Radiant Black - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:23:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Radiant Black - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Dani Moonstar goes solo and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/04/dani-moonstar-goes-solo-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56152 The New Mutants' Dani Moonstar finally gets a solo series as DC K.O. and Beneath the Trees wrap. What comics are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 56152 Hawkgirl Returns and Star Trek Cries for Blood in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/19/hawkgirl-returns-and-star-trek-cries-for-blood-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46022 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and...

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]]> 46022 The C2E2 Tapes: Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott Get Supermassive https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/08/the-c2e2-tapes-kyle-higgins-and-ryan-parrott-get-supermassive/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37833 In December, ComicsXF’s intrepid head honcho, Zachary Jenkins, hit the floor of C2E2 with a microphone in his hand and a hankering to talk to as many creators as he could get five minutes alone with. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of those interviews. Thirty years ago, Image Comics introduced the...

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]]> 37833 Get Ready for a Color-Coded Team-Up in Image’s Radiant Black #7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/19/get-ready-for-a-color-coded-team-up-in-images-radiant-black-7/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32891 Picking up from the shocking ending of issue #5, Radiant Black’s life just got a whole lot more complicated. Pursued by a new enemy and not sure whom to trust, will our hero escape with his life? Or is this the beginning of the end? Issue #7 is written by Kyle Higgins, drawn by Marcelo...

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]]> 32891 Interview: Kyle Higgins Breaks Down the First Arc of Image’s Radiant Black https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/03/interview-kyle-higgins-breaks-down-the-first-arc-of-images-radiant-black/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32259 Note: This feature discusses plot points through the first six issues of Radiant Black. Trade waiters be warned. Image Comics’ new series Radiant Black, created by writer Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing) and artist Marcelo Costa, introduced readers to failed writer Nathan Burnett. Nathan is 30, debt-ridden and recently moved back home with...

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]]> 32259 Planet-Sized X-Men, Static Returns and More Staff Picks for 6/16 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/14/planet-sized-x-men-static-returns-and-more-staff-picks-for-6-16/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29389 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick (but honestly, aren’t we all hype?): Planet-Sized X-Men #1: It’s a red issue, drawn by Pepe Larraz (and written by “Uncle” Gerry Duggan). THE X-MEN ARE GOING TO MARS, BABY! I mean, no,...

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]]> 29389 The Fantastic Four Get Old, the Hulk Goes Prehistoric and More Staff Picks for 5/19 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/17/the-fantastic-four-get-old-the-hulk-goes-prehistoric-and-more-staff-picks-for-5-19/ Mon, 17 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27520 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: Fantastic Four Life Story #1: Marvel attempts to replicate the formula behind 2019’s Spider-Man Life Story by sending the FF aging through the decades, courtesy of writer Mark Russell (Second Coming) and artist...

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]]> 27520 WMQ&A Episode 157: Kyle Higgins’ Radiant Black Bath Bombs https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/27/wmqa-episode-157-kyle-higgins-radiant-black-bath-bombs/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25785 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 157: Kyle Higgins' Radiant Black Bath Bombs Writer Kyle Higgins joins the show to talk about his Image series Radiant Black, writing about writing, finding out as a kid that none of his friends liked Power Rangers anymore, and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,...

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]]> 25785 A Superman Anthology, Kaiju Mania, Protocol V and More Staff Picks for 3/17 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/15/a-superman-anthology-kaiju-mania-protocol-v-and-more-staff-picks-for-3-17/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22840 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Superman: Red & Blue #1: DC’s horny for anthologies anymore, so enjoy this one dedicated to the Man of Steel, featuring stories by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Wes Craig,...

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]]> 22840 The X Spot: Pee Pee, Poo Poo, Woo Woo Batman is the Worst Batman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/13/the-x-spot-pee-pee-poo-poo-woo-woo-batman-is-the-worst-batman/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 14:33:10 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15164 We’re reading Artists, Writers and Artisans books this week, Loyal Content Consumer. And, yes, that’s the name of a real comic book publisher and not at all an attempt to game any sort of alphabetical listing system. Who are the Artisans who are not Artists? Letterers are artists, rights? Maybe it’s editors. Editing is a...

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]]> 15164 Image’s Next Great Hope, Radiant Black, Leads off Our Staff Picks for 2/10 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/08/images-next-great-hope-radiant-black-leads-off-our-staff-picks-for-2-10/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14686 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick: Radiant Black #1: What if Peter Parker became a Tokusatsu hero? Find out in this new Image series by former Mighty Morphin Power Rangers writer Kyle Higgins and artist Marcelo Costa. ($3.99) Check...

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]]> 14686 Advance Review: Image’s Radiant Black Charming Enough to Hook Even Non-Tokusatsu Fans https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/19/advance-review-images-radiant-black-charming-enough-to-hook-even-non-tokusatsu-fans/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13176 I’m not a Tokusatsu gal. The Japanese tradition of costumed superheroes with outrageous names fighting endless goons and flamboyant monsters in a seemingly infinite sea of quarries should, by all accounts, be extremely my kind of thing. But whether it’s Power Rangers, Kamen Rider or Ultraman, every attempt I’ve made to dive into the genre...

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