Shadow King - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:27:54 +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 Shadow King - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Chris Claremont plays the hits in the fun Gambit #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/29/claremont-plays-the-hits-in-the-nostalgic-but-fun-gambit-1/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:27:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42296 Who’s that kid who looks so much like Storm, and what is she doing in Cairo… Illinois? Also, Gambit is there. Chris Claremont returns to chronicle a lost adventure of the Rajin’ Cajun in Gambit #1, written by Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles.  Austin Gorton: Marvel’s...

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]]> 42296 Battle Of The Atom: Weird Choices Charles https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/04/battle-of-the-atom-weird-choices-charles/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39656 We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we get weirdly worked up about another that should be otherwise forgotten. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Ranked This Episode; Uncanny X-Men #117 (Psi-War) New...

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]]> 39656 Learn The Secrets Of The Shadow King In New Mutants #22 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/06/learn-the-secrets-of-the-shadow-king-in-new-mutants-22/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34366 It’s time for some Hard Lessons– but who’s teaching who? Find out in New Mutants #22, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham.  Liz Large: This! Issue! Is! Wonderful! I know we say this a lot, but WOW, the Ayala/Reis combo is outdoing themselves every single issue and I simply...

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]]> 34366 Questions Of Who Gets To Die In New Mutants #18 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/26/questions-of-who-gets-to-die-in-new-mutants-18/ Wed, 26 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28201 The kids from the first 1980s teen X-team are now adults, and they’re in charge of mutant teens today. Previous X-schools trained child soldiers: can the New Mutants find a better way? And will Xi’an Coy Manh ever, ever, ever be free of her family’s psychic ghosts? New Mutants #18, written by Vita Ayala, art...

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]]> 28201 An Otherworldy Adventure In New Mutants #17 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/28/an-otherworldy-adventure-in-new-mutants-17/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25892 The OG New Mutants are responsible for training a new generation of teens on Krakoa, and the teens resist. Dani and Xi’an chased a runaway former student into Otherworld, then got snagged by malevolent Merlyn: can they find him, or even free themselves? And what’s the Shadow King training his hand-picked group of disconsolate teens...

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]]> 25892 Teenagers Get Into Trouble As New Mutants #16 Juggles Multiple Plots https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/24/teenagers-get-into-trouble-as-new-mutants-16-juggles-multiple-plots/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21767 Step through A Flung Open Door in New Mutants #16, from Vita Ayala, Rod Reis, and Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt: The Wild Hunt is open to us once again! Ready to journey down this path less traveled? Liz Large: This issue runs the gamut from truth or dare to the Shadow King, and somehow manages...

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]]> 21767 Entry 103 – Karma https://comicsxf.com/2018/01/11/entry-103-karma/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:00:45 +0000 http://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=3116 Name: Xi’an Coy Mahn Code Names: Karma First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up #100 (Dec ’80) Powers: Mind Control Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Men About My grandfather served in Vietnam. Like many people, he didn’t talk about it when he came back. Something about the horrific conflict stayed impressed on his soul throughout his entire life. It wasn’t until the...

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]]> 3116 Episode 08 – You Rise When The King Appears https://comicsxf.com/2017/03/24/episode-08-you-rise-when-the-king-appears/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:01:36 +0000 http://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=1606 [player id=1605] We got ourselves a Shadow King and Xavier as Legion goes into the Chalkzone! Make sure you rate and review the show! Follow Legion Quest on Twitter! If you want to support the show check out our Patreon!

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]]> 1606 Episode 06 – Kick Some Ass, Save the Girl, Get a Snack https://comicsxf.com/2017/03/10/episode-06-kick-some-ass-save-the-girl-get-a-snack/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:15:01 +0000 http://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=1421 [player id=1422] Lenny is scary, Rainbow Connection is scary, everything is scary, I still love Kerry Make sure you rate and review the show! Oliver Sava had a great recap of the episode that we discussed Follow Legion Quest on Twitter! If you want to support the show check out our Patreon! Check out Max’s...

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