Battle Of The Atom: Attempted Cannibalism
With apologies to our neighbors up north, this sure is not the nicest thing anyone has ever recorded about Canada. Ranked This Episode:
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Battle Of The Atom: Cats ≠ Dogs
I know cats aren’t dogs. I don’t know if Jeff Loeb does. Ranked this episode:
That’s (nearly) a wrap on the Krakoa era in May’s X-Men comics
One more month. One more month of Krakoa. One more month till we find out what’s next. One more month till we find out whether this Gail Simone Free Comic Book Day story has anything to do with anything. One more month (or maybe two) until we learn what that “From the Ashes” teaser means….
X CXF reactions to the X-Men ‘97 Trailer
After several delays, it seems Marvel and Disney+ are finally ready to release their continuation of the original X-Men: The Animated Series television show and have unveiled a teaser trailer to hype the impending return. Does this new show have what it takes to simultaneously recapture its audience from 27 years ago and inspire a…
Beast didn’t start the fire in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #49
Last time, in X-Force #48, the team awakened a clone of Beast whose memories date to when he was a member of the New Defenders, meaning he’s missed out on about three “We Didn’t Start the Fire”s’ worth of events. Don’t worry, Hank, we’ll catch you up. Defenders split, X-FactorThen the Mutant MassacreWarren gets some…
The Maximoff twins fall out again in Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1
The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been heroes, friends, family heads and occasionally villains, but, above all, they are twins who look out for each other. So when Wanda receives a letter from the recently deceased Magneto that would upset Pietro, she burns it before her brother can read it. But her choice drives them…
The X-Men fight back in Fall of the House of X #2, but whose X-Men are they?
The latest Fall is a wall-to-wall brawl, y’all! The X-Men fight for their lives and find unexpected allies amid their breakneck race toward their latest ending in Fall of the House of X #2 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: Happy…
Polaris will have you seeing green in a special Valentine’s Day Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, you’ve had some rough ones lately. Don’t screw this up. Written by…
The road to the fireworks factory goes ever on in Avengers #9 and #10!
It’s an all out brawl between the Avengers and the Twilight Court! Gods vs. gods, kings vs. kings, icons against icons. Need we say more? The masterminds behind this certainly aren’t. The Avengers #9 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Francisco Mortarino, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit, with art…
Visit Satana’s orgy pad in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Blade #8
Given we’re headed toward a linewide Marvel event involving vampires, it’s probably a good time to check in on Blade, whose whole deal is killing vampires. Currently, Blade is trying to stop an ancient supernatural force called the Adana. To that end, he’s been going on various fetch quests and teaming up with Marvel characters…
EXCLUSIVE: Mystique revealed on this variant cover to X-Men Forever #1
Recently, right-wing pundits have begun to circulate the theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is a psy-op for the government, and that at halftime at the Super Bowl, they will preempt Usher to announce their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, using Swift’s vast influence as a pop culture icon to steer the…
Ultimate Black Panther #1 so far not that much different from the original
Khonshu and Ra, the force known together as Moon Knight, are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king, the Black Panther. Find out what happens next in Ultimate Black Panther #1, written…
The Ultimate line expands to Wakanda in this week’s Staff Picks
Mark’s pick: Ultimate Black Panther #1: In the wake of Ultimate Invasion, Khonshu and Ra — the force known together as Moon Knight — are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king,…
Redroot, Blood Dawns, Judas and Justice: An X-Men Infinity comic roundup
As the final curtain came down on the Hellfire Gala, Charles Xavier sent thousands of mutants away from Krakoa to places unknown, kickstarting the Fall of X era. As the X-office shuffled the deck, A-list mutants either returned to star in successful ongoing titles or were given headlining roles in miniseries. The vast majority found…
Synch’s having a rough time in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Men #31
I’m gonna be honest: I’m not loving this Talon-inside-Synch’s-body subplot in X-Men. It’s another example of the woman having to suffer to further the male hero’s arc, and it came during a week when Gerry Duggan was writing a lot of women — Laura, Emma Frost, Riri Williams, Jean Grey — as props for their…