Wolverine - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:08:03 +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 Wolverine - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Battle Of The Atom: Nude Tane https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/27/battle-of-the-atom-nude-tane/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56632 Here's an episode about Wolverine with a lot of good art and also a nude Tane.

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]]> 56632 Remembering the inimitable Sam Kieth https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/30/remembering-the-inimitable-sam-kieth/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56397 In a crowded field of 1990s art talents who zigged, Sam Kieth zagged, from his chunky, hairy Wolverine to his indie creation The Maxx. Adam Reck pays tribute.

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]]> 56397 X-Men comics in May have us wondering who Inmate X is again https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/10/x-men-comics-in-may-have-us-wondering-who-inmate-x-is-again/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55891 Graymalkin Prison’s INMATE X is revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for the X-Men?

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]]> 55891 The X-Men books give readers a chance to catch up in April https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/17/the-x-men-books-give-readers-a-chance-to-catch-up-in-april/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:11:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55623 As readers saw in last week’s X-Men #23, the Age of Revelation may be over, but its effects on X-Men storytelling have only just begun.

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]]> 55623 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 Nightcrawler’s ex hunts Logan in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Wolverine #14 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/31/nightcrawlers-ex-hunts-logan-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-marvels-wolverine-14/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55429 The flagship series returns as Wolverine crosses paths with Silver Sable in a mission to save a cadre of Morlocks. But are they on the same side?

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]]> 55429 We find things to like in Marvel’s March X-Men comics https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/09/we-find-things-to-like-in-marvels-march-x-men-comics/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:28:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55192 It’s been no secret we’ve been a little less exuberant about the current X-books the last little bit. There’s no need to rehash that here. Instead, let’s go through what Marvel has announced for the X-Men line in March and find some things to like. X-Men Annual #1: A book driven by artists – including...

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]]> 55192 Find out why it’s Morbin’ time in Marvel’s X-Men comics for February https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/15/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow-february/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:59:54 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54870 Last month, Marvel gave us a taste of the near future with Shadows of Tomorrow, the next era of X-Men storytelling that follows this fall’s “Age of Revelation” event. “Shadows” picks up in January with Cyclops returning to the present after his trip to X years in the future, armed with knowledge of how to...

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]]> 54870 Reunited and it feels so good in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Spider-Man & Wolverine #7 https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/07/spiderman-wolverine-7-previe/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54764 Peanut butter and jelly. Rocky and Bullwinkle. Peaches and Herb. To the pantheon of beloved pairings we can (apparently) add Spider-Man and Wolverine, whose bond is so solid (and/or sales-worthy) that it can create a pocket universe existing entirely outside the “Age of Revelation” timeline. It is a universe in which Wolverine still does his...

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]]> 54764 We rank the 10 X-Men ‘Shadows of Tomorrow’ series announced at New York Comic Con https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow-nycc/ Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:39:51 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54445 So, funny story. We were at New York Comic Con on Friday with the intention of attending the X-Men panel, but the line to get in was so long that we were boxed out. Y’all hungry for that X-Men tea, apparently. But enough bitterness. After taking a look at Marvel’s “Shadows of Tomorrow” announcements, here...

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]]> 54445 The dream of the ’90s is alive in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Deadpool/Wolverine #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/28/deadpool-wolverine-10/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54263 I haven’t been reading Deadpool/Wolverine, mostly because both characters are already in a million other comics, some of which are also team-up books. But I found the recap page for issue #10 oddly compelling. Allow me to share it here in full, bolding key words as I go: “In the far future, mutant supremacist Apocalypse...

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]]> 54263 Here comes (Shadows of) Tomorrow: Marvel teases what’s next for the X-Men in 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/21/xmen-shadows-of-tomorrow/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54215 Marvel on Friday hinted at what’s next for the X-Men in 2026 after this fall’s three-month “Age of Revelation” event wraps, dropping teasers for five series under the banner of “Shadows of Tomorrow.” Of the five, three are returning series, picking up from their pre-“Age of Revelation” numbering – Uncanny X-Men, X-Men and Wolverine. Two...

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]]> 54215 SHARK WATCH: It’s insane how often superheroes fight sharks. Here are 27 examples. https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/28/superheroes-vs-sharks/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53592 It goes without saying, but superheroes need to fight stuff, and more often than not when they’re in ocean waters, they encounter sharks. Now, according to the 20th anniversary edition of the Worst Case Scenario Handbook, there are a few things you can do to fend off a shark attack, but most of them boil...

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]]> 53592 Battle of the Atom: Krakoa Cops https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/14/battle-of-the-atom-krakoa-cops/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:59:32 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53356 The wild thing about looking back on comics is how much they are colored by what was happening when you were originally reading them. In retrospect, perhaps things are different. Anyway the optics on pitching a book as religious police was still an amazing unforced error. Ranked This Episode: Legion of X #1-5 Wolverine: Dangerous...

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]]> 53356 Back to the grind in Wolverine #9 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/15/wolverine-9/ Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52640 Logan begins his new quest after the shocking events of last month’s anniversary issue. First stop brings him back to the Howlett Estate, but he isn’t alone. Harpoon and Vertigo of the Marauders have designs on Wolverine, and they’re not the only ones. Wolverine #9 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Javier Pina, colored...

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]]> 52640 A Daniel Warren Johnson backup reminds us how good Wolverine can be in time for issue #8/400 https://comicsxf.com/2025/04/22/wolverine-8-400/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52314 Logan faces off with the Adamantine. The Wendigo is pulled into a deadly trap as a specter from the past emerges. And a story you never thought you’d see begins here. Wolverine #8/400 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit, with a backup written...

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]]> 52314 The hits keep on coming in Marvel’s Wolverine #6 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/13/wolverine-6/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51692 Two Wolverines and a Nightcrawler face off against Constrictor, Cyber and Deathstrike in a clash of the adamantium titans. If Logan can’t beat them, will he join them? Wolverine #6 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit. What does it take to build a...

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]]> 51692 ComicsXF’s official ranking of the From the Ashes X-Men books https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/02/comicsxfs-official-ranking-of-the-x-men-from-the-ashes-comics-so-far/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51029 As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which — X-Men and Uncanny X-Men — ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. That’s a lot, and there’s more coming, including Laura Kinney: Wolverine (who is already starring in NYX); a Timeslide one-shot co-starring Cable and Bishop; Magik (who is already starring...

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]]> 51029 An Ultimate Universe check-in, the best Wolverine, young Batman and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/11/staff-picks-dec11/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51068 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: Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1: The heroes of...

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]]> 51068 The best Wolverine, Laura Kinney, gets some new looks in our latest Redesigning challenge https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/08/redesigning-laura-kinney-wolverine/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51032 With her new solo series debuting next week, our group finally got to Wolverine! No, not that one, the other one. The one the Krakoa era firmly established as a Wolverine in her own right. The one who’s more popular with certain circles of the internet. Laura Kinney, aka Wolverine, aka X-23, aka Talon, aka...

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]]> 51032 Wendigo cub, yes, adamantium plot, no, in Marvel’s Wolverine #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/06/wolverine-4/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51054 The return of the villainous Constrictor means trouble for Wolverine, but more than Logan could possibly realize. What’s wrong with Constrictor, and what does it mean for Wolverine’s future … and past? Wolverine #4 is written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Martin Coccolo, colored by Bryan Valenza and lettered by Cory Petit. Logan! Go on,...

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]]> 51054 Wolverine #3 Does Lone Wolf and Cub with a Wendigo, to pleasing effect. https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/21/wolverine-3-does-lone-wolf-and-cub-with-a-wendigo-to-pleasing-effect/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50897 As reviewers, we often have access to issues a few days — sometimes week — ahead of time, depending on the publisher and the particular issue. Gives us time to really soak things in and perhaps revisit them a few times before putting proverbial pen to paper and recording our thoughts. As I cracked open...

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]]> 50897 Wolverine #2 queues up Wendigo as the series keeps playing the hits https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/21/wolverine-2-queues-up-wendigo-as-the-series-keeps-playing-the-hits/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50495 Still in in the wild, Wolverine experiences more blasts from the past as he has to evade both Department H and Wendigo! But this new Wendigo isn’t all that he seems in Wolverine #2 written by Salad Ahmed, drawn by Martîn Cóccolo, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Cory Petit! From the ashes, a...

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]]> 50495 The Marauders got hopes and dreams too in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Wolverine: Deep Cut #4 https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/26/wolverine-deep-cut-4-preview/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50292 Sure, we all know Sabretooth. And thanks to the Krakoan era, we see Greycrow as a much more realized character, full of nuance while also still an unrepentant murderer. But do you ever wonder if any of the other Marauders have hopes and dreams apart from killing? Maybe Harpoon likes to bake. Maybe Vertigo has...

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]]> 50292 Wolverine makes with the stabby-stabby while more Avengers Assemble in our Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/11/staff-picks-sept11/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50096 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: Wolverine #1: There’s a killer in the woods, and...

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