Luciano Vecchio - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:38:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Luciano Vecchio - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Uncanny X-Men #29 stages a mutant prison break https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/uncanny-x-men-29-stages-a-mutant-prison-break/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56982 Wave goodbye to Graymalkin Prison and hello to some new team members as another story arc wraps in Marvel's Uncanny X-Men #29.

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]]> 56982 Uncanny X-Men #28 may finally reveal Inmate X (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/07/uncanny-x-men-28-may-finally-reveal-inmate-x-preview/ Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56748 The secret of Graymalkin Prison's Inmate X is revealed at last. Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?

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]]> 56748 Outliers encounter Cretaceous craziness in Uncanny X-Men #27 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/29/outliers-encounter-cretaceous-craziness-in-uncanny-x-men-27/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56643 You got Outliers in my New Mutants! You got New Mutants in my Outliers! What the heck is going on in Uncanny X-Men #27?

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]]> 56643 Uncanny X-Men #27 guest stars the New Mutants (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/uncanny-x-men-27-guest-stars-the-new-mutants-preview/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56603 Gambit's curse takes a terrifying turn, as legendary guests come to Haven House, and a sudden DEATH throws the mutant world into chaos, in Uncanny X-Men #27.

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]]> 56603 A double dose of Uncanny X-Men with #26 and Annual #1 https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/a-double-dose-of-uncanny-x-men-with-26-and-annual-1/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:45:19 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56511 The Outliers relive the first appearances of another mutant team in Uncanny X-Men #26. Meanwhile, we revisit the Jim Crow South in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56511 Uncanny X-Men #25 finishes doing the Monster Mash https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/uncanny-x-men-25-finishes-doing-the-monster-mash/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:33:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56380 A battle spreads across the globe as the Louisiana X-Men face the Legion of Monsters and fight to save the souls of two teammates in Uncanny X-Men #25.

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]]> 56380 Uncanny X-Men #25 proves it wasn’t Agatha all along: PREVIEW https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/19/uncanny-x-men-25-proves-it-wasnt-agatha-all-along-preview/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56311 A battle spreads across the globe, as the Louisiana X-Men face THE LEGION OF MONSTERS in Uncanny X-Men #25. Also, find out who that lady is!

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]]> 56311 This Gerald Parel variant for Uncanny X-Men #26 has us comparing Outliers, New Mutants https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/27/this-gerald-parel-variant-for-uncanny-x-men-26-has-us-comparing-outliers-new-mutants/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56137 Hellish dreams come to Haven House in Uncanny X-Men #26. Who has been manipulating the Louisiana team since the beginning?

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]]> 56137 Ransom and Wolverine go to Comic-Con in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #21 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/17/uncanny-xmen-21/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54153 The Wolverine/Ransom two-fisted team-up takes a weird turn, as our badass heroes chase a villain to, of all places, a comic book convention in Argentina. How do they find and eliminate their target in a sea of masked cosplayers? And what if some of the cosplayers are the actual villains they are portraying? Uncanny X-Men...

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]]> 54153 Wolverine and Ransom go a-brawlin’ in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #20 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/07/uncanny-xmen-20/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54030 The two baddest brawlers of the Louisiana X-Men buddy up to go undercover in faraway Argentina to chase and destroy a legendary X-villain! Behold two-fisted fury as only Wolverine and Ransom can bring it in Uncanny X-Men #20, written by Gail Simone, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 54030 Mutants are the holiday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #18 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/24/uncanny-xmen-18/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53528 For the first time in New Orleans history, the city has declared a Mutant Appreciation Day festival and street fair, with all the music, food and fun the city is famous for. If the Hellfire Gala is filet mignon, this is corn dogs and lemonade. But are all mutants OK with this attempt at bridging...

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]]> 53528 The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Louisiana in our EXCLUSIVE preview of issue #18 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/20/uncanny-xmen-18-preview/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53409 In 1983, Marvel released a promotional comic called The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas, in which Professor X and Magneto compete to recruit a mutant named Danny Wiley who has the power to transform into a winged centaur. It is his first and only appearance. Next week, the Uncanny X-Men go to...

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]]> 53409 Uncanny X-Men #17 has us giving Otter Party a 5-star Letterboxd review https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/13/uncanny-xmen-17/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53313 When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But is it “just a movie,” or is something much more insidious going on? Will a malignant force make...

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]]> 53313 The X-Men fight a damn god in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #16 https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/29/uncanny-xmen-16/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53158 The Dark Artery, gateway to an underworld of unspeakable evil, has taken one of the Outliers, and it will take the Uncanny X-Men to get them back, if they can survive the corruption process needed to enter. Plus, the secret of the Endling at last? Uncanny X-Men #16 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by...

