We’re less than a week from Valentine’s Day, and what says love more than a guy in a Bat costume pursuing a woman in cat themed leather or a beautiful assassin? Or a disastrously dysfunctional relationship between two clowns? Talking about those things with thee ones we love, of course. That’s why this week, Matt…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 197: The Crowded Exit Interview with Ro Stein & Ted Brandt Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, the artists of Image Comics’ Crowded, talk about wrapping up the series, their “on-brand” first date and the arsenal of play weapons they keep in their studio. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
After a bit of a hiatus, itâs time to return to Crowdfunding Q&A. Currently on the blockchain-free comics crowdfunding platform Zoop, Thirty-Three is an action comedy family drama. Thatâs a lot of adjectives right there! ComicsXFâs own Cat Purcell reviewed the book when it was on Kickstarter, a review you can read here, but after…
The mystery of Abyss and his connection to Batman Incorporated begins to unravel as Batman leads a jailbreak in Batman #120, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup feature, Maps Mizoguchi learns what is taking children and Batman faces…
Wow, we’ve made it to 20 episodes! To celebrate, Matt and Will are looking at three stories from three volumes of one of their self-confessed favorite series, the legendary (see what I did there) anthology, Legends of the Dark Knight. Will they gush about the original volume? Will they complain about DC not giving the…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 196: Saturday Morning with Erik Burnham Writer Erik Burnham joins the show to talk about his upcoming IDW series “G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero: Saturday Morning Adventures,” his “Transformers: Beast Wars” series and much more. Plus, a special announcement from Dan about new Patreon content. You can listen to…
There are a lot of stories and a TON of creators in this weekâs BatChat. In Detective Comics #1,050, some major questions are answered in the conclusion of the first act of âShadows of the Batâ in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson…
Three and a half years ago, Saga ended on something of a major moment. What was supposed to be a longish hiatus turned into a long hiatus, but thatâs over. Hazel, Alana, The Will and some other friends old and new are back in Saga #55, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan…
It only took us 19 episodes to swing back to ground we’ve already tread; it’s not like there are 80 years of completely unrelated Batman stories to talk about. But this is our podcast, and we’ll do what we like (unless you back us on Patreon, and then we’ll do what you want). Anyway, this…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 195: Rich Douek Gets Busy Three-peat guest Rich Douek joins the show to talk about publishing his first work with Marvel and DC, his new series Happy Hill and his upcoming series The Ocean Will Take Us. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…
Before he was Batman, Bruce Wayne was simply a brilliant and angry young man. How did he go from that person to the hero Gotham needed? We begin seeing that journey in Batman: The Knight #1, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In…
Continuity is a cruel mistress. DC’s ever rebooting universe has meant most characters have at least two completely distinct histories. And amongst the Batfamily, no character’s two histories are more different than the Huntress. Introduced as the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of Earth-2, Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped out the alternate Earths and…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 194: Bayou Billy Shakespeare with John Lees Writer John Lees joins the show to talk about his AWA wrestling-and-Shakespeare comic “Crimson Cage” and all the bodyslams and iambic pentameter that inspired it. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Everything has led to this. All the forces that have pursued the Joker for the past 10 issues are converging on the Sampson estate, as Jim Gordon has a realization, in The Joker #11, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective…
If there’s one thing you need to know about Batman, it’s that Batman works alone. Except for Robin And Alfred And Jim Gordon And the rest of the Bat family And the Justice League OK, it’s pretty obvious that Batman is not the lone avenger of the night after all. And since, this week, Matt…