Rainbow Rowell - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:32:11 +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 Rainbow Rowell - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Take an early, EXCLUSIVE look at next month’s Runaways #2, a One World Under Doom tie-in https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/13/runaways-2-first-look/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:32:07 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53035 Teen heroes hit different depending on the era they’re introduced and how they develop over time. Spider-Man was the bullied nerd turned power fantasy with a monkey’s paw. Kitty Pryde is your kid sister who’s better than you at everything. Ms. Marvel was a plucky can-do superhero for the Obama era. The New Mutants were...

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]]> 53035 She-Hulk #15 ends the series before we can get our Punch Club jackets https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/31/she-hulk-15-ends-the-series-before-we-can-get-our-punch-club-jackets/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46158 Aliens in New York? It must be Wednesday. Luckily, New York’s got no shortage of superheroes at hand, and it’s time for She-Hulk and the Pugnacious Punch Club to defend their city — with a little last-minute help from everyone’s favorite playing-card themed superhero! It’s all the action you’ve been waiting for in the somewhat...

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]]> 46158 Just Say No to the Scoundrel in She-Hulk #14 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/30/just-say-no-to-the-scoundrel-in-she-hulk-14/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:43:03 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45881 The Scoundrel continues to be the absolute worst at taking “no” for an answer, and with Jen’s heart, she’s finding it harder and harder to say the word. Attempting to blow up New York, however, may just be what puts him in her bad books for good … or so we hope. She-Hulk #14 is...

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]]> 45881 Let Them Eat Cake and Punch Scoundrels in She-Hulk #13 https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/17/let-them-eat-cake-and-punch-scoundrels-in-she-hulk-13/ Wed, 17 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45497 What’s harder than having a messy superhero career, a frustrating villain who keeps getting away, a radioactive boyfriend you can’t get too close to without risking death, and more super-powered clients than you can bench-press even with gamma-enhanced muscles? It’s staying faithful to that aforementioned boyfriend when the surprisingly charming aforementioned villain offers something a...

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]]> 45497 Bad Poetry and Better Book Clubs in She-Hulk #12 https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/21/bad-poetry-and-better-book-clubs-in-she-hulk-12/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45285 Now that Jen’s law firm accepts costumed clients, everybody wants a piece of her — including the mysterious handsome thief who tossed her out a window last issue! Plus, Jack of Hearts struggles with poetry (really) and there’s a Book Club without Mallory Book (probably a relief)! Turn the pages of She-Hulk #12, written by...

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]]> 45285 A Hot New Villain Enters the Chat in She-Hulk #11 https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/22/a-hot-new-villain-enters-the-chat-in-she-hulk-11/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45083 It’s been three months. She-Hulk and Jack may not be able to touch each other, but they’ve decided to try to make the best of it … and it hasn’t been easy. But that’s not the only complication in Jennifer’s life, as a new villain has leapt into the limelight — and we’re all left...

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]]> 45083 Jack Hits the Road in She-Hulk #10 https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/23/jack-hits-the-road-but-then-comes-back-in-she-hulk-10/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44881 The broken and the broken-hearted — Jack and Jen’s romance is doomed after a scuffle with mad scientists left Jack’s powers wildly on the fritz again, and a danger to She-Hulk. But life doesn’t stop when things break down, be they hearts or superpowers, leaving only the question: Where do we go from here? Jen...

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]]> 44881 Jen Wants a Different Ending to She-Hulk #9 https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/28/jen-wants-a-different-ending-to-she-hulk-9/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44365 Jennifer Walters is trapped. The bad guys have played their hand and shown us their origins. Things are at their worst, and everyone knows what that means: it’s showdown time. Can Jen defeat her villains, look great while doing so, and return to find a happy ending? Erm. Two out of three ain’t bad, right?...

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]]> 44365 She-Hulk #8 casts the spotlight on the Booths! https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/16/she-hulk-8-cast-the-spotlight-on-the-booths/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43898 Everybody wants to be a Hulk. Ask any member of the Hulk family, though, and you’ll find that it’s not easy being green, as Mark and April Booth are about to learn in She-Hulk #8, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, colored by Rico Renzi and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Armaan Babu: Stephanie....

