Marco Checchetto - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:48:24 +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 Marco Checchetto - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Storm vs. Big A in our EXCLUSIVE variant cover reveal for X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/17/xmen-of-apocalypse-alpha-variant-cove/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:48:21 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53429 It’s crazy how much Age of Apocalypse there’s been since the original Age of Apocalypse story. We wrote about it once. Based on this variant cover by Marco Checchetto to X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha, out Sept. 3, we were inspired to do a quickly googly on what the Storm of Earth-295 got up to after...

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]]> 53429 Depressing decompression in Ultimate Spider-Man #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/27/ultimate-spiderman-3/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48388 Here’s how it happened: The gang at the Bullpen said let’s give our fans the greatest 12¢ worth we can! Let’s get a really different villain … A bunch of colorful henchmen for him … And let’s even add a great guest star!! So, we did!! Ultimate Spider-Man #3 is written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn...

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]]> 48388 Peter hits the streets, with Shocking results, in Ultimate Spider-Man #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/26/ultimate-spiderman-2/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48026 It starts out like any other normal day … for a neighborhood Spider-Man, that is! While gingerly doing some friendly wall-crawling, waiting for his injured arm to heal, Spidey suddenly feels the entire building shake … as he is hurled from his precarious perch! Ultimate Spider-Man #2 is written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Marco...

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]]> 48026 Life begins at 40 in Ultimate Spider-Man #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/10/ultimate-spiderman-1/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47652 Like costumed heroes? Confidentially, we in the comic mag business refer to them as “Long Underwear Characters.” And, as you know, they’re a dime a dozen. But, we think you may find our Spiderman just a bit … different! Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Matthew Wilson...

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]]> 47652 Does Daredevil #2/650 Hit The Milestone Highs? https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/does-daredevil-2-650-hit-the-milestone-highs/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42568 Legacy looms large as a new villain stakes a claim to Matt’s past and future and a cavalcade of stars team up to celebrate 650 issues of horn-headed justice. Daredevil #2/#650 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto and Rafael De Latorre, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles. Featuring...

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]]> 42568 In Daredevil #1, Everything Old is Old Again (But That’s Mostly Okay) https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/14/in-daredevil-1-everything-old-is-old-again-but-thats-mostly-okay/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42055 Daredevil never really left but he’s back anyway, and so is Daredevil #1! Matt and Elektra have big plans to save the world, but they can’t do it from Hell’s Kitchen. Matt’s guardian angel wants to help–or does he…? Daredevil #1 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto and Rafael De Latorre, colored...

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]]> 42055 It’s Time for a Raid Pastiche in Daredevil #29! https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/15/its-time-for-a-raid-pastiche-in-daredevil-29/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25221 Matt Murdock has a good ol’ fashioned yard fight in the rain in Daredevil #29. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #29 finds the Goop gone but the problems remaining. Matt on the inside is having to deal with escalating violence while on...

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]]> 25221 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay in Daredevil #28 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/11/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-in-daredevil-28/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22659 The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra...

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]]> 22659 Daredevil Tangles with Inner (and Outer) Evil in Daredevil #27 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/12/daredevil-tangles-with-inner-and-outer-evil-in-daredevil-27/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14974 Matt faces the beast within while Elektra takes care of the the ones outside! It’s Daredevil #27 written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Marco Chechetto and Mike Hawthorne, inked by Marco Chechetto and Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Vishal Gullapalli: Justin! We’ve almost gotten through “King in Black”!...

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]]> 14974 Ol Hornhead Gets Goopy In Daredevil #26 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/28/ol-hornhead-gets-goopy-in-daredevil-26/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13686 Hell’s Kitchen gets gooped in Daredevil #26. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Mike Hawthorne & Marco Checchetto, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, this twenty-sixth installment finds Matt Murdock and Elektra’s lives interrupted by the God of Symbiotes. Inside Matt struggles to survive a Knull-infested Rikers...

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]]> 13686 Sometimes All You Need is a Good Friend in Daredevil #23! https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/21/sometimes-all-you-need-is-a-good-friend-in-daredevil-23/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:00:46 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9024 Matt prepares for his trial with the help of an old flame in the form of Kirsten McDuffie, as the Kingpin reemerges into crime in this tale written by Chip Zdarsky, Art by Marco Chechetto, Colors by Marcio Menyz, and Letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles. Vishal Gullapalli: Chip does it again! Every issue I wonder...

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