Star Wars - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 05 May 2026 12:04:00 +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 Star Wars - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 DC and Sonic team up again and Jubilee has more secret family in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/06/dc-and-sonic-team-up-again-and-jubilee-has-more-secret-family-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56722 The heroes of the DC Universe team up with Sonic and his pals once again, plus Jubilee gets a spotlight comic. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56722 An Uncanny X-Men Annual, the Fury of Firestorm and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/an-uncanny-x-men-annual-the-fury-of-firestorm-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56495 Who are the Regulators, the turn-of-the-century mutants who once called Haven House their home? Find out in Uncanny X-Men Annual #1.

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]]> 56495 Ultimate Spider-Man ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/ultimate-spider-man-ends-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56011 As Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man ends, a number of new series begin, including End of Life, Muppets Noir and The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre.

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]]> 56011 Peach Momoko sends Sai on a journey and DC K.O. continues in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/14/peach-momoko-sends-sai-on-a-journey-and-dc-k-o-continues-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55543 Illustrator Peach Momoko assembles a collective of artists, all telling one story with many parts, as Sai makes her way through the multiverse.

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]]> 55543 Ultimate Endgame begins and Age of Revelation ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/31/ultimate-endgame-begins-and-age-of-revelation-ends-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55425 The Maker has had thousands of years to prepare for his return. With the barrier around The City finally gone, the heroes of the Ultimate Universe must mobilize to defeat him before it's game over.

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]]> 55425 Marvel wraps its Star Wars High Republic stories and more in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/30/staff-picks-july30/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53627 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: Star Wars: The High Republic — The Finale #1:...

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]]> 53627 A tiny Wonder Woman and a new Skybound series lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/16/staff-picks-july16/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53362 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. Penn’s pick: Warriors and a Wee Wonder #1: What happens when...

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]]> 53362 10 things we loved in Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Episodes 10-12 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/26/10-things-we-loved-in-star-wars-andor-season-2-episodes-10-12/ Mon, 26 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52805 It took us a bit to come to terms with our grief over the end of Andor, but here, at last, are 10 things we loved in Season 2 Episodes 10-12. Suiting Up  The beginning of this three-episode arc and its conclusion both have parallel constructions, in that the arc opens with Luthen preparing to...

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]]> 52805 The Thing tells us what time it is in this week’s CXF Staff Picks (Hint: It’s clobberin’ time) https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/21/staff-picks-may21/ Wed, 21 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52733 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: The Thing #1: Ben Grimm may be the strongest...

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]]> 52733 10 things we loved in Star Wars: Andor Season 2, Episodes 7-9 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/13/10-things-we-loved-in-star-wars-andor-season-2-episodes-7-9/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52628 The penultimate arc of Andor delivers a trio of phenomenal episodes, as the second season gets its big set piece in the course of chronicling some key Star Wars moments. Here are 10 things we loved about “Messenger,” “Who Are You?” and “Welcome to the Rebellion.” 1. The Chosen One Andor isn’t a series (or...

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]]> 52628 Marvel’s Star Wars #1 enters the era of the New New Republic https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/13/marvels-star-wars-1-enters-the-era-of-the-new-new-republic/ Tue, 13 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52611 Darth Vader is dead! The New Republic lives! Moff Adelhard (you all remember him, right?) is defeated! For the first time, Marvel’s second run of Star Wars comics drops the Star Warriors into an ongoing series set in the post-Original Trilogy era in Star Wars #1, written by Alex Segura, drawn by Phil Noto and...

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]]> 52611 Alex Segura On Taking Marvel’s Star Wars Into A New Era https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/09/alex-segura-on-taking-marvels-star-wars-into-a-new-era/ Fri, 09 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52549 May the Fourth and Revenge of the Fifth may have passed for this year, but that doesn’t mean we, or the pop culture landscape, are done with Star Wars. With a new volume of Marvel’s Star Wars ongoing launching this past Wednesday, writer and Star Wars fan Matt Lazorwitz was able to sit down with...

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]]> 52549 Star Wars enters its New Republic era at the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/07/staff-picks-may7/ Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52482 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. Pick of the week: Star Wars #1: Luke Skywalker must defend...

