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The Shadow King returns in X-Men United #5 (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote10 hours ago1 day ago02 mins

Iceman’s dream of bringing all the X-Men together for fun times and fellowship has backfired and left Graymatter Lane vulnerable in X-Men United #5.

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A Supergirl movie tie-in, an Ultimate Universe farewell and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 days ago1 day ago04 mins

This week’s top picks include a Supergirl special, the Ultimate Universe Finale, an X-Men tale set in the Outback and the Wolf Man unleashed!

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  • Redesigning

Mystique shapeshifts into some new looks in our latest X-Men Redesigning challenge

Dan Grote4 days ago4 days ago04 mins

Our team of talented artists sought to remix classic Mystique elements and offer some new looks to X-villain Raven Darkholme.

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X-Men United #4 has both dungeons AND dragons

Stephanie Burt5 days ago5 days ago08 mins

Can a school work if the teachers don’t get along? Iceman doesn’t want to find out, so he’s asked to play a game. But things get too real in X-Men United #4.

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Dani’s parents are in mystical trouble again in Moonstar #4 (PREVIEW)

Austin Gorton7 days ago6 days ago02 mins

Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter…

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X-Men #32 has us thinking about Weapon PRIME (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote1 week ago1 week ago02 mins

While the X-Men’s rescue mission was compromised by the identity of the mutant they were tracking, it’s now completely shot by the intervention of Department H.

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No, it’s not THAT Mars in Uncanny X-Men #30

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton1 week ago1 week ago010 mins

Widespread panic breaks out in Louisiana as it becomes Ground Zero for an alien invasion force. But are they really what they seem? We review Uncanny X-Men #30.

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Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 week ago2 weeks ago04 mins

This week the CXF gang is excited for Absolute Batman, Absolute Green Arrow and other comics that aren’t Absolute! What are YOU looking forward to?

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  • Battle of The Atom

Battle Of The Atom: What Time Is It?

Zachary Jenkins and Adam Reck2 weeks ago2 weeks ago01 mins

There’s a lot of things that we talk about in this episode, including the New York Knicks and Grunt Squad shirts and more importantly Ben Grimm.

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Uncanny X-Men #30 ruins another lovely picnic (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

Can even the X-MEN resist the technological terror when MARS NEEDS MUTANTS? Find out in our preview of Uncanny X-Men #30, out next week!

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Absolute Catwoman, Armageddon and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

Check out this week’s CXF Staff Picks, featuring Absolute Catwoman, Avengers: Armageddon, Bishop, M.A.S.K. and more. What are YOU reading?

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Oscar, Oscar, Oscar: Tracing the mystery of Inmate X in Uncanny X-Men

Adam Reck3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

Adam Reck looks back through the Gail Simone run of Uncanny X-Men to see how the mystery of Inmate X unfolded from issue #1 to #29.

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Bishop #1 makes us ask: Where are OUR giant guns? (PREVIEW)

Dan Grote3 weeks ago3 weeks ago02 mins

Bishop has always lived by a strict code. But that code will get called into question when his sister, Shard, is sent to the present right before she died.

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What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 answers a burning question

Nola Pfau3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 explores a world where Cyclops returns to Madelyne Pryor after the events of “Inferno.” It doesn’t go well.

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Ororo wins in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5

Jude Jones3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Jude Jones saw Murewa Ayodele’s run on Storm all the way through to the end. With Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #5, he offers some parting words.

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