As touted on the cover, Stan Sakai contributes a story in Fantastic Four #11. Sakai, of course, makes me think of Usagi Yojimbo, which in turn makes me think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (where I first encountered Usagi Yojimbo in my wee days). Which in turn got me thinking, how do the four…
To prevent Vandal Savage and his GCPD from raiding his caches of equipment, Batman and his allies are preparing to destroy them first in Batman #9.
The Scarecrow confronts Batman for the first time. Waylon tries to find help for Bruce. And the Robins close in on Batman in Absolute Batman #20.
A shadow descends over Graymatter Lane, AND THE BEAST AND MAGNETO HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION in X-Men United #3. Check out our preview.
Patreon backer John Wickham returns to BatChat to help Matt and Will discuss three Batman stories with art by Liam Sharp, including one WILD Garth Ennis story.
Finally, the identity of Inmate X is revealed, and, much like the spelling of Madisynn, it’s not what you thiiiiink. Check out our review of Uncanny X-Men #28.
This week’s top comics are led by the debuts of DC’s Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press’ Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?
Dave Wielgosz and Tadd Galusha join the show to talk about their new Ignition Press series Showdown.
ATTENTION ALL MEMEMBERS OF THE BOTA FEDERATION. ZACK HAS BECOME ALL DOG. REPEAT. ZACK HAS BECOME ALL DOGS. THIS WILL IMPACT YOUR PRECEPTIONS OF REALITY FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. Ranked This Episode:
The Rasputin siblings have had it rough. Illyana got kidnapped, raised as a demon sorceress, reverted to childing and died of a mutant-targeting virus released by a spike-aficionado. Piotr watched his sister go through all that, spoon-fed a comatose Magneto for a time, sacrificed himself to eliminate the aforementioned disease that killed his sister, came…
The secret of Graymalkin Prison’s Inmate X is revealed at last. Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?
Did you know Jubilee’s real name isn’t Jubilation? You do now! Check out our review of Marvel’s Jubilee: Deadly Reunion #1.
When a writer works on a character for an extended period of time, it’s fascinating to watch how their interpretation of that character evolves. When Patreon backer Josh Weil came to us and wanted to cover the Robins mini-series that won DC’s fan voted Round Robin competition, the natural stories to pair with it were…
As Ororo fights her mother and meets her daughter in Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #4, Jude Jones shares a special Mother’s Day message.
What do you think about Betsy Braddock’s armored look? This Pablo Villalobos variant cover to Marvel’s X-Men: Outback #1 seems to like it.