Peach Momoko and Stan Sakai join forces in our EXCLUSIVE preview of SAI: Dimensional Rivals #1
Peach Momoko has assembled a collective of artists, all telling one story, with many parts, as Sai makes her way through the multiverse.
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A Tokyo Inferno in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Psylocke #10
In 1989’s “Inferno,” demons and demonic objects controlled by Madelyne Pryor terrorize New York. Daredevil gets beaten up by a vacuum. It’s fun. In 2025’s Psylocke #10, a possessed Kwannon and a group of Yokai, or Japanese demons, prepare to terrorize the Hand in Tokyo. Some things never go out of style. Funny-looking demons terrorizing…
Check out this EXCLUSIVE Joshua Swaby Psylocke variant cover reveal for September’s X-Men #22
Set aside the whole body swap thing for a second. You wanna know how we know Psylocke’s come a long way? In late 1992/early 1993, Marvel published a three-issue story in X-Men in which the team went to Siberia for Colossus family/Omega Red stuff, and Psylocke (then Betsy Braddock in Kwannon’s body) is depicted on…
Fallen Angels (2019) nostalgia in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Psylocke #6
Oh, that’s right, Psylocke had a kid. We first found out about Himeko in Fallen Angels (2019), where it’s revealed she died overdosing on an AI-infused drug (See kids, AI is bad; don’t let it do your homework for you). Later, in Hellions, Mister Sinister uses the promise of resurrecting Himeko to keep Kwannon in…
ComicsXF’s official ranking of the From the Ashes X-Men books
As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which — X-Men and Uncanny X-Men — ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. That’s a lot, and there’s more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring…
Great art masks familiar beats in Marvel’s Psylocke #3
Kwannon is hot on the trail of a mutant trafficking ring, but a dangerous new villain is tracking her. Has her past come back to haunt her, or has her investigation made her new enemies? And will the help of her lover, John Greycrow, be enough to turn the tide? Psylocke #3 is written by Alyssa…
DC’s Power Company rises while The Power Fantasy is collected in this week’s Staff Picks
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: DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1: The…
Kwannon checks on her boyfriend in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Psylocke #3
In Psylocke, a woman trained from childhood to be a weapon seeks to protect children from mutant traffickers. In Laura Kinney: Wolverine, a woman created in a lab to be a weapon seeks to protect young mutants from being exploited by the criminal underworld. In Magik, a woman trained from childhood to be a (magical)…
Mutant torture porn in Psylocke #2
With blood on her hands, Psylocke’s new life is already crumbling. Can she still be the hero the world needs her to be? And how will Shinobi Shaw help her with that? Psylocke #2 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratu, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. If there is…
You have new New Gods now, and more of this week’s Staff Picks
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…
Xavier Files entry 123: Psylocke (Kwannon)
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…
The X-Men’s Kwannon takes a vacation … OF PAIN … in Psylocke #1
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…
GI Joe fights for freedom as the X-Men’s Psylocke stabs … for … strudel? … in this week’s Staff Picks
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…
Part 2 of our From the Ashes series guide proves all the best X-Men are women … and Sentinels?
So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…
Psylocke to get her own solo series from Wong and Carratù
Cyclops and Psylocke’s relationship has come a long way. Think about it. Thirty or so years ago, a version of Psylocke that was a hybrid of Betsy Braddock and the assassin Kwannon tried to seduce Scott Summers by licking motor oil off his face, scaring him so badly that he ran away to Alaska (Fun…
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