May the Fourth and Revenge of the Fifth may have passed for this year, but that doesn’t mean we, or the pop culture landscape, are done with Star Wars. With a new volume of Marvel’s Star Wars ongoing launching this past Wednesday, writer and Star Wars fan Matt Lazorwitz was able to sit down with…
Two self-contained Batman stories in one big issue. In his first Batman story, Al Ewing tells a tale of murder and math. And in the backup, one of Batman’s youngest fans teams up with the Dark Knight to investigate something going very wrong in his school. Detective Comics Annual 2025 has a main story written…
There are a few things that, when I see an announcement of a new comic, immediately make me want to read it. Heists are one. Cats are one. Greg Rucka is one. And when you get all three? I am so in! Coming out August 6th, DC is releasing Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice…
We’re back with two of our favorite ladies this week: Patreon backer (and Will’s wife) Abigale Heartbalm and Stephanie Brown. Abigale wanted to read three stories featuring Stephanie, and we wanted to go with something similar as the first time we did a Stephanie episode where we touch on different eras of the character, but…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 350 Super Jersey Comic Expo Special Matt and Dan celebrate the big 3-5-0 with a series of con-floor interviews at Super Jersey Comic Expo with Jamal Igle, Pat Shand, Rafer Roberts, Ron Marz and Cory Smith. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,…
Batman continues to make his way through an apartment building controlled by Scarface, trying to find the mastermind. But there is more here than Batman expected, and there is something waiting as he reaches the top floor, a secret that will change the whole case. Batman: Dark Patterns #5 is written by Dan Watters, drawn…
People love Batman. People love Apes. So when you combine them, you’re bound yo get some fun comics, right? Well, sometimes. Patreon backer Dan Grote asked us to read some Batman and apes stories, and we read a delightful Golden/Silver Age story, a 90s story that had its fun moments and a story that is…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 349: Greg Weisman talks Dynamite's Gargoyles: Demona Writer and animation producer Greg Weisman joins the show to talk about his new Dynamite series Gargoyles: Demona, Marvel’s Spectacular Spider-Men and more. (Note: This interview was recorded before Gargoyles/Fantastic Four was announced.) You can listen to The…
Batman must do the unthinkable: He must save the Joker’s life. But the Joker has done so much horror over the years, there are members of Batman’s own family who will not look kindly upon this. Batman #159 is written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Jim Lee, inked by Scott Williams, colored by Alex Sinclair…
This whole episode came about when Matt was looking for something else entirely, and he stumbled across an issue of Batman: Gotham Adventures, the animated series tie-in, written by Ed Brubaker. As he didn’t remember that at all, he decided he had to read it, and since he has minimal time to read for pleasure,…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 348: Brian DeCubellis talks Image Comics' Dark Honor Writer/director Brian DeCubellis joins the show to talk about his new Image Comics/Syzygy Publishing series Dark Honor. 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…
The second arc of the Absolute Universe’s inaugural title begins with Bruce Wayne and his friends eulogizing a lost comrade. Bruce begins to more deeply research Ark M and meets the scientist Victor Fries. Absolute Batman #7 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Marcos Martin, colored by Muntsa Vicente and lettered by Clayton Cowles….
We’re back to the bookshelf Will keeps of random Batman trades he has picked up over the years (a shelf that for Matt is something he just calls his house). We start off as ever with a volume of Batman ’66, follow that up with Batman meets The Da Vinci Code meets Indiana Jones and…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 347: Dave Hill talks Oni Press' Dark Regards Comedian, musician, writer and podcaster Dave Hill joins the show to talk about his new Oni Press series Dark Regards. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
There are very few characters in comics that I, Matt, truly dislike. One of them is, sadly, a character with significant ties to the Bat family: Deathstroke the Terminator. A villain turned anti-hero who I don’t feel like ever should have been, I decided it was time to bit the bullet and cover three stories…