Once again, NYX proves itself to be the series most willing to engage with the Krakoan era as part of a larger discussion about what mutant society looks like now. In doing so, next week’s issue flashes back to Crucible, the space where mutants on Krakoa were given the chance to die in battle for…
The X-Men and the Avengers have had a long and complicated relationship with one another, dating to their shared birthday on July 2, 1963, and continuing through a series of meet-ups, miniseries and misunderstanding-based fights. From their first encounter in X-Men #9 to the time the love-child of Professor Xavier’s suppressed rage and Magneto’s ā¦…
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…
Rivers Cuomo once said, “I wanna go back, back to the shack, back to the Strat with the lightning strap,” and we echo that message by going back to our roots for a 1,000th story celebration about the stories the occurred at both the birth of the podcast and the birth of us. Rivers Cuomo…
For our first Redesign challenge of 2025, we decided to do something a little different. Rather than pick one character for everyone to redesign as has been custom, we asked all the participants this time to pick a character they want to see get more attention this year. Everyone gave their character a new look…
Cable and the romantic lead of his current miniseries, Avery Ryder, make a cute couple. They’re both soldiers, they both have the technoorganic virus, they both have big, metal arms and cool weapons and say dry, cool, action-hero-y things. I hope these two kids make it, but given writer David Pepose’s elevator pitch for the…
When I became a man, I put away childish things. Except my Lego. I kept all of those. I have probably hundreds of thousands of interlocking bricks, dating to a police van I received as a gift in 1985 when I was in kindergarten. All of my G.I. Joes, my Transformers, my He-Man and Thundercats…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 338: Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly talk Timeless and Star Trek Co-writers and best friends Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing join the show to talk about Power Man: Timeless, their upcoming Star Trek event Lore War, and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts,…
Scott Summers burns it ALL down in an issue that shows what this series really can be! X-Men #10 from Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: Cyclops has unleashed hell, and I am here for it. Scott [Redmon, not Summers], welcome welcome! Scott Redmond: Thanks for having me!…
As of this writing, there are 13(!) monthly X-books on the shelves, two of which ā X-Men and Uncanny X-Men ā ship on an 18-issue-a-year schedule. Thatās a lot, and thereās 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…
Kwannon is hot on the trail of a mutant trafficking ring, but a dangerous new villain is tracking her.Ā Has her past come back to haunt her, or has her investigation made her new enemies? And will the help of her lover, John Greycrow, be enough to turn the tide? Psylocke #3 is written by Alyssa…
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. Mattās pick: DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1: The…
I am far from the first person to say that 1975ās Giant-Size X-Men #1 changed the game. Len Wein and Dave Cockrum introduced some of the X-Menās biggest mainstays, including Storm, Nightcrawler and Colossus (a minor Hulk character by the name of Wolverine also made his way onto the team). These All-New, All-Different X-Men have…
The Outliers, still finding their place in the mutant world, are hunted by a lethal new set of foes: a bloodthirsty, relentless and unstoppable pack of stealth Sentinels. Cut off from their mentors and allies, with no knowledge of who built or aimed these deadly drones, four untrained mutants are on the run and completely…
The character of Frank Reynolds, immortalized by Danny DeVito on Itās Always Sunny in Philadelphia, once implored his fellow barmates Mac and Dennis, āDo not go on a manhunt.ā Naturally, they didnāt listen. But what if itās an X-Manhunt? Eh, the rule probably still applies. But who among us wouldnāt like to see Charles Xavier…