Batman has a complicated relationship with religion. He is a rationalist living in a world with real angels and demons. So what happens when Batman intersects with religion? Well, we don’t really answer that specific question. But we do have three stories where Batman confronts people and creatures with specific religious ties. And we’re joined…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 219: Big Willy Style with Eric Gladstone Writer Eric Gladstone joins the show to talk about his Shakespeare-as-superhero comic No Holds Bard. 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…
Bruce Wayne’s journey to become Batman brings him closer to home as he stops in New York to learn escapology from one of the greats: Giovanni Zatara. But what else can the Batman-to-be learn during his first encounter with the supernatural alongside Zatara and his daughter, Zatanna? Batman: The Knight #7, is written by Chip…
One of the artists most represented on the big board, and probably, if we arrogated based on number of stories and story placement (and that would be higher if Matt got his way with “Blades”), one of the favorite artists we have, comics lost a major talent with the passing of Tim Sale last month….
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 218: Here's to the Jobbers with Jordan Blum Writer Jordan Blum joins Dan and Matt to talk about his upcoming Dark Horse Comics series Minor Threats, working with Patton Oswalt and to indulge Dan’s questions about Season 5 of Community. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,…
Jace gets a new headquarters, Chubb faces the fallout of the arrest of Manray and Montoya comes to New York in I Am Batman #11, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce & Tom Derenick, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. Batman: Urban Legends #17 is an in-between-arcs cooling off issue,…
Doctor. Philanthropist. Vigilante? Killer? For a character who was introduced to be killed and be the motivation to drive his son into a life of crime fighting, Thomas Wayne has worn a lot of hats (and cowls, for that matter). This week, we’re reading three stories that are about Thomas Wayne and his legacy. The…
Dan Grote · SPECIAL: Our Son Pete Episode 6, the One Where They Go to the Pub Dan and Matt took the Fourth of July off from recording, so we’re hitting you with this special, beyond-the-paywall episode of OUR SON PETE, WMQ&A’s Patreon-exclusive Pete Wisdom bonus podcast, in which the lads talk about one of…
Deathstroke’s Secret Society attacks Titans Tower in Dark Crisis #2. Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Damiel Sampere, colors by Alejandro Sanchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. The problem with writing about a book like Dark Crisis is that it’s nothing. There is nothing here to engage with. Nothing here to talk about. Its very…
Now that Alana is fully licensed, everything is good, right? Right? Saga #60 is drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, that’s a way to end an arc. Staples and Vaughan always know exactly where to punch; it’s the place you weren’t expecting. Mark Turetsky: Hazel’s…
It’s the start of a new era, as Chip Zdarsky takes over as the writer on the flagship Bat title. Someone is murdering Gotham’s wealthiest, and Batman is on the hunt. But when the trail leads to an old foe, things get out of hand fast in Batman #125, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by…
This week starts a new era in the ongoing Batman series, as new writer Chip Zdarsky takes over, making him the first writer to write both the Batman and Daredevil ongoings at the same time. And since both Matt & Will are fans of Zdarsky’s other crime work, well, what better time to look at…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 217: Twin Trivia with Adam Rose (Bonus: Amy Ignatow) Writer Adam Rose comes on the show to plug his Source Point Press series Corollary, and in turn we subject him to Twin Trivia. Plus, in a bonus interview, Matt chats up cartoonist Amy Ignatow. You can listen to WMQ&A on…
Revelations abound as we learn the secrets tying together the citizen criminals and Riddler’s secret backer in the final issue of this creative team in Detective Comics #1,061, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup,…
So, this week was supposed to see the release of the final issue of James Tynion IV’s ongoing Joker series, a series Matt & Will have unabashedly loved over on the BatChat column. But whether it’s supply chain shipping issues or something more related to the production of this particular issue, the comic has been…