Marvel Cinematic Universe - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:16:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Marvel Cinematic Universe - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Eternals Assemble! Why Eternals and Avengers Just Can’t Stay Together https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/05/eternals-assemble-when-the-celestials-warriors-joined-earths-mightiest-heroes/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35094 Disney’s The Eternals represents perhaps the biggest swing of all from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an attempt to adapt a relatively obscure batch of sci-fi space-god characters from a ‘70s era comic by Marvel founding father Jack Kirby, then sell that adaptation to viewers in a post-Avengers world. Much like the MCU, the Eternals and...

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]]> 35094 Loki, Sylvie, and the End of the World in Loki Episode #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/25/loki-sylvie-and-the-end-of-the-world-in-loki-episode-3/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30115 Loki’s finally come face to face with himself – or has he? The Variant that the TVA has been hunting down calls herself Sylvie, and clearly wants nothing to do with the Loki name. A mad scramble and a ruined plan leaves the two on a moon on the verge of an apocalypse, and the...

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]]> 30115 Double Trouble in Loki Episode #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/17/double-trouble-episode-2-loki-tva-variant/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29743 He’s faced thunder gods, Avengers, fire giants, and even his own death – and now, Loki’s facing what may be his greatest challenge of all: on the job training. As a coerced consultant for the TVA, Loki’s tasked with tracking down his variant self, but being a team player has rarely been one of the...

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]]> 29743 Timekeeping Tyrants Frustrate a Glorious Purpose at Every Turn in Loki Episode #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/11/timekeeping-tyrants-frustrate-a-glorious-purpose-at-every-turn-in-loki-episode-1/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29317 Surprising absolutely no one, everyone’s favorite Norse God of Mischief has cheated death once again! Coming straight out of the events of Avengers: Endgame (or just 2012’s Avengers, depending on which timeline you’re counting), a past version of Loki has managed to escape Avengers custody with the Tesseract. Unfortunately, as far as the Time Variance...

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]]> 29317 Does Falcon and Winter Soldier Go Out with a Bang or a Whimper? https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/26/does-falcon-and-winter-soldier-go-out-with-a-bang-or-a-whimper/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25783 It’s the end of a long, winding, and politically muddled road in “One World, One People” from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: Welp the six week journey of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has concluded and despite looking like it would end strong last week with it’s high point, the...

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]]> 25783 Falcon and Winter Soldier #5 Finally Commits, but is it a little Too Late? https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/19/falcon-and-winter-soldier-5-finally-commits-but-is-it-a-little-too-late/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25379 A white man faces consequences, a Black man learns about Black History, and a cyborg begins his White Boy Summer in “Truth” from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: Another week, another Falcon and Winter Soldier! I am finding myself torn by being entertained and engaged by this episode and also just...

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]]> 25379 Things Go Very Awry For Sam and Bucky in The Falcon and Winter Soldier Episode #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/13/things-go-very-awry-for-sam-and-bucky-in-the-falcon-and-winter-soldier-episode-4/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24914 Ideologies come to ahead as John Walker, the Flag Smashers, and our titular Lads™ clash in “The Whole World is Watching”  from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: We are really in it now in this episode. This show is still pretty messy for me ideologically but now it’s finally committed to...

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]]> 24914 The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Episode #3 Continues to Not Take a Definitive Stance on…Anything https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/05/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-episode-3-continues-to-not-take-a-definitive-stance-on-anything/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24372 Sam and Bucky encounter An Old Enemy, A Forgotten Friend, and a New Locale in “Power Broker”  from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: We return to the life and times of Sam & Bucky! This week takes us to a locale that many X-Fans were either pleasantly surprised to see or...

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]]> 24372 Falcon and Winter Soldier Episode #2 Has Fun Moments, But Also Glaring Issues https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/29/falcon-and-winter-soldier-episode-2-has-fun-moments-but-also-glaring-issues/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23515 Shields are thrown, legacies are questioned, quips are tossed as Sam and Bucky finally reunite to meet John Walker, the new Captain America in “The Star-Spangled Man” from Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Kenneth Laster: Long ago, Kevin Fiege said that this television show about a man in a bird suit and a...

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]]> 23515 Bucky and Sam Team Up For Falcon and Winter Soldier…Just Not Quite Yet https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/22/bucky-and-sam-team-up-for-falcon-and-winter-soldier-just-not-quite-yet/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23323 Did you enjoy your week away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Doesn’t matter because they are BACK, BAYBEE! The Winged Avenger and The Assassin with a Metal Arm and a Heart of Gold (rusted maybe) are teaming up in Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. But not just yet… Kenneth Laster: Lads! Lads! Lads!...

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