Saladin Ahmed - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:10:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Saladin Ahmed - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Bishop #3 gives us Hot Blob back (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/bishop-3-gives-us-hot-blob-back-preview/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57596 Bishop and his sister Shard fight tooth and nail against Skippingstone, yet another member of THE FINAL BROTHERHOOD, in a preview of Bishop #3.

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]]> 57596 Bishop #2 takes the fight to Flamequake (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/24/bishop-2-takes-the-fight-to-flamequake-preview/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57436 Bishop's sister, Shard, is back! But she's not here for a family reunion. What is her mission? Check out a preview of next week's Bishop #2.

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]]> 57436 X-Men: The Hellfire Murder makes everyone suspect https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/22/x-men-the-hellfire-murder-makes-everyone-suspect/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57395 When a mutant power player is murdered at a masquerade, it falls to Wolverine and Jubilee to solve a locked-room mystery in X-Men: The Hellfire Murder.

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]]> 57395 Taskmaster comes to town in Wolverine #23 (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/02/taskmaster-comes-to-town-in-wolverine-23-preview/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57211 What's worse than LOGAN fighting with shattered claws and diminished powers? HIS ENEMIES WITH SAID POWERS! Taskmaster guest stars in Wolverine #23.

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]]> 57211 Bishop #1 makes us ask: Where are OUR giant guns? (PREVIEW) https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/04/bishop-1-makes-us-ask-where-are-our-giant-guns-preview/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56997 Bishop has always lived by a strict code. But that code will get called into question when his sister, Shard, is sent to the present right before she died.

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]]> 56997 Bishop (and more importantly Shard) getting 5-issue mini https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/05/bishop-and-more-importantly-shard-getting-5-issue-mini/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:47:24 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56191 This June, the future comes back to bite in BISHOP, a five-issue series by writer Saladin Ahmed (Wolverine) and artist Mario Santoro (Storm).

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]]> 56191 Nightcrawler’s ex hunts Logan in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Wolverine #14 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/31/nightcrawlers-ex-hunts-logan-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-marvels-wolverine-14/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55429 The flagship series returns as Wolverine crosses paths with Silver Sable in a mission to save a cadre of Morlocks. But are they on the same side?

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]]> 55429 This week’s Age of Revelation books check in on the villains and key mutants like … Spider-Man https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/26/age-of-revelation-book-spiderman-omegakids-lastwolverine/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54603 The Age of Revelation continues to grow with another four new stories! Rather than tackle each book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: X-Men: Book of Revelation #1 by Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo...

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]]> 54603 Catch the Mean Girls reference in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Giant-Size House of M #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/13/giant-size-house-of-m-preview/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53331 House of M, the Marvel event in which the Scarlet Witch, then a mutant and the daughter of Magneto, rewrites reality to create a world where Magneto rules and mutants are the dominant social class, turns 20 this year, which doesn’t sound right but is also painfully true. Also more than 20 years old? The...

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]]> 53331 Back to the grind in Wolverine #9 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/15/wolverine-9/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52640 Logan begins his new quest after the shocking events of last month’s anniversary issue. First stop brings him back to the Howlett Estate, but he isn’t alone. Harpoon and Vertigo of the Marauders have designs on Wolverine, and they’re not the only ones. Wolverine #9 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Javier Pina, colored...

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]]> 52640 A Daniel Warren Johnson backup reminds us how good Wolverine can be in time for issue #8/400 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/22/wolverine-8-400/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52314 Logan faces off with the Adamantine. The Wendigo is pulled into a deadly trap as a specter from the past emerges. And a story you never thought you’d see begins here. Wolverine #8/400 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit, with a backup written...

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]]> 52314 The hits keep on coming in Marvel’s Wolverine #6 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/13/wolverine-6/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51692 Two Wolverines and a Nightcrawler face off against Constrictor, Cyber and Deathstrike in a clash of the adamantium titans. If Logan can’t beat them, will he join them? Wolverine #6 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit. What does it take to build a...

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]]> 51692 Wendigo cub, yes, adamantium plot, no, in Marvel’s Wolverine #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/06/wolverine-4/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51054 The return of the villainous Constrictor means trouble for Wolverine, but more than Logan could possibly realize. What’s wrong with Constrictor, and what does it mean for Wolverine’s future … and past? Wolverine #4 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit. Logan! Go on,...

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]]> 51054 Wolverine #3 Does Lone Wolf and Cub with a Wendigo, to pleasing effect. https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/21/wolverine-3-does-lone-wolf-and-cub-with-a-wendigo-to-pleasing-effect/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50897 As reviewers, we often have access to issues a few days — sometimes week — ahead of time, depending on the publisher and the particular issue. Gives us time to really soak things in and perhaps revisit them a few times before putting proverbial pen to paper and recording our thoughts. As I cracked open...

