Victor LaValle - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:57:14 +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 Victor LaValle - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Black Panther: Intergalactic #4, or, let Ryan write T’Challa https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/black-panther-intergalactic-4-or-let-ryan-write-tchalla/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56301 T'Challa and Shuri have reunited just in time to face their fiercest enemy yet. And unknown to them, the entire Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda is watching.

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]]> 56301 Black Panther: Intergalactic #3 has us asking the 5 W’s https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/black-panther-intergalactic-3-has-us-asking-the-5-ws/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56108 Black Panther faces down a planet of villains. For each he defeats, another takes its place, and the power behind them all still awaits his shot at the king.

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]]> 56108 Ultimate Black Panther ends with a surprise as Intergalactic speed-runs familiar beats https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/25/ultimate-black-panther-ends-with-a-surprise-as-intergalactic-speed-runs-familiar-beats/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55655 It’s the Black Panther vs. the Progenitors in a final showdown for control of not only vibranium and Wakanda, but the whole world.

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]]> 55655 Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/17/black-panther-intergalactic-1-a-hopeful-new-beginning-for-the-king-of-wakanda/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55294 The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with...

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]]> 55294 There’s something missing in Imperial War: Black Panther #1 (Hint: It’s T’Challa’s [REDACTED]) https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/27/imperial-war-black-panther-1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:04:51 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53940 Blamed for the assassinations that have started an all-out galactic war, T’Challa will first need to survive a brutal assault from the World-Breaker Hulk and Amadeus Cho before he can even think about hunting down the true culprit, and all while his spacecraft spirals towards certain doom. Imperial War: Black Panther #1 is written by...

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]]> 53940 Wolverine #50 one of the better Krakoan farewells https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/12/wolverine-50/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49230 It’s closing time for Logan in Wolverine #50, written by Benjamin Percy and Victor LaValle, drawn by Geoff Shaw and Cory Smith, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Cory Petit, with backups by Larry Hama, Daniel Piccioto, Yen Nitro and Petit; and Percy, Javi Fernandez, Matt Hollingsworth and Petit. Tony Thornley: Well, Matt, we’re...

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]]> 49230 Wolverine wears his adamantium on his sleeve in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Wolverine #50 https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/24/wolverine-50-preview-2/ Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49047 “Boy, it really feels like they’re rushing to end Krakoa,” say a lot of people reading a lot of X-books for the past year. And yet. Over in Benjamin Percy’s protected little corner of the island, the Sabretooth War has been going on for 10 issues. Ten issues of a bunch of Sabreteeth ripping through...

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]]> 49047 X-Chat #15: The end is nigh — and a hot mess. https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/01/x-chat-15-the-end-if-nigh-and-a-hot-mess/ Wed, 01 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48778 It’s all coming to an end in X-Chat #15! In X-Men #33, the series continues to go out with a whimper from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. X-Force #50 comes to some kind of a conclusion from Ben Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. And Wolverine #47-48 features a fight...

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]]> 48778 Corporate synergy takes its toll in X-Chat #14! https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/27/corporate-synergy-takes-its-toll-in-x-chat-14/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48063 The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no one’s favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take...

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]]> 48063 The birthday boy is nervous as ‘Sabretooth War’ begins in Wolverine #41 https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/12/wolverine-41/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47686 Wolverine and Sabretooth observe a longtime tradition in their rivalry as “Sabretooth War” begins in Wolverine #41, written by Benjamin Percy and Victor LaValle, drawn by Cory Smith and Geoff Shaw, inked in part by Oren Junior, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Cory Petit. Tony Thornley: Well, the climax of the Krakoan era...

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]]> 47686 People Get Hurt In Sabretooth & The Exiles #4 https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/22/people-get-hurt-in-sabretooth-the-exiles-4/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44834 Some people come face-to-face with themselves, other people get ripped in half, and a new generation of outsiders searches for hope and better leaders in a revelation-packed Sabretooth and the Exiles #4, written by Victor LaValle, drawn by Leonard Kirk, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by Cory Petit.  Anna Peppard: I have a specific...

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]]> 44834 Sabretooth And The Exiles #1 Is An Exercise In Intention https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/09/sabretooth-and-the-exiles-1-is-an-exercise-in-intention/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43831 Krakoa’s prisoners are out of the Pit but there’s no rest for the weary–or the wicked. Victor Creed has a new jailer and he’ll need the help of his fellow Exiles to save him–and the future of mutantkind–from a fate worse than death. Sabretooth and the Exiles #1 is written by Victor LaValle, drawn by...

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]]> 43831 Hell Breaks Loose in Sabretooth #5! https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/06/hell-breaks-loose-in-sabretooth-5/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41900 Plans come together and then promptly fall apart and then become new plans, and you know what? Just read the comic, you’ll thank us later. Sabretooth #5 written by Victor LaValle, drawn by Leonard Kirk, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by Cory Petit.  Jude Jones: We know her name was Nanny of the Maroons....

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]]> 41900 Hell Is Empty, The Devils Are Here In Our Preview Of Sabretooth #5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/30/hell-is-empty-the-devils-are-here-in-our-preview-of-sabretooth-5/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41790 Victor LaValle & Leonard Kirk’s Sabretooth is among the best comics coming out these days. It’s a thrilling critique of the “justice system”, an exploration of evil and a true terror. Sabretooth has been in The Pit since the early days of Krakoa, what happens now that he’s out? If you aren’t reading this book,...

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]]> 41790 Punishments Do Not Fit The Crimes In Sabretooth #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/29/punishments-do-not-fit-the-crimes-in-sabretooth-4/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41758 Feral Councils are quiet, Quiet Councils are feral, and Victor Creed hosts a fireside chat in our latest journey through the carceral state of Krakoa. Sabretooth #4 was written by Victor LaValle, penciled by Leonard Kirk, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit.  Jude Jones: Abortion is now...

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]]> 41758 Victor Creed Plans An Escape in Sabretooth #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/27/victor-creed-plans-an-escape-in-sabretooth-3/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40349 Sabretooth was sent to the Pit. Then he made it a hell. Now it’s a prison, and Victor Creed is leading a daring escape. Will the exiled mutants be able to work together long enough to find their way out of the Pit? Or are they digging a deeper hole? And who’s their jailer anyway?...

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]]> 40349 Sabretooth #2 Is an Exploration of Injustice In “Utopia” https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/09/sabretooth-2-is-an-exploration-of-injustice-in-utopia/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38312 Professor X promised there would be no prisons on Krakoa. He lied. Sabretooth was the first mutant sent to the Pit. Now he welcomes five more mutants into his own private hell. What laws did they break? Are they ready for what they’ll find? Sabretooth #2 continues digging into Krakoan justice. Written by Victor LaValle,...

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]]> 38312 We Reckon With The Meaning of Justice in Sabretooth #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/02/we-reckon-with-the-meaning-of-justice-in-sabretooth-1/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37777 For breaking the laws of Krakoa, Sabretooth was dragged into the Pit, sentenced to an eternity of torment. But no prison can hold him – or can it? A sentient island staffed by mutants has many kinds of walls. Sabretooth #1 is a gory journey into the carceral state of Krakoa written by Victor LaValle,...

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]]> 37777 The Ballad of Black Tom & Reckoning With Lovecraft https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/18/the-ballad-of-black-tom-reckoning-with-lovecraft/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35320 “People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn’t there. “Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father’s head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can...

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