DC - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:53:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 DC - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 World’s Finest Annual 2026 teams up Pa Kent, Alfred https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/31/worlds-finest-annual-2026-teams-up-pa-kent-alfred/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57507 When Justice League business calls Batman and Superman away, it’s up to Alfred Pennyworth and Pa Kent to save their super sons in World's Finest Annual 2026.

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]]> 57507 Batwoman #5 builds to a showdown between sisters https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/16/batwoman-5-builds-to-a-showdown-between-sisters/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:09:40 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57355 In the Grecian Convent of the Daughters of Lilith, the two Kane sisters, Kate and Beth, finally confront each other in Batwoman #5.

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]]> 57355 Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/10/absolute-batman-22-tweaks-harley-quinns-origin/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57311 Harley Quinn tries to get Batman to listen to her warnings, and in so doing, tells him about her past in Absolute Batman #22.

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]]> 57311 Batman #11 makes spinning plates look easy https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/03/batman-11-makes-spinning-plates-look-easy/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57230 Events in Gotham continue to spiral out of control, the truth behind Lady Ojo is revealed and a new ally(?) arrives at Wayne Manor in Batman #11.

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]]> 57230 Batwoman #4 puts the puzzle pieces together https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batwoman-4-puts-the-puzzle-pieces-together/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:13:08 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57189 Both our heroes and the Religion of Crime come to the conclusion that there is something different about the Batwoman stalking Greece in Batwoman #4.

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]]> 57189 Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/absolute-batman-21-opens-the-narrative-firehose/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:31 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57133 Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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]]> 57133 Batman #10 brings the light of hope back to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batman-10-brings-the-light-of-hope-back-to-gotham/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:45:56 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57088 Batman reminds Gotham that, regardless of what Vandal Savage might say, it is still his city in Batman #10 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez.

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]]> 57088 Batman #163 wraps H2SH … for now? https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/28/batman-163-wraps-h2sh-for-now/ Fri, 29 May 2026 01:06:13 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56949 With the Bat family turned against him, Batman must work with other allies to make his stand against Hush in Batman #163.

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]]> 56949 Batwoman #3 reunites complicated exes https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/22/batwoman-3-reunites-complicated-exes/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56855 When Jacob Kane calls Batman for help, he sends along the one person Batwoman might be closest to: her ex, Renee Montoya, the Question, in Batwoman #3.

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]]> 56855 Batman #9 brings the GCPD down on the Bat family https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/15/batman-9-brings-the-gcpd-down-on-the-bat-family/ Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56808 To prevent Vandal Savage and his GCPD from raiding his caches of equipment, Batman and his allies are preparing to destroy them first in Batman #9.

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]]> 56808 The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/the-robins-descend-in-absolute-batman-20/ Fri, 15 May 2026 01:19:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56806 The Scarecrow confronts Batman for the first time. Waylon tries to find help for Bruce. And the Robins close in on Batman in Absolute Batman #20.

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]]> 56806 Batwoman #2 feels like old times. That’s the problem. https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/batwoman-2-feels-like-old-times-thats-the-problem/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:42:24 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56662 Kate Kane lays siege to the Religion of Crime’s headquarters in Greece, driven by her grief at the death of her sister, in DC's Batwoman #2.

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]]> 56662 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 Superman/Spider-Man #1 mostly understands the assignment https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/superman-spider-man-1-mostly-understands-the-assignment/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56433 DC and Marvel’s renewed friendly rivalry continues with Superman/Spider-Man #1, as the Man of Steel and the Web-Slinger meet and save the day.

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]]> 56433 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 Batwoman #1 reunites Greg Rucka with one of his favorites https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/20/batwoman-1-reunites-greg-rucka-with-one-of-his-favorites/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56328 DC Next Level starts here with the triumphant return of Greg Rucka to the character he co-created in Batwoman #1, with art by DaNi.

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]]> 56328 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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