One fully automated New York City subway train full of dead bodies. Two women trying to stop a killer. And three survivors in what could be the last moments of their lives. By writer Elliott Kalan, artist and colorist Andrea Mutti and letterer Taylor Esposito, it’s Maniac of New York #3 and 4. Will Nevin:…
It’s 10 years after the end of the world, and I feel fine. Wait — there are zombies? Ah, shit. It’s Nuclear Family #4 by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Tony Shasteen, colorist JD Mettler, letterer Troy Peteri and publisher AfterShock. Based on a short story by Phillip K. Dick. Will Nevin: Let’s start first with…
What if you could sneak ads into someone’s media and influence their consumption without them even knowing it? Like Inception but with advertising. Good thing that doesn’t exist. Or does it? It’s Department of Truth #9 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe. Will…
A cranky old clown makes a casserole and thinks about life and love and maybe a little kindness toward others in Haha #5, written by W. Maxwell Prince, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta and lettered by Good Old Neon. Will Nevin: Ari, what do you think about casseroles? Ari Bard: A weekly staple for me…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,035, Batman and Huntress collide as their cases intersect and the mystery of the murders in Fort Graves deepens, as written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. And in a Huntress backup story,…
A classic Batman title makes its return as Batman hunts some of his most famous rogues to stop them from getting their hands on a nerve agent being sold by a mysterious new foe in Legends of the Dark Knight #1, written and pencilled by Darick Robertson, inked by Robertson and Richard P. Clark, colored…
The hunt for the Joker reaches a climax (We don’t really believe that, but we’ll see) as Jim Gordon comes face to face with the boogeyman in The Joker #3, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. A much less…
Insufferable shitbag billionaire Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live this week, and that stinks. The only thing we can figure is that series producer Lorne Michaels is out of ideas, so for next year (even though the final episodes of this season have great hosts in Keegan-Michael Key and Anya Taylor-Joy) we’ve booked all…
Batman dives deeper into the Unsanity Collective, and Simon Saint and the Scarecrow’s plans for Peacekeeper-01 and Gotham start to come into focus in Batman #108 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: “The Cowardly Lot” is at…
Torture, paranoia and the fascist remains of America — it’s all just another day in Nuclear Family #3.
Wanna get away? Maybe to see the Rockies and visit the headquarters of the New World Order? Let Department of Truth #8 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe be your guide. Will Nevin: Forrest, my friend, vacations are nice. Go new places. See…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,035, the mystery of what is happening in Bruce Wayne’s new neighborhood of Fort Graves deepens, as death and mourning couple with corruption in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. …
Long as you keep ‘em way off balance, how can they spot you’ve got no talents? It’s a tale of stand-up comedy, spirit possession and the eternal, exacting price of fame in Knock ‘Em Dead, a five-issue miniseries by writer Eliot Rahal, artist Mattia Monaco, colorist Matt Milla, letterer Taylor Esposito and publisher AfterShock. Will…
We all float down here. But sometimes, we float up in the sky, too. Haha #4 is written by W. Maxwell Prince, drawn by Patrick Horvath and lettered by Good Old Neon. Will Nevin: Ari, what do you think about It? I take it you’re not quite of the generation that was traumatized by Tim…
Loyal Content Consumer, I’d 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 Productions’ Tribute: Rush Limbaugh, I offered a script for my own Rush bio comic that was fundamentally flawed and tragically incomplete. I’d like to…