Magik - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:07:05 +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 Magik - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Deadpool meets Batman in first Marvel/DC mashup in more than 20 years: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/17/staff-picks-sept17/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54148 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Rasmus’ pick: Deadpool/Batman #1: Wade Wilson has been hired for a...

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]]> 54148 People like Magik in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/14/magik-10-preview/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54077 So here’s a fun fact: Magik is a fairly decent seller for Marvel. According to ICv2’s sales tracking data, based on shops that use the ComicHub point-of-sale system, Magik #8 was the 23rd best selling comic of August. That also makes it the second-best selling X-office comic of August, after Uncanny X-Men #19. Maybe it’s...

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]]> 54077 Illyana does that cool thing you see in movies in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #8 https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/10/magik-8-preview/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53732 You know what’s cool? That scene in a movie where the monster or the enraged, vengeance-seeking protagonist – or the enraged, vengeance-seeking monster protagonist – picks off the bad guys one by one from the shadows. Just dudes disappearing left and right, screaming for their lives while some unseen force drags them to hell. That’s...

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]]> 53732 50 years of Magik: ComicsXF talks about what makes Illyana Rasputina great https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/14/magik-50th-retrospective/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52981 Fifty years ago this May, Illyana Nikolaievna Rasputina made her first appearance in Marvel Comics’ Giant Size X-Men #1. Created by writer Len Wein and artist David Cockrum, Illyana is a young Russian female mutant with the power to create stepping discs she can use to teleport people and objects. She also has been the...

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]]> 52981 Lighten up, Dani Moonstar, in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Magik #5 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/22/magik-5-preview/ Thu, 22 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52775 Do you think Dani Moonstar ever gets tired of being the sensible, level-headed New Mutant? Like, remember when she yelled at Professor Xavier about her belt? That was her first appearance, and it’s the only act of teenage rebellion of hers that I can immediately recall. Cyclops has rebelled more than her. And why is...

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]]> 52775 One World Under Doom rises in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/12/staff-picks-feb12/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51672 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Dan’s pick: One World Under Doom #1: Six months ago, Victor...

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]]> 51672 ComicsXF’s official ranking of the From the Ashes X-Men books https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/02/comicsxfs-official-ranking-of-the-x-men-from-the-ashes-comics-so-far/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51029 As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which — X-Men and Uncanny X-Men — ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. That’s a lot, and there’s more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring...

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]]> 51029 Illyana Rasputina Buster Swords for the children in Marvel’s Magik #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/10/magik-1/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:48:28 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51358 Who’s that young adult with the giant broadsword, sorcerous powers, blond bangs, an unquenchable drive to save lost kids and enough long-term childhood trauma to fill an arena? It’s Illyana Rasputina, of course. Who’s that demonic gunfighter trying to conquer the world from his base in Juneau, Alaska? Can Illyana stop him? Find out in...

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]]> 51358 The X-Men’s Magik runs a solo mission and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/08/staff-picks-jan8/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51311 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Austin’s pick: Magik #1: Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan...

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]]> 51311 Ultimate Wolverine, a Storm celebration and 10 more comics we’re excited about in January https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/04/comics-january-2025/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50722 Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we can’t start prepping for New Year’s? You people make no sense. Anyway, we here at CXF took a peek at the January solicits, and here are a few of the things we’re excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration...

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]]> 50722 Magik joins the list of X-Men getting solo series this January https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/12/magik-allen-peralta/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:17:44 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50125 From the Ashes has been about a lot of X-Men characters reverting to type, possibly as a coping mechanism after the fall of Krakoa. But many of them have gotten new uniforms in the relaunch, as new artists come aboard and seek to put their stamp on characters. And then there’s Illyana Rasputin, Magik, who...

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]]> 50125 Illyana Lights up the Night in X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1! https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/27/illyana-lights-up-the-night-in-x-men-blood-hunt-magik-1/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49422 When X-Men: Blood Hunt Magik #1 begins, Illyana Rasputina is reminiscing about a childhood story of the warrior knight Ilya Muromets. He was a sickly child confined to bed for 33 years until he was miraculously healed by two strangers and gifted with super strength. From there, he became a hero who fought against darkness....

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]]> 49422 Magik, Zatanna and some non-magic users in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/26/staff-picks-june26/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49412 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Magik #1: After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next. But...

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]]> 49412 Oh, oh, it’s Magik: Redesigning the X-Men’s resident demon sorceress taxicab https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/22/redesigning-magik/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48654 Welcome to Limbo! Our group chose Illyana Rasputina, the marvelous Magik, for this round! Introduced as the younger sister of Colossus, Magik joined the ’80s New Mutants team as a teen and has since flourished into an A-lister in her own right. She’s been a member of the Phoenix Five, Cyclops’ renegade X-Men squad, the...

