I think we all wish that comics were more equitable and diverse, both when it comes to who creates them and who appears in them. While recent years have taken steps in the right direction, there are still plenty of under-represented groups. Marvel this year launched a series of one-shots featuring characters and creators of…
Ed Brisson has done a lot of notable work for Marvel the past couple years, including a well-received run on âGhost Rider,â co-writing âX-Men: Disassembledâ with Kelly Thompson and Matthew Rosenberg, co-writing âNew Mutantsâ with Jonathan Hickman and a one-page story in an X-Men Christmas special that made Glob Herman everyoneâs favorite good globby boy. …
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 134: Steve Foxe Is Gonna Scare the Hell out of You Writer/editor Steve Foxe joins the show to talk about his quarterly horror magazine Razorblades with James Tynion IV, his erotic videogaming OGN “Cheater Code,” writing children’s books and much more. As always, you can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Some kids think of their parents as superheroes; usually thatâs a good thing. But when it turns out your dad has superpowers and ditches your family to become the one superhero in the world, well, the reality doesnât quite live up to the fantasy. âLike Father, Like Daughterâ â by writer Kat Calamia, artist Wayne…
Spinning out of âJoker War,â Punchline, Jokerâs newest sidekick/associate/disciple, gets the spotlight in this one-shot, where the forgotten member of the Bat family, Harper Row, her brother, Cullen, and Leslie Thompkins each find something about Batmanâs newest rogue to fear or aspire to. Itâs âPunchlineâ #1 from James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo…
Iâm going to be up front: I donât like Lobo. Heâs everything thatâs wrong with the ultraviolent characters of the early â90s. And the thing a lot of his fans forget about is this: Heâs supposed to be unlikable and to represent everything wrong with those types of characters. When introduced in 1983âs âOmega Menâ…
Hello friends and readers! While the swords are a-plenty, we take a smaller look into the exciting debut of Taskmaster #1, written up by the Marvel Files debut of Dan McMahon. Also, Matthew Lazorwitz is in it till the bitter, and gives us his thoughts on Magnificient Ms. Marvel #16! Taskmaster #1 Written by: Jed…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 133: The House That Walks Like a Man with Dan Watters Writer Dan Watters joins the show to talk about his upcoming Image series “Home Sick Pilots,” his upcoming Vault series “The Picture of Everything Else,” punk rock, cigarettes, Victorian gothic literature and to make co-host Dan Grote feel old…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Batman has gone back to basics, and is hunting down leftover Joker thugs when a mysterious new foe with a connection to Batmanâs past appears. Itâs âBatmanâ #102 from James Tynion IV, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Carlos DâAnda and David Baron. Matt Lazorwitz: This issue is…
Vali Chandrasekaran and Jun-Pierre Shiozawa join the show to talk about their webcomic “Genius Animals?” as well as the comedic genius of Werner Herzog, writing for TV vs. writing for comics, and whether Bugs Bunny was ever really the good guy.
Thereâs nothing like Halloween. The autumn air is crisp, the leaves crunch under your feet, kids are out trick-or-treating and you have an excuse to fill your yard with monsters. Well, in a normal year anyway. But just because we canât party or go out with the kiddos doesnât mean we canât enjoy a good…
It ends where it began. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood hunt down the Jokers to stop their plan from coming to fruition and creating a new third Joker, hearts are broken and secrets are revealed in Batman: Three Jokers #3 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson. Robert Secundus: Some say Three Jokers will…
If you read pretty much any coverage on Xavier Files other than my pieces (and if you are just reading my pieces, thanks, but thereâs a lot of other great stuff on here. Go read that, too!), you will have seen a trend since the initial art previews for âX of Swordsâ were released. And…
Dan Grote ¡ WMQ&A Episode 131: The Halloween III Special Happy, happy Halloween! We take a break from talking comics to discuss the 1982 film “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” with guests Lonnie Nadler (“Black Stars Above,” “Undone by Blood”) and Third Amigo Rob Lynch. Special thanks to Rob and Melissa Lynch and Hillary…
A new era dawns on Gotham City, as Batman has to face some harsh truths and figure out what to do now that the Joker War is over in âBatmanâ #101 from James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles Matt Lazorwitz: So, I have to say, with one big caveat weâll get…