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/16/unbreakable-xmen-2-preview/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54831 Never let a crossover get in the way of your ongoing story arc. Unbreakable X-Men continues the Penumbra story from Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men, the city of the dead that lay not far from the Louisiana X-Men’s home like so many Zombie N’awlins Morlocks. What does any of it have to do with Doug Ramsey’s...

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]]> 54831 BatChat With Matt & Will: Catman Returns (w/ Matt McThorn) https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/06/batchat-with-matt-will-catman-returns-w-matt-mcthorn/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54731 If the above player isn’t working, listen to it here. Friend of the show and Patreon backer Matt McThorn is back this week, and he wanted to return to one of his earlier themes, with three more stories featuring Thomas Blake, the Bat rogue known as Catman. We get a ’90s story featuring Catman and...

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]]> 54731 Ransom and Wolverine go to Comic-Con in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #21 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/17/uncanny-xmen-21/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54153 The Wolverine/Ransom two-fisted team-up takes a weird turn, as our badass heroes chase a villain to, of all places, a comic book convention in Argentina. How do they find and eliminate their target in a sea of masked cosplayers? And what if some of the cosplayers are the actual villains they are portraying? Uncanny X-Men...

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]]> 54153 Wolverine and Ransom go a-brawlin’ in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #20 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/07/uncanny-xmen-20/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54030 The two baddest brawlers of the Louisiana X-Men buddy up to go undercover in faraway Argentina to chase and destroy a legendary X-villain! Behold two-fisted fury as only Wolverine and Ransom can bring it in Uncanny X-Men #20, written by Gail Simone, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 54030 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Deadliest Woman in the World (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/28/batchat-with-matt-will-the-deadliest-woman-in-the-world-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53954 Lady Shiva walks through the world, leaving a trail of bodies behind her. Not a hero, but often not quite a villain, Shiva has developed relationships with many members of the Bat Family: trainer to Tim Drake, rival and sometimes member of the Birds of Prey, mother to Cassandra Cain. Josh Weil joins the show...

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]]> 53954 Jubilee to the rescue in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #19, guest-starring Deadpool https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/10/uncanny-xmen-19/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53701 Amid the changing relations between mutants and the city of New Orleans, two of the best guns for hire come to town with a mission, and their target for that mission is an X-man. Deadpool and Outlaw guest-star in this dangerous tale of mayhem vs. mutant. Uncanny X-Men #19 is written by Gail Simone, drawn...

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]]> 53701 Mutants are the holiday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #18 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/24/uncanny-xmen-18/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53528 For the first time in New Orleans history, the city has declared a Mutant Appreciation Day festival and street fair, with all the music, food and fun the city is famous for. If the Hellfire Gala is filet mignon, this is corn dogs and lemonade. But are all mutants OK with this attempt at bridging...

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]]> 53528 The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Louisiana in our EXCLUSIVE preview of issue #18 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/20/uncanny-xmen-18-preview/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53409 In 1983, Marvel released a promotional comic called The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas, in which Professor X and Magneto compete to recruit a mutant named Danny Wiley who has the power to transform into a winged centaur. It is his first and only appearance. Next week, the Uncanny X-Men go to...

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]]> 53409 Uncanny X-Men #17 has us giving Otter Party a 5-star Letterboxd review https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/13/uncanny-xmen-17/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53313 When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But is it “just a movie,” or is something much more insidious going on? Will a malignant force make...

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]]> 53313 The X-Men fight a damn god in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #16 https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/29/uncanny-xmen-16/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53158 The Dark Artery, gateway to an underworld of unspeakable evil, has taken one of the Outliers, and it will take the Uncanny X-Men to get them back, if they can survive the corruption process needed to enter. Plus, the secret of the Endling at last? Uncanny X-Men #16 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by...

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