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Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

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. Jake’s pick: Absolute Flash #1: Without the mentor, without the family,…

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Dudes rock as Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable and Sam Wilson: Captain America top our Staff Picks

Dan Grote12 months ago12 months ago04 mins

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. Adam’s pick: Deadpool & Wolverine #1: When a fan-favorite villain is…

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Ultimate Wolverine, a Storm celebration and 10 more comics we’re excited about in January

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we can’t start prepping for New Year’s? 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 we’re excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration…

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New Gods, an X-Men crossover and … Snotgirl? 11 comics we’re excited for in December

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Y’know, this site’s made most of its bones covering X-Men comics over the years, but real talk? We’re more excited about what’s coming out of DC these days. We scoured the December solicits, and most of what we’re jazzed for is coming out from the Distinguished Competition: big creators taking big swings with characters who…

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Ram V’s Detective Comics run ends, a Chinese James Bond and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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: Detective Comics #1,089: It began with a melody, strange…

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Forge leads a new X-Force and the Super-Pets assemble in this week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Adam’s 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…

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The Family and Its Foes Return in Saga #61

Mark Turetsky and Matthew Lazorwitz3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

Saga #61 finds our little family without a home, trying to hide from a war they can’t avoid. With art by Fiona Staples, writing by Brian K. Vaughan, and letters and design by Fonografiks.  Mark Turetsky: Hey Matt! It’s been a while. But only a few months this time, just the standard “between story arcs”…

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Kid, Saga #60 Will Break Your Heart

Matthew Lazorwitz and Mark Turetsky3 years ago3 years ago011 mins

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, that’s a way to end an arc. Staples and Vaughan always know exactly where to punch; it’s the place you weren’t expecting. Mark Turetsky: Hazel’s…

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Break-ups, Farewells and Fish-o-cide in Saga #59

Matthew Lazorwitz and Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

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…

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Two Widows, Three Chords, One Kinky Agent in Saga #58

Matthew Lazorwitz and Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

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, isn’t it nice when a plan comes together, Mark? We do a three-section column, and this issue…

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Dig into the Space between Saga #54 and #55 in Saga #57

Mark Turetsky and Matthew Lazorwitz4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

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 shouldn’t be surprised, granted, since I was riveted through the entire…

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Yarrrr, There Be Pirates in Saga #56!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Alana, Hazel and the gang meet a crew of friendly pirates, but things aren’t what they seem. Plus, we get an inside look at another of the universe’s 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, it’s bend and…

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Saga’s Back, and There’s a Koala Man Now!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Mark Turetsky4 years ago4 years ago010 mins

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 that’s 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…

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Sunday Editorial: Saga #55 and Other Big Issues for 2022

Dan Grote4 years ago4 years ago08 mins

The following first appeared in the ComicsXF newsletter. You can get early access to our editorials, a roundup of the week’s best content and get to know the members of the ComicsXFamily by subscribing right here. So this is the new year, and I don’t feel any different. Sorry, I was listening to Death Cab for…

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