Zeb Wells - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:03:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Zeb Wells - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The good, the bad and the Hitler of Marvel/DC’s Deadpool/Batman #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/21/deadpool-batman-1/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54178 Wade Wilson has been hired for a job in Gotham City, but will the world’s greatest detective help him or destroy him? Deadpool/Batman #1 features a main story written by Zeb Wells, drawn by Greg Capullo, inked by Tim Townsend, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Clayton Cowles. AND …  Tony Thornley: Hello, everyone,...

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]]> 54178 Deadpool, Batman to team up in Marvel and DC’s first intercompany crossover in decades https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/27/deadpool-batman/ Tue, 27 May 2025 17:22:45 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52859 Earlier this year at ComicsPRO, Marvel and DC announced their first intercompany crossovers since JLA/Avengers more than 20 years ago. On Tuesday, the two publishers announced the first of them, a Deadpool/Batman book written by Zeb Wells (Amazing Spider-Man) and drawn by Greg Capullo (Batman), coming in September, and a Batman/Deadpool book written by Grant...

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]]> 52859 All’s Wells that ends Wells in Amazing Spider-Man #60 https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/05/amazing-spiderman-60/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50735 Writer Zeb Wells ends his nearly three-year run on Amazing Spider-Man with a quiet issue #60 alongside artists John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, Paolo Rivera, Todd Nauck and Patrick Gleason; inkers Scott Hanna and Mark Farmer; colorists Marcio Menyz, Rachelle Rosenberg and Edgar Delgado; and letterer Joe Caramagna, while Joe Kelly, Mark Buckingham, Delgado and...

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]]> 50735 Diving deep into Spider-Man and his amazing friends in our inaugural Web-Chat https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/06/webchat-amazing-chasm-darkweb/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50018 Hello, everyone! Welcome to a new thing here at ComicsXF. I’m Tony Thornley, the curator for our new Spider-column. Rather than a standard discussion piece like our BatChat and X-Chat columns, this is going to be more of a roundup as our team covers the world wide web of Spider-Man. So strap in as we...

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]]> 50018 Marvel writer explains what led to Ms. Marvel being killed in Amazing Spider-Man https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/16/msmarvel-kamala-khan-spiderman-feige-ziglar/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48585 Note: This story has been updated to include a clarification from Marvel. Comics fans often wonder how heavy a hand Marvel Studios has in Marvel Comics. Why did the Samuel L. Jackson-inspired version of Nick Fury replace the John Wayne-inspired version? How did Star-Lord become this music-obsessed space himbo? Why is Loki so morally gray...

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]]> 48585 Amazing Spider-Man #26 Was as Bad as We’d Feared https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/01/amazing-spider-man-26-was-as-bad-as-wed-feared/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45598 The Emissary of a death god crosses dimensions for a ritual sacrifice to gain ultimate power. Chaos erupts — and a hero dies. Amazing Spider-Man #26 is written by Zeb Wells, penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Scott Hanna, colored by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Tony Thornley: It’s...

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]]> 45598 X-Chat #7 Features Clones, Clones, Everywhere! https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/15/theres-clones-galore-as-x-chat-7-discusses-x-force-37-dark-web-finale-1/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44734 We’re a little behind but a few important events have happened since we last met! In X-Force #37, we finally meet the head of Xeno, the Man with the Peacock Tattoo, from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! Meanwhile, “Inferno II Electric Boogaloo” ends in Dark Web Finale #1 from Zeb Wells, Adam...

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]]> 44734 It’s Dark Web Time in X-Chat #5! https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/22/its-dark-web-time-in-x-chat-5/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44287 Welcome to Inferno! As our friends at Jay & Miles Xplain the X-Men like to say, Inferno never ends! And with that, we’re in the thick of “Dark Web”, AKA Inferno II: Electric Boogaloo! In Dark Web: #1, Christmas in New York gets interrupted by a familiar demon problem from Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin,...

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]]> 44287 Wolverine goes for the hat trick in the new X-Men roundup! https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/29/wolverine-goes-for-the-hat-trick-in-the-new-x-men-roundup/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43189 Yes, we’re still looking for a name, but welcome back! We’re taking a look again at three big books from across the X-Men Universe. This week, they all feature Wolverine, plus we have a special guest appearance by the Amazing Spider-Man! In Wolverine #24, The Hand takes advantage of the Judgment Day to kill Wolverine...

