Image Comics - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 13 May 2026 12:04:15 +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 Image Comics - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/13/a-breakout-a-showdown-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56773 This week's top comics are led by the debuts of DC's Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press' Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56773 DC and Sonic team up again and Jubilee has more secret family in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/06/dc-and-sonic-team-up-again-and-jubilee-has-more-secret-family-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56722 The heroes of the DC Universe team up with Sonic and his pals once again, plus Jubilee gets a spotlight comic. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56722 Swamp Thing meets Jesus in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/29/swamp-thing-meets-jesus-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56637 As Swamp Thing is cast back through time, he will meet a carpenter who will change the trajectory of his life. Swamp Thing 1989 #1 leads our Staff Picks.

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]]> 56637 Spider-Man/Superman, In Your Skin and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/22/spider-man-superman-in-your-skin-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56596 Marvel takes its turn teaming up its friendly neighborhood wall-crawler with the Man of Steel in Spider-Man/Superman #1. Click for more Staff Picks!

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]]> 56596 TCXFIP 396: Matthew Rosenberg talks If Destruction Be Our Lot and Spawn https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/21/tcxfip-396-matthew-rosenberg-talks-if-destruction-be-our-lot-and-spawn/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56587 Writer Matthew Rosenberg joins the show to talk about his new Image series If Destruction Be Our Lot, and taking over Todd McFarlane's Spawn.

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]]> 56587 The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/the-x-men-team-up-with-captain-america-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56545 Mutantdom's newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.

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]]> 56545 TCXFIP 395: Aditya Bidikar and Som talk In Your Skin https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/14/tcxfip-395-aditya-bidikar-and-som-talk-in-your-skin/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56536 Writer Aditya Bidikar and artist Som join The CXF Interview Podcast to talk about their new Image Comics series In Your Skin.

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]]> 56536 An Uncanny X-Men Annual, the Fury of Firestorm and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/an-uncanny-x-men-annual-the-fury-of-firestorm-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56495 Who are the Regulators, the turn-of-the-century mutants who once called Haven House their home? Find out in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56495 TCXFIP 394: Frank Barbiere & Morgan Beem talk The Author Immortal https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/07/tcxfip-394-frank-barbiere-morgan-beem-talk-the-author-immortal/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56492 Frank Barbiere and Morgan Beem join the show to talk about their Image Comics series The Author Immortal, available soon in trade.

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]]> 56492 Daredevil returns as DC goes MAD in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/daredevil-returns-as-dc-goes-mad-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56410 A new Daredevil #1 means a new status quo for Matt Murdock, and DC lets Chip Zdarsky run MAD in this week's CXF Staff Picks.

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]]> 56410 Remembering the inimitable Sam Kieth https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/30/remembering-the-inimitable-sam-kieth/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56397 In a crowded field of 1990s art talents who zigged, Sam Kieth zagged, from his chunky, hairy Wolverine to his indie creation The Maxx. Adam Reck pays tribute.

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]]> 56397 Superman meets Spider-Man in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/25/superman-meets-spider-man-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56347 When Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world in Superman/Spider-Man #1.

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]]> 56347 Batwoman and Dead Teenagers lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/batwoman-and-dead-teenagers-lead-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56293 Since she was 10, Batwoman has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil?

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]]> 56293 DIE: Loaded #5 reveals its Master. What now? https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/16/die-loaded-5-reveals-its-master-what-now/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:14:50 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56281 The Master is the one character that brings the rest together, and dooms them to play until all are ready to go home. Meet Violet in DIE: Loaded #5.

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]]> 56281 X-Men United and a magazine for comics in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/11/x-men-united-and-a-magazine-for-comics-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56211 Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants can come together to teach one another the skills needed for their survival, in X-Men United #1.

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]]> 56211 Dani Moonstar goes solo and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/04/dani-moonstar-goes-solo-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56152 The New Mutants' Dani Moonstar finally gets a solo series as DC K.O. and Beneath the Trees wrap. What comics are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 56152 Spider-Man and Venom enter a Death Spiral in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/spider-man-and-venom-enter-a-death-spiral-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56088 A superpowered serial killer is on the loose, and they're coming for Spider-Man, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned?

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]]> 56088 The Fool revealed in Image’s DIE: Loaded #4 https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/the-fool-revealed-in-images-die-loaded-4/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56015 What happens when you give a kid a world where they can pretend to be an adult, and the world bends to their desire for mayhem? Meet our Fool in DIE: Loaded #4.

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]]> 56015 Ultimate Spider-Man ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/ultimate-spider-man-ends-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56011 As Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man ends, a number of new series begin, including End of Life, Muppets Noir and The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre.

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]]> 56011 Cyclops, Bleeding Hearts and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/11/cyclops-bleeding-hearts-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55883 Cyclops gets a solo series, the team behind 20th Century Men helps kick off the new Vertigo line, and DC K.O. pits its final four against some Absolute heroes.

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]]> 55883 DC KO Boss Battle, Magik & Colossus and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/04/dc-ko-boss-battle-magik-colossus-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55795 DC's heroes take on the champions of other worlds, Magik and Colossus rediscover their family bonds, and two Disney Afternoon titans team up!

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]]> 55795 Iron Man, Spirit of the Shadows and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/28/iron-man-spirit-of-the-shadows-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55733 Years ago, Tony Stark was knocking on death's door, so he created the Iron Man armor to survive. What happens the next time death comes calling?

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]]> 55733 X-Force wants its scalps and demons want redemption in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/21/x-force-wants-its-scalps-and-demons-want-redemption-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55649 An assassination is at hand, and it's up to the new X-Force - Hellverine, Archangel and Boom-Boom - to follow Cable's lead into the fire.

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]]> 55649 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 384: Joe Pruett talks the return of Negative Burn https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/20/the-cxf-interview-podcast-episode-384-joe-pruett-talks-the-return-of-negative-burn/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55644 Joe Pruett joins the show to talk about the return of his comics anthology Negative Burn, currently crowdfunding on Zoop.

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]]> 55644 Enter the Dictator in Image’s DIE: Loaded #3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/15/enter-the-dictator-in-images-die-loaded-3/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55575 Someone is bringing the family members of the original DIE party into that 20-sided world. Sophie is working to gather this new party — with one minor snag.

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