Scott Godlewski - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:48:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Scott Godlewski - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Fill your stocking with CXF mini reviews of Avengers, Miles Morales and Spider-Society https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/23/mini-reviews-avengers-miles-morales-spider-society/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51197 In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. Avengers #21 W: Jed MacKay | A: Valerio Schiti | C: Federico Blee | L: Cory Petit | P: Marvel Finally, the rematch you’ve been waiting for: Avengers vs. X-Men,...

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]]> 51197 Re-Terrigenesis in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/24/ms-marvel-mutant-menace-4/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49395 Ms. Marvel’s short-circuiting powers can no longer be ignored, but fortunately for her, the Inhumans are here to help. Kamala needs as much help as she can get, as Dr. Nitika Gaiha finally puts her plan into action, in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #4, written by Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada, drawn by Scott Godlewski,...

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]]> 49395 Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #2 strikes the right Chord https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/22/msmarvel-mutant-menace-2/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48678 Lila Cheney has made a deal with the devil — or as close as you get, when Mojo’s involved! She’s got to get her views up while figuring out where her kidnapped fans have been taken. Fortunately, she’s got the perfect ally to help her out: our very own Ms. Marvel! Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace...

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]]> 48678 Kamala’s back in the Jersey City groove in Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/18/ms-marvel-mutant-menace/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48252 Things are almost back to normal for Kamala Khan. She’s back to life, back in New Jersey and back to saving the day when Ms. Marvel is needed — with one significant change. The word is out now that Ms. Marvel is a mutant, and with ORCHIS hot on her trail, Kamala is left to...

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]]> 48252 Krakoa North falls in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Alpha Flight #5 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/30/alpha-flight-5-preview/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47280 For an indeterminate amount of comic book time, the members of Alpha Flight have been harboring mutant refugees in a secret Canadian base they dubbed Krakoa North, from which they intended to transport them to safety on the Shi’ar throneworld of Chandilar. But due to some antsy mutants, the Canadian government has found Krakoa North...

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]]> 47280 Ms. Marvel remains a mutant in her next miniseries https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/30/msmarvel-mutant-menace/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:04:13 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47287 Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant wrapped this week with Kamala Khan destroying Orchis’ lab at Empire State University, tackling her very own Amazing Spider-Man: Crisis on Campus-style story and owning the intersectionality of the many aspects of her identity. Oh, and she got her bangle back! A great time was had by all. But Kamala’s...

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]]> 47287 OK, who let Heather out in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Alpha Flight #4 https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/10/alpha-flight-4-preview/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47097 The last time we saw Heather Hudson, aka Vindicator, her husband Mac, aka Guardian, had trapped her in a Department H simulation to restore her mental health or something, in a story in 2019’s Alpha Flight: True North anthology written by – gasp – Ed Brisson. Welp, apparently at some point in the past four...

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]]> 47097 Action Comics Annual 2021 Sends Us to the Future of the House of El https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/17/action-comics-annual-2021-sends-us-to-the-future-of-the-house-of-el/ Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31152 It’s storytime on Warworld, and its oppressed denizens are looking for hope wherever they can find it. Tales of Superman are always appreciated, but for today, instead of stories plucked from the past, our storyteller looks to the future – generations from now, when the House of El is in its Prime. A story of...

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]]> 31152 A Double Dose of Superman in Superman #32 and Action Comics #1032 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/26/a-double-dose-of-superman-in-superman-32-and-action-comics-1032/ Sat, 26 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30166 It’s twice the Supers, twice the back-ups, and twice the action (though only one Action Comics) on this week’s Superchat! First up, the conclusion to Clark and Jon Kent’s battle with the Shadowbreed in Superman #32, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Scott Godlewski, and colored by Gabe Eltaeb, with a back-up concluding the...

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]]> 30166 In Superman #31, Jon Kent Begins Stepping Out of his Dad’s Shadow https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/15/in-superman-31-jon-kent-begins-stepping-out-of-his-dads-shadow/ Sat, 15 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27446 Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week Justin is taking a well-deserved break and we’re joined by guest columnist Armaan Babu to talk about Jon Kent’s big...

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]]> 27446 Superman Vs. The Thing (No, Not That One) in Superman #30 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/17/superman-vs-the-thing-no-not-that-one-in-superman-30/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25311 Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues out into the galaxy with Superman #30. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn...

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]]> 25311 The Trip to the Future is Worth it as Future State Ends Strong for Superman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/27/the-trip-to-the-future-is-worth-it-as-future-state-ends-strong-for-superman/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21923 Journey into time…FOR THE FINAL(ish) TIME in our continued coverage of DC’s FUTURE STATE. We’re wrapping up with a walkthrough of last week’s Superman: Worlds of War #2 accompanied by House of El #1 wrapping up the take of the Man of Steels’ legacy. As Yes famously said there’s a time and the time is...

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