Immortal X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:52:17 +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 Immortal X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Immortal X-Men #18’s got your Dominion right here https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/05/immortal-xmen-18/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47610 As the series comes to a close, Mother Righteous reaches for the stars, Xavier and Sinister reach for futures past, and a new power of X rises in Immortal X-Men #18, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Juan José Ryp, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. [Meanwhile, in X0] Mark Turetsky: It’s...

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]]> 47610 Skybound drops a Duke on us during the holiday limbo week, and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/27/staff-picks-dec-27/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47519 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s pick: Duke #1: When Conrad S. Hauser investigates the mysteries behind the Transformers, the answers will lead to the birth of forces for good and evil the world never imagined. Duke will be the...

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]]> 47519 No one else was in the White Hot Room where it happened in Immortal X-Men #17 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/27/immortal-xmen-17/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47261 Professor Xavier realizes what he does in the shadows, while the implications of Krakoa Atlantic’s new home are explored in Immortal X-Men #17, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Juan José Ryp, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: Happy American Thanksgiving, Austin! Are you thankful for anything this year? Austin...

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]]> 47261 Every caption in Immortal X-Men #17, explained! https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/22/immortal-xmen-17-jean-grey/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47213 Every issue of Immortal X-Men is narrated by one character. Issue #17, out today, is no different, except that in this case, the narrator is Jean Grey/the Phoenix, who is, well, currently not in the best shape. Is she dead? Is she comatose? Is she reliving all of her past trauma at once? Whatever the...

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]]> 47213 Marvel returns to Secret Wars in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/22/staff-picks-nov-22/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47197 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Secret Wars: Battleworld #1: Forty years ago, Jim Shooter focus-grouped a bunch of kids and found out they loved the words “secret” and “wars.” He used that to create a story intended to...

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]]> 47197 Revelation all across the mutant nation in Immortal X-Men #16 https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/04/immortal-xmen-16/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46721 Sebastian Shaw is sick of screwing around and wants Krakoa, while the mysteries of Mother Righteous’ safe haven deepen in Immortal X-Men #16, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: Happy Sukkot, Austin! Austin Gorton: What’s Sukkot, Mark? Mark: Well, I’m glad you...

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]]> 46721 Hickman’s all like, ‘You have new G.O.D.S. now’ in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/04/staff-picks-oct-4/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46708 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Rasmus’ pick: G.O.D.S. #1: This is it. This is the thing Jonathan Hickman left the X-Men for. This is the thing that’s going to rewrite Marvel’s cosmology forever. This is what all that dicking around...

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]]> 46708 Selene eats people and the mutants’ desert sojourn ends in Immortal X-Men #15 https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/11/immortal-xmen-15/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46533 Selene wants the External Gate back, but Xavier is just not in the mood for visitors, and the mutant diaspora finds an unlikely ally in Immortal X-Men #15, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Paco Medina, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Austin Gorton: Mark, I understand you’ve been a bit under...

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]]> 46533 The Birds of Prey live to tweet again in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/06/staff-picks-sept-5/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46473 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Armaan’s pick: Birds of Prey #1: Dinah Lance is one of the DCU’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario, but sometimes even the Black Canary...

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]]> 46473 Selene dines well in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Immortal X-Men #15 https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/31/immortal-xmen-15-preview/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46433 When I read Sebastian Shaw, I hear Matt Berry from What We Do in the Shadows. When I read Selene, I hear Connor Goldsmith from Cerebro. When I read the two of them in a scene together. Delicious. Check out our exclusive preview of Immortal X-Men #15, out next week, and get the basic deets...

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]]> 46433 The Charles stands alone in Immortal X-Men #14 https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/09/the-charles-stands-alone-in-immortal-x-men-14/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46219 “We maniacs! We blew it up! Oh, damn us! Goddamn us all to Hell!” So says Professor Charles Xavier in Immortal X-Men #14, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Mark: Hey, so I was away for last month’s issue. … Did...

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]]> 46219 The Children of the Vault run wild as the Fall of X continues: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/09/the-children-of-the-vault-run-wild-as-the-fall-of-x-continues-staff-picks/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46203 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Children of the Vault #1: He’s a time-traveler from a far future with a techno-organic arm and eye. He’s a time-traveler from a not-as-far-future but once tried to kill the other guy’s adoptive...

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]]> 46203 Fall Comes to Krakoa in Immortal X-Men #13 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/13/fall-comes-to-krakoa-in-immortal-x-men-13/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45973 With the Quiet Council on the verge of collapse, Doug Ramsey says his piece in Immortal X-Men #13, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: The leaves are dying, there’s a chill in the air, monsters walk the streets with impunity. It can...

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]]> 45973 The Robins Have Nightmares in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/12/the-robins-have-nightmares-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45947 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest...

