Welcome to a special fifth week BatChat. For those not deeply entrenched in comics distribution, when there are five Wednesdays in a month, shipping can get ⊠weird. So this week there are no comics with Batman as a lead! What are we to do? Well, to start, weâll look at last weekâs digital release…
Itâs twice the Supers, twice the back-ups, and twice the action (though only one Action Comics) on this weekâs Superchat! First up, the conclusion to Clark and Jon Kentâs battle with the Shadowbreed in Superman #32, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Scott Godlewski, and colored by Gabe Eltaeb, with a back-up concluding the…
Harley Quinnâs attempts at rehabilitating Gothamâs former clown gang members have hit a rather serious snag. Everyone in her support group has been apprehended by the villainous but State-approved Hugo Strange. Whatâs it going to take for Harley to pick herself up and dive right back into the fight? Harley Quinn #4 is written by…
Olympus has fallen and Wonder Woman has arrived with Ratatosk to find out how and why. Wonder Woman #774 continues written by Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad, art by Andy MacDonald, colors by Nick Filardi and letters by Pat Brousseau. Cat Purcell: Iâm very sad to see Diana leave Asgard, especially as we know sheâs…
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,038, Batman must deal with being a fugitive in both his identities, as Mr. Worth goes on a rampage and Hue Vileâs plans begin to ⊠come to fruition maybe, as written by Mariko Tamaki, penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic, inked by Daniel Henriques and Bogdanovic, colored by Jordie…
SuperChat is back everybody, and joining Tony Thornley is Armaan Babu to look at the new issue of the Superman anthology Superman: Red & Blue #4 featuring: âNamrepusâ written by Mark Waid, drawn by Audrey Mok, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Dave Sharpe. âProspect of tomorrowâ written and drawn by Francis Manapul and…
Whether they be masked supervillains or corrupt politicians, Nightwingâs got no shortage of foes to square off against. With both Melinda Zucco and Heartless making their first big moves, itâs Nightwingâs turn to take the full measure of his enemies. One of them, however, is holding a bigger secret than Nightwing could ever have guessed…
Wally Westâs Speed Force odyssey is growing increasingly chaotic – not only is Wally being thrown through time, now, but across the omniverse, trying to help the Speed Force expel something from within itself. Wally might not be able to keep up for much longer, but his biggest problem? Heâs found himself right in the…
Itâs catch-up week here at Bat Chat. With none of the main continuity Bat titles dropping, weâll be discussing three out-of-continuity digital first tales: two released physically in the past couple weeks, and one that is still digital for a couple more months. The annual Gotham Dog Show has two special guest judges this year:…
The final battle of Diana’s trip to Adgard unfolds as the truth about the Valkyries is revealed in Wonder Woman #773 featuring a story by Becky Cloonan and Michael W Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Broseau. Cat Purcell: Though I had some quibbles with some plot points of the last…
Thanks to some shipping-related hijinks due to the holiday, and the fact that Matt insists on reading things physically, we skipped last weekâs Bat Chat, so this week is a hat trick of the three main-continuity Bat books. Simon Saintâs plan becomes more clear and Harley makes a connection in Batman #109 with a lead…
The world has been saved, revealing the existence of metahumans in the process. Everyone is scrambling to make alliances and establish power bases in this brave new world, and in the midst of all this, the Emerald Knight has a few choices to make – but are his choices really his own anymore? Crime Syndicate…
The Central Battery has been destroyed – and most of Oa along with it. In the aftermath of this destruction, many Green Lanterns are left powerless, including John Stewart and the numerous Lanterns now stranded in the Dark Sector. In the meantime, new recruit Jo Mullein has arrived on Oa, and as one of the…
Doing her best to make up for past sins, Harley is attempting to rehabilitate those who participated in the violence of the Joker War with a support group. Unfortunately for her, Hugo Strange and his underlings believe all clowns – former or otherwise – ought to be locked up, and placed under his dangerous and…
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,…