Over the last few years, Abigail Brand has been plotting and planning for the betterment of Earth. She has done great things like stabilizing the galactic economy and killing Henry Peter Gyrich as well as terrible things like a lot of racism. Her plans are beginning to come to fruition in the form of the…
Welcome to teen hero comics of the 90s. It’s a very very mixed bag. For all the charm that some have, some… don’t. Friend of the show and Patreon backer Josh Weil really wanted to talk about Impulse #50, so we found some other stories of teen heroes in the 90s and Batman, specifically the…
Our non-team of fearless DEFENDERS meet their maker in the HOUSE OF IDEAS and have a chat with THE ONE ABOVE ALL. But is EVERYTHING as it SEEMS? Defenders: Beyond #5 created by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Hey Karen, for our final Defenders Beyond review, I wanted us…
The Battle of Beaux Arts has begun. The American super-force the Suicide Cowboys launches an all-out assault on the Iron Star, hoping to decapitate the Soviet forces in one decisive action. Meanwhile, back in the states, we learn about President Goode’s plans for the monster known as 6Bill. It’s all in Image’s 20th Century Men…
Watch Dazzler free kidnapped victims from Otherworld while Wolverine tears up the kidnappers’ prison, Jubilee jokes about Dazzler’s ample rear end and everyone except for the readers gets to marvel at Boom-Boom’s bare boobs! We’re not kidding, and neither is she in X-Terminators #3, written by Leah Williams, drawn by Carlos Gómez, colored by Bryan…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 234: We're Doomed with Alex Paknadel Writer Alex Paknadel joins the show to talk about his new Image series All Against All, the current social media landscape, baby’s first environmental disaster and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Christopher Chance has only a few days left to solve his own murder. His investigation has been bumpy to say the least, but will the murder of Guy Gardner finally catch up to the Human Target and end his search before the poison ends his life? Once Batman learns of his ex-teammate’s disappearance, can anything…
In Detective Comics #1,066, Bruce Wayne meets the Orghams for the first time, Harvey Dent solidifies his place in the Gotham underworld and another classic Bat rogue makes the scene. The lead story is written by Ram V, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher….
We’ve done it. We’ve become a podcast about ship wars. Get out of here you Jarbs with your Jott agenda. Emmor stans? To the side. This is all about Scemma 4 eva! Nothing will ever make me think this is not a perfect ship and if writers do not appreciate it in the same way…
It’s Thanksgiving, and we here at BatChat are the giving types. So we want to give you something you can share with your whole family to drown out the talk of politics and sportsball of various sorts this American turkey day. So we are once again digging into all ages Batman stories. This episode we…
Marvel Snap is new a mobile card game featuring Marvel Comics characters. Since some of us here at ComicsXF have been charmed by the game, we decided to have a roundtable discussion about its merits and what could be improved. Why do you play Marvel Snap? Armaan Babu: I like having a collection of what…
We’re a little behind but the line rolls on! Welcome back to our fourth installment of X-Chat! In X-Men #16, Forge dives into the Vault from Gerry Duggan, Josh Cassara, Guru-eFx, and Clayton Cowles. It goes badly. The girls get in deep in X-Terminators #2 from Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham….
The DC Trinity united as the Justice League’s abandoned Watchtower has sent out a distress signal. This leads our trio on a mystery in space to find out who could have possibly activated it! Wonder Woman #793 written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 233: Aliens! with Paul Cornell Writer Paul Cornell joins the show to talk about finishing his creator-owned series Saucer Country through Zoop … and then Dan makes him talk about Captain Britain and MI:13. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Spider-Man and Nightcrawler are our blue and red wall-crawlers but did you know they have teamed up? You did? Well so did Anna Peppard who joins us this week to Bamf all over this place. Ranked This Episode: Amazing Spider-Man #161-162 Marvel Team-Up #89 Amazing Nightcrawler