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]]> 43898 It’s Love, Law, and Relatively Lazy Villain Subplots in She-Hulk #7 https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/02/its-love-law-and-relatively-lazy-villain-subplots-in-she-hulk-7/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43685 Life seems to have dealt She-Hulk a pretty good hand: her new romance with Jack of Hearts is going as well as it could be. But maybe Jen should check her cards again: they foretell that her future holds….Doom! It’s She-Hulk #7, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Rico Renzi and...

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]]> 43685 She-Hulk #6 Brings Tantalizing Moments that Don’t Always Satisfy https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/08/she-hulk-6-brings-tantalizing-moments-that-dont-always-satisfy/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42752 It’s Eat Cake in Fancy Dresses Wednesday! A grand day under normal circumstances, but this one counts as an especially big win for our favorite green-skinned heroine…for a number of reasons. Find out why in She-Hulk #6, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Rico Renzi, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Armaan...

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]]> 42752 She-Hulk #5 Stole the Tarts. Sorry, Couldn’t Be Helped. https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/20/she-hulk-5-stole-the-tarts-sorry-couldnt-be-helped/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42143 There are certain problems — and opportunities — in coming back to life. Do you tell people you’re back, or take the chance to start anew? Jack and Jen discuss the possibilities over lunch … but first, there’s a man who’s rather upset that Jack looks like a playing card. No, we don’t get it...

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]]> 42143 She-Hulk #3 Never Takes Its Foot off the Absolutely Charming Pedal https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/06/she-hulk-3-never-takes-its-foot-off-the-absolutely-charming-pedal/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39967 Jennifer Walters, the Sensational She-Hulk, may be doing her best to start over, but when your history is as complicated as hers is, it may not let you go. Sometimes that means helping Quicksilver get out of a speeding ticket. Sometimes, though, it means you get to see friends you believed were lost forever, and...

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]]> 39967 Jen Gets a Surprise Houseguest in She-Hulk #2 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/02/jen-gets-a-surprise-houseguest-in-she-hulk-2/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38227 Jack of Hearts died a relatively long time ago, but like many of his fellow superheroes, he got better. Much better, as it turns out, as his powers are finally allowing him to embrace certain aspects of his humanity long forgotten. There are a lot of whys, hows and whats to be figured out here,...

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]]> 38227 Jennifer Walters Is a Hot Mess in She-Hulk #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/19/jennifer-walters-is-a-hot-mess-in-she-hulk-1/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37466 Jennifer Walters is back to her old self again … again. She’s lost count of the number of reinventions she’s been through. She thought she’d have done more with her life, so what’s different this time around? Find out in She-Hulk #1, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Rogê Antônio, colored by Rico Renzi and...

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]]> 37466 We Have To Say Goodbye… For Now in Runaways #38 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/12/we-have-to-say-goodbye-for-now-in-runaways-38/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32607 When we last saw our chosen family of ill-fated super-powered young people, they had more cliffs than the Grand Canyon and more hangers than Los Angeles Fashion Week. That’s right, more cliff… hangers… oh, never mind. We’re just using bad puns to cheer ourselves up because this one-hundredth issue of Runaways (the 38th in the...

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]]> 32607 A Time-Travel Love Triangle in Runaways #37! https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/08/a-time-travel-love-triangle-in-runaways-37/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30669 Present-day Gertie has fallen for Victor, but the two of them have just found future Gertie snogging with Chase! Gib has been feeding—no, accepting food from—stray cats! Nico and Karolina seek—but can’t yet find—a tearful reconciliation! And no one’s talking—literally! It’s a wordless tour de force of a penultimate issue in Runaways #37, with writing...

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]]> 30669 Time Travel Throws Our Heroes for a Loop in Runaways #36 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/19/time-travel-throws-our-heroes-for-a-loop-in-runaways-36/ Wed, 19 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27751 The Runaways keep trying to lead normal lives, and maybe they’ve finally got it right. It’s like Party of Five, if you remember the 1990s. But who remembers the 1990s? Time travelers, that’s who. It’s a trip back from the future in Runaways #36. Written by Rainbow Rowell, line art by Andrés Genolet, colored by Dee...

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]]> 27751 Strange Signals in Our Spoiler Free Advanced Review of Runaways #35! https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/05/strange-signals-in-our-spoiler-free-advanced-review-of-runaways-35/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24313 The Runaways have received unexpected guests before, but they really weren’t expecting Wolverine and Pixie to show up on the doorstep of their Hostel home, looking for distress signals from a young mutant that seemed to be coming from inside the house – specifically from Molly, the youngest member of the found family. Who really...

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