With the looming release of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness serving as the latest entry in pop culture’s recent obsession with multiverses and realities alternate, parallel and multiple, we asked our ComicsXF writers to share their thoughts about their favorite alternate reality from across the wide multiverse of stories! Earth-1610: The Ultimate Universe…
Batman’s most significant female nemesis. His true love on many Earths. The best thief in Gotham. A star of screens, both small and big, with numerous famous actors having portrayed her. An icon. All of these describe one character: Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman. This week, we’re looking at three stories starring Catwoman. Your Face is…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 208: Pen-Wielder Nick Pitarra Nick Pitarra joins the show to talk about his Zoop campaign for Ax-Wielder Jon, taking time off from comics, Moebius, Geoff Darrow and the other artists who inspire him. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,…
Jim Gordon gets some answers but leaves some questions open in the penultimate issue of this series, as the final fate of the Clown Prince of Crime remains a mystery in The Joker #14, written by James Tynion IV, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inked by Cam Smith, colored by Arif Prianto and lettered by Tom…
Alana meets a fellow survivor, Hazel learns that learning is hard, and the Skipper learns the truth about Bombazine in Saga #58, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, isn’t it nice when a plan comes together, Mark? We do a three-section column, and this issue…
As The Batman is now streaming on HBO Max, Matt and Will thought it was time to look at one of the stories that served as a prime inspiration for this year’s blockbuster Bat movie- Batman: Earth One. And to go with it? Two other stories of Batman’s origins and early years. Batman: Earth One…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 207: David F. Walker's Impostor Syndrome David F. Walker joins Dan and Matt to talk about his anthology Impostor Syndrome, now funding on Zoop. 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…
On a remote mountain on the border between China and North Korea, young Bruce Wayne begins his martial arts training with the legendary master Kirigi and makes allies and enemies in Batman: The Knight #4, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. As DC’s…
This week was supposed to mark the real and true and totally final death of Batman in Justice League #75‘s “Death of the Justice League,” issue, but the vagaries of comic scheduling in a pandemic have forced that issue back a week. But still, that would not have been the first time Batman died, and this…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 206: Caught in a Time Loop with Ibrahim Moustafa Writer/artist/custom toy builder Ibrahim Moustafa joins the show to talk about his new Humanoids graphic novel Retroactive. 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…
Two-Face’s plans begin to come to fruition as he takes on Gotham, and the Gordons are caught in the crossfire in Batman ’89 #5, written by Sam Hamm, drawn by Joe Quinones, colored by Leonardo Ito and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Bruce Wayne is dead, the computer systems that run the Gotham of the future…
Among Batman’s many foes are serial killers, madmen and monsters. But few are the type of villain who seeks to dominate or control the world. The one who is, possibly the foe that Batman respects and fears the most, is Ra’s al Ghul, the Demon’s Head. Seemingly immortal, Ra’s wants to return the world to…
I’ve always been a sucker for a good anthology, going back to classic EC comics reprints and continuing to things like James Tynion IV and Steve Foxe’s Razorblades, and I’m always on the lookout for more. That’s why I was excited to talk with writer/artist/publisher/podcaster Matt Emmons about his just launched Kickstarter campaign for Vol….
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 205: David Pepose Gets Savage Write David Pepose makes his fourth WMQ&A appearance to talk about Savage Avengers, The O.Z. and more. 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…
As the Demon’s Shadow makes its move against the Secret Society, and Robin seeks Ravager’s help in his hunt for Deathstroke, Batman investigates Ra’s al Ghul’s murder and reunites with Talia in Batman #122, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, witness…