Saga - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:19:30 +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 Saga - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/staff-picks-march19/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52000 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,...

The post Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 52000 Dudes rock as Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable and Sam Wilson: Captain America top our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/01/staff-picks-jan1/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51243 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...

The post Dudes rock as Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable and Sam Wilson: Captain America top our Staff Picks first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 51243 Ultimate Wolverine, a Storm celebration and 10 more comics we’re excited about in January https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/04/comics-january-2025/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50722 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...

The post Ultimate Wolverine, a Storm celebration and 10 more comics we’re excited about in January first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 50722 New Gods, an X-Men crossover and … Snotgirl? 11 comics we’re excited for in December https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/06/december-solicits/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50330 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...

The post New Gods, an X-Men crossover and … Snotgirl? 11 comics we’re excited for in December first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 50330 Ram V’s Detective Comics run ends, a Chinese James Bond and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/25/staff-picks-sept25/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50280 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...

The post Ram V’s Detective Comics run ends, a Chinese James Bond and more CXF Staff Picks first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 50280 Forge leads a new X-Force and the Super-Pets assemble in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/31/staff-picks-july31/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49736 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...

The post Forge leads a new X-Force and the Super-Pets assemble in this week’s Staff Picks first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 49736 The Family and Its Foes Return in Saga #61 https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/30/the-family-and-its-foes-return-in-saga-61/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44625 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”...

The post The Family and Its Foes Return in Saga #61 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 44625 Kid, Saga #60 Will Break Your Heart https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/08/kid-saga-60-will-break-your-heart/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41963 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...

The post Kid, Saga #60 Will Break Your Heart first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 41963 Break-ups, Farewells and Fish-o-cide in Saga #59 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/27/break-ups-farewells-and-fish-o-cide-in-saga-59/ Fri, 27 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41145 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...

The post Break-ups, Farewells and Fish-o-cide in Saga #59 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 41145 Two Widows, Three Chords, One Kinky Agent in Saga #58 https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/28/two-widows-three-chords-one-kinky-agent-in-saga-58/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40369 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...

The post Two Widows, Three Chords, One Kinky Agent in Saga #58 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 40369 Dig into the Space between Saga #54 and #55 in Saga #57 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/28/dig-into-the-space-between-saga-54-and-55-in-saga-57/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39264 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...

The post Dig into the Space between Saga #54 and #55 in Saga #57 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 39264 Yarrrr, There Be Pirates in Saga #56! https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/24/yarrrr-there-be-pirates-in-saga-56/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38124 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...

The post Yarrrr, There Be Pirates in Saga #56! first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 38124 Saga’s Back, and There’s a Koala Man Now! https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/28/sagas-back-and-theres-a-koala-man-now/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37703 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...

The post Saga’s Back, and There’s a Koala Man Now! first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 37703 Sunday Editorial: Saga #55 and Other Big Issues for 2022 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/09/sunday-editorial-saga-55-and-other-big-issues-for-2022/ Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37228 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...

The post Sunday Editorial: Saga #55 and Other Big Issues for 2022 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 37228