Sheeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiit.

I unfortunately had to duck out suddenly halfway through, but I did have thoughts on my favorite comics of the year, favorite writers and how what Daniel Warren Johnson did in Absolute Batman Annual #1 is secretly so much better than you think

So Inferno, then?

In which I'm a lil' stinker by opining, "DC is publishing comics and Marvel is publishing content."

NEW TCXFIP: @danielpgrote.bsky.social @mattlaz1013.bsky.social @annapeppard.bsky.social @brawl2099.bsky.social and John Bush discuss some of the best comics of 2025, with picks for best writer, artist, publisher and more!

Just a good time talking comics with friends, as it should be.

From the archives: A visit to the Airbnb X-Mansion, from those who survived the X-perience comicsxf.com/2024/09/13/v... by @adamreck.bsky.social

The @comicsxf.com team looks back on the geeky resolutions we made in January, and considers how we did. From @austingorton.bsky.social @adamreck.bsky.social @annapeppard.bsky.social @danielpgrote.bsky.social @mattlaz1013.bsky.social @scottredmond.bsky.social and me! comicsxf.com/2025/12/29/f...

How'd we do on our New Year's Resolutions? Time to find out.

Congrats yall! lol I did kind of Irish exit the ol’ team (sorry!!) But I did also read Spiderman comics with my kid. He really got into Spider-ham. 😊

Last RT: See our discussion of the best comics of the year for more on why DC kicked Marvel’s ass in 2025.

DC's Absolute line has sold more than 8.2 million copies according to a numbers that came out just before the holiday break.

The talented @alexpaknadel.bsky.social joins us for our first #BattleoftheAtom of 2026 to talk Cyclops! Got questions? Reply or DM!

Indeed, my comics are slightly better organized.

The cheesy-ass boat parade after the fireworks at Magic Kingdom is undefeated.

After watching Ted Lasso: Brett Goldstein would make a great Pete Wisdom. After watching Shrinking: Brett Goldstein would make a great Muppet.

Now reading, by @maconfleetwood.bsky.social

Some of my picks: Best series: Assorted Crisis Events Best writer: @denizcamp.bsky.social Best artist: @cleanlined.bsky.social Best publisher (Big Two): DC Best publisher (non-Big Two): @oni-press.bsky.social Listen to hear what other folks picked!

I had to make a sudden unannounced exit halfway through the recording due to a minor family emergency (all is good now!) but it was so much fun joining the gang to talk our favorites of 2025!

Obviously the actual question is whether I've forgiven the wretched comics in which this happened. The answer to this is "no" but there's a lot of asterisks involved. Be warned, I am not feeling charitable right now so this will be a little more frank than usual for me. Be forewarned and read on.

Reading a Vision and Scarlet Witch trade I picked up back when WandaVision was on and got to the part where Crystal is shtupping Wanda and Vizh’s Realtor, so that’s fun.

The early 2000s was such a weird time for Marvel because like every event I absolutely hated like M-Day or Civil War there was a low-key banger like Nextwave or Immortal Iron Fist. Anyway, Marvel did Wanda dirty for like 10 straight years.

Never condemned her... shelfdust.com/2021/09/15/h...

Oh shit, we woke up Bullski!

Matt is going to be returning to Our Son Pete in 2026, for an issue of New Excalibur that can best be described as Frank Tieri cleaning up old plots for some reason.

I don't blame Wanda, I blame Bendis

A friend who’d moved back to NJ after a few years away took me out for drinks and asked me what’s new, but seemed disinterested in hearing about my job, my family or comics blogging and called me boring.

In coincidental news, my wife got me Whatever and Ever Amen on vinyl for Christmas.

Wake Up, Dead Man is the new Catholicism WOW!

Out next week from @thesteveorlando.bsky.social & Bernard Chang!

Did you know The ComicsXF Zine makes a great last-minute holiday (digital) stocking stuffer? It's better than whatever you'll find at CVS at this point, plus you don't get that long-ass receipt!

No way I was gonna end the year without finishing my coverage of @madcavestudios.com Bytchcraft. The final issue was so beautiful.

Check it out! This interview is so in-depth!

Hmo; Tempo, Cluster (Lady Fantomex), Cypher (Alisa Tager), Tommy the Morlock, & Karma in pursuit of Wallflower going AWOL against Omega Sentinel .

Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, ft. comics by @kellythompson.bsky.social @denizcamp.bsky.social @markwaid.bsky.social @justinaireland.com @iamhandaxe.bsky.social @ashcanpress.com and more!

I think about these two every Chrismukkah.

Mutations was always an off one for me. Tropicalia’s a bop, but otherwise I’ve memory holed it. Its biggest sin is existing in the space between Odelay and Midnight Vultures, his biggest album and his best album.

Storm, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Frenzy, Kate Pryde, Armor, Polaris

Recently learned that my "All the Best X-Men are Women" t-shirt had been taken down from Society6. Gotta find a new home for it online.

The latest from @wordsfromapenn.com!

Magik, Psylocke (Kwannon), Rogue, Marrow, Dani Moonstar, Boom-Boom, Polaris, Frenzy Honorable mention: Softserve

NEW TCXFIP: We talk Spirit of the Shadows with @nickcagnetti.bsky.social!

All this is to say

There’s a version of this story that gets super into the weeds on Central Jersey land development and local government, but this is a Wendy’s.

Even though I say this is our eighth X-Mas Special, it's actually our Ninth! Join us as we somehow found three more X-Men X-Mas stories to celebrate the holiday season!

The perfect gift doesn’t exi-

Jersey and Jersey-adjacent people: Got some exclusive con news coming tomorrow morning at CXF.

Time once more to round up the top articles from this past week at CXF, starting with our exclusive preview of Marvel's Winter Break Special by @hackintimseeley.bsky.social @tonyfleecs.bsky.social, Nick Bradshaw and more! comicsxf.com/2025/12/18/a...

In this episode: ✅Redesigning Santa ✅High-end Lego sets ✅Punching AI in the face ✅Making comics with @zackquaintance.bsky.social ✅A cool thing Nick couldn’t talk about that got announced later that week (He’s drawing Archie! For Oni!) ✅And more!