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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 2h

#xspoilers Lots of fun X-stuff today. DNX continues to be action-packed with killer art from Vincentini. (North's FF adds a fun wrinkle to the story) Alien v X-Men is a ton of fun and the Claremont backup is bonkers. Our UXM review will be out later today, let's just say I like this Repent fella.

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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 22h

what your SFII main said about you... Ken or Ryu: shrewd, but BORE-ING Guile or Chun-Li: incredible tastes, fascinating person Blanka: live in the moment, no plan for when the electricity stops E-Honda: winning is less important than style Dhalsim: chess player in a world of checkers Zangief: N/A

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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week we are talking about a character Marvel doesn't always know what to do with - Longshot!

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This one’s dedicated to the jobbers at The Bar with No Name.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good night, sweet prince. You truly were America’s princi-PAL. Thanks for the Cameo Christmas call that one time.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 27/09/2026

Finally, for fans of our Patreon bonus podcast OUR SON PETE, recording for the next episode has been scheduled!

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In this episode: ✅Staying home on Batman Day ✅The goo that says let’s go! ✅A-list D-list villains ✅First Boomerang encounters ✅Spider-blorbos ✅Baby Garfield vs adult Garfield And more!

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage - Glow Pointing

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 26/09/2026

Broken down by the Scarecrow, Batman must pull himself back up. And along the way, many of his allies will make decisions that will change their lives.

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Absolute Batman #24 introduces Absolute Batgirl

Broken down by the Scarecrow, Batman must pull himself back up. And along the way, many of his allies will make decisions that will change their lives.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What happened to the future we were promised where tiny animals act as our appliances and when pressed on their servitude shrug and say “Eh, it’s a living” and then a trombone and tuba sound.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of Taylor’s new tracks is called “Cleveland!” and it’s about all those times on Family Guy when the Griffins knocked out the front of Cleveland’s house while he was in the bathtub. Oddly enough, there’s a 10-minute version.

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Family Guy No

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We call them Rictybuns, right? I forget, it’s been so long.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My son’s best friend is an IRL teenage version of Matt Damon’s character in that Weezer SNL sketch so I’m afraid the correct answer is none of them that album is cursed.

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Matt Damon: No Offense, But Burn in Hell

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My staff pick this week is Wolverine Epic Collection vol. 5: Valley of Death, which collects the end of the Silvestri run, all of the too-short Texeira run AND Hearts of Darkness!

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Anna F Peppard PhD @annapeppard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My guy @adamreck.bsky.social pays tribute to the artist Joshua Cassara, who tragically passed away this week, far too young. I was lucky enough to meet Josh when Adam got his Green Lagoon print signed, and he was very kind & generous on top of all his talent.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

PREG-NANT JO-KER 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 24/09/2026

@adamreck.bsky.social pays tribute to artist Joshua Cassara, one of the bright lights of the Krakoa era, who died this week of heart issues.

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 23/09/2026

It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to watch @danielpgrote.bsky.social do shoulder shrugs and review The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe on a new CXF Patreon-exclusive Wednesday Warrior Workout! www.patreon.com/comicsxf/pos...

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Wednesday Warrior Workout 13: Shoulder shrugs and The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe | ComicsXF

Wednesday Warrior Workout 13: Shoulder shrugs and The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe by ComicsXF on Patreon. Join ComicsXF's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pour one out for a real one. Josh Cassara was one of the brightest lights of the Krakoa era, and I’m glad I got to meet him, and buy this print from him, at NYCC. Always make sure artists and other creators know how much their work means to you.

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Tiffany Babb 🔜 NYCC @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

newspapers are cool. you know what's even cooler? newspapers that are filled with the best of the best comics criticism! make sure you dont miss out on The Comics Courier issue 5 by clicking on that Notify Me on Launch button now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...

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Coming soon: The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 5]

A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb

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Scott Redmond @scottredmond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of fun things this week, but there was no way that I couldn't choose the beginning of a new (7 of 9 led) Star Trek series!

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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Muppets for the win, but my pick this week is Bishop #4 because I wanna see what happens on that cruise ship!

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 23/09/2026

THE FORGOTTEN FIVE by @saracentury.bsky.social @alexsegura.com Pat Kennedy & @deankotz.bsky.social is coming to @imagecomics.com as an ongoing! What if the Claremont run and Love & Rockets made a baby? THIS BOOK ANSWERS THAT QUESTION. Coming Dec. (Press release also copied into alt text)

PORTLAND, Ore. 09/22/2026 — Los Angeles Times Book Prize winning writer Alex Segura (Secret Identity) and acclaimed writer and Best Issue Ever podcaster Sara Century will team up with fan-favorite artists Pat Kennedy (Archie) and Dean Kotz (Rocketeer) for a fresh new spin on superheroes in the upcoming The Forgotten Five. This all-new, ongoing series was first announced in an exclusive scoop at CBR last week and is set to launch this December from Image Comics.

"The Forgotten Five is a potent blend of all the kinds of comics and adventures Sara, Pat, Dean, and I loved growing up—with a decidedly modern twist,” said Segura. “The kind of long-running series with simmering subplots, outcast teen angst, and terrifying powers that we were addicted to as readers ourselves. If the New Mutants were an indie comic, you'd have The Forgotten Five."