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]]> 53158 Marvel releases X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil designs right after we drop this year’s Hellfire Gala looks https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/19/xmen-hellfire-vigil-design/ Mon, 19 May 2025 17:11:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52726 It’s a good day for fashion, eh? Less than an hour after we posted our talented Redesigning team’s looks for a theoretical 2025 Hellfire Gala, Marvel released design sheets for this year’s Hellfire Vigil, a July one-shot serving as a year-later memorial for the First Krakoan Age and setup for some of the next year’s...

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]]> 52726 A conversation between Jude Jones and his 20-year-old self about Storm #7 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/13/storm-7/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52195 Fifty years ago, Ororo Munroe, the iconic Storm, made her debut in Giant-Size X-Men #1. Meanwhile, in Storm #7, she faces five legendary thunder gods: Thor, Chaac, Sango, Mamaragan and Susanoo. But first, a mission to Brazil goes horribly wrong. Storm #7 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by Alex Guimaraes...

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]]> 52195 ON THE X-MANHUNT: Storm #6 is cool, but what if you want more? https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/09/storm-6/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51891 Fugitive Charles Xavier seeks refuge in the Storm Sanctuary, Ororo Munroe’s floating home in Atlanta, and the Alaskan X-Men take notice. Will Storm and the X-Men join forces with Professor X to prevent his return to prison, or will they fall victim to opposing views that will send X-Men against X-Men in a bloody brawl...

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]]> 51891 It’s Maggott! Hey everyone, Maggott’s here in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Storm #6 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/02/storm-6-preview/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51849 You guys, it’s Maggott! You know, Japheth, the guy with the robo-slugs that eat stuff and who turns blue sometimes. He was an X-man, albeit after the point where joining the X-Men got you on cartoons and T-shirts and stuff. Here’s his Xavier File. We should probably update it. (This is a good reminder that...

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]]> 51849 Krakoa waves goodbye, and all that’s left are Ashes in X-Men #35/Uncanny #700 https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/05/xmen-35/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49150 All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind, its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X, they have all come to...

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]]> 49150 Rise of the Powers of X #5: Krakoa Ends, but Data Pages Are Forever https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/29/rise-of-the-powers-of-x-5-krakoa-ends-but-data-pages-are-forever/ Wed, 29 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49081 It’s the final battle against Enigma as Phoenix rises, Xavier schemes and Moira faces a crucial decision in Rise of the Powers of X #5, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Jake Murray: And thus ends the penultimate (ish) issue of the Krakoa era....

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]]> 49081 Resurrection of Magneto #4 Ends The Series And An Era On A High Note. https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/10/resurrection-of-magneto-4-ends-the-series-and-an-era-on-a-high-note/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48525 “I will try again. It is all I can do.” In 2019’s X-Men #1, the first comic post HoX/PoX, perhaps Magneto, floating above the fray while ripping the roof off of the (then, supposedly) last Orchis facility on Earth, adorned in glowing white, his power easily overwhelming his opponents…perhaps he was a new god. Those...

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]]> 48525 Resurrection of Magneto #3: If No One Else Got Me, I Know Al Ewing Got Me https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/20/resurrection-of-magneto-3-if-no-one-else-got-me-i-know-al-ewing-got-me/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48311 Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely Buddha There is nothing so common to the human experience as fear. The fear of what could be, might be…what if. What if it all goes wrong? What if the plans go awry? What if I fail? What if I’ve already failed?...

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]]> 48311 The evil ones confront Storm in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Resurrection of Magneto #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/14/resurrection-of-magneto-3-preview/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48227 Pure evil in X-Men comics has taken many forms over the years. The Shadow King. The Adversary. Annihilation. They’re the villains who can’t be turned or reasoned with, more force than foe. The ones who manipulate events from the shadows and return like clockwork every few years to remind the light that the darkness exists...

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]]> 48227 Resurrection of Magneto #2 is good science fiction https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/05/resurrection-of-magneto-2-is-good-science-fiction/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48093 Magneto faces the sins of his past — and opens a door via a seemingly-forgotten key — in Resurrection of Magneto #2 written by Al Ewing, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Joe Sabino. Alone in a darkened room, illuminated only by mistakes, an old man finds himself unable — unwilling...

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]]> 48093 Resurrection of Magneto #1 leaves us awestruck https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/26/resurrection-magneto-1/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:49:46 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47788 On Krakoa, resurrection from the dead was as easy as completing a circuit. But Krakoa fell. The time of easy miracles is over, and only the hard roads are left. Now, it falls to Storm to bring the X-Men’s oldest enemy home. But after all he did, and all that was done to him, can...

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