Sid Kotian - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:43:30 +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 Sid Kotian - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Ororo’s Powers Go on the Fritz in Our Exclusive Preview of Storm #2 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/22/ororos-powers-go-on-the-fritz-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-storm-2/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45802 She can take a cloud and tease out a thunderstorm. She can turn a tornado into a blizzard. And she’s not afraid to cut you. She is the most interesting mutant in the world. Siena Blaze. Just kidding, it’s Storm. We’re talking about Storm. Check out our exclusive preview of Storm #2, and get those...

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]]> 45802 Gambit #5 Doesn’t Stick the Landing, Mes Amis https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/18/gambit-5-doesnt-stick-the-landing/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:12:03 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43934 Can Remy Lebeau save the woman he loves, and her mom, and his ward, young ‘Ro, from grotesque intergalactic bounty hunters? Will morally ambiguous space mercenary Bounty (that’s her name) turn out to be a letdown or a quicker picker-upper? Will Chris Claremont wrap up all his plot threads in this miniseries finale? Find out...

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]]> 43934 Thievery and Flirtation Galore in Gambit #4! https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/13/thievery-and-flirtation-galore-in-gambit-4/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43408 Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable ‘Ro hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, it’s Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VC’s Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you...

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]]> 43408 Gambit #3 a familiar yet fun exploration of superhero haute couture! https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/28/gambit-3-explores-superhero-haute-couture/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43186 Gambit and his new ex-marine pal Marissa must rescue young Ororo, along with Marissa’s mom, from a classic hostage situation in a property baron’s mansion on the mighty Mississippi! Plus: snappy answers to costuming questions in Gambit #3, written by Papa Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by VC’s Clayton...

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]]> 43186 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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