The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 372: Tiffany Babb talks The Comics Courier #3 Tiffany Babb returns to the show to talk about the latest issue of her newspaper-format criticism journal The Comics Courier, now on Kickstarter. Also: Baseball! New York Comic Con! Other tangents! You can listen to The ComicsXF…
In a heavily guarded room, five people gather. They are rich, or powerful, or both. They discuss the secrets of the world, and their growing discontent as superhumans are manifesting. And they will form an alliance strangely like one we have seen before, but completely different in a key way. Absolute Evil #1 is written…
Jim Gordon made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27. You know, the same comic that Batman made his first appearance. So, you can imagine the number of stories that Gordon has been featured in. But especially since Frank Miller made “Batman: Year One” as much about Gordon as it is about Batman, that number…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios' Marian Heretic Writer Tini Howard joins the show to talk about her new BOOM Studios series Marian Heretic. 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…
We’re back following the three runs we’ve been reading in order for a while now. No Man’s Land reaches its midpoint as the Bat family comes home to Gotham and the identity of the new Batgirl is revealed. Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne face their ultimate challenge as they are trapped between Dr. Hurt and…
A run-in with an abusive cop leads Robin (Tim Drake) into a really rough night in Batman #2, written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: It’s a pretty busy week for DC, huh? Prelude to DC K.O., Absolute Evil, new Gotham Academy. Will…
Gotham Academy returns to comic shops this week with a new prequel series, so we’re reading three stories about teens in Gotham. Tim Drake faces a major challenge with his first confrontation with the man who killed the previous Robin, the Joker. Duke Thomas is recruited into the We Are Robin movement in a Gotham…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 370: Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill talk Death to Pachuco Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill join the show to talk about their new Image series Death to Pachuco, their daily comic strip Gil Thorp, and much more. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,…
Time moves ever forward. I can’t believe that Batman Begins is 20 years old this year. As I question my mortality and life choices, this week we read three stories from the Batman Begins trade, including the movie adaptation, a retelling of Batman’s origin by Denny O’Neil and a one off by Greg Rucka. This…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 369: Meghan Fitzmartin talks BOOM Studios' Mary Sue Writer Meghan Fitzmartin joins the show to talk about her new BOOM Studios series Mary Sue. PLUS: Tim Drake, 2000s CW shows, the power of fan fiction and “Africa” by Toto. You can listen to The ComicsXF…
“Child of Fire,” the final arc of the series, begins here. Still recovering from the wounds he received, Batman is unable to stop the crimes of a new villain, the Child of Fire. He has a theory about who it is, but there is something more sinister underneath it, and Batman may have trusted the…
Roger Korby has gotten into another mess and it’s up to the Enterprise crew to fight the final battle between ultimate good and ultimate evil in their search for “New Life and New Civilizations.” Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 10 written by Dana Horgan & Davy Perez, directed by Maja Vrvilo. Mark Turetsky: Matt,…
This week, Deadpool/Batman will be released, the first Marvel/DC crossover in well over a decade. And as anyone who knows how comics work, the biggest characters are the ones who get crossed over, and no one at DC is bigger than Batman. So to tie in, we’re reading three Batman/Marvel team-ups. These are some fun…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 368: Zack Quaintance talks Macabre Valley #1 TCXFIP all-star Zack Quaintance returns to the show to talk about his new Kickstarter for Macabre Valley #1, a Texas-sized horror tale. Also, we chat about some of the best comics and movies of the year. You can…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 367: Matt Goes to Flame Con 2025, Part II In the second half of Matt Lazorwitz’s Flame Con interviews, he chats with How Could You creator Ren Strapp, Lifetime Passes writer Terry Blas, and Voyeur and Gotham City Sirens writer Leah Williams. Listen to Part…