Matthew Lazorwitz - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:57:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Matthew Lazorwitz - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 A new Alfred in Batman #12, a dead Robin in Absolute Batman #23 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/14/a-new-alfred-in-batman-12-a-dead-robin-in-absolute-batman-23/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57615 Team BatChat catches up with both Gothams, regular and extra crispy, in Batman #12 and Absolute Batman #23. And find out which character death upset Matt!

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]]> 57615 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Woman Righteously Scorned (w/ Sam Hopper) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/batchat-with-matt-will-a-woman-righteously-scorned-w-sam-hopper/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57593 Sam Hopper returns as Matt and Will rank three stories showing the evolution of Harley Quinn as separate from the Joker.

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]]> 57593 TCXFIP 411: Ro Stein & Ted Brandt talk Worst Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/11/tcxfip-411-ro-stein-ted-brandt-talk-worst-man/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57569 Ro Stein and Ted Brandt join the show to talk about their new Titan Comics graphic novel Worst Man, Justice League: Dream Girls and more.

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]]> 57569 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Many Murders of Bruce Wayne https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/06/batchat-with-matt-will-the-many-murders-of-bruce-wayne/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57553 These milestone episode numbers are getting surreal. 250 episodes. Yikes. For this anniversary, we’re looking at stories where Bruce Wayne was suspected of murder. Now, if this was the real world, a lazy billionaire would be prime suspect #1 and I wouldn’t be surprised. But we are looking at a fictional world that actually has...

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]]> 57553 TCXFIP 410: Oliver Mertz talks A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/04/tcxfip-410-oliver-mertz-talks-a-ghost-arm-made-of-angry-ghosts/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57528 Writer/colorist Oliver Mertz joins the show to talk about his upcoming Oni Press graphic novel A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

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]]> 57528 World’s Finest Annual 2026 teams up Pa Kent, Alfred https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/31/worlds-finest-annual-2026-teams-up-pa-kent-alfred/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57507 When Justice League business calls Batman and Superman away, it’s up to Alfred Pennyworth and Pa Kent to save their super sons in World's Finest Annual 2026.

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]]> 57507 BatChat With Matt & Will: Oh, Joy. It’s Lobo (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/30/batchat-with-matt-will-oh-joy-its-lobo-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57482 If you’ve listened to this show for any amount of time, you have probably heard Matt talk about his least favorite major DC characters: Deathstroke and Lobo. Deathstroke has a lot of cross over with Batman over the years, being he is one of Nightwing’s most significant rogues, and various creators have drawn parallels between...

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]]> 57482 BatChat With Matt & Will: Robin Redeemed (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/23/batchat-with-matt-will-robin-redeemed-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57408 Some writers just get a lot of work. Joshua Williamson is one of those guys who has written in a lot of corners of the DC Universe. He had a long run on Flash, wrote the Dark Crisis event, is the current writer on Superman, and is soon taking over Legion of Super-Heroes. He also...

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]]> 57408 TCXFIP 409: Christie Porter & Phillip Sevy talk She Comes with Magic https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/21/tcxfip-409-christie-porter-phillip-sevy-talk-she-comes-with-magic/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57365 Christie Porter and Phillip Sevy join the show to talk about their NSFW fantasy comic She Comes with Magic, currently on Kickstarter.

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]]> 57365 Batwoman #5 builds to a showdown between sisters https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/16/batwoman-5-builds-to-a-showdown-between-sisters/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:09:40 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57355 In the Grecian Convent of the Daughters of Lilith, the two Kane sisters, Kate and Beth, finally confront each other in Batwoman #5.

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]]> 57355 BatChat With Matt & Will: The House of al Ghul (w/ Matt McThorn https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/16/batchat-with-matt-will-the-house-of-al-ghul-w-matt-mcthorn/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57350 Ra’s al Ghul and the members of his family are important figures in the Bat mythos, whether they are related just to Ra’s or to Batman himself. This week, Matt McThorn is back to talk about some stories involving the House of al Ghul. We start with Greg Rucka’s tale of a post No Man’s...

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]]> 57350 TCXFIP 408: Christian Ward & John J. Pearson talk The Patron https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/14/tcxfip-408-christian-ward-john-j-pearson-talk-the-patron/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57327 This week on the CXF Interview Podcast, Christian Ward and John J. Pearson join the show to talk about their new Ignition Press series The Patron.

