Battle Of The Atom: Canada Day with Anna Peppard
We were going to release this on Canada Day, but that darn novel coronavirus got in the way. Anyway, Anna is here and we are going to talk about John Byrne a lot. Ranked This Episode
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This ComicsXF editor walked 50 miles, and he will walk 50 more with Marvel Move
I have walked over 50 miles for this article, and I plan to walk many more. In that time, I have learned a few things. Like how I can outrun neither Sentinels nor dinosaurs, and that perhaps it’s best to turn Chases Mode off to spare me the humiliation of finding out what else I…
-[A]- fights a big, metal bird in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #3
2024 seems to be the year the X-Office remembered Archangel exists. Warren Kenneth Worthington III did not get a lot to do on Krakoa. He died in the initial Orchis raid in House of X (and was resurrected). He co-led a five-issue miniseries, X-Corp, in 2021 that we didn’t love. And then for a while…
Colossus gives Logan a hug in our EXCLUSIVE cover reveal for Wolverine: Revenge #3
Boy, Colossus sure seems excited to see Wolverine. Look at the size of that bear hug! Do you think Piotr is thinking about that time Wolverine and Nightcrawler let Juggernaut beat the shit out of him at a bar? Or maybe he’s thinking about the time the X-Men let his sister die of the Legacy…
INTERVIEW: Kaare Andrews talks about returning to the world of Spider-Man: Reign
There are many comics that are underrated, many comics that are controversial and many comics that have been given the wrong shake. Kaare Andrews’ Spider-Man: Reign is one such work. A flawed, messy, brilliant comic that engages with the time it came out while remaining relevant to this day, full of evocative imagery, fantastic fight…
Absolute Power begins absolutely at the top of this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. Starting this week, new DC books come out Wednesdays along with everything else. Tony’s pick: Absolute Power #1: DC’s big summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen has at last given Amanda Waller the…
Marvel announces Sentinels by Paknadel & Mason and Mystique by Shalvey
Earlier this week, we posted a series-by-series breakdown of each of the upcoming X-Men From the Ashes series. Then Marvel went and dropped two more. Jerks. Marvel on Thursday announced Sentinels, a five-issue miniseries by writer Alex Paknadel (All Against All) and artist Justin Mason (Spider-Punk: Arms Race), launching Oct. 9. The series will follow…
Psy-Crow is still a thing in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men: Blood Hunt: Psylocke
One of the many pleasant surprises of the Krakoan era was the budding romance between a post-Betsy Psylocke, now in her own body, and John Greycrow. Y’see, Greycrow used to be a real piece of shit. Except his idea of sloppy steaks at Truffoni’s was killing all the Morlocks. But people can change, no matter…
Illyana Lights up the Night in X-Men: Blood Hunt – Magik #1!
When X-Men: Blood Hunt Magik #1 begins, Illyana Rasputina is reminiscing about a childhood story of the warrior knight Ilya Muromets. He was a sickly child confined to bed for 33 years until he was miraculously healed by two strangers and gifted with super strength. From there, he became a hero who fought against darkness….
The ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the X-Men: From the Ashes era
Welcome to the ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the new era of X-Men comics. The last few years saw a new dawn for the House of X: Mutants reigned (for a while) but were always destined to fall. And From the Ashes of the mutant island nation of Krakoa, this is what comes next. What do…
Magik, Zatanna and some non-magic users in this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Magik #1: After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next. But…
What to read to get to know 3 of the incoming X-Men writers
As of this month’s X-Men #35, Krakoa has magically blipped out of this plane of existence, like Poochy returning to his home planet. The Great Reset button has been hit. Kieron Gillen is gone. Al Ewing is gone. Gerry Duggan is gone. Apart from some Blood Hunt tie-ins and Steve Foxe and Netho Diaz’s Heir…
Re-Terrigenesis in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #4
Ms. Marvel’s short-circuiting powers can no longer be ignored, but fortunately for her, the Inhumans are here to help. Kamala needs as much help as she can get, as Dr. Nitika Gaiha finally puts her plan into action, in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #4, written by Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada, drawn by Scott Godlewski,…
Holy crap, the Upstarts are back in Marvel’s September X-Men solicits
In September, the X-Men and their friends are going to fight: Wow. Just wow. I don’t how to feel about that last one. Take a scroll through Marvel’s September X-Men solicits and see what you think. NYX #3 Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZINGArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOSTAND TOGETHER OR DIE ALONE! To Anole –…
Vampire respectability politics in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Vengeance of the Moon Knight #6
Marvel’s Blood Hunt is a story about vampires using magic to block out the sun so they can feast endlessly on the world and its inhabitants. But did you know there are good vampires, too? Ones who have fought to control their thirst for human blood and are attempting to use their experiences to fight…