Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 116: Justice Will Prevaricate with Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson visit the show to talk about their AHOY Comics series Justice Warriors. 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…
A lonely cabin in the wilderness. A retired assassin who is the world’s greatest marksman. And two students seeking his aid. Three men enter, only two leave in Batman: The Knight #6, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. The adventures of the DC…
Jason Todd tier Patreon backer Kyle Still asked us to cover Knightfall, and so we decided to do it (and by decided, I mean that we live up to our word). But Knightfall has a nice clean point where we can divide it. Back in the day, when trades were still a rarity, Knightfall was…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 215: Everything Is Better with CHUDs … and Brian Schirmer Brian Schirmer returns to the show to talk about his Vault Comics series Quests Aside. 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 hunt for the serial killer (artist?) Manray comes to a close as Jace Fox faces his first costumed foe in a final battle for the life of the mayor in I Am Batman #10, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. The second major…
Dick Grayson-tier Patreon backer Josh Weil is back this week, and he brings with him a heck of a story. War Games was the early 00s crossover where a huge gang war breaks out in Gotham, and so, we get a 25 park crossover! That’s the longest single story we’ve covered in here. Can we…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 214: Curtis Clow and Jadzia Axelrod Dan and Matt chat with writer Curtis Clow, whose series Beastlands is being collected in trade by Dark Horse. THEN, Matt goes solo for a bonus interview with Jadzia Axelrod, writer of DC’s Galaxy, the Prettiest Star. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Joshua Williamson’s caretaker stint on Batman ends as the Dark Knight returns to Badhnisia in Batman #124, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter and Jorge Fornes, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Poison Ivy deals with the fallout of “Fear State” in a story that leads into…
This week, Matt and Will are joined by the Carrie Kelly to Matt’s grumpy old Bruce Wayne, singer/storyteller/myth scholar and previous guest on WMQ&A, Veronica Biatrise (@joanofarchetype), to talk about one of her favorite characters, Poison Ivy, just in time for Ivy’s new mini-series to debut this week. We have classic Ivy, modern Ivy and…
The Justice League is dead. Long live the Justice League? As a new threat rises, can Superman, Jon Kent, gather a team of heroes to counter Pariah and the Great Darkness? Dark Crisis #1 is written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Daniel Sampere, colors by Alejandro Sánchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. Outside of…
A creature of myth stalks Venice Beach, California. But it’s not your typical vampire or werewolf. No; it is Adam, a Golem, the animated clay monster of Jewish myth created to protect the people, whose often single-minded pursuit of justice can make them as much of a threat as those they are created to stop….
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 213: The Philly Special GO BIRDS! GO BIRDS! Matt and Dan visit Fan Expo Philadelphia and chat with Danny Schlitz (William Shakespeare’s Avengers), Isaac Goodhart (Victor and Nora), Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers, Rogue Sun) and Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics, Alien). It’s a con show, so pardon the ambient noise….
Bruce Wayne has escaped prison, and is preparing to take down Derek Powers and find Harley’s missing daughter, while Powers sends Terry McGinnis to take him out in Batman: Beyond the White Knight #3, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design. The murderer of Ra’s al Ghul…
There are some creators who left us too soon, and left us at the height of their creative output. One of those creators was Darwyn Cooke, whose work balanced on a tightrope of nostalgia and modernity, who could tell a story with the best of them. Cooke’s output included many Batman stories, and thanks to…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 212: Keep on Truckin' with Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover chat with Dan and Matt about their AWA series Devil’s Highway, trucks, snakes, crime and more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…