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]]> 57327 Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/10/absolute-batman-22-tweaks-harley-quinns-origin/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57311 Harley Quinn tries to get Batman to listen to her warnings, and in so doing, tells him about her past in Absolute Batman #22.

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]]> 57311 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Mean Streets of Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/09/batchat-with-matt-will-the-mean-streets-of-gotham/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57294 Welcome to the streets of Gotham. While Batman is a “street level” character, he still is usually fighting with killer clowns, obnoxious geniuses and crocodile men. So who handles all the day to day crime? Well, the Gotham City Police Department of course. And while it is a legendarily corrupt force, there are still cops...

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]]> 57294 TCXFIP 407: Adam Tierney talks 13 Demons Dead https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/07/tcxfip-407-adam-tierney-talks-13-demons-dead/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57242 Writer Adam Tierney joins the show to talk about his upcoming IDW graphic novel 13 Demons Dead, Romeo & Juliet & Godzilla and more.

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]]> 57242 Batman #11 makes spinning plates look easy https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/03/batman-11-makes-spinning-plates-look-easy/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57230 Events in Gotham continue to spiral out of control, the truth behind Lady Ojo is revealed and a new ally(?) arrives at Wayne Manor in Batman #11.

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]]> 57230 BatChat With Matt & Will: A No Man’s Land EC Comic https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/02/batchat-with-matt-will-a-no-mans-land-ec-comic/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57207 We’re back to the runs that we’re covering in order, with a twist. We’ve reached the next chapter of “Knightquest: The Crusade,” where AzBats fights a super assassin with psychological conditioning, and “No Man’s Land,” where we see what the Justice League is doing to help Gotham. But with the Morrison run done, we’re filling...

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]]> 57207 TCXFIP 406: Joey Esposito talks Killer Influences & Power Rangers Unlimited https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/30/tcxfip-406-joey-esposito-talks-killer-influences-power-rangers-unlimited/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57196 Writer Joey Esposito joins the show to talk about his new IDW Crime series Killer Influences and his upcoming BOOM Studios series Power Rangers Unlimited.

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]]> 57196 Batwoman #4 puts the puzzle pieces together https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batwoman-4-puts-the-puzzle-pieces-together/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:13:08 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57189 Both our heroes and the Religion of Crime come to the conclusion that there is something different about the Batwoman stalking Greece in Batwoman #4.

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]]> 57189 BatChat With Matt & Will: Supergirl Comes to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batchat-with-matt-will-supergirl-comes-to-gotham/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57173 So, as I (Matt) work my way through my 365 movies in 365 days project, last week I watched the Supergirl movie from the 80s. What a weird, wild movie. I bet some of you didn’t even know that this week’s Supergirl movie isn’t even the first one. Well, it’s not, and as good as...

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]]> 57173 TCXFIP 405: Jadzia Axelrod & Nicole Maines talk Justice League: Dream Girls https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/23/tcxfip-405-jadzia-axelrod-nicole-maines-talk-justice-league-dream-girls/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57155 Jadzia Axelrod and Nicole Maines join the show to talk about their DC Pride Month event miniseries Justice League: Dream Girls.

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]]> 57155 Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/absolute-batman-21-opens-the-narrative-firehose/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:31 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57133 Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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]]> 57133 BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/18/batchat-with-matt-will-remembering-gerry-conway/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57121 A few weeks ago, comics lost one of the legends of the late Silver and Bronze Age. While Gerry Conway is probably best known for his work on Spider-Man at Marvel, where he killed Gwen Stacy and creating the Punisher, and to a somewhat lesser extent creating Firestorm at DC, Conway had a solid run...

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]]> 57121 TCXFIP 404: Kelly Thompson talks Buffy and Angel https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/16/tcxfip-404-kelly-thompson-talks-buffy-and-angel/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57098 Writer Kelly Thompson returns to talk about her upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel series at Dynamite, plus Absolute Wonder Woman, Jeff and more.

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]]> 57098 Batman #10 brings the light of hope back to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batman-10-brings-the-light-of-hope-back-to-gotham/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:45:56 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57088 Batman reminds Gotham that, regardless of what Vandal Savage might say, it is still his city in Batman #10 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez.

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