It’s the New Year’s week, and if you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know what that means: New Year, New Batman. That’s right, it’s three more Elseworlds. We have Nosferatu (which is strangely more an adaptation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari than Nosferatu), The Nail (which is more a Marvel-style What If? than…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 335: Chris Condon talks Ultimate Wolverine, Green Arrow and more Writer Chris Condon joins the show to talk about Marvel’s Ultimate Wolverine, DC’s Green Arrow and more upcoming projects. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Batman and Robin investigate the death of a young man under their charge, and the mysterious organization seemingly covering it up. Bruce Wayne grows closer to Dr. Scarlett Scott, but her connection to the crimes may be deeper than Bruce suspected. Detective Comics #1,092 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin…
Happy holidays, BatChat listeners. It’s the week of Christmas and Chanukah this year, so we’re celebrating the holiday in the BatChat style. Patreon backer and friend of the show John Wickham is joining us to discuss three of Dc’s modern holiday anthologies. Have yourself a merry everyone! The BatChat column catches up after the holiday with Absolute Batman #3, Batman…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 334: Ben Kahn talks Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars Writer Ben Kahn joins the show to talk about their upcoming Oni Press graphic novel Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batman’s interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #3…
There was a time in the pre-Crisis days when Batman and Superman were the best of friends. But then the Crisis, and Frank Miller, came along, and things changed. For most of a decade, Batman and Superman’s relationship ranged from confrontational to cordial. Patreon backer Josh Weil returns this week to trace the evolution of…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 333: Caitlin Yarsky talks Living Hell Caitlin Yarsky joins the show to talk about her Dark Horse Comics series Living Hell and play some Demon Trivia. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move…
In the early days of his career, Batman investigates a series of strange, brutal murders that seem designed to make the victims experience the maximum amount of pain. Follow a detective story from the beginning in Batman: Dark Patterns #1, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by…
The X-Men shows you DON’T mess with them, in X-Men #8, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Laura Kinney FINALLY gets her own book again in Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1, written by Erica Schultz, art by…
Last week was three random books from Will’s collection. This week is three stories that Matt has wanted to cover that don’t easily fit in with any themes he has come up with yet. We read some more black and white stories, the sequel to a highly ranked sorry by a late, great writer and…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 332: Michael Conrad & John Pearson talk In Bloom Michael Conrad and John Pearson join the show to talk about their new BOOM Studios series In Bloom. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
Jim Gordon is in jail for the murder of the mayor of Gotham, and Batman must find out the truth about what his friend may or may not have done. But with Riddler and the Court of Owls circling, what can Bruce Wayne do to protect himself and all he cares about? Batman #155 is…
We’re back picking through random volumes of mostly weird stuff from Will’s bookshelf that he hasn’t read before. We return to the wonder that is the Batman ’66 follow up series, a sequel to a classic Batman story that may not be as classic and some more Kevin Smith Batman that is something else. Trigger…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 331: Vita Ayala & Skylar Patridge talk Finders/Keepers Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge join the show to talk about their upcoming Image Comics one-shot Finders/Keepers, part of The Horizon Experiment. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at…