A few important events have happened since we last met! Welcome to X-Chat #8! In X-Men #18, the Brood invade and have captured Corsair, but King Broo is nowhere to be found, from Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Clayton Cowles! The Beast Protocol begins in Wolverine #30 from Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp,…
We’re back with the second part pf our 75th episode and the second chapter of Batman Eternal. And this one is… not as exciting. There’s a whole lot of Hush this time. Like, a whole lot. Plus the supernatural stuff takes over a lot, and most of the cool crime stuff is forgotten. As is…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 247: Like a Good Neighbor, Jude Doyle Is There Writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios series The Neighbors. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You…
So, Will has been asking for it since about episode 3, and this week, it begins. For our 75th episode, we are covering the year long, weekly series Batman Eternal. But because it’s so long, this isn’t a normal episode. The series was collected in three trades, so we’re covering it as three stories in…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 246: No Plans, Just Stories with Marc Guggenheim Writer Marc Guggenheim joins the show to talk about Torrent, Too Dead to Die, his Star Wars and Star Trek work and the origin of Beebo. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at…
Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard…
So, because of a combination of vacations and heavy workload, editing a proper BatChat did not happen this week. Instead, we’re taking an episode of our Patreon exclusive content from behind the pay wall. Tune in to hear a tribute to the man who defined Batman for a generation: Kevin Conroy. And if you like…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 245: Killing God with Christopher Sebela and Ben Hennessy Christopher Sebela and Ben Hennessy join the show to talk about their new Vault Comics series, Godfell. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can…
A motorcycle gang called the Ratpack made up of rat men is terrorizing the home of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. The Scooby Gang teams up with her niece, the original Bat-Girl, and the new Batwoman to find out what happened to her and who is behind the Ratpack in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries…
Hey look, it’s Valentine’s week! And since Grant Morrison once called Batman a, “hairy chested love god,” who are we to argue? That means it’s time for three tales of the Dark Knight and romance! Strange Apparitions (Detective Comics V.1 #471-476) The Return of Scarface (Batman V.1 #475-476, Detective Comics V.1 #642) Perchance… (JLA #90)…
We’re a little behind but a few important events have happened since we last met! In X-Force #37, we finally meet the head of Xeno, the Man with the Peacock Tattoo, from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! Meanwhile, “Inferno II Electric Boogaloo” ends in Dark Web Finale #1 from Zeb Wells, Adam…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 244: An Erotic Thriller Starring Claire Napier Claire Napier joins the show to talk about her Zoop campaign for The Magic Necklace. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on…
After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #132 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…
Hugo Strange is one of Batman’s first recurring nemeses. And when Strange appears, he often brings with him his Monster Men, evil science experiments that Strange uses for his twisted plans. This week, in another thrice told tale, we see three versions of Batman confronting Strange and his creatures. The Giants of Hugo Strange (Batman…
Dan Grote · The WMQ&A 5th Anniversary Three Amigos Dollar Bin Spectacular (with Adam Reck) Dan and Matt celebrate five years of podcasting with a salute to the dollar bin and its many treasures, guest starring Third Amigo Rob Lynch and Battle of the Atom’s Adam Reck. Featuring discussions of Alpha Flight! Herb Trimpe! Alexander…