X-Factor - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:53:04 +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 X-Factor - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Battle Of The Atom: Matsudasode https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/09/battle-of-the-atom-matsudasode/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56212 Zack spends a frustrating amount of time just reading Jeff Matsuda's LinkedIn page. Is it more entertaining than Howard Mackie comics? You be the judge.

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]]> 56212 Battle Of The Atom: Running Up That Hill https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/02/battle-of-the-atom-running-up-that-hill/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55788 The BotA Boyz add three Morlocks stories to the Big Ol' List, including the first Storm miniseries.

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]]> 55788 No more working for the man in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s X-Factor #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/08/xfactor-10-preview/ Thu, 08 May 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52514 And just like that, three of the OG From the Ashes titles are gone. First X-Force, then NYX and now X-Factor. That puts a lot of mutants back on the table. In additon to the many we haven’t seen since Krakoa blinked into the White Hot Room. That’s also a lot of marquee mutants to...

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]]> 52514 ON THE X-MANHUNT: Archangel is a Beyblade in X-Factor #8 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/16/xfactor-8/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51956 Charles Xavier has escaped from prison, and X-Factor must track him down. But how will the X-Men react to X-Factor hunting their founder? And what will happen when Havok and Cyclops collide? X-Factor #8-slash-300 is written by Mark Russell, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Dan Grote: And...

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]]> 51956 The X-Manhunt continues, with Assorted Crisis Events, in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/12/staff-picks-march12/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51929 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: Assorted Crisis Events #1: Time is having a crisis....

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]]> 51929 Cyclops finds more mutant teams to vs. in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #8-slash-300 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/09/xfactor-8-preview/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51896 WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN CYCLOPS AND HAVOK COLLIDE, the solicit blurb asks. Well, if it’s like any of the other times, nothing. Their powers cancel each other out. Every trading card has told us this. They’ll switch to fists for a little bit, get tired of that and eventually move to the last resort of...

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]]> 51896 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 Pyro doesn’t know how fire works in our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #3 https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/20/xfactor-3-preview/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50472 Let’s talk about Pyro. St. John Allerdyce is a former journalist and current romance novelist. He is a longtime member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and its attempt to go straight as Freedom Force. As a Marauder, he was one of the more entertaining examples of a villain finding a new role on Krakoa...

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]]> 50472 The X-Men’s Dazzler hits the road and The Moon Is Following Us in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/18/staff-picks-sept18/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50220 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. Adam’s pick: Dazzler #1: Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress embarks on a...

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]]> 50220 Our EXCLUSIVE preview of X-Factor #2 reminds us of the worst couples in comics https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/12/xfactor-2-preview/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50107 Is there a worse couple in comics than Havok and Polaris? Let’s go through some of the other offenders. Joker and Harley Quinn: Toxic, violent, abusive, but Harley eventually had the sense to leave her man and find love and acceptance with Poison Ivy. Storm and Black Panther: Shoved together on the thinnest of continuity...

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]]> 50107 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age & more https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/27/tcxfip-317-mark-russell/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49940 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 317: Mark Russell talks X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age and more Writer Mark Russell joins the show to talk about X-Factor, Batman: Dark Age, AHOY Comics’ My Bad and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at...

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]]> 49940 Your favorite mutant just blew up in X-Factor #1 https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/18/xfactor-1/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49861 A new mutant arms race sweeps the globe. International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to...

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]]> 49861 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 New series, fill-in artists and ‘Psychic Rescue’ revisited: Marvel’s X-Men books in October https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/22/xmen-october/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:19:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49662 There are 13 X-books coming out in October. Two of them are issues of the same book. That’s a lot. We’ve only gotten two published From the Ashes comics so far: X-Men #1 and Phoenix #1, so it’s way too early for predictions, but we can make plenty of observations based on the covers and...

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]]> 49662 The ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the X-Men: From the Ashes era https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/26/xmen-from-ashes-series/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49419 Welcome to the ComicsXF series-by-series guide to the new era of X-Men comics. The last few years saw a new dawn for the House of X: Mutants reigned (for a while) but were always destined to fall. And From the Ashes of the mutant island nation of Krakoa, this is what comes next. What do...

