Will Nevin: One week, I think weâll hit on a book that we both like, that we can both praise and feel good about. This ainât that week. Matt Lazorwitz: This is a very ⌠meh week. âDetectiveâ was inoffensive water treading, and âBlack and Whiteâ was hit or miss, as most anthologies are. Detective…
Will Nevin: This is a heckuva week, but for mostly the wrong reasons â because while Bat/Cat #1 (I canât believe Tom King resisted his urge to go there again) was overwhelmingly fine, Batman #104 is â and I say this with as little hyperbole as possible â an embarrassing look at when a comic…
Detective Comics #1,031 Welcome to a special holiday week Bat Chat! The Mirror inserts himself into Gothamâs mayoral race as he continues his anti-vigilante crusade, Damian makes a move to prove heâs smarter than Batman, and a Bat rogue makes his return in âDetective Comicsâ #1,031 from Peter J. Tomasi, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes and…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). As Batman and his new rival, Ghost-Maker, fight it out, we learn more about the past between the two, and Harley confronts Clownhunter. Itâs âBatmanâ #103 from James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki and David Baron. Matt Lazorwitz: So ⌠yeah. I have…
Everything is bad. And there are a few people to blame. The Splash When Iâm good and angry and I want to wreck someone and the facts fit the moment, I reach for something special. Itâs not âassholeâ (vague, common), nor âbastardâ (weak) nor âmotherfuckerâ (got a nice sound to it, but itâs not angry…
Beyond this point lie spoilers for âCrossoverâ #1. Ye be warned⌠The Splash âCrossover,â the meta comic-book-about-comic-books from the mind of writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw, has a heap of stuff to talk about â the merits of which have already been ably discussed by Big Boss Zack and Dan âthe Manâ McMahon….
In its solicit text, AfterShockâs âMiskatonicâ promises âa mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.â Letâs get into the new series from Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland and Thomas Mauer and see if it pays off those dark and abominable promises.
Happy Hour #1 Writer: Peter Milligan, Artist: Michael Montenat, Colorist: Felipe Sobreiro, Letterer: Rob Steen, Publisher: AHOY Itâs 12:48 a.m. Central Standard Time. I am watching what seems to be my 86th consecutive hour of MSNBC (because it is a Rick Santorum-free zone), but all I really want is to go to bed. Well, thatâs…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Batman has gone back to basics, and is hunting down leftover Joker thugs when a mysterious new foe with a connection to Batmanâs past appears. Itâs âBatmanâ #102 from James Tynion IV, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Carlos DâAnda and David Baron. Matt Lazorwitz: This issue is…
Itâs Joe time. The Splash Hereâs the deal: I could tell you that voting is a sacred democratic obligation, that so many before you have fought and died for the franchise that to simply pass on it as if it was some inconvenience is an insult to say the very least. But we are too…
When AHOYâs âAsh & Thornâ launched in June, it disrupted the patriarchyâs hold on both content and the publisherâs creative teams, as silver-haired heroine Lottie Thorn beat back the boysâ club of titles such as âHigh Heaven,â âSecond Comingâ and âPlanet of the Nerdsâ with writer Mariah McCourt and artist Soo Lee right behind her. …
The Scumbag #1 Writer: Rick Remender, Artist: Lewis LaRosa, Colorist: Moreno DiNisio, Letterer: Rus Wooton, Publisher: Image There was definite power on the debate stage in Nashville Thursday night. Say what you will about Donald J. Trump (Really, say anything aside from cracks about his weight â itâs all earned) or Joe Biden (Jesus lord,…
A new era dawns on Gotham City, as Batman has to face some harsh truths and figure out what to do now that the Joker War is over in âBatmanâ #101 from James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles Matt Lazorwitz: So, I have to say, with one big caveat weâll get…
Stop booking terrible, stupid finishes, Vince. The âRasslinâ Report: Your âRasslinâ Dictionary When you know your babyfaces (good guys) from your heels (bad guys), you can impress the smarks (the âsmart markâ internet fans). fuck finish (noun): a contrived finish that serves only as a workaround for bookers and fails to answer the kayfabe question…
Like most comic book journos, I do this for fun â and âfunâ there can be a few different things, from ripping on the trash books that deserve it to marveling at the ones that do the artform proud. In my interview pieces, I look for the characters, the creators, the people who tell stories…