Robert Gill - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:17:33 +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 Robert Gill - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Logan: Black, White & Blood #2 shows off Coccolo’s cover talents: Preview https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/29/logan-black-white-blood-2-shows-off-coccolos-cover-talents-preview/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55761 Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Mirka Andolfo, Frank Tieri and Raffaele Ienco take turns telling tales in Logan: Black, White & Blood #2.

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]]> 55761 X-Chat #15: The end is nigh — and a hot mess. https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/01/x-chat-15-the-end-if-nigh-and-a-hot-mess/ Wed, 01 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48778 It’s all coming to an end in X-Chat #15! In X-Men #33, the series continues to go out with a whimper from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. X-Force #50 comes to some kind of a conclusion from Ben Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. And Wolverine #47-48 features a fight...

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]]> 48778 Corporate synergy takes its toll in X-Chat #14! https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/27/corporate-synergy-takes-its-toll-in-x-chat-14/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48063 The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no one’s favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take...

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]]> 48063 Beast didn’t start the fire in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #49 https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/15/xforce-49-preview/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47959 Last time, in X-Force #48, the team awakened a clone of Beast whose memories date to when he was a member of the New Defenders, meaning he’s missed out on about three “We Didn’t Start the Fire”s’ worth of events. Don’t worry, Hank, we’ll catch you up. Defenders split, X-FactorThen the Mutant MassacreWarren gets some...

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]]> 47959 Big fights and big reveals heat up the Fall of X in X-Chat #12! https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/22/big-fights-and-big-reveals-heat-up-the-fall-of-x-in-x-chat-12/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47245 The Fall of X is here in X-Chat #12! In X-Men #28, Firestar takes center stage as embraces her role as an X-Spy from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #46, Colossus finally breaks free of Mikhail from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And in Uncanny Avengers...

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]]> 47245 Whose story is it anyway in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #45 https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/28/xforce-45-preview/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46688 For years of publishing time now, Colossus has been puppeted by the Chronicler at the behest of his brother, Mikhail Rasputin. But now that Krakoa has fallen, it looks like Colossus has neared the end of his usefulness, and Mikhail has set his sights on a new organization to infiltrate … Orchis. Cool. Kill ’em...

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]]> 46688 The X has fallen in X-Chat #11! https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/15/the-x-has-fallen-in-x-chat-11/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46581 The Fall of X is here in an all new X-Chat! Shadowkat is out for blood, Firestar is in over her head and Iron Man and Emma Frost screw up in X-Men #26 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Jim Towe & Javier Pina, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In X-Force...

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]]> 46581 From Russia with fun in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Force #44 https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/07/xforce-44-preview/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46514 Jean left the team. Beast turned out to be a war criminal. Logan was always sidetracked by solo adventures. Colossus turned out to be his brother’s thrall. Deadpool is working for Steve Rogers again. Guess it’s just us girls. Sage and Domino have got enough mad in them for Orchis, for Mikhail Rasputin, for pretty...

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]]> 46514 Battle Broods, Beasts, and Omni-Mutants in X-Chat #8! https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/09/battle-broods-beasts-and-omni-mutants-in-x-chat-8/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44982 A few important events have happened since we last met! Welcome to X-Chat #8! In X-Men #18, the Brood invade and have captured Corsair, but King Broo is nowhere to be found, from Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Clayton Cowles! The Beast Protocol begins in Wolverine #30 from Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp,...

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]]> 44982 X-Chat #7 Features Clones, Clones, Everywhere! https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/15/theres-clones-galore-as-x-chat-7-discusses-x-force-37-dark-web-finale-1/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44734 We’re a little behind but a few important events have happened since we last met! In X-Force #37, we finally meet the head of Xeno, the Man with the Peacock Tattoo, from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! Meanwhile, “Inferno II Electric Boogaloo” ends in Dark Web Finale #1 from Zeb Wells, Adam...

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]]> 44734 X-Men #15 Re-Opens the Vault in This Week’s X-Chat! https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/21/x-men-15-leads-this-weeks-x-chat-as-the-x-men-go-back-in-the-vault/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43533 Branding reigns supreme, as we join our Batman and Superman-centric chat counterparts with X-Chat! In X-Men #15, Forge brings the team back to the Vault from Gerry Duggan, Josh Cassara, Guru-eFx, and Clayton Cowles. It’s just a mission to rescue Darwin. Surely nothing will go badly. Kraven challenges the biggest and baddest mutants on Krakoa...

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]]> 43533 X-Men #14, X-Force #31 and X-Men & Moon Girl Kick off Our New X-Book Roundup! https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/13/x-men-14-x-force-31-and-x-men-moon-girl-kickoff-our-new-x-book-roundup/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42874 Welcome to the first installment of ComicsXF’s new regular X-book review roundup column! With so many X-Men related comics coming out each month, we’ve enlisted a crack duo of writers to tackle an assortment of the notable or intriguing offerings. This week, they kick off the column with three big “Judgment Day” tie-ins! The X-Men...

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]]> 42874 Double The Force With X-Force #27 and X-Force Annual https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/06/double-the-force-with-x-force-27-and-x-force-annual/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39945 It’s a new era on Krakoa but X-Force’s job remains the same: do what needs doing to protect this sacred land. First, X-Force is on the offensive to stick a blow at Orchis in X-Force Annual #1 by Nadia Shammas, Rafael Pimentel, Carlos Lopez, and Joe Caramagna. Then they pivot to defense against an attack...

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]]> 39945 Man-Slaughter Teams Up With The Mutants In X-Force #22 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/30/man-slaughter-teams-up-with-the-mutants-in-x-force-22/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33171 Remember Man-Slaughter? Us neither! But he’s back for more plant shenanigans in X-Force #22 by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, and Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. Ari Bard: The plants are everywhere! There are different strains and they’re infectious and they all matter EXCEPT Black Tom Cassidy and his veg. Percy has made it very clear that...

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