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]]> 52482 10 things we loved in Andor Season 2, Episodes 4-6 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/06/10-things-we-loved-in-andor-season-2-episodes-4-6/ Tue, 06 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52456 All eyes are on Ghorman, home of majestic twill, spiders and the Space French, as Andor‘s second season reaches its halfway point. Check out 10 things we loved in “Ever Been to Ghorman?” “I Have Friends Everywhere” and “What a Festive Evening.” 1. ‘Sacre Bleu!’ Modeling the Ghorman rebels on the French Resistance (and, to...

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]]> 52456 10 things we loved in Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Episodes 1-3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/29/andor-season-2-episodes-1-3/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52362 After far too long a wait, the second season of Andor is finally upon us! Just as the first season premiered with a three-episode release on Disney+, so too does season 2. But unlike season 1, the rest of this season will follow the same format, unfolding across four three-episode arcs. In these first three...

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]]> 52362 A whole Summer of Superman? In this economy? According to this week’s CXF Staff Picks, yes. https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/16/staff-picks-april16/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52225 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. Bonus pick: Summer of Superman Special: When John Henry Irons and...

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]]> 52225 X-Manhunt begins, but more importantly, Monkey Meat is back in our CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/05/staff-picks-march5/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51877 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. Dan’s pick: Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #1: Going on vacation?...

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]]> 51877 Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents #1 gives ‘filler’ a good name https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/17/star-wars-bad-batch-ghost-agents-1/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51736 The Bad Batch is back for another high-octane adventure set during the Clone Wars. Their mission: to hunt down the mysterious Separatist ghost agent who executed a daring heist on Coruscant. The thief’s trail leads Hunter, Wrecker, Crosshair and Tech to the seediest corners of the galaxy, where kingpins and thugs threaten the clones’ mission,...

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]]> 51736 One World Under Doom rises in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/12/staff-picks-feb12/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51672 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. Dan’s pick: One World Under Doom #1: Six months ago, Victor...

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]]> 51672 Kylo Ren knits himself together as he explores the past in Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/06/star-wars-legacy-vader-1/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51645 Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1 is a story about clenched fists in want of something to punch. In a medium that often feels predicated on the punch-as-commodity, the punch as hi-hat clap, the punch as money-shot, it’s remarkable how ineffectual Charles Soule and penciler Luke Ross make these trembling, tightly clenched hands look. The...

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]]> 51645 Chip Zdarsky’s Batman run ends as Kylo Ren’s Vader quest begins in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/05/staff-picks-feb5/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51590 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: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed...

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]]> 51590 Star Wars: A New Legacy celebrates 10 years of new obscure characters to be precious about https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/03/star-wars-new-legacy/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51565 The really bad news first: it has somehow, implausibly, gruesomely, been 10 years since 2015. I know. This means it has been just shy of 10 years since The Force Awakens inaugurated a whole new era of things for Star Wars fans to be apoplectically upset about, and 10 years since Marvel began publishing Star...

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]]> 51565 The 2024 ComicsXF Holiday Gift Guide Part I https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/02/2024-comicsxf-holiday-gift-guide/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50970 Can it really be the holidays again so soon? That’s right, folks, we’ve taken another trip around the sun, and it’s time to gather those you love close and enjoy the holidays! No matter what you’re celebrating, you just have to get that special something for those special someones in your life. That’s where we...

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]]> 50970 All-New, All-Different X-Men?! Marvel offers a peek into 2025 with Free Comic Book Day titles https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/24/marvel-free-comic-book-day-2025/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50846 Marvel on Monday announced five Free Comic Book Day 2025 titles, some offering warm-ups to big summer storylines, some offering sampler platters of regular titles, and one advertising shows on Disney Jr. Perhaps most relevant to this website’s interests, a Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men book teases “the birth of the All-New, All-Different X-Men,” in a story...

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]]> 50846 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 328: Alex Segura talks Alter Ego, The Question and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/12/tcxfip-328-alex-segura/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50777 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 328: Alex Segura talks Alter Ego, The Question, Star Wars and more Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his new novel Alter Ego, the release of The Legendary Lynx in trade, DC’s The Question: All Along the Watchtower, his recent Star Wars work,...

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