In an all-too-plausible future, the nation is split. The old country is dead. This is New America #1, written by Curt Pires, drawn by Luca Casalanguida, colored by Mark Dale, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Comixology Originals. It’s a ballad of love, murder, sketchy flyboys and at least one creepy robot in Barnstormers…
The year is 1776, and the Orgham family is planning to unleash a mystical artifact that will make the Gathome settlement theirs forever. But there is a fly in the ointment. Or should I say a Bat. Detective Comics Annual 2022 is written by Ram V, drawn by Christopher Mitten and Rafael Albuquerque with Hayden…
Welcome to teen hero comics of the 90s. It’s a very very mixed bag. For all the charm that some have, some… don’t. Friend of the show and Patreon backer Josh Weil really wanted to talk about Impulse #50, so we found some other stories of teen heroes in the 90s and Batman, specifically the…
In Detective Comics #1,066, Bruce Wayne meets the Orghams for the first time, Harvey Dent solidifies his place in the Gotham underworld and another classic Bat rogue makes the scene. The lead story is written by Ram V, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher….
It’s Thanksgiving, and we here at BatChat are the giving types. So we want to give you something you can share with your whole family to drown out the talk of politics and sportsball of various sorts this American turkey day. So we are once again digging into all ages Batman stories. This episode we…
Kid Thunder’s dark secret comes to light as the Joker and the Key make their move in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #9, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands. Is there redemption to be found for the supervillains of Gotham? Batman and Robin, early in their…
By Ian Gregory and Will Nevin Wren learns more about her past … and what she might have to do in the future … in Blink #3, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. Just when you think your job of…
He’s muddy. He’s powerful. He’s… a lot of different people, actually. Because there have been many villains named Clayface, and this episode we look at three stories featuring different permutations of that particular rogue. Also, a brief tribute to the mate, great Kevin Conroy. The Mud Pack (Detective Comics V.1 #604-607) The Great Joker/Clayface Feud…
It’s another Patreon request, as Abigale Heartbalm returns. She wanted to talk about the original Venom story, and after we realized she meant the Legends of the Dark Knight arc about the super steroid and not a DC/Marvel crossover we didn’t remember, it was decided that this week’s theme would be Batman and drugs. Venom…
We go deeper into the prison of our own construction and get a sense of what first opened the door in Blink #2, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. He’s not right, certainly, but what’s to blame? The bodies piling…
Batman makes a last ditch play to stop Failsafe, a battle that takes him from Atlantis to the moon in Batman #129, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh fights for control of Batman’s mind during a battle…
So, this week, it’s Matt’s birthday recording, and as opposed to Will, who picked stuff based on gut instinct (and who must have had a stomach ache based on what we got), Matt went with three stories from his younger years that he remembers really liking. The results are considerably better. We get some Grant…
In Detective Comics #1,064, the Orgham family faces Talia’s assassins and makes a real estate purchase, Two-Face shows where he stands and Batman is saved by an old friend. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, we get…
When the dang sign says “take one,” don’t be a dick. Also, don’t hire a demon for your kid’s birthday party entertainment in Creepshow #1. “Take One” is written and drawn by Chris Burnham, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by Pat Brosseau. “Shingo” is written by Paul Dini and Stephen Langford, drawn by John…
Batman and Halloween: two great tastes that taste great together. This week, we’re going back to a creative team that we have read a lot of work by, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, for their first collaborations on Batman, and the last we have to cover, the Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials. They’re…