World’s Finest Annual 2026 teams up Pa Kent, Alfred
When Justice League business calls Batman and Superman away, it’s up to Alfred Pennyworth and Pa Kent to save their super sons in World’s Finest Annual 2026.
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No more working for the man in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s X-Factor #10
And just like that, three of the OG From the Ashes titles are gone. First X-Force, then NYX and now X-Factor. That puts a lot of mutants back on the table. In additon to the many we haven’t seen since Krakoa blinked into the White Hot Room. That’s also a lot of marquee mutants to…
ON THE X-MANHUNT: Archangel is a Beyblade in X-Factor #8
Charles Xavier has escaped from prison, and X-Factor must track him down. But how will the X-Men react to X-Factor hunting their founder? And what will happen when Havok and Cyclops collide? X-Factor #8-slash-300 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Dan Grote: And…
Cyclops finds more mutant teams to vs. in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #8-slash-300
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN CYCLOPS AND HAVOK COLLIDE, the solicit blurb asks. Well, if it’s like any of the other times, nothing. Their powers cancel each other out. Every trading card has told us this. They’ll switch to fists for a little bit, get tired of that and eventually move to the last resort of…
Pyro doesn’t know how fire works in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #3
Let’s talk about Pyro. St. John Allerdyce is a former journalist and current romance novelist. He is a longtime member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and its attempt to go straight as Freedom Force. As a Marauder, he was one of the more entertaining examples of a villain finding a new role on Krakoa…
Our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #2 reminds us of the worst couples in comics
Is there a worse couple in comics than Havok and Polaris? Let’s go through some of the other offenders. Joker and Harley Quinn: Toxic, violent, abusive, but Harley eventually had the sense to leave her man and find love and acceptance with Poison Ivy. Storm and Black Panther: Shoved together on the thinnest of continuity…
BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat Goes to the Dogs
Batman is a loner. Except for Alfred, the Robins, the Batgirls, Signal, Batwoman and the Justice League. But before many of those characters, there was Ace the Bathound, the first of numerous Bat pets, mostly brought into the cave by Damian, another noted loner , and that club now includes Titus, Alfred the tuxedo cat…
The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age & more
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age and more Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age, AHOY Comics’ My Bad and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Your favorite mutant just blew up in X-Factor #1
A new mutant arms race sweeps the globe. International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to…
Joker enters the fray in ‘Tec, plus Dark Age and Brave & the Bold in BatChat
Batman is gathering the forces he needs to bring down the Orghams. The Orghams are gathering the forces they feel they need to cement their hold over Gotham and stop Batman. And Catwoman is reaching out to the one person neither side wants to deal with. The lead story of Detective Comics #1,085 is written…
The government gets a mutant team again in X-Factor by Russell and Quinn
While there have been many iterations of X-Factor since 1985, one of the most memorable has been the government-sponsored, workplace-comedy team first written by Peter David and drawn by Larry Stroman. The X-Men’s Great Post-Krakoa Reset will include such a team as it resurrects the X-Factor brand for a new volume by writer Mark Russell…
Bruce visits Gotham, Vietnam and the Slag Galaxy in BatChat
Batman is back in Gotham, and the city has changed. The Orghams have made it clean, but at a cost of the city. He must gather his allies again and make a final stand. But Catwoman seeks help from a most unexpected source. The lead story of Detective Comics #1,084 is written by Ram V,…
A Dark Age, a Joker-Luthor team-up and a desert journey ends in BatChat
Batman has reached the end of his journey across the sands. Now, all that remains is the last temptation by Dr. Hurt and the Demon Barbatos. Batman must step up and face these dark spirits down to rise from this journey reborn. And in Gotham, the Question finds evidence of the truth she has sought,…
2 Pieces of [Poop Emoji], Plus Traveling to Mars and The Gimmick
Ron DeSantis is a pile of human excrement molded into human form and stuffed into a suit. The comic about him isn’t so great either. Political Power: Ron DeSantis is written by Michael Frizell, drawn and colored by Martin Gimenez, lettered by Benjamin Gilbert and published by TidalWave Productions. Roy remains the center of the…
Will Found the Softcore on ComiXology (Also: Traveling to Mars, Where Monsters Lie, Paklis)
Some tiny boys go to the beach, and some big girls are mean to them. Yup, softcore porn has come to ComiXology in Cousins #1 by Tonara Cluric. Roy is still drifting toward the red planet, accompanied only by memories and his faithful rovers and otherwise alone. Or is he? Traveling to Mars #5 is…