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]]> 49419 Holy crap, the Upstarts are back in Marvel’s September X-Men solicits https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/20/xmen-september-solicits/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:30:46 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49379 In September, the X-Men and their friends are going to fight: Wow. Just wow. I don’t how to feel about that last one. Take a scroll through Marvel’s September X-Men solicits and see what you think. NYX #3 Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZINGArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOSTAND TOGETHER OR DIE ALONE! To Anole –...

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]]> 49379 The government gets a mutant team again in X-Factor by Russell and Quinn https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/07/xfactor-russell-quinn/ Tue, 07 May 2024 17:10:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48855 While there have been many iterations of X-Factor since 1985, one of the most memorable has been the government-sponsored, workplace-comedy team first written by Peter David and drawn by Larry Stroman. The X-Men’s Great Post-Krakoa Reset will include such a team as it resurrects the X-Factor brand for a new volume by writer Mark Russell...

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]]> 48855 The Uncanny Avengers reassemble and the X-Men get Dark again in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/16/the-uncanny-avengers-reassemble-and-the-x-men-get-dark-again-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46263 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Uncanny Avengers #1: Innocent people and world leaders are dead after simultaneous attacks on the U.S. and Krakoan governments, and that means one thing: It’s time for a new iteration of Steve Rogers’...

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]]> 46263 Scarlet Witch Unravels The Mystery In X-Men: The Trial Of Magneto #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/01/scarlet-witch-unravels-the-mystery-in-x-men-the-trial-of-magneto-4/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35510 Alas, nothing is ever what it seems on Krakoa. As we continue to unravel the mystery of Wanda, she faces her toughest challenge yet, herself. Let’s join Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, David Messina, Edgar Delgado and Clayton Cowles as we spin the wheel once more in X-Men: The Trial Of Magneto #4. Charlie Davis: Well...

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]]> 35510 Dr. Polaris Tops Our First Panels of the Week Feature https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/21/dr-polaris-tops-our-first-panels-of-the-week-feature/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33895 Introducing Panels of the Week, where our writing staff lets us know what one comic book moment stuck with them most from the past week’s offerings.  Dr. Lorna Dane Our first moment is one that’s LONG overdue. Cori McCreery chooses this panel from X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 “because she finally got her Ph.D.,...

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]]> 33895 What Value Is Nostalgia In X-Men: Legends #5? https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/21/what-value-is-nostalgia-in-x-men-legends-5/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31440 Mutants have taken hostages, and X-Factor is taking the blame. But before judgment is rendered for Polaris, Havok, Wolfsbane, Strong Guy, Quicksilver and Multiple Man, Val Cooper and X-Factor will take the stand! But who’s telling the truth, and what really went down at the Latverian embassy? Find out in X-Men Legends #5, written by...

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]]> 31440 Chrises on Infinite Earths: Continu-ish (X-Cutioner’s Song Pt. 1) https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/16/chrises-on-infinite-earths-continu-ish-x-cutioners-song-pt-1/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31070 Christi and Chris tackle the first third of X-Cutioner’s Song, the 90s X-Men crossover event where Cable kills Charles Xavier! (… or something like that) Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits  “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Get...

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]]> 31070 Green Arrow’s Birthday, X-Factor’s Finale and More Staff Picks for June 30 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/28/green-arrows-birthday-x-factors-finale-and-more-staff-picks-for-june-30/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30174 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Greek Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer with this all-star anthology featuring stories by Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor, Stephanie Phillips, Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt, Javier Rodriguez,...

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]]> 30174 The Pull List – May 2021 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/11/the-pull-list-may-2021-primer/ Tue, 11 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28343 How can there be both too many comics and still not nearly enough? The idea of finding something new to read can seem daunting. If you’re looking to jump into a new book, the staff of ComicsXF can point you in the direction of some of our favorite recent releases and currently ongoing titles. Looking...

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]]> 28343 How the Stormy Birth of X-Factor Fractured Chris Claremont’s X-Men https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/10/how-the-stormy-birth-of-x-factor-fractured-chris-claremonts-x-men/ Mon, 10 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26504 X-Factor was born during a hurricane. Jackson Guice, the series’ original artist and co-creator, recalled its origins to Comic Book Resources in 2009: The first issue was double-sized. We put it together under the guiding hand of Mike Carlin and the first issue was finished and submitted for final approval to Jim Shooter — who,...

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