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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · Apr 8

The ComicsXF zine features 80 pages of some of the best articles from the history of this website, plus activity pages, goofs, bits and more.

The ComicsXF Zine is real, it’s spectacular and it’s available on our Patreon

Have you ever thought, “Man, I sure do love ComicsXF, but I wish there was a physical version of the website I could hold in my hand and take with me to the beach so I don’t get sand in my phone or tablet.” Well, everybody look under your seats … SIKE! There’s nothing down there. But up here, back on your phone or tablet, there is something, and that something is …

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 5h

From the archives: The history of 'To me, my X-Men.' Who said it first? (Hint, not Xavier): comicsxf.com/2019/09/25/t...

The History of 'To Me, My X-Men' - COMICSXF

In House of X #1, Xavier smiles beneath his Cerebro helmet and utters the classic line: “To me, my X-Men.” Except how classic is it really?

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Adam Reck @adamreck.bsky.social · 8h

Coupla Program Notes:

1. There won't be a Battle of the Atom #NYCC Super Special this year. There was tons of great talent, but schedules did not align and I could not make it work.

My Wrap-Up Coverage of #NYCC w @danielpgrote.bsky.social will be out tomorrow on @comicsxf.com !

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 1d

We don't need to know much about Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children to know that title RULEZ: comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/s...

NYCC: Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children is the best intercompany crossover title ever - COMICSXF

BOOM's Something is Killing the Children is crossing over with something dark from DC in SWAMP THING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 15h

This book is a good time, y’all. Don’t sleep on it, and don’t sleep on this episode.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

This week's CXF Interview Podcast with guest Tini Howard is LIVE for Patreon backers www.patreon.com/posts/141036... Listen to us talk about @boom-studios.com's Marian Heretic before everyone else, and get those backer benefits!

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios' Marian Heretic | ComicsXF

Get more from ComicsXF on Patreon

www.patreon.com

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

And @brawl2099.bsky.social covered the first issue of DC K.O. and all the twists therein comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/d...

Remember, none of this is possible without your support of CXF on Patreon. Get shoutouts, bonus content, the CXF Zine and more. Thank you!

DC K.O. #1 is a rock'em-sock'em good time with some big twists - COMICSXF

The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth, and the Justice League’s only chance to defeat Darkseid is to enter a deadly tournament.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

People are still catching up to @mattlaz1013.bsky.social & Will Nevin's review of Batman #2 comicsxf.com/2025/10/05/b...

Tim Drake gets his time in the sun, and behind the wheel, in DC's Batman #2 - COMICSXF

A run-in with an abusive cop leads Tim Drake into a really rough night in Batman #2 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

We wrote about the re-return of DC's Vertigo line comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/d...

Vertigo's back. Again! For real this time! Which books should you be hype for? - COMICSXF

DC on Thursday revealed the 10 Vertigo comic book series that will publish in 2026, beginning in February.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

We made our DC K.O. predictions (and already lost one)
comicsxf.com/2025/10/07/d...

ComicsXF fills out their DC K.O. brackets. See who we think will win. - COMICSXF

The ComicsXFamily took a look at who's in the DC K.O. tournament and filled out the brackets available at dckobracket.dc.com.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

We ranked the 10 X-Men Shadows of Tomorrow announcements at NYCC
comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/x...

We rank the 10 X-Men 'Shadows of Tomorrow' series announced at New York Comic Con - COMICSXF

Read on to learn about X-Men titles on sale in January and February. Some are returning, some are relaunching, some are brand new.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

We've got an exclusive preview of Rogue Storm #1 by @ayodelemurewa.bsky.social & Roland Boschi
comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/r...

This is what it sounds like when gods die in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel's Rogue Storm #1 - COMICSXF

X YEARS LATER, with Earth's gods gone, only ORORO MUNROE, the mutant god of storms, remains, driven mad by dark magic and grief.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

Time to check out what y'all checked out this week at CXF, starting with an Age of Revelation roundup by @brawl2099.bsky.social @adamreck.bsky.social @armaanautomatic.itch.io & @austingorton.bsky.social
comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/r...

