WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 286: The Three Amigos Sears Wishbook Special (w/ Austin Gorton) From Transformers to GI Joe to Madballs, Dan, Matt, Specialest of Guests Rob Lynch and CXF writer/editor Austin Gorton talk about the Reagan-era toys that have kept a stranglehold on American culture for four decades, and the…
Originally introduced in the 1950s, Batwoman has gone from a forgotten character to one who is a queer icon and headlined her own TV series. Kate and Kathy Kane are very distinct characters, and this week, we’ll be reading stories featuring them both, thanks to a request from Sam Hopper. We see Kathy meet Bat-Mite,…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 285: The Legacy of Bob with Jason Loo Jason Loo joins the show to talk about his new Sentry series at Marvel, his Marvel Infinity Comics, The All-Nighter and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music,…
The beauty of a Patreon request is you never know what you’re going to get. And bless Dan Grote, co-host of WMQ&A and BatChat’s first patron and guest, for coming at us with a request nobody expected. This week, we’re reading three stories featuring Joe Potato, a Gotham PI who we read one story with…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 284: 5 years of AHOY Comics with Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore Tom Peyer and Stuart Moore join the show to talk about the fifth anniversary of AHOY Comics, the return of their respective series, The Wrong Earth and Captain Ginger, and the prose serial “Partially Naked…
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As is our custom here at BatChat (and this is the third time we’ve done it, so that qualifies as a custom now), the Thanksgiving episode features three all ages Batman stories, and as I have pointed out in the past, for a character who is so often associated with grim stories,…
The Fall of X is here in X-Chat #12! In X-Men #28, Firestar takes center stage as embraces her role as an X-Spy from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #46, Colossus finally breaks free of Mikhail from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And in Uncanny Avengers…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 283: Simon Birks comes out of the cold Writer Simon Birks joins the show to talk about his Image/Top Cow series Antarctica and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new…
We’re comics fans, so we all love a crossover, right? So why shouldn’t that expand to our podcasts? It’s ComicsXF podcast crossover week, so Matt is joined by Battle of the Atom host Adam Reck to talk about three Batman stories from creators whose work are favorites on BotA. John Francis Moore moves out of…
While a lot of Batman’s best known rogues date back to his earliest days, the 80s spawned a handful of memorable nemeses, and none moreso than Scarface, the evil dummy, and his henchman, the Ventriloquist. This week, we’re reading three stories featuring Scarface, including his first appearance, his origin and the first appearance of his…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 281: Yes, Chef! with Michael Dialynas Michael Dialynas joins the show to talk about his new BOOM Studios series, Zawa + the Belly of the Beast. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where…
Gotham is on fire, and worse is coming. Vandal Savage’s plan is about to reach fruition, and while he has promised an army of theives immortality, what he is planning is much darker. After all he has done to them, the Bat family and Catwoman must set aside their differences with Batman to save the…
Spooky season is over, and so now it’s time for some wholesome fun! We covered three of the six mini-series where Batman ’66 teams up with other properties a ways back, and now we’re returning to cover the other three. We have Kevin Smith writing about the team-up of Batman and the Green Hornet is…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 280: Dracula, motherf***ers with Matt Wagner & Kelley Jones Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones join the show to talk about their Kickstarter campaign for Dracula Vol. 1: The Impaler. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and…
It’s spooky season, and so this week we’re covering three stories where Batman teams up with his most diabolical frenemy, the Demon Etrigan. There’s lots of rhyming, most of it not very good. Be grateful I didn’t try to do it in this introduction; I am many things, but a poet is not one of…