New Gods - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:47:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 New Gods - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The New Gods #5 Asks What Happens When We Die? https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/18/the-new-gods-5-asks-what-happens-when-we-die/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52282 Lightray deserved better — but what happens when hope dies? It’s a question that concerns everyone, in The New Gods #5, written by Ram V, drawn by Evan Cagle and Andrew MacLean, colored by Francesco Segala, and lettered by Tomorrow Napolitano What Happens When We Die? It is a question with no verifiable answer —...

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]]> 52282 A whole Summer of Superman? In this economy? According to this week’s CXF Staff Picks, yes. https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/16/staff-picks-april16/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52225 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: Summer of Superman Special: When John Henry Irons and...

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]]> 52225 Highfather unlocks Super Saiyan mode in DC’s The New Gods #4 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/new-gods/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52014 War has come to the New Gods, and they must fight to hold onto everything they hold dear. What will they sacrifice to keep the dream of New Genesis alive? Join the fight in The New Gods #4, written by Ram V, drawn by Bernard Chang and Evan Cagle, colored by Francesco Segala and lettered...

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]]> 52014 Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/staff-picks-march19/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52000 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. Jake’s pick: Absolute Flash #1: Without the mentor, without the family,...

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]]> 52000 A lore drop clicks things into place in DC’s The New Gods #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/22/new-gods-3/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51793 Scott Free and Barda are still on the search for the child who may just bring about the end of the Fourth World, not knowing they are up against secret machinations laid down by Metron for his own mysterious ends. Before that, though, the Chronicler pulls Metron aside to tell him a story of how...

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]]> 51793 Zatanna and the Jersey Devil lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/19/staff-picks-feb19/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51742 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: Zatanna #1: Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is...

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]]> 51742 Dread, guilt and a clearer picture in DC’s New Gods #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/15/new-gods-2/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51372 Darkseid is dead. And to some, it looks like the rest of the New Gods aren’t far behind. Prophecies and destinies rear their ugly heads, as skies darken and declare the end of everything the gods of New Genesis and Apokolips hold dear. Big things are afoot, and everyone is scrambling — for power, for...

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]]> 51372 The Ultimate Wolverine snikts it up in the 6160 at the top of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/15/staff-picks-jan1-2/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51368 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: Ultimate Wolverine #1: To maintain control of their corner...

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]]> 51368 DC’s New Gods #1’s art dazzles as its story leaves us wanting more https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/19/new-gods-1/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51175 Darkseid is dead, and there is a void in the universe, throwing intricately held balances into disarray. As the cosmos adjusts to the loss of this important figure, Metron is granted a vision of what’s to come — a child, destined to either change the world as we know it or bring it all crashing...

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]]> 51175 You have new New Gods now, and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/18/staff-picks-dec18/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51122 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. Dan’s pick: New Gods #1: An old god has died, and...

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]]> 51122 New Gods, an X-Men crossover and … Snotgirl? 11 comics we’re excited for in December https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/06/december-solicits/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50330 Y’know, this site’s made most of its bones covering X-Men comics over the years, but real talk? We’re more excited about what’s coming out of DC these days. We scoured the December solicits, and most of what we’re jazzed for is coming out from the Distinguished Competition: big creators taking big swings with characters who...

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]]> 50330 Darkseid is … Not a Spear Guy. What That One Still from the Snyder Cut Gets Wrong about the DC Big Bad https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/11/darkseid-is-not-a-spear-guy-what-that-one-still-from-the-snyder-cut-gets-wrong-about-the-dc-big-bad/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8205 The first weekend of the DC FanDome — a 24-hour, multiplatform, virtual hype fest that continues this weekend — included among its many trailers, featurettes and celebrity interviews an image of Darkseid wielding a spear from the vaunted “Snyder Cut” of Justice League.  It gave me pause. The spear is a versatile weapon. It can...

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