Loyal Content Consumer, Iâd like to start out this week by apologizing for an error that was brought to my attention by my colleague Cori McCreery. In my review of Tidalwave Productionsâ Tribute: Rush Limbaugh, I offered a script for my own Rush bio comic that was fundamentally flawed and tragically incomplete. Iâd like to…
Jim Gordon prepares to hunt down the Joker, as forces align against the Clown Prince of Crime, in The Joker #2, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. And in a much less somber corner of DCâs publishing line, Batman…
Batman investigates the Scarecrowâs latest play and the Unsanity Collective, while Harley tries her best to be her best in Batman #107 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: I definitely think this issue considers the upward trend…
Would you like to know a lot of the things I hate, like state legislators, Peacock and steak fries? READ ON, FRIENDO. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Tribute: Rush Limbaugh. Writers: Don Smith and Michael Frizell, Artist: J.B. Fernandes, Colorist: Simon Wright, Letterer: Wilson Ramos Jr., Publisher: Tidalwave Productions The central thesis of this…
Where will you be when the bombs drop? And when you emerge from whatever shelter you were able to find, what will the world look like around you? Good luck ⌠with whatever finds you. Nuclear Family #1/#2 by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Tony Shasteen, colorist JD Mettler, letterer Troy Peteri and publisher AfterShock. Based…
Itâs the second of two âdeviations,â detours with guest artists that shine the light of inquiry into the darker corners of the universe created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds. Are you prepared for Department of Truth #7 by Tynion, artist Tyler Boss, colorist Roman Titov, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd…
Itâs an off week for all the main Bat titles, so weâre digging into the DC Vault for this weekâs BatChat, specifically the digital issue #3 of Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault, a tale entitled âFlesh Made Wordâ written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by John Paul Leon, colored by Dave…
Can FBI agent Miranda Keller save the day, or will dark forces consume her and the rest of a sleepy little valleyâs humanity? Itâs curtains for Miskatonic, the riff on H.P. Lovecraftâs lore and personal lousiness by writer Mark Sable, artist Giorgio Pontrelli, colorist Pippa Bowland and letterer Dave Sharpe. Harryâs on a train. The…
If a mimeâs world crumbles into an infinite number of pieces, does it make a sound? Here comes Haha #3, the third issue of our favorite anthology series about the clowning arts. Written by W. Maxwell Prince and drawn and colored by Roger Langridge. Will Nevin: Ari, what do you think about mimes? Ari Bard:…
Loyal Content Consumer, how I have missed you. Letâs get to it. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Deep Beyond #2. Writers: Mirka Andolfo and David Goy, Artist: Andrea Broccardo, Colorist: Barbara Nosenzo, Letterer: Fabio Amelia, Publisher: Image Deep Beyond is the sort of book that casts a sheen over my eyes thick enough to…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,034, Bruce Wayne meets the neighbors while Batman hunts the remnants of Jokerâs gangs, while something more sinister starts beneath the streets of Gotham in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya…
The eighth and nearly final chapter of Planet Divoc-91, a Webtoon coronavirus-inspired comic with a rotating cast of writers and artists, is approaching its final destination, and ComicsXF has an exclusive preview.    “Being part of this innovative project continues to be influential in how I meet ideas creatively,â said South African poet and Chapter 8…
Itâs a week of first issues, as Jim Gordon begins a hunt for the Joker and Bluebird hunts for evidence to convict Punchline in The Joker #1, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano, and a backup written by Sam…
Live your life with the stupid confidence of Michael Larson. But be less stupid. Ten comics â including a familiar one in the pole position â and a little game show history coming your way in this weekâs X Spot. The Bottom (at the Top) 10. Black Cotton #1. Story: Patrick Foreman and Brian Hawkins,…
What if it was actually the year 1724? Wouldnât that be something? Vishal Gullapalli, Forrest Hollingsworth and Will Nevin team up to talk over Department of Truth #6 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd and Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: Well that was a hell of a final page, wasnât…