Penultiman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:31:31 +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 Penultiman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Hollow Heart, Future State, an Uncanny X-Men Omnibus and More Staff Picks for 2/17 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/15/hollow-heart-future-state-an-uncanny-x-men-omnibus-and-more-staff-picks-for-2-17/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15176 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: Hollow Heart #1: We’ve heard this new Vault Comics series described as a queer spin on The Shape of Water, in which a mechanic falls in love with a jumble of organs that...

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]]> 15176 EXCLUSIVE Preview: Penultiman is in chains in series finale https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/11/exclusive-preview-penultiman-in-chains-in-ahoy-series-finale/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15028 Penultiman, the hero from humanity’s far-flung future sent back in time to live with his more primitive ancestors (that’d be us), has been beset by failure, self-doubt and a robot (Antepenultiman) who seems more beloved and better at his job than he will ever be. And it’s all clearly starting to wear on the man:...

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]]> 15028 The X (Ten) Spot: A Dark Interlude’s Density and the Joy of Sweet Smut https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/01/the-x-ten-spot-a-dark-interludes-density-and-the-joy-of-sweet-smut/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=10334 I have experimented with different columns and different formats over the five or so years I’ve been writing about comics, but you, Loyal Content Consumer, don’t necessarily care about that; no, you care about the comics, and I want to care about the comics with you. When I’m curled up in my big ratty office...

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]]> 11450 More Swords, More Zords and Parental Horrors Await in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2020/11/09/more-swords-more-zords-and-parental-horrors-await-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9392 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick Marauders #15: When we last left our favorite mutants, they’d had a lovely dinner getting to know their Arakkan counterparts, until Wolverine ruined it by [redacted] Saturnyne. Find out what happens next...

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]]> 9392 Indie Triple Play: Reviews of ‘Penultiman,’ ‘No One’s Rose’ and ‘American Ronin’ https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/08/indie-triple-play-reviews-of-penultiman-no-ones-rose-and-american-ronin/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8749 It's time to face your parent issues, save the environment and go on a top-secret mission as Dan Grote reviews AHOY's Penultiman #1 and Zack Jenkins reviews Vault's No One's Rose #5 and AWA's American Ronin #1.

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]]> 8749 Batman Ends the Joker War, ‘X of Swords’ Continues, American Vampire and More Staff Picks for Oct. 7 https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/05/batman-ends-the-joker-war-x-of-swords-continues-american-vampire-and-more-staff-picks-for-oct-7/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8729 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. This Week, in ‘X of Swords‘ Marauders #13: Storm visits her former in-laws in Wakanda to request their aid against the forces of Arakko as the X-Men event continues. Vita Ayala (Children of the...

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