The Power Fantasy - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:29:33 +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 The Power Fantasy - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Spider-Man and Venom enter a Death Spiral in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/spider-man-and-venom-enter-a-death-spiral-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56088 A superpowered serial killer is on the loose, and they're coming for Spider-Man, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned?

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]]> 56088 X-Force wants its scalps and demons want redemption in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/21/x-force-wants-its-scalps-and-demons-want-redemption-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55649 An assassination is at hand, and it's up to the new X-Force - Hellverine, Archangel and Boom-Boom - to follow Cable's lead into the fire.

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]]> 55649 Harley Quinn smashes Zatanna, Kyle Starks gets in the ring and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/17/harley-quinn-smashes-zatanna-kyle-starks-gets-in-the-ring-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55280 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. Adam’s pick: DC K.O. — Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1: It’s...

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]]> 55280 DIE reloads, Gargoyles x the Fantastic Four, and more of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/12/staff-picks-nov12/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54793 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. Rasmus’ pick: DIE Loaded #1: A year after their return from...

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]]> 54793 DC’s gonna knock you out while the Age of Revelation continues in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/staff-picks-oct8/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54392 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: DC K.O. #1: The Heart of Apokolips has transformed...

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]]> 54392 Superman finds new Kryptonite and Scrooge finds new foes in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/13/staff-picks-aug13/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53803 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. Rasmus’ pick: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1: Four new Kryptonites have...

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]]> 53803 The Marvel Swimsuit Special returns as a League for Justice forms in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/09/staff-picks-july9/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53309 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. Adam’s pick: Marvel Swimsuit Special #1: Roxxon Comics is at it...

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]]> 53309 Ms. Marvel goes on a Giant-Size X-Men adventure in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/28/staff-picks-may28/ Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52855 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. Giant-Size X-Men #1: Ever since she discovered she was a mutant,...

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]]> 52855 A double dose of Deniz Camp at the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/23/staff-picks-april23/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52309 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: Absolute Martian Manhunter #2: The other-dimensional alien consciousness calling...

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]]> 52309 Absolute Flash speeds to the top of this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/19/staff-picks-march19/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52000 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. Jake’s pick: Absolute Flash #1: Without the mentor, without the family,...

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]]> 52000 DC’s Power Company rises while The Power Fantasy is collected in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/29/staff-picks-jan29/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51508 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: DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1: The...

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]]> 51508 What were ComicsXF’s 24 favorite comics of 2024? https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/05/best-comics-of-2024/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51248 While those other comics sites had their year-end best-of lists ready to go by Thanksgiving, we … got busy and put it off till the last possible minute. But hey, that just means we were able to take the full scope of the year’s comics into account. In doing so, we settled on these 24...

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]]> 51248 You have new New Gods now, and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/18/staff-picks-dec18/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51122 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: New Gods #1: An old god has died, and...

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]]> 51122 The one song missing from The Power Fantasy playlist https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/22/power-fantasy-99-luftballoons/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50907 In many regards one of the most inexplicable snubs from The Power Fantasy playlist, “99 Luftballons” was a 1983 single by the band NENA. It was inspired by guitarist Carlo Karges attending a Rolling Stones concert in West Berlin and witnessing a bunch of balloons hover in the air. He then wondered what would happen...

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]]> 50907 Masumi is the black orb over Tokyo in The Power Fantasy #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/20/power-fantasy-4/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50870 Masumi’s latest art exhibit opens tonight. Tokyo is petrified. Will any critic dare say what they think and risk unleashing her wrath? Meanwhile, Etienne discovers the dangers of long-haul flights when you’ve just murdered a world leader. The Power Fantasy #4 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and...

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]]> 50870 The Question side-eyes the entire Justice League and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/20/staff-picks-nov20/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50842 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 Question: All Along the Watchtower #1: In the...

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]]> 50842 No cow, but plenty of Valentina in The Power Fantasy #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/03/power-fantasy-3/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50647 On July 16, 1945, the world changed forever. Santa Valentina was born. There was also the Trinity test, but that’s not as important. As the world hangs in the balance, we explore the life and times of the girl who fell … skipped? … to Earth. Also: check out that cow!  The Power Fantasy #3...

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]]> 50647 Absolute Wonder Woman rides majestic as Iron Man goes to war in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/23/staff-picks-oct23/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50525 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. Scott’s pick: Absolute Wonder Woman #1: Without the island paradise, without...

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]]> 50525 The Power Fantasy #2 turns it up, brings the noise https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/20/power-fantasy-2/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50255 Tension builds in the Cold War between the Atomics in the fallout to Etienne’s retaliatory strike, even as Brother Heavy reveals a secret which threatens to destabilize the détente even further in The Power Fantasy #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Rian Hughes.   Sean...

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]]> 50255 The X-Men’s Dazzler hits the road and The Moon Is Following Us in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/18/staff-picks-sept18/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50220 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. Adam’s pick: Dazzler #1: Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress embarks on a...

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]]> 50220 The Power Fantasy #1 is here! Come dance to the ticking of the doomsday clock! https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/07/the-power-fantasy-1-is-here-come-dance-to-the-ticking-of-the-doomsday-clock/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49767 Ed. Note: This review contains spoilers for The Power Fantasy #1. If you’d like to read a spoiler-free version of this review, check it out here. “Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are six...

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]]> 49767 Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men run begins, The Power Fantasy and more in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/07/staff-picks-aug7/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49786 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Austin’s pick: Uncanny X-Men #1: A core group of essential X-Men rises From the Ashes to face a world without a home — and without Professor X! (That second part seems...

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]]> 49786 The Eternal Fight Against Fighting Starts Now in The Power Fantasy #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/02/the-eternal-fight-against-fighting-starts-now-in-the-power-fantasy-1/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49770 Ed. Note: This is a special spoiler-free advance review of The Power Fantasy #1. Check back next Wednesday for the full review, with spoilers. “Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are...

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]]> 49770 EXCLUSIVE: Meet Morishita Masumi, one of the leads of Gillen & Wijngaard’s The Power Fantasy https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/02/power-fantasy-masumi/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49460 We here at ComicsXF are pretty much in the tank for The Power Fantasy, Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard’s new Image Comics series about six superpowered individuals who cannot fight or else the world will blow up. It is the perfect Gillen concept in that it is big and colorful and witty while also, at...

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]]> 49460 CXF Interview Podcast Episode 309: Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard talk The Power Fantasy https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/25/tcxfip-309-kieron-gillen-caspar-wijngaard/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49409 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 309: Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard talk The Power Fantasy Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard join the show to talk about their upcoming Image Comics series The Power Fantasy. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,...

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