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The X-Men’s Magik runs a solo mission and more of this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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: Magik #1: Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan…

Reading Between the Lines: How Paul Smith’s Fluid Style Made Him the Best X-Men Artist of All

Nola Pfau4 years ago4 years ago010 mins

Compared to other creators, Paul Smith drew very few issues of the Chris Claremont-Era Uncanny X-Men—ten issues between 165 and 175, and then a single-issue fill in years later, for #278. These weren’t the totality of his contributions; he also drew a few issues of X-Factor and an X-Men/Alpha Flight miniseries, among others, but for…