Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we canât start prepping for New Yearâs? You people make no sense. Anyway, we here at CXF took a peek at the January solicits, and here are a few of the things weâre excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration…
Yâknow, this siteâs made most of its bones covering X-Men comics over the years, but real talk? Weâre more excited about whatâs coming out of DC these days. We scoured the December solicits, and most of what weâre jazzed for is coming out from the Distinguished Competition: big creators taking big swings with characters who…
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. Mattâs pick: Detective Comics #1,089: It began with a melody, strange…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Adamâs pick: X-Force #1: The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-Force. Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants…
Saga #61 finds our little family without a home, trying to hide from a war they canât avoid. With art by Fiona Staples, writing by Brian K. Vaughan, and letters and design by Fonografiks. Mark Turetsky: Hey Matt! Itâs been a while. But only a few months this time, just the standard âbetween story arcsâ…
Now that Alana is fully licensed, everything is good, right? Right? Saga #60 is drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, thatâs a way to end an arc. Staples and Vaughan always know exactly where to punch; itâs the place you werenât expecting. Mark Turetsky: Hazelâs…
Multiple farewells, none of them friendly, and the cost of magic are in the spotlight in the penultimate chapter of the return arc of Saga in Saga #59, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: You know, you can only be around so many disastrous relationships before…
Alana meets a fellow survivor, Hazel learns that learning is hard, and the Skipper learns the truth about Bombazine in Saga #58, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, isnât it nice when a plan comes together, Mark? We do a three-section column, and this issue…
Alana forges an uneasy alliance, The Will makes a delivery and Hazel learns guitar in Saga #57, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Three issues into the return of Saga, and I remain riveted. I shouldnât be surprised, granted, since I was riveted through the entire…
Alana, Hazel and the gang meet a crew of friendly pirates, but things arenât what they seem. Plus, we get an inside look at another of the universeâs factions in Saga #56, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: If Saga does anything well, itâs bend and…
Three and a half years ago, Saga ended on something of a major moment. What was supposed to be a longish hiatus turned into a long hiatus, but thatâs over. Hazel, Alana, The Will and some other friends old and new are back in Saga #55, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan…
The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the weekâs best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. So this is the new year, and I donât feel any different. Sorry, I was listening to Death Cab for…