The tension has been boiling for years, and now it has exploded. Damian Wayne has come to kill his father, and heâs brought some friends along. And Batman has his own ally at hand ⌠the seemingly resurrected Alfred Pennyworth. Batman vs. Robin #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by…
Batman: The Animated Series turned 30 years old last week, and with it, the show’s most popular addition to the Batman canon, Harley Quinn. Harley went from Joker’s henchgirl to starring in her own comics, animated series and movies, making her easily one of the two most popular characters in all of comics over the…
If you go after the queen of TV superheroes, youâd better not miss. Or you could think about sucking less as a person. Your choice, really, in Roguesâ Gallery #1, written by Hannah Rose May, with story by May and Declan Shalvey, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and…
Itâs the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh vs. Failsafe in Batman #127, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Catwomanâs story ends with a trip to Metropolis and a meeting with a familiar florist in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn by Belen Ortega,…
He’s a billionaire who fights crime with nothing but his wits and his training. He has a family of sidekicks. He is known for having all sorts of emotional baggage and issues. He is… Green Arrow. This week, we sit down with Patreon backer Josh Weil to talk about three stories where Batman meets an…
The secret history of Gotham City begins to be revealed in Detective Comics #1,063 as âGotham Nocturneâ continues. Batman checks in with an obscure foe, the Orgham familyâs history is further revealed and Barbatos returns. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana…
Who would have thought we’d have made it to 50 episodes? But we did it! This week, for the first time ever, Matt & Will were in the very same place, Matt’s dining room, where they discussed three stories that wrap up in big number anniversary issues to tie in with this special anniversary. Knightfall…
How many old flames can one British super spy have? And why do they all have to die? The answer may lie in 007 #1, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Marco Finnegan, colored by Dearbhla Kelly, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by Dynamite. Thank you for being a friend. Travel down the…
Time takes us all. And as the comics we grew up with grow older, so too do the people who made them, and with time, comes other things, sadly. Recently, Alan Grant, legendary co-creator of many of the great Bat villains of the 80s and 90s, passed away, having been preceded a couple of years…
A mostly empty story ends with ⌠well, you can guess. The Closet #3 is written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Gavin Fullerton, colored by Chris OâHalloran, lettered by Tom Napolitano and published by Image. To the future where there is no magic. To the past when magic was young. And to the present,…
This week, we’re returning to three series/arcs/runs that we have started in previous episodes. See Batman rub testosterone all over himself in the next arc of Grant Morrisons’ Batman. Witness the Scarecrow play mind games in the second arc of “No Man’s Land.” And gaze in wonder as Alfred beats the ever loving hell out…
In space, no one can hear you scream ⌠when your appendix bursts in ET-ER #2. âHeroâ is written by John Lees, drawn by Laci Krstic, colored by Miroslav Mrva and lettered by AndWorld Design. âPrecious Cargoâ is written by Michael Corst, drawn by Mark Texeira, colored by Dan Brown and lettered by Steve Wands….
Jace Fox teams up with the Question to find out who killed Anarky while Tiff Fox tries to find her place in her new life in I Am Batman #12, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. Batman: Urban Legends #18 starts its next serials,…
Tie us up and twist our nipples, why donât you, if youâre going to end Hit Me #5, written by Christa Faust, drawn by Priscilla Petraites, colored by Marco Lesko, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. Weâre on a mission of revenge, and our imaginary talking bird is just egginâ us on in…
Friend of the show and Patreon backer Dan Grote came at us hard with his new request this week: the out of print and utterly bonkers computer generated graphic novel, Batman: Digital Justice. So this week we dig into three schway stories of Batman of the future. Batman: Digital Justice OGN Grounded (Batman Beyond V.2…