The year was 1996. I was 16 years old and had only been collecting comics for about three years. It was the summer of Onslaught. I remember being excited for the big linewide crossover. Finally, the thing the X-books had been teasing since the end of the Age of Apocalypse – not to mention the…
Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mutant Manuel de la Rocha staged a fight between his ally Julian Keller and Jersey City’s favorite do-gooder, Ms. Marvel, to provoke a crackdown on mutants, so that radicalized, even-more-oppressed mutants would support Manuel’s fake revolution. See whether his evil plan works in NYX #5, written by Jackson Lanzing…
In honor of the launch of a new Psylocke solo series, we’re updating the longstanding Xavier Files entry on everyone’s favorite telepathic ninja! Remember, you can help choose who we add to our Mutant Master Rankings. Support ComicsXF on Patreon at the $8-a-month level or higher, and you can request either a new entry to…
Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…
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. Tony’s pick: GI Joe #1: Conrad Hauser, Codename Duke, has assembled…
In August, we wrote about how DC’s new line of $9.99 Compact Comics, collecting classic, evergreen stories in digest format, were just what comics needed to attract new readers. Apparently, plenty of people agreed with us, because DC on Tuesday announced second — and in one case a third — printings of its 10 launch…
The election. Good god, the election. His stupid face. Gleeful ignorance. Elon Musk. A single square of toilet paper on an otherwise barren roll. Decaf coffee. Stephen Miller. Four more years. There are any number of reasons to sink slowly, softly and sadly into blackness. These are some of my reasons to keep my head…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 328: Alex Segura talks Alter Ego, The Question, Star Wars and more Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his new novel Alter Ego, the release of The Legendary Lynx in trade, DC’s The Question: All Along the Watchtower, his recent Star Wars work,…
The horrors around us, they persist. But so does the Spirit of Vengeance. Adam and Zack continue celebrating Halloween longer than most people by talking about Ghost Rider because it was the best use of their mental energy on a Tuesday night. Ranked This Episode:
OK, let me see if I’ve got this straight: Sophie is the one currently starring apart from her sisters in NYX but who is still very much in on their current plot alongside Hellion and Empath. Esme is the one who went nuts on Kick and appeared to be in love with Magneto … or…
The entire roster of the Ultimates unites for the first time in this high-octane, climactic conclusion of the first arc. Iron Lad has a plan to defeat the Hulk, the most powerful and imposing member of the Maker’s Council. But has he gotten his team in over their heads? The Ultimates #6 is written by…
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. Bonus pick: Absolute Superman #1: Without the fortress, without the family,…
Writer Zeb Wells ends his nearly three-year run on Amazing Spider-Man with a quiet issue #60 alongside artists John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, Paolo Rivera, Todd Nauck and Patrick Gleason; inkers Scott Hanna and Mark Farmer; colorists Marcio Menyz, Rachelle Rosenberg and Edgar Delgado; and letterer Joe Caramagna, while Joe Kelly, Mark Buckingham, Delgado and…
Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we can’t start prepping for New Year’s? You people make no sense. Anyway, we here at CXF took a peek at the January solicits, and here are a few of the things we’re excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration…
Our redesign team finally gets to the X-Men’s stalwart leader: Cyclops. Scott Summers is the team’s boy scout, the brains and planner, and instantly recognizable with that glowing red visor. He’s had many looks through more than 60 years of publication, from the original training uniform in 1963 to the classic Jim Lee look from…