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]]> 45947 Colossus Is a Tool in Immortal X-Men #12 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/07/colossus-is-a-tool-in-immortal-x-men-12/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:49:21 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45655 Piotr Rasputin may seem like a simple man, but with the Sinister Four having lost voting privileges, he’s the most powerful one-man voting bloc on the Krakoan council. Too bad he’s an unwilling Russian operative. Immortal X-Men #11 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton...

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]]> 45655 Loki, Worf and Ninja Turtles Lead Off This Week’s Staff Picks. Turtle Power! https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/07/loki-worf-and-ninja-turtles-lead-off-this-weeks-staff-picks-turtle-power/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45630 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Note: Banner photo is a variant cover to Fantastic Four #8 by Scott Koblish. Listen to Koblish talk about that cover on WMQ&A. Zack’s pick: Loki #1: They may be the “benevolent” God of Stories...

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]]> 45630 Storm’s Stuck Cleaning up the Mess in Immortal X-Men #11 https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/04/storms-stuck-cleaning-up-the-mess-in-immortal-x-men-11/ Thu, 04 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45369 In the wake of the Sins of Sinister timeline being reset, Storm returns to Krakoa to clean up Xavier’s massive fuckup in Immortal X-Men #11, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Mark Turetsky: Hey, Austin! Sins of Sinister has ended, and we’re back in...

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]]> 45369 A Big Batman Issue and 3 Kyle Starks Comics in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/03/a-big-batman-issue-and-3-kyle-starks-comics-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 03 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45359 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Batman #135/#900: It’s Batman versus Red Mask in a brutal Gotham that’s never known hope and a comic so big it needs two separate issue numbers!. Can the Dark Knight overcome the terrifying...

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]]> 45359 Sinister, Sinister Everywhere in Sins of Sinister #1! https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/25/sinister-sinister-everywhere-in-sins-of-sinister-1/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:00:54 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44590 Sinister has replaced key members of Krakoa’s Quiet Council with genetically altered toadies, leading to a years-long experiment in Sinisterarchy in Sins of Sinister #1 is written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Lucas Werneck, colors by Bryan Valenza, letters by Clayton Cowles, with guest art by Geoffrey Shaw, Marco Checchetto, Juan José Ryp, David...

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]]> 44590 You Got a Diamond in Your [Expletive] Head in Immortal X-Men #10 https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/19/you-got-a-diamond-in-your-expletive-head-in-immortal-x-men-10/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44541 Professor Xavier is in a reflective mood in the wake of Sinister’s attack on the Quiet Council, as he and the X-Men recover and strike back in Immortal X-Men #10, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Mark Turetsky: Austin, we’ve reached it. The end....

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]]> 44541 Sinister Celebrates Groundhog Day on Krakoa in Immortal X-Men #9 https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/07/sinister-celebrates-groundhog-day-on-krakoa-in-immortal-x-men-9/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44096 That escalated quickly! The spotlight falls on Kate Pryde as Sinister steps up his game in Immortal X-Men #9, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron Gillen. Mark Turetsky: Do you ever get into a fail state...

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]]> 44096 Sinister Secrets of the Victorian Age Revealed in Immortal X-Men #8 https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/16/sinister-secrets-of-the-victorian-age-revealed-in-immortal-x-men-8/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43878 Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler investigate the curious case of Dr. Essex and Mr. Sinister in Immortal X-Men #8, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Michele Bandini, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron Gillen. Austin Gorton: Judgment Day is over, but there remains a...

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]]> 43878 Kieron, Baby, Make It Kurt So Good in Immortal X-Men #7 https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/13/kieron-baby-make-it-kurt-so-good-in-immortal-x-men-7/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43453 As Judgment Day rages on, Nightcrawler carries the world on his shoulders and searches for the one ray of hope that might save the world. Optimism! Immortal X-Men #7 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron...

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]]> 43453 Let’s Make a Deal with Sebastian Shaw in Immortal X-Men #6 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/07/lets-make-a-deal-with-sebastian-shaw-in-immortal-x-men-6/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42736 In Immortal X-Men #6, Sebastian Shaw faces his past, helps Exodus through a trying time, strikes a bargain against mutantkind, faces judgment, strikes another bargain for mutantkind and comes face to face with Righteousness. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and designed by Tom Muller...

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]]> 42736 Cracking the Code in Immortal X-Men #5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/05/cracking-ciceros-code-in-immortal-x-men-5/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42384 An ancient codex.  A treatise studied for millenia(-ish). The mystery at the heart of the psychic attack on the Quiet Council. Keen-eyed readers may have noticed this page in the recently-released Immortal X-Men #5. What they may not have noticed is the Easter egg contained within it. Let’s explore! Bits and Bytes On the surface, this...

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