Itâs a new year, and in true new yearâs tradition, the ComicsXF team has set some New Yearâs resolutions. Also in New Yearâs tradition, itâs almost the end of the first month of the year, and weâre just now getting to it, and, look, the beginning of the year was a lot OK? So sit…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 337: David Pepose talks Cable, Speed Racer and Captain Planet Writer David Pepose returns to the show to talk about Marvel’s Cable: Love & Chrome, Mad Cave’s upcoming Speed Racer Free Comic Book Day special and Dynamite’s just-announced Captain Planet. You can listen to The ComicsXF…
The Bat family races to save the young men targeted by the serial killer Asema. Batman confronts the killer, but the results are not what he was expecting. Detective Comics #1,093 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott. The Amazon rainforest burns with mystical fire. While…
Over the past 169 episodes, we have covered work from a lot of creators. And I can’t think of one that we have unanimously and consistently lauded than the late Darwyn Cooke. A writer artist like few others, Cooke passed away at a tragically young age, leaving a body of work that would have only…
While nearly all of Gotham’s vigilantes are affiliated in some way with Batman and his family, there are a few who stand on their own. One of those few is Ragman, one of the few canonically Jewish heroes in the DC Universe. Rory Reagan wears the suit of souls, a collection of patches that are…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 336: Daniel Kibblesmith talks Dynamite's Darkwing Duck Writer Daniel Kibblesmith joins the show to talk about his new Darkwing Duck series at Dynamite, making holiday comics and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank…
Batman has teamed up with pretty much every hero in the DC Universe because he’s, well, Batman. He’s also teamed up with many a villain. We’ve read stories where he worked with Lex Luthor, Ra’s al Ghul and Bane. But Patreon backer Ross Holmes very specifically wanted us to read a story where he teams…
The Riddlerâs plan stands revealed, but there is more to all of the chaos in Gotham, as Batman learns who has been pulling the Court of Owlsâ strings. Batman #156 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Tony Daniel, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Divorce cases are often ugly things. Divorce…
It’s the New Year’s week, and if you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know what that means: New Year, New Batman. That’s right, it’s three more Elseworlds. We have Nosferatu (which is strangely more an adaptation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari than Nosferatu), The Nail (which is more a Marvel-style What If? than…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 335: Chris Condon talks Ultimate Wolverine, Green Arrow and more Writer Chris Condon joins the show to talk about Marvel’s Ultimate Wolverine, DC’s Green Arrow and more upcoming projects. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Batman and Robin investigate the death of a young man under their charge, and the mysterious organization seemingly covering it up. Bruce Wayne grows closer to Dr. Scarlett Scott, but her connection to the crimes may be deeper than Bruce suspected. Detective Comics #1,092 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin…
Happy holidays, BatChat listeners. It’s the week of Christmas and Chanukah this year, so we’re celebrating the holiday in the BatChat style. Patreon backer and friend of the show John Wickham is joining us to discuss three of Dc’s modern holiday anthologies. Have yourself a merry everyone! The BatChat column catches up after the holiday with Absolute Batman #3, Batman…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 334: Ben Kahn talks Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars Writer Ben Kahn joins the show to talk about their upcoming Oni Press graphic novel Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batmanâs interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #3…