In the dying days of December 1994, Marvel Comics dropped X-Men Alpha #1, a double-sized, chromium-cover-wrapped one-shot introducing the world to the “Age of Apocalypse.” Following a multi-part story that saw Professor Xavier’s son Legion travel back in time to kill Magneto before the X-Men formed, a mission Legion thoroughly botched, accidentally killing his dad…
And that’s a wrap on Stephanie Phillips’ time with Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force. Come January, Phillips will be off the X-books and preparing to launch a new volume of Daredevil alongside artist Lee Garbett. It’s a big transition period in general for Phillips, as her longest comics series to date, BOOM Studios’ Grim,…
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. Matt’s pick: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question — Arcadia #1: From the decaying…
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I wondered aloud on this website why Dani Moonstar hasn’t gotten a bigger push from Marvel, I’d have … several nickels. Sorry, this is breaking news and I haven’t kept a spreadsheet. Anywho, folks who checked out last month’s Echo: Seeker of Truth one-shot may have…
The X-Men haven’t had a school in seven years, since late 2018’s “Disassembled” story. Sure, there’s been plenty of teaching the next generation of mutants – in the “Age of X-Man” series NextGen, in the Sextant on Krakoa, at Haven House in Louisiana and in Kitty’s abandoned dance studio in Chicago. But the Xavier School…
After a full month of covering “Age of Revelation,” the ComicsXF all-star chorus took a break last week, partly because there were no core books out, partly because, well, it was exhausting. And we don’t just mean the pace and volume. These books are exhausting to read and keep up with, and if this event…
“Y’all see that man behind me? Y’all see those abs flexin’ under that tight, pink shirt made o’ unstable molecules? “That’s my man. Those are my abs. I lather those bad boys in the shower every night after a mission, soap ’em up real good. “Y’all come near those abs, I take off this glove….
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. Matt’s pick: Batman/Deadpool #1: The Dark Knight and the Merc with…
Never let a crossover get in the way of your ongoing story arc. Unbreakable X-Men continues the Penumbra story from Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men, the city of the dead that lay not far from the Louisiana X-Men’s home like so many Zombie N’awlins Morlocks. What does any of it have to do with Doug Ramsey’s…
Last month, Marvel gave us a taste of the near future with Shadows of Tomorrow, the next era of X-Men storytelling that follows this fall’s “Age of Revelation” event. “Shadows” picks up in January with Cyclops returning to the present after his trip to X years in the future, armed with knowledge of how to…
X years later, many secret events have taken place among the mutants of the world — including the one that changed Gambit and Rogue’s marriage forever. As Storm embarks on her quest to destroy Eegun, the devourer of Sorcerers Supreme, Gambit has a score to settle with Storm for the fate of his marriage. But…
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. Rasmus’ pick: DIE Loaded #1: A year after their return from…
This X-Vengers #3 variant cover by Edwin Galmon shows half of the original class of New Mutants – Cannonball, Sunspot, Dani Moonstar and Doug Ramsey/Revelation – as they were in happier days and as they are now. Three hardened warriors taking the fight to a former teammate gone mad with power. But it begs the…
Age of Revelation enters its second month with a big reveal about why present-day Cyclops and Beast are in the future. Amazing X-Men #2 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #2 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by…
There are many alternate realities and possible futures in the Marvel Universe, and in many of those futures, Alex Summers has a different kid with a different mother. On Earth-1298, the Mutant X Earth, Alex and Madelyne Pryor have a son, Scotty, named for Alex’s brother, Cyclops. On Earth-13133, as shown in Rick Remender’s Uncanny…