Surfacing from the river near Ace Chemicals, the Joker stumbles through Gotham, not yet the monster he will become. And in the future, the world has become that very monster. āJoker: Year Oneā begins in Batman #142, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Sorrentino, inked by Stefano Nesi and Sorrentino, colored…
There are those creators you just come back to, whose work never ceases to amaze. Darwyn Cooke is one of those creators. Passing on too young, Cooke still left an impressive body of work, a lot of which was Batman or Batman adjacent. We’re returning to his work this week with two intertwined tales of…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· WMQ&A Episode 291: Back to the future with Paul Cornell and Laura Helsby Paul Cornell and Laura Helsby join the show to talk about their 2000AD serial “The English Astronaut.” Also: Basketball! The Harrogate Toilet! And math! You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts,…
At 120 episodes, we’ve covered a lot of Batman comics. A lot. But I think few have been more contentious, both in the fandom and on this podcast, as the ones this week. Because this week we’re talking about the Tom King run, the creator with possibly the biggest gaps in his work on The…
The final act of āGotham Nocturneā begins here. Stranded alone on the desert that is the apotheosis of all deserts, Batman must fight the Azmer demon inside him as Simon Hurt and his master Barbatos circle. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya continues her investigation into the death of GCPD members as the Question leads her down a…
Ah, my sweet summer children, let me tell you of a time called the early 90s. It was a time of hope. It was a time of questionable fashion. And it was a time when there were only three monthly Batman family titles, and one of them very rarely interacted with the others. This week,…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· WMQ&A Episode 290: Zac Thompson 3: Dream Warriors Writer Zac Thompson returns to talk about his new Oni Press series, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die, his upcoming BOOM Studios series Blow Away and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon…
Two sets of the Worldās Finest heroes must confront Gog and Magog to stop the ancient god and his servant from leading the heroes of Earth-22 into a war on Apokolips they cannot win in Batman/Superman: Worldās Finest #22, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve…
Will is so very tried. Three weeks in a row of big superhero stories. Not a single mobster or Year One era, bare bones Batman story to be found. Because this week, Dick Grayson tier Patreon backer Josh Weil is back, and we’re talking Batman getting super powers! We get a Freaky Friday with the…
WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast Ā· WMQ&A Episode 289: Dave Baker and the Secret of Bob Kane's Tomb Cartoonist Dave Baker joins the show to talk about his new Top Shelf graphic novel, Mary Tyler MooreHawk, PLUS, the gravesites and columbariums of comics legends. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple…
Batman comes face to face with the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. But wait, donāt they share a body? Not anymore! The lead story of Batman #141 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Zur must face a threat bigger than Batman: the…
Last week, we talked about the Justice League International. This week, Dick Grayson Tier Patreon backer John Wickham joins us to talk about the other late 80s DC team that spun out of the Legends event, the Suicide Squad. And while the Justice League was mostly comedy, the Squad is not. We read three very…
The Justice League International era of the mid-to-late 80s was a sea change for the Justice League franchise. While there were still superheroics, the book became grounded in character based humor; the series was basically a workplace sitcom. And early in the run, Batman was a regular member, basically the grouchy boss who couldn’t put…
The Fall of X continues, and mostly ends, in X-Chat #13! In X-Men #29, Doom invites the X-Men to dinner, by Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. In X-Force #47, Colossus finally breaks free of his brother Mikhail, by Benjamin Percy, Daniel Picciotto, Guru-eFx and Joe Caramagna. And Loganās world tour ends…
The āBatman, Wantedā arc concludes, as Batmanās allies rush his unconscious body to the docks to get him out of the city before the Orghams finish what they started. With some unlikely help, they can do it, but what will this mean for Gotham? The lead story of Detective Comics #1,080 is written by Ram…