Do you like half-nekkid superheroes? Of course you do. And Marvel is betting on it! Itâs right there in the promo language for the Rogue: The Savage Land miniseries slated for January, with Polygon quoting writer Tim Seeley as saying the series will allow him to âutilize [his] love for ’80s X-Men, Jim Lee, Chris…
Alison Blaire is headed out on a world tour in Dazzler #1, written by Jason Loo, drawn by Rafael Loureiro, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Ariana Maher, with a cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson When we last saw Alison Blaire, aka Dazzler, she was dead. Killed during the final Hellfire Gala by…
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. Adamâs pick: Dazzler #1: Marvel’s glittering mutant songstress embarks on a…
Jeez, it hasn’t even been three months, and Cyclops is Schism-ing with someone already? While one of the complaints of the early months of the X-Men’s From the Ashes era is how disconnected the many books feel from each other, both in tone and continuity, Marvel on Tuesday announced the line’s first mini crossover in…
Every year, in the waning days of summer, Minnesotans gather for the “Great Minnesota Get Together,” aka the Minnesota State Fair. For “12 days of fun ending Labor Day,” this bacchanalia of agriculture and arts, culture and community, and food â the whackier and deeper-fried the better â defines the local zeitgeist. This year, in…
The guys get spicy. And by spicy we mean that Zack tries to explain ACOTAR to Adam even though he is only vaguely aware of it and Adam tries to stop us from getting the explicit tag. This episode is about Chris Bachalo, we promise. Ranked This Episode:
In May, housing rental behemoth Airbnb announced a new promotion called Icons, a series of âextraordinary experiencesâ including overnights in museums, mingling with celebrities, and recreations of fictional locations like Carlâs house from Pixarâs Up. If you are a fan of the X-Men, one of these locations might have activated your portable Cerebro unit. The…
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…
From the Ashes has been about a lot of X-Men characters reverting to type, possibly as a coping mechanism after the fall of Krakoa. But many of them have gotten new uniforms in the relaunch, as new artists come aboard and seek to put their stamp on characters. And then there’s Illyana Rasputin, Magik, who…
From the ashes emerge new mutants, new monsters, new conflicts â and a new backstory for Charles Xavier? Weâve got all that and Jubilee too in this monthâs installment of the uncanny adventures of Team Rogue. Uncanny X-Men #2 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by David Marquez, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by…
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. Jakeâs pick: Wolverine #1: There’s a killer in the woods, and…
Last fall, the inaugural Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for fans of the X-Men, was held at the historic Minneapolis Club in Minnesota. This year, the show is returning for year 2 on the final weekend of September, featuring more Chris Claremont, more animated X-Men voice actors and more twists on the traditional convention experience….
Once upon a time, Cyclops and Jean Grey got married at a Marvel holiday party and made it everyone else’s problem. Ranked This Episode:
The formerly teenage genius formerly known as Shadowkat is back in Chicago, back behind the bar with a dishrag for a paycheck, done with rescuing teenage mutants for good. See how long that one lasts in Exceptional X-Men #1, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Joe…
If youâre an X-Men fan of a certain age, you may have read the past two monthsâ worth of From the Ashes comics and wondered, âWhere did all the New Mutants and Generation X kids go? I mean I know Magik is in X-Men, but itâs like the rest of them just disappeared into the…