The Exceptional kids play pirate, Cloak and Dagger surprise and more Age of Revelation

It’s time to wrap up the first month of the future! Rather than tackle each “Age of Revelation” book in a traditional “ToX” format, your intrepid CXF review crew will offer up their individual thoughts in brief for each of this week’s offerings: Expatriate X-Men #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Francesco Mortarino,…

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Yup, We’re Still Reading Stuff from Months Ago (including Local Man and Where Monsters Lie)

One long and bloody night is finally at its end in Rogues’ Gallery #4, with story by Hannah Rose May and Declan Shalvey, written by May, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Image. Roy is getting closer to his final destination. And perhaps nearer to a…

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Batman Continues Beginning, Robins Wrap and Your Questions in BatChat (Text Edition)

On a remote mountain on the border between China and North Korea, young Bruce Wayne begins his martial arts training with the legendary master Kirigi and makes allies and enemies in Batman: The Knight #4, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. As DC’s…

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A 1990s Tabletop RPG Becomes a Comic in ‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ #1

“The Masquerade keeps us safe. The Masquerade is everything.” In the godless times of 1991, there arose a TTRPG system so goth, so theater-kid horny, it was only played in the darkest of basements and dingiest of industrial clubs. That system was Vampire: The Masquerade. Now, the lunatics at Vault Comics have resurrected this goth…

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