Matthew Lazorwitz - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:33:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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 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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]]> 57088 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Love of a Faceless Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batchat-with-matt-will-the-love-of-a-faceless-man/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57079 Matt and Will cover three arcs tied to the New 52 "Death of the Family" crossover in Batman, Batman & Robin, and Detective Comics.

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]]> 57079 TCXFIP 403: David Pepose talks The O.Z. Part 3 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/09/tcxfip-403-david-pepose-talks-the-o-z-part-3/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57036 Writer David Pepose returns to talk about the third and final chapter of his Kickstarter series The O.Z., plus, Space Ghost, Speed Racer and more.

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]]> 57036 BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat Pride 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/04/batchat-with-matt-will-batchat-pride-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56991 It’s our annual Pride episode of BatChat. It’s nice to see that we have plenty of stories we can cover about queer, out Bat characters, you know? We’re covering the first of DC’s big Pride anthologies, which features stories including Batwoman, The Question (Renee Montoya), Harley and Ivy and Alan Scott Green Lantern, who might...

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]]> 56991 TCXFIP 402: Mark Waid talks Empire and all things DC Comics https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/02/tcxfip-402-mark-waid-talks-empire-and-all-things-dc-comics/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56973 Writer Mark Waid joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for a deluxe hardcover edition of his classic series Empire, plus his current work at DC Comics.

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]]> 56973 Batman #163 wraps H2SH … for now? https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/28/batman-163-wraps-h2sh-for-now/ Fri, 29 May 2026 01:06:13 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56949 With the Bat family turned against him, Batman must work with other allies to make his stand against Hush in Batman #163.

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]]> 56949 BatChat With Matt & Will: That Story Is a Stretch https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/28/batchat-with-matt-will-that-story-is-a-stretch/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56943 Of all of DC’s obscure characters outside the Bat family, two of Matt’s absolute favorites are the Elongated Man, Ralph Dibny, and his wife, Sue. Inspired by Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man, Ralph and Sue are a bantering, loving couple who solve mysteries. They are, as the kids at...

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]]> 56943 TCXFIP 401: Dave Baker talks Halloween Boy https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/26/tcxfip-401-dave-baker-talks-halloween-boy/ Tue, 26 May 2026 11:19:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56884 Cartoonist Dave Baker joins the show to talk about his new Oni Press graphic novel Halloween Boy Vol. 1: Last of the Halloween Boys.

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]]> 56884 Batwoman #3 reunites complicated exes https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/22/batwoman-3-reunites-complicated-exes/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56855 When Jacob Kane calls Batman for help, he sends along the one person Batwoman might be closest to: her ex, Renee Montoya, the Question, in Batwoman #3.

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]]> 56855 BatChat with Matt & Will: The Man Behind the Black Mask (w/ Sam Hopper) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/21/batchat-with-matt-will-the-man-behind-the-black-mask-w-sam-hopper/ Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56851 There are plenty of legacy characters in the Bat universe; how many Robins are there now? But there are far fewer legacy villains than there are heroes. But before Flashpoint and the New 52 scrambled things, or repositioned them anyway, one of Batman’s solid B-tier villains was replaced. Black Mask, a character introduced in the...

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]]> 56851 TCXFIP 400: Connor Goldsmith, Josh Cornillon talk Mimi Green https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/19/tcxfip-400-connor-goldsmith-josh-cornillon-talk-mimi-green/ Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56820 Connor Goldsmith and Josh Cornillon join the show to talk about their new Dark Horse Comics series Did You Hear About Mimi Green?

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]]> 56820 Batman #9 brings the GCPD down on the Bat family https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/15/batman-9-brings-the-gcpd-down-on-the-bat-family/ Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56808 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.

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]]> 56808 The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/the-robins-descend-in-absolute-batman-20/ Fri, 15 May 2026 01:19:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56806 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.

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]]> 56806 BatChat With Matt & Will: Some Sharp Art (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/batchat-with-matt-will-some-sharp-art-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56795 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.

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]]> 56795 TCXFIP 399: Dave Wielgosz & Tadd Galusha talk Showdown https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/12/tcxfip-399-dave-wielgosz-tadd-galusha-talk-showdown/ Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56766 Dave Wielgosz and Tadd Galusha join the show to talk about their new Ignition Press series Showdown.

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]]> 56766 BatChat With Matt & Will: Seeley’s Nightwing Team-Ups (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/07/batchat-with-matt-will-seeleys-nightwing-team-ups-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56738 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...

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]]> 56738 TCXFIP 398: Steve Niles talks Heartbreak Manor on Zoop https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/05/tcxfip-398-steve-niles-talks-heartbreak-manor-on-zoop/ Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56709 Horror writer Steve Niles joins the show to talk about his new graphic novel Heartbreak Manor, soon to be crowdfunding on Zoop.

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]]> 56709 Batwoman #2 feels like old times. That’s the problem. https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/batwoman-2-feels-like-old-times-thats-the-problem/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:42:24 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56662 Kate Kane lays siege to the Religion of Crime’s headquarters in Greece, driven by her grief at the death of her sister, in DC's Batwoman #2.

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