Batman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:44:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Batman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Detective Comics #1,108 finds new raindrops to dance between https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/detective-comics-1108-finds-new-raindrops-to-dance-between/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:44:23 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56613 Batman, Black Canary and Green Arrow do their best to protect the last whistleblower testifying against KlepCorp from dying in Detective Comics #1,108.

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]]> 56613 Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/absolute-batman-19-brings-the-scarecrow-to-gotham/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:52:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56576 The Scarecrow appears, and one of Batman’s staunchest allies will not survive the encounter, in DC's Absolute Batman #19.

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]]> 56576 Batman #8 shows us three sides of Gotham City https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/batman-8-shows-us-three-sides-of-gotham-city/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:56:20 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56457 Batman talks to Alan Scott about Vandal Savage. Savage talks to Mayor Ivy about stopping Batman. And Jack Dean shares insights with Huston Gray in Batman #8.

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]]> 56457 Detective Comics #1,107 brings Arrow and Canary to town https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/detective-comics-1107-brings-arrow-and-canary-to-town/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:06:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56384 Batman is on a case involving a crooked company attempting to kill the witnesses to its misdeeds, in Detective Comics #1,107.

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]]> 56384 Absolute Batman #18 will tear your heart out https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/13/absolute-batman-18-will-tear-your-heart-out/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:20:06 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56269 Poison Ivy tries to win Batman over to her way of thinking, and Martha Wayne has a fateful meeting with the Court of Owls, in Absolute Batman #18.

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]]> 56269 Batman #7 visits Patient Ten and learns a secret https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/06/batman-7-visits-patient-ten-and-learns-a-secret/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56199 There is a man in Room Ten in Arkham Tower. He floats in a tank. And he has reached out to talk to an old friend. Batman confronts the Joker again in Batman #7.

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]]> 56199 The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 gives Bruce a happy ending https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/26/the-bat-man-second-knight-3-gives-bruce-a-happy-ending/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:08:38 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56130 The Bat-Man and Superman must put aside their differences as they face down the Scarecrow and The Hood in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3.

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]]> 56130 Absolute Batman #17 lets Poison Ivy loose on Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/20/absolute-batman-17-lets-poison-ivy-loose-on-gotham/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56057 Batman must climb his way to the top of the Heart Building to face his newest foe: a more monstrous incarnation of Poison Ivy, in Absolute Batman #17.

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]]> 56057 Batman & Robin #30 sunsets series, shows Damian a new future https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/13/batman-robin-30-sunsets-series-shows-damian-a-new-future/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55951 Can Batman & Robin stop the Quiet Man, as Robin struggles with the legacy of Batman and what the mission to save Gotham really means to him?

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]]> 55951 Batman #6 has a lot going on at the moment https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/06/batman-6-has-a-lot-going-on-at-the-moment/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55859 The threads that have slowly been appearing start to tighten in Batman #6. Dr. Zeller’s secret is revealed. And a member of the Bat family says goodbye.

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]]> 55859 When Bruce met Diana: Absolute Wonder Woman #15 and Absolute Batman #16 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/30/when-bruce-met-diana-absolute-wonder-woman-15-and-absolute-batman-16/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55776 Hell comes to Gotham as Team BatChat covers the two-part crossover between DC's Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman.

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]]> 55776 Absolute Batman: Ark M shows how messed up Amadeus Arkham’s life was. Also Joker is there. https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/16/absolute-batman-ark-m-shows-how-messed-up-amadeus-arkhams-life-was-also-joker-is-there/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55607 The Ark M facility’s history is revealed in a dark tale of the history of the Arkhams and their connection to Jack Grimm.

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]]> 55607 Bruce Wayne has a date with danger in Batman #5 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/09/bruce-wayne-has-a-date-with-danger-in-batman-5/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55524 Bruce Wayne’s date with Anna Zeller is interrupted by assassins trying to kill the doctor. Can Bruce get them out of this without revealing his other identity?

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]]> 55524 The Super-Man arrives in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/19/the-super-man-arrives-in-the-bat-man-second-knight-2/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55335 A wounded Bat-Man investigates the forces of crime in Gotham, trying to get closer to the villains who are wreaking havoc on the city. Investigating the chaos is Lois Lane, and where Lois goes, are Clark Kent and a certain red-cape wearing hero far behind? The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 is written by Dan Jurgens,...