The series will also boast eye-popping variant cover art by Nickolej Villiger (Little Moons, The Spirit of Denendeh), Michel Fiffe (Copra), Inkpot Award winning Jerry Ordway (Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superman), and Kotz himself.

Kotz added: "Like most kids in the Eighties, I started with Marvel and DC superhero comics. Their sprawling, interconnected stories (and backstories!) completely captured my imagination. Then I discovered indie comics, and those quickly became my favorites. They were personal and raw, and you'd find the creators’ fingerprints in every panel. With The Forgotten Five, we’re bringing both styles of storytelling together. It's an indie book infused with superhero DNA."

Decades ago, five teens with strange powers barely managed to escape the clutches of a shadowy organization known as The Contingency. Aided by former Contingency agent Polly Napier and her partner Gilly Stokes, they became The Five: a team of freedom-fighting outcasts!

Years later, with the Contingency defeated, The Five have grown up and moved on, leaving the world-saving to new teams of heroes across the country. But when rumors of their old foes begin to resurface, can the Forgotten Five cast off their civilian lives in order to reconnect and resume the fight?

"Superhero movies always make having super powers look so epic and heroic, but I assume having superpowers would be a monkey's paw situation that would cause endless unforeseen problems,” said Century. “We wanted to use non-linear storytelling to show how being reluctant heroes sort of derailed these characters' lives over decades. This whole creative team loves superhero fights, but we might love drama even more, so that makes The Forgotten Five basically a soap opera with explosions."

The Forgotten Five #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 16:
Cover A by Villiger - UPC: 70985304966100111
Cover B by Kotz - UPC: 70985304966100121
Cover C by Fiffe - UPC: 70985304966100131
Cover D by Ordway - UPC: 70985304966100141
The Forgotten Five #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Google Play, Apple’s iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Scribd’s Everand, Kobo, Overdrive, Hoopla, Sweet app, Comic Plus, and more.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Muppets were a close second (y’all see that Emma Frost page?), but my pick this week is CRIMES AGAINST NATURE by @eliotrahal.bsky.social & Mattia Monaco @imagecomics.com. Remember, kids, apes sell comics!

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Gorilla Gives Thumbs Up and Points

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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨First Stretch Goal Reveal🚨 at $7,500, ALL PHYSICAL BACKERS will get a mini-print of this AMAZING Responsibli-Teen piece by the great @allsorrows.bsky.social !!!! check out Sean's fantastic piece, revealed for the first time here, and then go back the campaign!: www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Responsibili-Teen Pin-up by Sean Peacock

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Latonya "Penn" P. @wordsfromapenn.com · 22/09/2026

I still need to read volume 1....

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ComicsXF @comicsxf.com · 21/09/2026

@brawl2099.bsky.social writes about the big reveal at the end of last week's Avengers: Armageddon #4. What did YOU think of it?

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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For whom, indeed?

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The Immortal Brawl2099 @brawl2099.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've liked Chip Zdarsky's Marvel return in Captain America and Avengers: Armageddon But this twist? Well, I get into the complicated EVERYTHING that goes with it. I didn't even get into how it lessens the weight of OTHER events in the issue

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Rob Secundus @robertsecundus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

really excellent work by @brawl2099.bsky.social summarizing the saga of Miracleman Rights in an incredibly tiny space, given how complicated they are, and also articulating exactly why this twist feels so hollow.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A millennial Captain America dicked over by the end of the American Century was a compelling idea. Then Marvel put a hat on a hat because it wanted to introduce [redacted]. Great read by @brawl2099.bsky.social.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As a proud member of the Vanisher’s Posse, this first episode was a lot of fun, and even has guest stars!

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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us for our 450th Episode, as we dig into the wild and strange tie-ins (prequel and otherwise) to the 2000 X-Men movie! And for those so bold, become a patron and listen to our first episode of Battle of the Atom Goes to the X-Movies!!! patreon.com/battleoftheatom

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ICYMI me and @adamreck.bsky.social review Uncanny X-Men #35! Featuring a new favorite character (who's neither Repent nor Howler)!

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Anna F Peppard PhD @annapeppard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

ICYMI: last week, I wrote words for @comicsxf.com about feminist heroes, real & fictional & both. "One of Gloria Steinem’s imperfect heroes was Wonder Woman. And one of mine is Gloria Steinem." An imperfect hero’s imperfect hero: On Gloria Steinem and Wonder Woman share.google/DrqgcRGlD2g3...

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On Gloria Steinem and Wonder Woman

Dr. Anna Peppard pays tribute to the late Gloria Steinem with a look at how the feminist icon viewed another feminist icon: Wonder Woman.

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In this episode: ✅Book bans ✅Tales from Blockbuster Video ✅Horror picks 2026 ✅Fall con season ✅X-Men fonts circa 1995 And more!

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Who’s that Pokemon? It’s Derp!

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Dan Grote @danielpgrote.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I liked it! It works as a tighter event with fewer editorial cats to wrangle.

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Adam Reck 🔜 NYCC @adamreck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My pick this week is DnX/X-Men #37. Because yes, I'll take a tight, non-sprawling X-event that centers around evil White Beast. #37 is Quentin vs Cassandra Nova, nuff said.

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