Over his 85+ years, Batman has been a member of lots of different teams. This week, fellow ComicsXF writer Austin Gorton stops by to talk about three different teams Batman has been a member of. We fill in another gap in Will’s knowledge of the roots of the Morrison run, Snapper Carr is kind of…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 278: The first rule of Parisian Fight Club with Juni Ba & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Juni Ba and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou join the show to talk about their new Dark Horse graphic novel The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast…
A new villain called Shush is leading the charge against the Dynamic Duo. With mysterious ties to Damian, Shush wants to use everything our heroes love against them. But far worse than Shush, Damian must face another foe: high school bullies. Batman and Robin #2 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn and colored by Simone…
Everyone knows that Batman is also billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. But what most people outside of Batman comics fans don’t know is that Batman has another alter ego: two-bit mobster Matches Malone, an identity Batman uses to infiltrate the mob. This week, we’re reading three stories where Batman uses the Matches identity: an arc that…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 277: British comics history lesson with Paul Grist and Anna Morozova Paul Grist and Anna Morozova join the show to talk about their upcoming Rebellion series Smash! You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
The rubicon has been crossed. Batman has pushed his family away harder than ever before, and now he must face off with them as well as Catwoman’s criminal empire. And Vandal Savage’s plans become clearer in Batman #138, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles….
Big Two superhero comics are an iterative process. What was conceived in the 1930s and 40s has evolved and changed over the intervening three quarters of a century. Usually? That’s for the better. Characters get deeper and develop more of an internal life. Plots become more mature. Art becomes more realistic, or more stylized. And…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 276: Some celestial voice with Mark Irwin Mad Cave Studios Vice President of Business Development Mark Irwin joins the show to talk about all the goings-on at the publisher, and his favorite Rush song. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Batman is a creature of shadow who usually eschews the light. But even the Dark Knight can be touched by that darkest of human endeavors that lives in the brightest of spotlights: politics. Dick Grayson Tier Patreon backer John Wickham joins us to talk about a very of its moment story of Catwoman getting involved…
In a galaxy far, far, FAR away, our crew of villains and the captive Sabine arrive on Peridia in search of their respective old friends in Ahsoka Part Six, “Far Far Away,” written by Dave Filoni and directed by Jennifer Getzinger. Austin Gorton: Last week’s episode was fun and fan service-y and had tons of…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 275: The Batman who tentacles with Christian Ward Christian Ward joins the show to talk about his new DC Black Label series Batman: City of Madness. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
James Robinson might be best known for writing the 90s classic, Starman, but he’s written a bunch of Batman too. And this week, Josh Weil stops by to talk about three of Robinson’s stories. We have a Pulp Heroes annual, and two tales of Two-Face. There are some unfortunate sexy corpses, questionable editing and the…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 274: Mat Groom's Inferno (Girl Red) Writer Mat Groom joins the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for the second volume of Inferno Girl Red. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
The Fall of X is here in an all new X-Chat! Shadowkat is out for blood, Firestar is in over her head and Iron Man and Emma Frost screw up in X-Men #26 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Jim Towe & Javier Pina, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In X-Force…
Batman and Robin are back together! Bruce and Damian Wayne are living under the same roof and doing their best to act like a fairly normal father and son. But as the animal villains of Gotham revolt, the Dynamic Duo face a mysterious new threat. Batman and Robin #1 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn…