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 Jokerās 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…
Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steelās new direction continues with Action Comics #1029, part two of two of the opening arc āThe…
The Batman and Superman team-up is one of the great comic team-ups, so we here at ComicsXF are honoring that tradition by taking part of our Bat Chat team and part of our Super Chat team and having them join together to review the first issue of the new era of Batman and Superman team-ups…
Following the events of Joker War, Harley Quinn decides itās time to turn over a new leaf, and make up for the crimes sheās committed. Finding her place in Gotham is easier said than done, however, but sheās got a new look, a new bat handle and a new Bat-Handler helping her to come out…
The Man of Steel gets his own take on the ācolorā anthology in Superman: Red And Blue #1 including: āUntitledā written by John Ridley, art by Clayton Henry, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Dave Sharpe āThe Measure of a Manā written by Brandon Easton, art by Steve Lieber, colors by Ron Chan and…
His memories restored, Dick Grayson is Nightwing once more, with an all new creative team weaving a story of corruption, family, inheritance and the eternal fight against bullies in Nightwing #78. Written by Tom Taylor, art by Bruno Redondo, colors by Adriano Lucas and lettering by Wes Abbott. No matter how chaotic comics universe can…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by…
Fresh from Infinite Frontier #0, a whole new chapter begins for Wonder Woman, scion of the Greek Gods, inā¦ Asgard? See a meeting of the myths in Wonder Woman #770, written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Brousseau. Cat Purcell: Iāve been…
Itās 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…
Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXFās roundtable discussion of DCās new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. Iām Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and Iād like to start with everyone here sounding off. Letās see who Iāve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, Iām Tony…
An old legend breathes new life and a new avatar of the Green is born. Destined to meet, does Levi Kamei have what it takes to confront the immortal beings that lay waiting? Join us in looking at The Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and…
Hey, weāre back in the present this week! The Magistrate is just a glimmer in the eye of a creepy billionaire, the Scarecrow is running amok and thereās ā¦ sigh, more Ghost-Maker. Plus, in the backup, a mother and child reunion is only a stabbing away as Damian goes home to Talia in Batman #106…
Journey into time…FOR THE FINAL(ish) TIME in our continued coverage of DCās FUTURE STATE. We’re wrapping up with a walkthrough of last weekās Superman: Worlds of War #2 accompanied by House of El #1 wrapping up the take of the Man of Steels’ legacy. As Yes famously said thereās a time and the time is…
The Legion of Super-Heroes confront their rogue member but not is all as it seems in Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Riley Rossmo, colors by Ivan Plascencia and letters by Dave Sharpe. Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 is only 19 pages. But somehow it felt like…
Itās an explosive week in Gotham City (which is a bad pun, since there are a lot of bombs going off, but weāre standing by it). Bruce Wayne faces down Magistrate-1 and Red Hood is on the run in Future State: Dark Detective #4, featuring: āDark Detective,ā written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora,…