Ultimate X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:53:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ultimate X-Men - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The Avengers fall into a trap as the Justice League gets robbed in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/06/staff-picks-aug6/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53707 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. Austin’s pick: The Avengers in the Veracity Trap!: It starts with...

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]]> 53707 Hark, a ZARK, in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Ultimate X-Men #18 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/31/ultimate-xmen-18/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53664 Thwip. Snikt. Bamf. ZARK. Thanks to sound effects both hand-drawn and lettered, we know the sound certain Marvel characters make when they do their iconic moves. But only one of them is the sound of red beams of concussive force escaping from a man’s eyeballs. When did ZARK become that sound? No idea. The internet...

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]]> 53664 Check out mini-reviews of Aliens vs. Avengers, Ultimate X-Men, Frankenstein & The Pedestrian https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/03/mini-reviews-aliens-ultimate-frankenstein-pedestrian/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50011 In a bid to broaden the number of comics we cover at ComicsXF, we give you, the reader, these one-paragraph reviews of some recent releases. This feature doesn’t have a name yet; turns out a lot of online comics people like naming their blogs The Spinner Rack. But if we keep doing this and anyone...

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]]> 50011 Avengers vs. Aliens vs. Frankenstein vs. Archie in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/28/staff-picks-aug28/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49947 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. Austin’s pick: Aliens vs. Avengers #1: Xenomorphs reach Earth! The perfect...

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]]> 49947 Building new worlds in Ultimate X-Men #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/12/building-new-worlds-in-ultimate-x-men-4/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49244 NEW MUTANTS! Hisako and Mei’s classmate, Nico Minoru, has figured out that these two girls possess unusual abilities… But they’re not the only ones! Hisako’s world gets a whole lot bigger in ULTIMATE X-MEN #4! Ultimate X-Men #4 was written and illustrated by Peach Momoko, with script adaptation by Zack Davission, and letters by Clayton...

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]]> 49244 Who will be the Heir of Apocalypse, and what else will be in this week’s Staff Picks? https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/12/staff-picks-june12/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49195 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s pick: X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1: For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on Arakko, another must rise...

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]]> 49195 The goth, the Shadow and the lightning in the dark in Ultimate X-Men #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/15/ultimate-xmen-3/ Wed, 15 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48938 Mei Igarashi was a regular girl until she discovered her unusual abilities and her hair changed from brown to white. Now, learn how and why she came to idolize a mysterious freedom fighter in Africa who also harnesses the power of the storm. Ultimate X-Men #3 is written and illustrated by Peach Momoko, with script...

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]]> 48938 Hickman and Greene take on Doom, Spidey declares Morbin’ time and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/15/staff-picks-may15/ Wed, 15 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48911 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s pick: Doom #1: With Valeria Richards at his side, Doctor Doom goes on a quest to harness more power than any human has ever wielded before to try to stop Galactus from bringing...

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]]> 48911 Ultimate X-Men #2: A too-perfect Maystorm? https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/10/ultimate-xmen-2/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48509 THE ULTIMATE X-MEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL! It’s a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her powers. There, she meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (aka Maystorm), who understands all too well the challenge Hisako faces. They team up to embark on a creepy adventure to...

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]]> 48509 Ultimate X-Men, Power Rangers, Magneto and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/10/staff-picks-april10/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48493 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Jake’s pick: Ultimate X-Men #2: It’s a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her new powers. She meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (aka Maystorm),...

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]]> 48493 Ultimate X-Men #1 not a big bang but a magical evolution https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/10/ultimate-xmen-1/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:36:45 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48136 Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life – go to school, hang out with her friends, ignore the political strife broiling over after the events of Ultimate Invasion – but life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life and brought some unusual...

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]]> 48136 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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