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…
Multiple farewells, none of them friendly, and the cost of magic are in the spotlight in the penultimate chapter of the return arc of Saga in Saga #59, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: You know, you can only be around so many disastrous relationships before…
Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, 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…
They are the World’s Finest Team, but when things go wrong? Batman and Superman make a deadly pair of enemies. This week, we’re reading three stories of Batman Vs. Superman Injustice: Gods Among Us V.1 (Injustice: Gods Among Us #1-6 [Digital #1-18]) Execution 2001 (Superman V.2 Annual #3) Superman’s Secret Kingdom (World’s Finest Comics #111)…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 211: Nadia Shammas and the Curious Case of the Riddler's Facial Hair Writer Nadia Shammas joins the show to talk about her graphic novel Squire, Talia al Ghul, the Riddler, Ms. Marvel and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and…
Bruce, along with Anton, heads to Moscow to find a new mentor, a master of espionage and disguise, to take the next step toward becoming Batman in Batman: The Knight #5, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Batman and Superman race to help…
Jason Todd is probably the unluckiest Robin (with apologies to Stephanie Brown): seemingly orphaned, lived on the streets, taken in by Batman only to be killed by the Joker only to be resurrected as a homicidal vigilante. But for decades, it was Jason’s death, not his life, that defined him as a character and added…