A lot of Marvel’s classic villains have had face turns over the years. Magneto became the headmaster of Xavier’s school. Doctor Doom has saved the entire multiverse (for his own nefarious ends, but still). Heck, most of your Steve Ditko-created Spider-rogues have tried being a good guy at least once. But the Red Skull? The…
Hadad is here to end our universe. Eternity, sensing the coming cataclysm, abandons the universe to seek the help of The One Above All — the only entity benevolent and powerful enough to defeat the first storm god. With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being…
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. Austin’s pick: The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!: It starts with…
I’m an ’80s baby, raised on bad sitcoms and movies with heavy-handed messages (and great soundtracks). The idea of Blackness then was still shrouded in otherness: Most programs either sought seamless integration with some small Black aesthetic flairs, or played up those Black aesthetics for comedic impact. So many of those shows seemed to be…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · Our Son Pete Episode 29: The One with the Naked Gun (Excalibur #114 with Matt Lazorwitz) Dan’s CXF Interview Podcast co-host Matt Lazorwitz returns to talk about Excalibur #114, in which Pete reveals his past with Sari St. Hubbins. But really this episode is about the 1988 movie The Naked Gun….
After the dismal Captain America: Brave New World and the surprisingly endearing Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios has released one of its trickiest flicks yet based on the historically difficult-to-adapt Fantastic Four. Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn; and is written by Joshua Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and…
While the Chris Claremont/John Byrne run of Uncanny X-Men is rightly regarded as a creative high water mark for the series, containing some of its best-known and beloved stories (including “Proteus,” “The Dark Phoenix Saga” and “Days of Future Past”), their run ended somewhat abruptly, with Byrne departing after one-too-many “Colossus ripping up a stump”…
As a hero shooter in the vein of Overwatch, Marvel Rivals’ success is strongly intertwined with its ability to maintain the diversity of its roster. Thankfully, the Marvel Universe has no shortage of unique characters to pull from. Marvel Rivals launched with 33 playable heroes, and will feature 41 by the end of Season 3,…
Thwip. Snikt. Bamf. ZARK. Thanks to sound effects both hand-drawn and lettered, we know the sound certain Marvel characters make when they do their iconic moves. But only one of them is the sound of red beams of concussive force escaping from a man’s eyeballs. When did ZARK become that sound? No idea. The internet…
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: Star Wars: The High Republic — The Finale #1:…
It goes without saying, but superheroes need to fight stuff, and more often than not when they’re in ocean waters, they encounter sharks. Now, according to the 20th anniversary edition of the Worst Case Scenario Handbook, there are a few things you can do to fend off a shark attack, but most of them boil…
MILES MORALES MEETS AN ALL-NEW HULK! The THEOMACHY rages as MILES MORALES fights a losing battle against the ancient and overwhelming power of ARES, GOD OF WAR, and his champions! But wait – Miles’ newest recruit is a gamma-powered HULK?! Miles Morales: Spider-Man #34 written by Cody Ziglar, drawn by Marco Renna, colored by Bryan Valenza…
Remember when Phoenix ate a star and killed a planet of Asparagus People, and then the recently-deceased Jim Shooter told creators Chris Claremont and John Byrne they had to scuttle their plans to lobotomize her as punishment, so they killed her instead, thereby creating one of the most memorable and impactful endings to a superhero…
People really like sharks. I get it, they’re graceful, powerful, nonstop death machines with mouths filled with endless quantities of razor-sharp teeth. What’s not to love? The creators behind decades of Marvel comics are no exception. They love their sharks too, which means there are a healthy number of shark species, shark races and shark-related…
Marvel on Thursday kept the Doug times rolling with a sneak peek at the second month of X-Men: Age of Revelation, fall’s big event that will transform the X-line into a dark future ruled by Doug Ramsey, aka Revelation, the heir of Apocalypse. Marvel announced 17 new books last week, all dropping in October, to…