Matthew Lazorwitz

Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.

WMQ&A Episode 139: Comics and Prose with Darcie Little Badger

Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 139: Comics and Prose with Darcie Little Badger Dan and Matt are joined by writer Darcie Little Badger, who contributed a Dani Moonstar story to the recent Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices anthology, published her debut novel, Elatsoe, this year and once had the high honor of having a short story…

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Batman #105 Wraps the Ghost-Maker Arc, PLUS a Look at the Bat Books Post-Future State

Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). This week weā€™re back to just one book with the conclusion of the Ghost-Maker story, as Batman faces off with his foe and Harley has a heart-to-heart with Clownhunter in Batman #105 by James Tynion IV, Carlo Pagulayan & Danny Miki, Alvaro Martinez & Christian Duce…

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Xavier Files’ Best Comics Of 2020

As we close out the year that was, the staff at Xavier Files wanted to take a moment to highlight our favorite comics from throughout the year. There were so many great books that we couldn’t list them all, but we wanted to give our team the chance to highlight an issue, an arc, a…

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Grievances, Alliances….Deadpool? This Week In Marvel Files with Fantastic Four #27, Captain America #26, Taskmaster #2, Deadpool #9 and Magnificent Ms. Marvel #17

Hello friends and readers! Another packed week as the year ends! Zoe Tunnell flexes her eidetic memory with Taskmaster #2, Jude Jones continues his coverage of all-things Cap with Captain America #26, WMQ head honcho Dan Grote gives us the scoop on Deadpool #9, Matt Lazorwitz hits us with the teen troubles of Magnificent Ms….

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WMQ&A Episode 138: We Caught Ed Brisson for 80 Minutes and Then Released Him

Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 138: We Caught Ed Brisson for 80 Minutes and Then Released Him Writer Ed Brisson joins the show to talk about his newest crime comic, “Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story,” now on Kickstarter, teen Cable, Glob Herman and his many pets. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A…

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A Mixed Black & White Bag and an Underwhelming Issue of Detective in This Week’s Bat Chat

Will Nevin: One week, I think weā€™ll hit on a book that we both like, that we can both praise and feel good about. This ainā€™t that week.   Matt Lazorwitz: This is a very ā€¦ meh week. ā€œDetectiveā€ was inoffensive water treading, and ā€œBlack and Whiteā€ was hit or miss, as most anthologies are. Detective…

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WMQ&A Episode 137: The Cult of Liana Kangas

Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 137: The Cult of Liana Kangas Liana Kangas returns to WMQ&A to talk about her burgers-crime-and-Satanism comic TRVE KVLT, her TKO short “Seeds of Eden,” drumming, her dogs, “The Mandalorian” and much more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at xavierfiles.com, where…

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The Phantasm Arrives in Canon as Batman/Catwoman #1 Washes the Taste of Batman #104 out of Our Bat Chatters’ Mouths

Will Nevin: This is a heckuva week, but for mostly the wrong reasons ā€” because while Bat/Cat #1 (I canā€™t believe Tom King resisted his urge to go there again) was overwhelmingly fine, Batman #104 is ā€” and I say this with as little hyperbole as possible ā€” an embarrassing look at when a comic…

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Just in Time for the End of the Series, a Primer on BOOM Studios’ Lumberjanes

This week marks the end of a series I’ve been following since its inception six years ago: Lumberjanes from BOOM Studios. This charming all-ages series, created by Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters, explores friendship, various camp skills, romance and a forest full of mythical creatures, interdimensional portals and magic. So itā€™s not exactly like any…

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WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan

Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 136: In Search of Zest with Peter Milligan We pelt writer Peter Milligan with questions about the evils of capitalism as he talks about “Happy Hour,” “American Ronin” and updates us on the status of his “X-Statix” spinoff, “The X-Cellent.” As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,…

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A Bonus Bat Chat Catches Up on ‘Detective Comics’ and ‘White Knight Presents Harley Quinn’

Detective Comics #1,031 Welcome to a special holiday week Bat Chat! The Mirror inserts himself into Gothamā€™s mayoral race as he continues his anti-vigilante crusade, Damian makes a move to prove heā€™s smarter than Batman, and a Bat rogue makes his return in ā€œDetective Comicsā€ #1,031 from Peter J. Tomasi, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes and…

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