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]]> 55335 The end of Bane and the beginning of Joker in DC’s Absolute Batman #14 and #15 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/12/the-end-of-bane-and-the-beginning-of-joker-in-dcs-absolute-batman-14-and-15/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55246 In this corner, we have Gotham’s new Dark Knight, the Batman! And in this corner, we have the man who wants to break him, Bane! Only one is coming out of this fight on two legs. Absolute Batman #14 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by...

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]]> 55246 Enter the Minotaur in DC’s Batman #4 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/05/enter-the-minotaur-in-dcs-batman-4/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55150 There’s a new criminal power in Gotham. The Minotaur has quietly been taking over the rackets, and Batman hasn’t even noticed until now, and it might be too late to stop him. Batman #4 is written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Will Nevin: I...

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]]> 55150 DC’s The Bat-Man: Second Knight as good as the first https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/21/the-batman-second-knight-1/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54961 The Gotham of the 1940s and its new hero, The Bat-Man, are facing new threats. A killer is leaving a trail of mutilated bodies, and a scared city, behind him. And another new foe is there, one who revels in fear. The Bat-Man: Second Knight #1 is written by Dan Jurgens, drawn by Mike Perkins,...

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]]> 54961 Watters and Sherman drop the curtain on the masterpiece that is Batman: Dark Patterns https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/16/batman-dark-patterns-12/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54848 The final issue draws everything together. Batman faces the Child of Fire, and stands prepared to save Gotham from the storm that he has brought. Batman: Dark Patterns #12 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: And now, the end is near,...

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]]> 54848 Commissioner Savage plants one in DC’s Batman #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/09/batman-3/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54756 Vandal Savage sets his anti-Batman crusade in motion, Bruce Wayne does his best as Bat-Dad, the Riddler strikes and a whole lot more happens in Batman #3, written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Will Nevin: A week before it drops, I want to publicly...

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]]> 54756 Daniel Warren Johnson Absolute-ly crushes DC’s Absolute Batman Annual https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/31/absolute-batman-annual/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54703 Three new tales of the Batman of the Absolute Universe are featured in the first ever Absolute annual. Absolute Batman Annual 2025 has story and art by Daniel Warren Johnson, James Harren and Meredith McClaren, colors by Dave Stewart and letters by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: I think we’ve talked about the DC: High Volume...

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]]> 54703 The Child of Fire revealed in DC’s Batman: Dark Patterns #11 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/24/batman-dark-patterns-11/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54641 “Child of Fire” continues. Jim Gordon goes to an unlikely source for help. Batman, still recovering from his wounds, deduces the identity of the Child of Fire and goes to track him down. And the history of Gotham and fire is laid bare. Batman: Dark Patterns #11 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden...

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]]> 54641 An Absolute twofer as we review DC’s Absolute Evil #1 and Absolute Batman #13 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/19/absolute-evil-1-absolute-batman-13/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54550 In a heavily guarded room, five people gather. They are rich, or powerful, or both. They discuss the secrets of the world, and their growing discontent as superhumans are manifesting. And they will form an alliance strangely like one we have seen before, but completely different in a key way. Absolute Evil #1 is written...

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]]> 54550 Tim Drake gets his time in the sun, and behind the wheel, in DC’s Batman #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/05/batman-2/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54352 A run-in with an abusive cop leads Robin (Tim Drake) into a really rough night in Batman #2, written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: It’s a pretty busy week for DC, huh? Prelude to DC K.O., Absolute Evil, new Gotham Academy. Will...

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]]> 54352 The end begins with a Child of Fire in Batman: Dark Patterns #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/19/batman-dark-patterns-10/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54196 “Child of Fire,” the final arc of the series, begins here. Still recovering from the wounds he received, Batman is unable to stop the crimes of a new villain, the Child of Fire. He has a theory about who it is, but there is something more sinister underneath it, and Batman may have trusted the...

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]]> 54196 The Arkhams come home to roost in Absolute Batman #12 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/14/absolute-batman-12/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54097 Bruce Wayne has made it back to Gotham after escaping Ark M. And while the city is still there, it has changed for Bruce. His friends have changed. And those changes may make friends something much darker. Absolute Batman #12 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered...

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