Twenty years ago, Wanda Maximoff said, “No more mutants,” and Marvel spent the next 14 years or so trying to figure out how to give everybody their powers back. Also Wanda’s rep was damaged for a pretty long time. That, too. Then there was the whole not-a-mutant, not-Magneto’s-daughter thing. And that time she turned the…
The year was 2023. The war between Russia and Ukraine was still in its infancy. The Philadelphia Eagles lost the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs by a field goal but would come roaring back to trounce their cross-Kelce rivals two years later (GO BIRDS!). And, most importantly to this article, Marvel was trying…
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. Matt’s pick: Absolute Wonder Woman #15: The Mark of Hecate at…
“All the best X-Men are women,” the T-shirt says, and it’s true. X-Men – at least since Chris Claremont – has been a franchise built on powerful, beautiful women, and the men who snikt, zark and bamf for them. There are no Outback-era X-Men without Storm, Psylocke, Rogue and Dazzler. There’s no Blue and Gold…
The X-Men count among their number some of the most powerful mutants ever, including omega-level telepath/cosmic being Jean Grey, elemental Earth goddess Storm, and a short, hairy dude with knuckle knives. But one of the most powerful mutants ever has never donned the blue and gold of an X-Men uniform: Santa Claus. With comic sales…
One of my chief quibbles with “Age of Revelation” has been the loud use of deep-pull mutants without any real examination of why they’re there or what they think about the world they’ve created. And of course, it’s hard to do that when the story is only three months long and you have to zip…
Earlier this year, Marvel released Rogue: The Savage Land, a five-issue miniseries set during Anna Marie’s time in the Antarctic dinosaur jungle toward the end of Chris Claremont’s original run on Uncanny X-Men. It’s one of the many nostalgia minis Marvel has released in recent years, though the only one to feature Rogue in a…
The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with…
X years later, as a result of the actions of Rogue Red and Storm, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer Daniel Drumm, Rogue Red and Storm will face the ancient…
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. Adam’s pick: DC K.O. — Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1: It’s…
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This Dike Ruan variant cover to February’s Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1 reminds us of a wonderful essay Jude Jones wrote last year about the importance of Ororo’s natural hair texture. “Storm may not be a queen anymore, but she still wears a crown upon her head,” Jude wrote at the time in response to…
Hey, Google, is Daredevil’s butt a thing? What about in Marvel Rivals? Oh, OK. Check out our exclusive preview of Black Cat #5, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets. W: G. Willow Wilson | A: Gleb Melnikov | CA: Adam Hughes BLACK CAT…JAIL-BOUND?! Trapped and out of options, BLACK CAT has…
We get it, Rogue Red and Storm on the cover of Rogue Storm #3. You’re tired. Beat up. Angry. You wonder when it will end, these slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune. But you must dig down deep. Pick up your weapons. Pull those arrows out of your chest and use their bloody, splintered stumps…
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. Matt’s pick: Absolute Batman #15: Alfred reveals to Bruce the story…