Al Ewing returns to Arakko in an X-Men: Age of Revelation roundup - COMICSXF

The ComicsXF review team takes on all five of this week's Age of Revelation books, including an Al Ewing treat in World of Revelation.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 15h

This week's CXF Interview Podcast with guest Tini Howard is LIVE for Patreon backers www.patreon.com/posts/141036... Listen to us talk about @boom-studios.com's Marian Heretic before everyone else, and get those backer benefits!

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios' Marian Heretic | ComicsXF

Get more from ComicsXF on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 1d

Just sayin’.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 1d

We don't need to know much about Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children to know that title RULEZ: comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/s...

NYCC: Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children is the best intercompany crossover title ever - COMICSXF

BOOM's Something is Killing the Children is crossing over with something dark from DC in SWAMP THING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 1d

We don't need to know much about Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children to know that title RULEZ: comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/s...

NYCC: Swamp Thing Is Killing the Children is the best intercompany crossover title ever - COMICSXF

BOOM's Something is Killing the Children is crossing over with something dark from DC in SWAMP THING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 2d

Reading about the new Vertigo series gave @danielpgrote.bsky.social flashbacks to the 2018 NYCC Vertigo panel:
comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/d...

Vertigo's back. Again! For real this time! Which books should you be hype for? - COMICSXF

DC on Thursday revealed the 10 Vertigo comic book series that will publish in 2026, beginning in February.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 1d

@brawl2099.bsky.social reports on the big fights and bigger twists in DC K.O. #1 comicsxf.com/2025/10/11/d...

DC K.O. #1 is a rock'em-sock'em good time with some big twists - COMICSXF

The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth, and the Justice League’s only chance to defeat Darkseid is to enter a deadly tournament.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 2d

Which X-Men Shadows of Tomorrow books are you looking forward to?
comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/x...

We rank the 10 X-Men 'Shadows of Tomorrow' series announced at New York Comic Con - COMICSXF

Read on to learn about X-Men titles on sale in January and February. Some are returning, some are relaunching, some are brand new.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 2d

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 2d

Which X-Men Shadows of Tomorrow books are you looking forward to?
comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/x...

We rank the 10 X-Men 'Shadows of Tomorrow' series announced at New York Comic Con - COMICSXF

Read on to learn about X-Men titles on sale in January and February. Some are returning, some are relaunching, some are brand new.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 2d

PS, can any of y'all out there help us identify the woman third from left in this photo from 2018?

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 2d

Reading about the new Vertigo series gave @danielpgrote.bsky.social flashbacks to the 2018 NYCC Vertigo panel:
comicsxf.com/2025/10/10/d...

Vertigo's back. Again! For real this time! Which books should you be hype for? - COMICSXF

DC on Thursday revealed the 10 Vertigo comic book series that will publish in 2026, beginning in February.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 4d

PS, if you missed our DC KO brackets, check 'em out here comicsxf.com/2025/10/07/d... How off were we?

ComicsXF fills out their DC K.O. brackets. See who we think will win. - COMICSXF

The ComicsXFamily took a look at who's in the DC K.O. tournament and filled out the brackets available at dckobracket.dc.com.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 4d

We've got an EXCLUSIVE (and early!) preview of next week's ROGUE STORM #1 by @ayodelemurewa.bsky.social & Roland Boschi:
comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/r...

This is what it sounds like when gods die in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel's Rogue Storm #1 - COMICSXF

X YEARS LATER, with Earth's gods gone, only ORORO MUNROE, the mutant god of storms, remains, driven mad by dark magic and grief.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 4d

@brawl2099.bsky.social @adamreck.bsky.social @armaanautomatic.itch.io & @austingorton.bsky.social put together this roundup of week 2 of Age of Revelation, ft. a whopping 5 books, one of which contains an amazing Al Ewing story!
comicsxf.com/2025/10/08/r...

Al Ewing returns to Arakko in an X-Men: Age of Revelation roundup - COMICSXF

The ComicsXF review team takes on all five of this week's Age of Revelation books, including an Al Ewing treat in World of Revelation.

ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 3d

BatChat returns to the 3 runs it's reading in order: No Man's Land, Morrison and Injustice: comicsxf.com/2025/10/09/b...

BatChat With Matt & Will: One of the Oldest Jokes - COMICSXF

Our reading of No Man's Land, the Grant Morrison run and Injustice: Gods Among Us each reach milestones in this week's episode.