Amanda Waller’s war on superheroes is in full swing, and Batman has asked Catwoman to help him steal something that will help put Waller on the backfoot. This should be easy with the world’s greatest thief, right? No, because he didn’t expect to find Waller’s newest Suicide Squad in a secret U.S. military base. Batman…
Welcome to the world of tomorrow! Like, way tomorrow. Matt McThorn is back, and we are talking about the 853rd century and Grant Morrison’s first DC crossover, DC One Million. It’s a wild, sci-fi epic, which we all know if completely Will’s jam. But you might be surprised as we talk about the core mini-series,…
I have heard it said that every writer has a Batman story they want to tell. Only a few get to tell them. And sadly not all of them are great. This week we’re reading three stories from writers not usually associated with Batman, Harlan Ellison, Eddie Campbell and David Lapham. And, well, none of…
As the X-Men are rising from the ashes, one face in particular looks to the past in X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse from Steve Foxe, Netho Diaz, Sean Parsons, Alex Sinclair and Clayton Cowles. The X-Men are probably the superheroes best equipped to fight vampires, so why are we doing four character-focused one-shots? Well, they’re fun…
For the first time in a very long time, this week was supposed to see the publication of a collection of Marvel and DC collaborations, so Will and I decided this would be a good time to read some of that. But these are big omnibuses, so as is often the case, they have been…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 315: Corin Howell talks Lilith Artist Corin Howell joins the show to talk about her spicy new Vault Comics series, Lilith. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow…
Gotham is a city of shadows. A city where good and evil blend together. It’s a city made for Noir storytelling. And while some Batman stories have some elements of a Noir, most are very much superhero stories. But to tie-in with the 40s themed animated series, Batman: The Caped Crusader, debuting this week, and…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 314: Joe Casey talks Jonny Quest, Blood Squad Seven Writer Joe Casey joins the show to talk about his new Dynamite series Jonny Quest, his Image series Blood Squad Seven, DC’s Kneel Before Zod and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube,…
Over his thirty plus year career in comics, Archie Goodwin racked up a lot of accomplishments. He wrote horror stories for lots of Warren Publishing’s anthologies. At DC, he wrote Detective Comics, “Manhunter” (more on both of those later), and was the editor behind Batman: Black and White, the early issues of Legends of the…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 313: Josie Campbell talks Skull-Crusher and Superman Writer-producer Josie Campbell joins the show to talk about her BOOM Studios series I Heart Skull-Crusher and DC’s My Adventures with Superman – both the show and the comic. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music,…
The Dynamic Duo and the Man of Steel are entering their final battle with the 6th dimensional Imp Killer, but Batman has been turned into a puppet! Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk have to step up and gather some additional help, or things will end poorly. But who will wind up sacrificing themselves to stop this…
Generally speaking, the episodes we do here are carefully curated. We try to take a theme, a character, and thoroughly dig through the 85 years of Batman stories to find the ones that best fit that theme. But then there are the weeks where Will just picks three random books off his bookshelf and wants…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 312: Tom Fowler talks about the history of RPGs Tom Fowler joins the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
At the end of “Gotham War,” a thief broke into Bruce Wayne’s brownstone and discovered that he is Batman. Now he is trying to use that information to his advantage, to make one big score and get out of the life. But things aren’t all that easy in Batman #150, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled…
We’ve all seen the memes and the jokes: Batman’s real super power is his wallet. Batman has, historically, been from the moneyed class, and that’s how he gets all those wonderful toys. But what happens when Batman doesn’t have all that cash? That’s what friend of the show, Patreon backer, and financial adviser Abigale Heartbalm…