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]]> 48654 Battle of the Atom: Freakiest of Fridays https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/04/battle-of-the-atom-freakiest-of-fridays/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46465 Everyone loves Amanda Sefton; it’s hard not to, despite the many terrible comics she has been in. We also love her and find, perhaps, a good gem that she has done. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 46465 Chris Bachalo Does What He Does Best in This Exclusive Realm of X Cover Reveal https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/11/chris-bachalo-does-what-he-does-best-in-this-exclusive-realm-of-x-cover-reveal/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45955 Did you know Chris Bachalo is very good at drawing Illyana Rasputina, aka Magik? Maybe you didn’t because you came up in the 1990s and fell off comics and you only remember Bachalo as the Generation X guy. OK, well, picture Husk but taller and a demon anime princess with a huge Final Fantasy sword....

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]]> 45955 Never Bring a Dagger to a Magic Fight in Midnight Sons #5! https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/16/never-bring-a-dagger-to-a-magic-fight-in-midnight-sons-5/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44754 Will the Sons stop the ritual and cancel the apocalypse? It’s Midnight Sons #5 written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Luigi Zagaria and Alberto Foche, colors by Antonio Fabela, and letters by Joe Sabino. The issue begins years ago in New Orleans as Agatha Harkness pays a visit to The Laveaus. Agatha tries to...

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]]> 44754 Things Get Batty in Midnight Suns #3! https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/20/things-get-batty-in-midnight-suns-3/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44273 The Midnight Suns brave the darkest and most horrifying journey imaginable to secure aid from one of the most ancient and dangerous beings in all of existence. What terrible secret from the past is Agatha Harkness hiding? And what does the truth mean for Zoe Laveau’s future?! Written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Luigi...

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]]> 44273 Brain and Arms are Set Ablaze in Strange Academy: Finals #1! https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/21/brain-and-arms-are-set-ablaze-in-strange-academy-finals-1/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43948 Freshmen Year is almost over! From day one, people have been wondering – who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? The future of Marvel Magic is going to be decided here and it will take FAR more than the Sorcerer Supreme and his school if magic has a...

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]]> 43948 Doom Comes Calling in Midnight Suns #2 https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/01/doom-comes-calling-in-midnight-suns-2/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43652 The Midnight Suns…Are Doomed! The new team of Midnight Suns – Magik, Wolverine, Blade, Spirit Rider, And Nico Minoru – face their first brutal test when DOCTOR DOOM lays siege to Strange Academy! What is Doom after?! And an even bigger threat awaits IF they survive – a threat tied to the Sorcerer Supreme and...

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]]> 43652 Midnight Suns #1 Comes Out Of the Gate in Spooky Style https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/22/43090/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43090 Rise of the Midnight Suns! A dark prophesy and apocalyptic new villains with horrifying powers the likes of which Earth has never faced before ordains a team of MIDNIGHT SUNS to rise and tear @#$% up: Magik, Wolverine, Blade, Spirit Rider & Nico Minoru. But what does this new threat have to do with the...

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]]> 43090 A Magikal Fairy Tale In New Mutants #27 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/13/a-magikal-fairy-tale-in-new-mutants-27/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42006 Let’s take a trip to Wonderland in New Mutants #27, with writing by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis and  Jan Duursema, colors (on Duursema’s art) by Ruth Redmond, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: It’s time for the third part of the Labors of Magik, and you know what that means: time for our...

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]]> 42006 Follow The White Rabbit In Our Exclusive Preview Of New Mutants #27 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/07/follow-the-white-rabbit-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-new-mutants-27/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41945 Continuing their unbeaten streak of kicking ass, Vita Ayala and Rod Reis are delivering the next in their fantastic run on New Mutants with New Mutants #27. This arc, “The Trials Of Magik” has been a fantastic and detailed look at Illyana Rasputin, the break-out start of the last decade of X-Men comics. Along with...

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]]> 41945 Who Will Rule Limbo In Our Exclusive Preview Of New Mutants #25 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/12/who-will-rule-limbo-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-new-mutants-25/ Thu, 12 May 2022 18:06:45 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40694 Finally. We have been waiting for New Mutants #25 for far too long and now it is here from writer Vita Ayala and artists Rod Reis, Jan Duursema and Ruth Redmond. You know it has that Leinil Francis Yu cover. Maddy Pryor is back and maybe she has some thoughts about how Magik is running...

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]]> 40694 New Mutants #24: Welcome to the Second Chance Lagoon https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/09/new-mutants-24-welcome-to-the-second-chance-lagoon/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:35:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37859 It's reunion time! It's also time for forgiveness and kisses! Join us for an in-depth discussion of New Mutants #24.

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