Storm joins Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Avengers #17
After Blood Hunt and Fall of the House of X, where does that leave the Avengers? The team’s roster won’t be the only thing shaken up.
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New series, fill-in artists and ‘Psychic Rescue’ revisited: Marvel’s X-Men books in October
There are 13 X-books coming out in October. Two of them are issues of the same book. That’s a lot. We’ve only gotten two published From the Ashes comics so far: X-Men #1 and Phoenix #1, so it’s way too early for predictions, but we can make plenty of observations based on the covers and…
The ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the X-Men: From the Ashes era
Welcome to the ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the new era of X-Men comics. The last few years saw a new dawn for the House of X: Mutants reigned (for a while) but were always destined to fall. And From the Ashes of the mutant island nation of Krakoa, this is what comes next. What do…
Storm moves to Atlanta, still a queen in new solo series by Ayodele and Werneck
She’s keeping the hair. She’s keeping an artist who knows how to draw her. She has a Black writer. She’s not returning to any sort of 1990s-era status quo involving the mansion or Blue and Gold teams or a costume you can’t tell is black or white. You guys … I think Storm might be…
Storm is joining the Avengers, and maybe keeping her Arakko ‘do?
Storm has spent the past few years not so much as a superhero but as the leader of a people, defending the broken land of Arakko from threats foreign and domestic. It would be a disservice to the character to simply put her back on the X-Men. So let’s make her an Avenger again. At…
No, Mr. Brevoort, Storm’s hair is not a pet proclivity
First Lady Michelle Obama considered wearing her hair in braids while living in the White House. But then she thought of the American people. They were âjust getting adjustedâ to having a Black president in the Oval Office and a Black family in the White House, so she decided to keep her hair straight. Obama…
The evil ones confront Storm in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Resurrection of Magneto #3
Pure evil in X-Men comics has taken many forms over the years. The Shadow King. The Adversary. Annihilation. They’re the villains who can’t be turned or reasoned with, more force than foe. The ones who manipulate events from the shadows and return like clockwork every few years to remind the light that the darkness exists…
Enter the Realm of X in this week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tonyâs pick: Realm of X #1: After the Hellfire Gala, Magik, Mirage, Marrow, Dust and Typhoid Mary find themselves stranded in Vanaheim. Yâknow, the Thor place? The locals seem to believe they hold the key…
Ororo’s Powers Go on the Fritz in Our Exclusive Preview of Storm #2
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…
A SuperMassive Team-Up and a Super Important Mohawk Lead This Week’s Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Austinâs pick: Storm #1: In my day, Storm had a mohawk and wasnât afraid to stab a Morlock, and thatâs the way we liked it! Annie Nocenti revisits this era of Stormâs career for a…
A Perfect Storm In X-Men Red #11
The feelings of exhaustion, oscillating to exasperation and back again; the anger, masking sadness; the wounds that I keep seeing over and over and over again. I was tempted to say I was tired, but that is a lie. I am not tired. I am traumatized. And I am not alone. Comics are many things,…
Somehow Sinister Has Returned In Storm And The Brotherhood Of Mutants #2
The Sins Of Sinister continue bearing fruit in Storm And The Brotherhood Of Mutants #2 by Al Ewing, Andrea Di Vito, Jim Charalampidis, Rachelle Rosenberg and Ariana Maher. Expectations are a (pick your curse word), arenât they? More than just a way to ensure disappointment, they color how we view people. View experiences. View art. …
Thievery and Flirtation Galore in Gambit #4!
Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable âRo hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, itâs Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VCâs Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you…
Chris Claremont plays the hits in the fun Gambit #1
Whoâs 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 Rajinâ Cajun in Gambit #1, written by Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Marvelâs…
Black Panther #6 Finds Pride Leading (Almost) to a Fall
The women in his life bail out TâChalla in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future. At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy…