Jubilee to get Marvel’s Voices one-shot in April
When a cousin she never knew needs help, Jubilee tracks him down to save him. But Jubez may find her familial bonds aren’t as strong as she hoped.
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Monkey Prince #1 is Fun and So Much More
Marcus Shugel-Shen wasn’t always afraid, but a nighttime visit from a Batman threatening one’s parents tends to leave a lasting impact on a child. Since then, fear has defined much of Marcus’ life, but when a strange janitor in a new school encourages him to face his fears, Marcus dives right in and discovers a…
Cap Intrudes in Shang-Chi #2: A Spoiler-Free Review
In their first series of Shang-Chi, Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan reexamined the character, ahead of his feature film debut. It was no small task. Shang-Chi was created as a spin-off of Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu, a character that was considered offensively racist back in the 1930s. But Yang was largely successful in recontextualizing…
Batman/Superman #17 Introduces a Cosmic Movie Buff
This month’s issue finds the pair of super friends facing down the “auteur” behind last issue’s classic Hollywood-inspired hijinks.
It’s Just Like Old-Timey Film Reels … until It’s Not, in Batman/Superman #16
The Batman and Superman team-up is one of the great comic team-ups, so we here at ComicsXF are honoring that tradition by taking part of our Bat Chat team and part of our Super Chat team and having them join together to review the first issue of the new era of Batman and Superman team-ups…
The Legion Stumbles, Batman/Superman Get Along and Lex Luthor Soars In Future State
The Legion of Super-Heroes confront their rogue member but not is all as it seems in Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Riley Rossmo, colors by Ivan Plascencia and letters by Dave Sharpe. Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 is only 19 pages. But somehow it felt like…
DC Future State Month One Wraps with the Legion, Lex Luthor and Batman/Superman
Greetings and salutations, friends. We’re headed back to the future (Acknowledge the pun! Acknowledge it!) with three time-tossed tales from Detective Comics Comics. First, Brian Michael Bendis and Riley Rossmo future hard with a vengeance in Legion of Super-Heroes #1. Then, Mark Russell and Steve Pugh do their social-issues schtick in Superman vs. Imperious Lex…