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]]> 43189 The Amazing Spider-Man Free Comic Book Day Issue Teases a Fiery Spidey Fight https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/10/amazing-spider-man-free-comic-book-day/ Tue, 10 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40638 Spider-Man has to face a new foe: a hungry, sentient mailbox! But is there more behind this? Obviously yes. Find out what’s in store for the webslinger in the Amazing Spider-Man Free Comic Book Dat special written by Zeb Wells, pencilled by John Romita Jr., inked by Scott Hanna, colored byMarcio Menyz and lettered by...

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]]> 40638 A New (?) Day Dawns in Amazing Spider-Man #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/29/a-new-day-dawns-in-amazing-spider-man-1/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40408 Peter Parker’s life…changes forever? It’s a brand new Amazing Spider-Man #1, this time from writer Zeb Wells, penciler John Romita Jr., inker Scott Hanna, colorist Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna. The most remarkable thing about Amazing Spider-Man #1, really, is how unremarkable it is. Peter and MJ’s final moments at the conclusion of the...

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]]> 40408 Amazing Spider-Man #93: “Beyond” Concludes With A Battle of the Spider-Men https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/31/amazing-spider-man-93-beyond-concludes-with-a-battle-of-the-spider-men/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39507 It’s Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man as “Beyond” comes to a close in Amazing Spider-Man #93 written by Zeb Wells, art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Joe Caramagna!  The illusion of change is the ultimate backbone of serialized comics. Amazing Spider-Man #93 is both a great example of it, and leans into...

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]]> 39507 The Gang Bids Adieu in Hellions #18 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/08/the-gang-bids-adieu-in-hellions-18/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35598 The gang says so long, farewell, we hate to say goodbye in Hellions #18.

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]]> 35598 Hellions #17: Orphan-Maker Catches Feelings https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/10/hellions-17-orphan-maker-catches-feelings/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35166 The team comes together in Hellions #17 just in time to fall apart. Sigh. Isn't that always the case?

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]]> 35166 The Amazing Spider-Man #75 Heralds an… Old Era for Spidey https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/09/the-amazing-spider-man-75-heralds-an-old-era-for-spidey/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34483 It’s a new era of Spider-Man, with a new Spidey (well, a new-old Spidey), a new love interest (well, a new-old love interest) and… Well, you just have to check it out, in the launch of the 19 part epic Spider-Man Beyond in The Amazing Spider-Man #75 from Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz, and...

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]]> 34483 Hellions #16: Nanny Take the Wheel! https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/06/hellions-16-nany-take-the-wheel-wells-segovia/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34364 Who is driving this ship? Good gravy! Zeb Wells and Stephen Segovia are back at it again with the latest installment of Hellions. It's a doozy!

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]]> 34364 Hellions #15 Explores Its Seriously Sinister Trust Issues https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/01/the-gang-explores-trust-issues-in-hellions-15/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33218 Everything is going wrong and Tarn wants his stuff back!

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]]> 33218 Sinister Comes Face to Face With His Secrets in Hellions #13 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/08/sinister-comes-face-to-face-with-his-secrets-in-hellions-13/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30654 It’s a reunion with old friends in Hellions #13, from Zeb Wells, Rogê Antônio, Rain Beredo, and Ariana Maher.   Liz Large: The Gala is over, and that means it’s time for our heroes to catch up with friends new and old. Austin Gorton: And friends that are…the same person as some of those friends…look, cloning...

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]]> 30654 Nanny Learns A Lesson On Motherhood In Our Exclusive Hellions #13 Preview https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/01/nanny-learns-a-lesson-on-motherhood-in-our-exclusive-hellions-13-preview/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30407 The Hellions are a disastrous team with an evil leader and a habit of making every situation they run into worse. But you don’t understand, I love them. They are a mess and have left chaos in their wake without any real repercussions. Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of their own actions...

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]]> 30407 Appetizers Are Served As The Hellfire Gala Begins https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/02/appetizers-are-served-as-the-hellfire-gala-begins/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28852 You are cordially invited to The Hellfire Gala featuring Marauders #21 by Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit, X-Force #20 by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga, and Hellions #12 by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel and Ariana Maher. Best pay attention, there will be fireworks like the world...

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