Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank…
Batman has teamed up with pretty much every hero in the DC Universe because he’s, well, Batman. He’s also teamed up with many a villain. We’ve read stories where he worked with Lex Luthor, Ra’s al Ghul and Bane. But Patreon backer Ross Holmes very specifically wanted us to read a story where he teams…
The Riddlerâs plan stands revealed, but there is more to all of the chaos in Gotham, as Batman learns who has been pulling the Court of Owlsâ strings. Batman #156 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Tony Daniel, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Divorce cases are often ugly things. Divorce…
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 Batmanâs 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 DONâT 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…