TMNT - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 13 May 2026 12:04:15 +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 TMNT - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/13/a-breakout-a-showdown-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56773 This week's top comics are led by the debuts of DC's Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press' Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56773 Superman meets Spider-Man in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/25/superman-meets-spider-man-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56347 When Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world in Superman/Spider-Man #1.

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]]> 56347 Absolute Batman learns the truth about Ark M as X-Men returns to the present in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/07/absolute-batman-learns-the-truth-about-ark-m-as-x-men-returns-to-the-present-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55475 The origins of the enigmatic Ark M are explored! What terrible secrets lie within its walls, and just who is assigned to protect it from discovery?

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]]> 55475 Sentinels wraps and an odd number of comics reach issue #5 in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/26/staff-picks-feb26/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51827 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: Sentinels #5: Warden Ellis and Director Trask’s plans for...

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]]> 51827 Better late than never: ComicsXF’s 14 geeky New Year’s resolutions for 2025 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/29/better-late-than-never-comicsxfs-14-geeky-new-years-resolutions-for-2025/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51531 It’s a new year, and in true new year’s tradition, the ComicsXF team has set some New Year’s resolutions. Also in New Year’s tradition, it’s almost the end of the first month of the year, and we’re just now getting to it, and, look, the beginning of the year was a lot OK? So sit...

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]]> 51531 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 New TMNT, Wheeler Walker Jr. and a Balatro update: More reasons to avoid The Void https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/03/the-void-2/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50996 Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Nose pimples. Cincinnati chili. Taking six guesses to figure out Wordle. There are any number of reasons to sink slowly, softly and sadly into blackness. These are some of my reasons to keep my head up. Eight Million Ways to Die, graphic novel adaptation Here’s...

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]]> 50996 Ultimate Wolverine, a Storm celebration and 10 more comics we’re excited about in January https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/04/comics-january-2025/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50722 Happy new year! What, we can start celebrating Christmas on Nov. 1 but we can’t start prepping for New Year’s? You people make no sense. Anyway, we here at CXF took a peek at the January solicits, and here are a few of the things we’re excited for. MARVEL Ultimate Wolverine #1: The new iteration...

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]]> 50722 X-Factor is back on the job while the Nightwatcher Nightwatches in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/14/staff-picks-aug14/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49851 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: X-Factor #1: From the ashes of Krakoa, a new...

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]]> 49851 Mutants in New York, Turtles start fresh and another Nice House in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/24/staff-picks-july24/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49651 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: NYX #1: So no one told you life was gonna be this way (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP). A group of young mutants — Ms. Marvel, Wolverine, Prodigy, Anole and...

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]]> 49651 X-Men rises From the Ashes with a new #1 in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/10/staff-picks-july10/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49513 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. Tony’s pick: X-Men #1: Krakoa is gone and Orchis has fallen, but the X-Men remain, always. Cyclops leads, because that is what he does. Beast builds, because that is what he...

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]]> 49513 Peach Momoko reimagines the Ultimate X-Men and even more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/06/staff-picks-march/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48105 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Ultimate X-Men #1: Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life. But life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life...

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]]> 48105 Mutant Pizza trading cards dig into the deepest corners of Ninja Turtle history https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/21/mutant-pizza/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47202 Forty years ago this month, Kevin Eastman drew a masked, bipedal turtle with nunchucks to make his buddy, Peter Laird, laugh in their New Hampshire apartment. And thus a pop culture franchise was born, spanning comics, animation, toys, live-action rubber-suit movies, video games and one unforgettable Vanilla Ice song. And sure, you know Leo, Mikey,...

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]]> 47202 Hawkgirl Returns and Star Trek Cries for Blood in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/19/hawkgirl-returns-and-star-trek-cries-for-blood-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46022 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and...

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]]> 46022 Happy Belated Father’s Day, Big Daddy [A] Is Back in Our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/28/happy-belated-fathers-day-big-daddy-a-is-back-in-our-staff-picks/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45844 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: Before the Fall: Heralds of Apocalypse: In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth. In ancient days, Genesis forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind?...

