Marcus To - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:15:41 +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 Marcus To - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 1993 guest stars in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s X-Force #10/300 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/20/xforce-10-preview/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52265 Once upon a time, two righteous dudes named Fabian Nicieza and Greg Capullo wrote and drew a book called X-Force, about a bunch of extreme young adults finding their way in the world with the help of their large, swollen gun dad. Sometimes, their large, swollen gun dad, whom they called Cable, would disappear for...

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]]> 52265 ON THE X-MANHUNT: X-Force #9 lays a giant egg https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/23/xforce-9/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52007 Sage and Professor X go way back, to another war and another time. But now, in his hour of need, will Sage use her talents to aid the professor’s quest, or put a stop to his manic mission? X-Force #9, the penultimate chapter of “X-Manhunt,” was written by Geoffrey Thorne, pencilled by Marcus To, colored...

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]]> 52007 The team visits Wakanda in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/22/xforce-2-preview/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49922 Y’ever notice when they convene a meeting of all of the Marvel super-geniuses, Forge isn’t there? No one asked Forge to join the Illuminati when the Skrulls were invading, or when the incursions started. You never see Forge on a Zoom call with Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man and Hank Pym and Beast and Shuri...

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]]> 49922 X-Force’s new strike team misses the mark https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/31/xforce-1-2024/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49742 The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-Force — Askani, Captain Britain, Sage, Surge and newcomer Tank — in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission. X-Force #1 is written by...

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]]> 49742 Remembering Krakoa: How the last 5 years of X-Men comics changed a life, and a website https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/20/remembering-krakoa/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49305 ‘ It was the last week of July, 2019. House of X #1 had come out and I wasn’t convinced. I loved the artwork. I was interested in what Jonathan Hickman was setting up. My growing group of comics-obsessed friends were already proclaiming it a hit. But I was still spending that week being the...

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]]> 49305 Forge invents a new iteration of X-Force by Thorne and To https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/09/xforce-thorne-to/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:22:19 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48505 Marvel on Tuesday announced a new volume of X-Force, written by Geoffrey Thorne (Green Lantern) and drawn by Marcus To (Excalibur). The latest iteration of the team is centered on Forge, so hot right now after the adaptation of “Lifedeath” on X-Men ’97, and includes mutant “it” couple Betsy Braddock and Rachel Summers (no codenames...

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]]> 48505 ‘Tis the season for retcons in X-Men Blue: Origins! https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/01/tis-the-season-for-retcons-in-x-men-blue-origins/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47292 The Krakoan era draws closer to the end with a massive retcon in X-Men Blue: Origins by Si Spurrier, Marcus To, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Ceci De La Cruz, and Joe Caramagna! Tony Thornley: Oh my goodness, I don’t think any of us quite knew what to expect with this. I think we can probably...

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]]> 47292 A New Day Dawns In The Latest Trek Talks https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/16/a-new-day-dawns-in-the-latest-trek-talks/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47165 The Day of Blood is over, and the crews of the Defiant and the Theseus turn their attention toward their futures in an all new Trek Talks! Star Trek: Defiant #8 and #9, written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Mike Feehan, colors by Marissa Louise and letters by Clayton Cowles, #9 inked by Maria...

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]]> 47165 Rogue Robots, a Day with Dick and Cat vs. Mask in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/23/rogue-robots-a-day-with-dick-and-cat-vs-mask-in-batchat/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45811 The robot rebellion is here, and Batman and Superman are its prisoners. But as other heroes leap into the fray, can the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel figure out how to stop the AI revolt in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #16, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and...

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]]> 45811 BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 42: The Chips Are Down https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/07/batchat-with-matt-will-episode-42-the-chips-are-down/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41908 This week starts a new era in the ongoing Batman series, as new writer Chip Zdarsky takes over, making him the first writer to write both the Batman and Daredevil ongoings at the same time. And since both Matt & Will are fans of Zdarsky’s other crime work, well, what better time to look at...

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]]> 41908 It’s Three Strikes, and Excalibur Is Outta Here with Issue #26 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/15/its-three-strikes-and-excalibur-is-outta-here-with-issue-26/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35998 Merlyn and King Arthur have taken the Starlight Citadel. Saturnyne still lives, but not for long. Betsy Braddock must decide once and for all where her loyalties lie. There is no haven for the witchbreed. Can they hold on to their champion, here at the twilight of an age? Find out in Excalibur #26, written...

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]]> 35998 A War in Otherworld? It’s Deja Vu All Over Again in Excalibur #24 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/06/a-war-in-otherworld-its-deja-vu-all-over-again-in-excalibur-24/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34380 The ten kingdoms of Otherworld must decide: Are Excalibur heroes of the realm, or witchbreed to be put to the stake? The peace brought to Otherworld by their X of Swords victory comes to an end in Excalibur #24, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Marcus To, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana...

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]]> 34380 Excalibur #23: Are We All DOOM’d? https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/08/excalibur-23-asks-are-we-all-doomd/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33377 As guardians of the gate, Excalibur has sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within, but their duties are tested to their limits when DOOM returns to Avalon. The team escorts a dictator in Excalibur #23, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Marcus To, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher.

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]]> 33377 Hey! Quit Playing Games With Our Hearts Excalibur #22 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/hey-quit-playing-games-with-our-hearts-excalibur-22/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30909 Has Saturnyne's gamble paid off? We'll find out in Excalibur #22. By Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher.

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]]> 30909 Psylocke Vs Captain Britain In Our X-Clusive Excalibur #19 Preview https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/18/psylocke-vs-captain-britain-in-our-x-clusive-excalibur-19-preview/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:02:07 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23171 It had to happen. Ever since Betsy Braddock was returned to her original body, we knew she would be forced to reckon with what she had done. In Excalibur #19, we finally see it happen. After bumbling out her feelings to an alternate reality Psylocke, Betsy Braddock has had her relationship to Kwannon on her...

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