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]]> 50897 Wolverine #2 queues up Wendigo as the series keeps playing the hits https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/21/wolverine-2-queues-up-wendigo-as-the-series-keeps-playing-the-hits/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50495 Still in in the wild, Wolverine experiences more blasts from the past as he has to evade both Department H and Wendigo! But this new Wendigo isn’t all that he seems in Wolverine #2 written by Salad Ahmed, drawn by Martîn Cóccolo, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Cory Petit! From the ashes, a...

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]]> 50495 Logan gets back to nature in Wolverine by Ahmed and Coccolo https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/08/wolverine-ahmed-coccolo/ Wed, 08 May 2024 15:58:28 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48862 Krakoa took a lot out of Logan, especially toward the end. So it makes sense he’d want to get away for a little bit, hide out from society, maybe run around with some wolves even though he’s named after a cousin of the ferret. Thus begins the new Wolverine series by writer Saladin Ahmed (Daredevil)...

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]]> 48862 Miles Morales #40 Disappoints Across the Multiverse https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/20/miles-morales-40-disappoints-across-the-multiverse/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42126 Using the magic of science (science!), mysticism and a few bored brains (ok, one bored brain), I’ve managed to connect with Jude from universe 777-9311 for a joint review of Miles Morales #40. Continue to read…if you dare!  (Maniacally cryptic music plays in background) 616 Jude: …so you’re telling me where you’re from, housing is...

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]]> 42126 Miles Morales #39 Doesn’t Ask the Questions it Should https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/22/miles-morales-39-doesnt-ask-the-questions-it-should/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41581 Miles Morales #39 doesn’t really ask a lot of questions – not explicitly. I’d argue it’s not concerned with asking or pausing at all – this issue is about momentum. And you know, that’s okay. Sometimes you can’t do and think at the same time. Sometimes doing is enough. And Miles Morales #39 does quite...

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]]> 41581 Miles Morales #37 Hides the Full Man Behind his Mask https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/13/miles-morales-37-hides-the-full-man-behind-his-mask/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40039 It’s a large world, yes, but it’s also very small. I find that niche communities— say, I don’t know, comic review sites, dispersed around the world as they may be— cultivate a connected community.  So as a member of this connected comics community, I’ve been more than tangentially aware of a few illustrators and writers...

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]]> 40039 Is Miles Morales #36 All the Title Has to Give? https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/30/is-miles-morales-36-all-the-title-has-to-give/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39378 It begins with a ping in my pocket. It’s Monday afternoon, a little bit after 3 EST. A Slack notification has gone off, and lo and behold, our comic collection for the week has dropped. I work a full time job (thank goodness, despite how I feel in the mornings), so I can’t always read...

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]]> 39378 Miles Morales #35 is Good… But Feels Like A Letdown https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/23/miles-morales-35-is-good-but-feels-like-a-letdown/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38095 Miles Morales #35 concludes one arc and leads into another. As the Assessor and Quantum return to wreak havoc on Miles’ life, he and Shift have to seek out some unlikely allies. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #35 written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Michele Bandini and Luigi Zagaria, inked by Michele Bandini, Elisabetta D’Amico, and Luigi...

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]]> 38095 Prepare to Be Assessed in Our Exclusive Preview of Miles Morales: Spider-Man #35 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/17/prepare-to-be-assessed-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-miles-morales-spider-man-35/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38013 The Space Stone host Quantum and the Assessor are back, so you know it doesn’t bode well for Miles or Shift. Their only hope? The Beyond Corporation. But wait, isn’t Beyond suing Miles for trademark infringement? Anyway, according to the upper lefthand corner of the cover, this issue marks 275 issues of Miles Morales’ adventures...

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]]> 38013 Miles Morales: Spider-Man #34 Misses The Shots It Doesn’t Take https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/19/miles-morales-spider-man-34-misses-the-shots-it-doesnt-take/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37509 There’s a tension in critique between judging a piece of work for what it is and judging that work against our internal monologue of what we think the actions and resolutions of the work should be. Honest, good critique does not degrade a work because it doesn’t live up to head-canon fan fiction; good critique...

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]]> 37509 Is Miles Morales Done Being Spider-Man in Miles Morales #33? https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/15/is-miles-morales-done-being-spider-man-in-miles-morales-33/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36042 In Miles Morales #33, we see Miles’ best friend fit the sidekick trope to a tee: outrage with the protagonist – in this case outrage if the incredulous cease and desist order given to Miles by the Beyond Corporation, demanding he stop using the Spider-man identity; he gives the reader context around the protagonist’s recent...

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]]> 36042 Love Is In the Air In Miles Morales: Spider-Man #32 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/10/love-is-in-the-air-in-miles-morales-spider-man-32/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35183 Miles Morales goes on a delightful date with someone he feels he can connect with in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #32 written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Christopher Allen, colors by Guru-eFX, and letters by VC’s Cory Petit. Do you remember your first date? Your favorite one?  Were you nervous? Did you hold hands?  Did you...

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