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]]> 45844 Put Your Makeup on, Fix Your Hair up Pretty as the Turtles Meet Street Fighter in Atlantic City https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/13/put-your-makeup-on-fix-your-hair-up-pretty-as-the-turtles-meet-street-fighter-in-atlantic-city/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45698 What follows is not a critique of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Street Fighter #1, an IDW comic by writer Paul Allor, artist Ariel Medel, colorist Sarah Myer and letterer Ed Dukeshire. At its core it is a silly comic about a group of turtles fighting a group of colorfully costumed humans created in the...

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]]> 45698 Loki, Worf and Ninja Turtles Lead Off This Week’s Staff Picks. Turtle Power! https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/07/loki-worf-and-ninja-turtles-lead-off-this-weeks-staff-picks-turtle-power/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45630 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Note: Banner photo is a variant cover to Fantastic Four #8 by Scott Koblish. Listen to Koblish talk about that cover on WMQ&A. Zack’s pick: Loki #1: They may be the “benevolent” God of Stories...

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]]> 45630 Fightin’ with Saturday Morning Turtles and Red Sonja and Someone Who Likes Candy (or Something) https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/20/fightin-with-saturday-morning-turtles-and-red-sonja-and-someone-who-likes-candy-or-something/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43487 The original(ish) heroes in a half shell (Turtle power!) are back in all of their cartoonish glory. In virtual reality. For real. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 is written by Erik Burnham, drawn by Tim Lattie, colored by Sarah Myer, lettered by Shawn Lee and published by IDW. Who taught her how...

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]]> 43487 WMQ&A Episode 228: Morphin Time Is Over with Ryan Parrott https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/04/wmqa-episode-228-morphin-time-is-over-with-ryan-parrott/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43272 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 228: Morphin Time Is Over with Ryan Parrott Writer Ryan Parrott joins the show to talk about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100, the upcoming Power Rangers/Ninja Turtles II, his creator-owned series Rogue Sun and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and...

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]]> 43272 Chaos and Punk Frogs in TMNT 129 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/25/chaos-and-punk-frogs-in-tmnt-129/ Wed, 25 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41109 Chaos erupts, as Doctor Barlow’s latest would-be victims make a break for it, while the remaining Turtles attack the Punk Frogs right in their home turf…and is that a Triceraton crashing down from the sky? TMNT #192 is written by Sophie Campbell, drawn by Tony Gregori, colored by Ronda Pattison, and lettered by Shawn Lee,...

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]]> 41109 Get Ready for an Xtra Large Review of TMNT #127, #128 and their 2022 Annual. https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/09/get-ready-for-an-xtra-large-review-of-tmnt-127-128-and-their-2022-annual/ Mon, 09 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40581 It’s been a while since the Turtles had a mad scientist villain to go up against, but Dr. Jasper Barlow is more than making up for lost time. Beware the horrors that lie in store for those of you who dare to read Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #127, written by Sophie Campbell, drawn by Pablo...

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]]> 40581 Ninjas and Frogs Square Off In TMNT #126 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/16/ninjas-and-frogs-square-off-in-tmnt-126/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37967 The Splinter Clan’s home base and dojo has been burned down by a new and dangerous gang in Mutant Town—the Punk Frogs. The Frogs aren’t one for peaceable solutions, and are more than a match for the Turtles in a fight, putting the Splinter Clan in a bind until they can give the Frogs what...

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]]> 37967 The Turmoil of Mutant Town Continues in TMNT #121 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/04/the-turmoil-of-mutant-town-continues-in-tmnt-121/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34281 Old Hob created Mutant Town – much against the will of its residents. Separated its citizens from their families, possibly for the rest of their lives, and policed all who fell beneath his purview, and after a rally turn riot, the old feline fascist has finally been taken down. The question now is: what next?...

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]]> 34281 Elections Are Attempted in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #119 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/14/elections-are-attempted-in-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-119/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30915 April O’Neil is on the run, as confined to Mutant Town as the rest of its residents. She’s just in time for the fireworks, though, as a rally to depose Old Hob and hold free and fair elections is being held. With the future of Mutant Town at stake, you can bet there are going...

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]]> 30915 WMQ&A Episode 161: Feelin’ Blue (Flame) with Adam Gorham https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/25/wmqa-episode-161-feelin-blue-flame-with-adam-gorham/ Tue, 25 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28076 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 161: Feelin' Blue (Flame) with Adam Gorham Artist Adam Gorham joins the show to talk about his new Vault series The Blue Flame, his upcoming Dune book, Ninja Turtles, the pandemic year, his pets and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at...

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