Geoffrey Thorne - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:15:41 +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 Geoffrey Thorne - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 1993 guest stars in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s X-Force #10/300 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/20/xforce-10-preview/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52265 Once upon a time, two righteous dudes named Fabian Nicieza and Greg Capullo wrote and drew a book called X-Force, about a bunch of extreme young adults finding their way in the world with the help of their large, swollen gun dad. Sometimes, their large, swollen gun dad, whom they called Cable, would disappear for...

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]]> 52265 ON THE X-MANHUNT: X-Force #9 lays a giant egg https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/23/xforce-9/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52007 Sage and Professor X go way back, to another war and another time. But now, in his hour of need, will Sage use her talents to aid the professor’s quest, or put a stop to his manic mission? X-Force #9, the penultimate chapter of “X-Manhunt,” was written by Geoffrey Thorne, pencilled by Marcus To, colored...

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]]> 52007 The team visits Wakanda in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/22/xforce-2-preview/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49922 Y’ever notice when they convene a meeting of all of the Marvel super-geniuses, Forge isn’t there? No one asked Forge to join the Illuminati when the Skrulls were invading, or when the incursions started. You never see Forge on a Zoom call with Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man and Hank Pym and Beast and Shuri...

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]]> 49922 X-Force’s new strike team misses the mark https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/31/xforce-1-2024/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49742 The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-Force — Askani, Captain Britain, Sage, Surge and newcomer Tank — in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission. X-Force #1 is written by...

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]]> 49742 Forge invents a new iteration of X-Force by Thorne and To https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/09/xforce-thorne-to/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:22:19 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48505 Marvel on Tuesday announced a new volume of X-Force, written by Geoffrey Thorne (Green Lantern) and drawn by Marcus To (Excalibur). The latest iteration of the team is centered on Forge, so hot right now after the adaptation of “Lifedeath” on X-Men ’97, and includes mutant “it” couple Betsy Braddock and Rachel Summers (no codenames...

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]]> 48505 It’s Double the Sinestro in Green Lantern #6 and Annual 2021 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/its-double-the-sinestro-in-green-lantern-6-and-annual-2021/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33475 With the near total destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, it’s Yellow’s 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...

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]]> 33475 Green Lantern #5 Doesn’t Pick Its Battle https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/06/green-lantern-5-doesnt-pick-its-battle/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32442 Convinced that Sinestro is to blame for the devastating explosion on Oa, Teen Lantern flies to Korugar in an attempt to confront him, taking on the entire Sinestro Corps alone – though it’s another mysterious wielder of the light of Fear that keeps Keli alive. Meanwhile, in the Dark Sector, John convinces his new allies...

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]]> 32442 Things Aren’t Looking Good in Green Lantern #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/10/things-arent-looking-good-in-green-lantern-4/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30719 John Stewart goes head to head with the Qinoori. He may be alone in the Dark Sector without his ring to aid him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few tricks left up his sleeve. Back on Oa, Jo Mullein is trying to hold what’s left of the Corps together – and picks...

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]]> 30719 Is Green Lantern #3 Really Making the Best Use of Its Time? https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/04/is-green-lantern-3-really-making-the-best-use-of-its-time/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29006 The Central Battery has been destroyed – and most of Oa along with it. In the aftermath of this destruction, many Green Lanterns are left powerless, including John Stewart and the numerous Lanterns now stranded in the Dark Sector. In the meantime, new recruit Jo Mullein has arrived on Oa, and as one of the...

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]]> 29006 Green Lantern #2 Opens Up a New Universe for the Corps https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/07/green-lantern-2-opens-up-a-new-universe-for-the-corps/ Fri, 07 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26646 It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might...

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]]> 26646 Green Lantern #1 Throws Readers Into the Deep End https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/09/green-lantern-1-throws-readers-into-the-deep-end/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:00:10 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24683 John Stewart’s got his hands full. Between the United Planets voting on Oa’s membership, trying to solve the mystery of Teen Lantern’s mysterious gauntlet and the Guardians looking to him for advice, there’s a lot for him to handle even before the attack on Oa during an important diplomatic summit. John’s got his hands full...

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]]> 24683 The Great Infinite Frontier #0 ComicsXF Roundtable https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/05/the-great-infinite-frontier-0-comicsxf-roundtable/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22477 Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXF’s roundtable discussion of DC’s new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. I’m Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and I’d like to start with everyone here sounding off. Let’s see who I’ve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, I’m Tony...

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