Inferno - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:01:23 +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 Inferno - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Our Best X-Men Story Is “Vanities” https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/12/our-best-x-men-story-is-vanities/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41985 In a franchise that has run for over 50 years, there is bound to be debate about which story is “the best”. Listicles will be written, podcasts will be recorded, debate will be never ceasing. In this series, we’ve gathered ComicsXF writers to share what they personally think are their best X-Men stories ever. Uncanny...

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]]> 41985 Inferno Climaxes, Monkey Meat and More Staff Picks for Jan. 5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/03/inferno-climaxes-monkey-meat-and-more-staff-picks-for-jan-5/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37045 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s pick: Monkey Meat #1: Cartoonist Juni Ba (Djeliya) works his magic on a new Image anthology series about a meat manufacturing company operating in an absurd capitalist hellscape. ($3.99) Listen to Ba on WMQ&A....

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]]> 37045 DC’s New Losers, a Werewolf and More Inferno Lead Our Staff Picks for Dec. 8 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/06/dcs-new-losers-a-werewolf-and-more-inferno-lead-our-staff-picks-for-dec-8/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35572 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: One Star Squadron #1: What if Heroes for Hire but for goofs? Red Tornado puts together a team of heroes-on-demand in this six-issue series by writer Mark Russell (Not All Robots) and artist...

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]]> 35572 Redesigning Madelyne Pryor https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/29/redesigning-madelyne-pryor/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:46:05 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34943 Have you heard the sad, sad story of Madelyne Pryor? A mother, a pilot, a clone, and a Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor has lived many lives in her short time as a mainstay of the X-Men franchise. First appearing in Chris Claremont and Paul Smith’s Uncanny X-Men #168, Madelyne’s mystery and tragedy would come to...

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]]> 34943 X Observations About The New Quiet Council https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/27/x-observations-about-the-new-quiet-council/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34893 In our earlier discussion regarding Inferno #2, Chris and I spent a little bit of time talking about new Quiet Council dynamics, but I really just couldn’t stop thinking about it. Here are some interesting things I noticed now that the Quiet Council is once again operating at full capacity. First, a quick breakdown of...

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]]> 34893 From Vampires to Zombies, This Week’s Staff Picks are Spooky AF https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/25/from-vampires-to-zombies-this-weeks-staff-picks-are-spooky-af/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34793 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick: House of Slaughter #1: James Tynion IV’s Tiny Empire expands with this prequel spinoff of his BOOM Studios series Something Is Killing the Children, focused on monster hunter Aaron Slaughter, co-written by Tate...

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]]> 34793 Burn, Baby, Burn, Inferno Leads Our Panels of the Week https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/05/burn-baby-burn-inferno-leads-our-panels-of-the-week/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34332 Every week, the call goes out to the ComicsXF Slack, a call for our writers, editors, site designers and managers to submit their favorite, individual panels of the week. Every week, someone cheats or tries to bend the rules. This week is no exception, but we celebrate the rule breakers and benders with this week’s...

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]]> 34332 Krakoa Burns in Our Staff Picks for Sept. 29 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/krakoa-burns-something-something-something-staff-picks-for-sept-29/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34042 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cassie’s Pick: Inferno #1: Mystique makes good on her promise to burn Krakoa to the ground as Head of X Jonathan Hickman takes his leave of us with this four-part event miniseries. Issue #1 is...

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]]> 34042 Chrises on Infinite Earths: Malicious Compliance (Inferno Pt 3) https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/26/chrises-on-infinite-earths-malicious-compliance-inferno-pt-3/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21562 Christi and Chris are joined by guest, Nola Pfau, for the less-than-feather-filled finale of Inferno covering Uncanny #242-243 and X-Factor #38-39 . It’s time to rip your clothes and turn evil for this “Sinister” episode. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get Away” by Scott...

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]]> 21562 Chrises on Infinite Earths: Maybe It’s Goblin Queen (Inferno Part 2) https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/12/chrises-on-infinite-earths-maybe-its-goblin-queen-inferno-part-2/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14704 Christi and Chris cover the first half of the Goblin Queen’s story in the second of their three Inferno episodes. Why do the women have all the emotions? Is sexy always evil? Why is the Inferno storyline so beloved? All this and more in this episode! Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under...

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]]> 14704 Chrises On Infinite Earths: The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1) https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/29/chrises-on-infinite-earths-the-krakoan-kindergarten-class-inferno-pt-1/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13352 The Krakoan Kindergarten Class (Inferno Pt.1): In part one of three of the Chris’s coverage of Inferno, we discuss the New Mutants portion of the event, supplemented by The X-Tremists. The punching is good, the teens are uncomfortably sexy, and Colossus is bad, maybe. Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:...

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