It’s been one thing after another since Wally’s Rebirthed existence, but after a long, hard road, he’s finally ready to settle down to the dual life of a family man and superhero. Now that his family’s been restored, he’s got bills to pay, but while he speeds through one interview after another, arsonist foe Heat…
It’s catch-up week here at Bat Chat. With none of the main-continuity Bat titles dropping, we’ll 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 inaugural arc of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight…
It’s storytime on Warworld, and its oppressed denizens are looking for hope wherever they can find it. Tales of Superman are always appreciated, but for today, instead of stories plucked from the past, our storyteller looks to the future – generations from now, when the House of El is in its Prime. A story of…
Diana makes her way through the Graveyard of the Gods in Wonder Woman #775. Written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan, art by Andy MacDonald, colors by Nick Filardi and lettered by Pat Brosseu Andrea Ayres: Wonder Woman #775 had a lot packed into a single issue. Given the pacing of Wonder Woman #774,…
Wally West’s spirit has been hurled across the timestream, reliving the adventures of speedster after speedster as the Speed Force attempts to dislodge something from itself using Wally’s help. There’s just one speedster Wally hasn’t inhabited yet – his own self. That’s just changed, as Wally is forced to relive his worst memory: his accidental…
It’s another busy Bat week, with a full slate of titles! In Detective Comics #1,039, many answers about Hue Vile come to light in both the main and backup stories, with the feature written by Mariko Tamaki; penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic; inked by Daniel Henriques, Norm Rapmund and Bogdanovic; colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered…
The DCAU is given new life, as everyone’s favorite Justice League animated series continues its adventures in an all new comic series. While the League deals with Apokaliptic unrest from Darkseid’s disappearance, in the farthest reaches of the cosmos, something is luring Amazo to itself, taking advantage of his existential fears – but to what…
John Stewart goes head to head with the Qinoori. He may be alone in the Dark Sector without his ring to aid him, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few tricks left up his sleeve. Back on Oa, Jo Mullein is trying to hold what’s left of the Corps together – and picks…
In a scramble for metahuman supremacy, the self-styled Legion of Justice is the first to make an alliance, and they’ve got the would-be members of the Crime Syndicate in their sights. Are they truly ready to go up against their world’s most powerful supervillains, though? Given how quickly their first mission unravels…it’s safe to say…
Welcome back to Bat Chat! This week, Batman faces off with Peacekeeper-01 while the Unsanity Collective prepares for war and the true extent of how far Simons Saint will go to ensure order in Gotham is revealed in Batman #110 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by…
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, we’ll look at last week’s digital release…
It’s twice the Supers, twice the back-ups, and twice the action (though only one Action Comics) on this week’s Superchat! First up, the conclusion to Clark and Jon Kent’s 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 Quinn’s attempts at rehabilitating Gotham’s 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. What’s 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: I’m very sad to see Diana leave Asgard, especially as we know she’s…
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 Vile’s 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…