âWe maniacs! We blew it up! Oh, damn us! Goddamn us all to Hell!â So says Professor Charles Xavier in Immortal X-Men #14, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Mark: Hey, so I was away for last monthâs issue. ⌠Did…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamâs pick: Children of the Vault #1: Heâs a time-traveler from a far future with a techno-organic arm and eye. Heâs a time-traveler from a not-as-far-future but once tried to kill the other guyâs adoptive…
The Fall of X is here. In X-Men #25, Kate Pryde is on a mission, while the X-Men try to fight back. But is there even an X-Men any more? Written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: What a couple of weeks! Interestingly,…
You thought Iceman died in the Fall of X? Not quite: He almost melted, but he got revived by ⌠the power of love? Stay frosty with Astonishing Iceman #1, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Vincenzo CarratĂš, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Travis Lanham. Stephanie: This first issue in a spate of…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamâs pick: X-Men #25: The Hellfire Gala is over. The mutants have been decimated. Again. And Kate Pryde has jumped to the other side of the pirates vs. ninjas debate. Time to stab some Orchis…
Itâs the biggest night of the year for the mutants ⌠but, unfortunately, itâs an even bigger night for Orchis. X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 is written by Gerry Duggan; drawn by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka and Pepe Larraz; colored by Rain…
Itâs finally Dazzlerâs turn in the spotlight! Long a fan favorite and favorite of our Redesign community, the dramatic Dazzler debuted in 1979 in Uncanny X-Men #130, in the midst of âThe Dark Phoenix Saga.â Initially a performer of disco music, Dazzler has kept her roots as a famous singer and musician, though her influences…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adamâs pick: X-Men: The Hellfire Gala 2023 #1: The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season, but this year’s will change everything for Krakoa. What is meant to be mutantkind’s biggest night…
Count Nefariaâs headed to the convention center, where his attempt to give himself eternal youth either will, or wonât, blow up midtown! Our heroesâ attempts to stop him either will, or wonât, heal their emotional divides! Point-of-view character Escapade either will, or wonât, star in a Marvel comic again! Our story concludes in New Mutants:…
Geneis and her fancy staff bring havoc to the Great Ring in X-Men Red #13 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee, and Ariana Maher. âYour father has three dead friends. All three of them used. Your father didnât. Your father, as I’m sure youâve noticed, is alive.â Thus concluded the one and only talk…
We’re long past the days of the bouncing, blue-furred Beast who quoted Shakespeare and pulled lighthearted pranks while simultaneously trying to cure the Legacy Virus. Since the ’90s he’s been on a downward trajectory of devil’s bargains and war crimes. Benjamin Percy steered into the skid, and has spent the most recent arcs of both…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tonyâs pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and…
The build up to Fall of X continues in X-Chat #10! Too much happens in X-Men #24 from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. Wolverine and Beastâs war continues to escalate in Wolverine #34 by Ben Percy, Juan Jose Ryp, Fran D’Armata, and Cory Petit The war across time continues in X-Force…
With the Quiet Council on the verge of collapse, Doug Ramsey says his piece in Immortal X-Men #13, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: The leaves are dying, there’s a chill in the air, monsters walk the streets with impunity. It can…
Did you know Chris Bachalo is very good at drawing Illyana Rasputina, aka Magik? Maybe you didn’t because you came up in the 1990s and fell off comics and you only remember Bachalo as the Generation X guy. OK, well, picture Husk but taller and a demon anime princess with a huge Final Fantasy sword….