Space. The final frontier. These are the comics of the Federation from IDW Publishing. We’re looking at the complete miniseries Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Too Long a Sacrifice, where a series of murders on Deep Space Nine at the height of the Federation and its allies’ war with the Dominion sets Constable Odo on…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Bruce Wayne continues his quest to stop the Magistrate with no resources but his mind, and Red Hood continues his quest to prove he is the worst former Robin by joining the Batfamily’s enemies. We see these two new tales of Gotham in Future State: Dark…
Heavy comes the Griever at the End of All Things in Fantastic Four #28. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Fantastic Four #28 finds the First Family defending the Forever Gate, a high-tech entryway into every point across all realities and times. But can…
Malik and Paula. El and Jay. Choices will be made and fates sealed near the corpse of a god in BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 by Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design. Chris Eddleman: Andrea, the first arc of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead…
Crom! Conan is in a bit of a tight spot. Stealing an ancient cursed sword will do that in this issue Jim Zub, Luca Pizzari, Israel Silva and Travis Lanham show us the consequences the Cimmerian faces. Sometimes you just need good fun fantasy. What could provide that better than a cult favorite warrior getting…
Hell’s Kitchen gets gooped in Daredevil #26. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Mike Hawthorne & Marco Checchetto, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, this twenty-sixth installment finds Matt Murdock and Elektra’s lives interrupted by the God of Symbiotes. Inside Matt struggles to survive a Knull-infested Rikers…
When Deviants rule the world, Wacky Races are the national sport(!) in anthology title Marvel #4, featuring contributions from Alex Ross (W/A), Kurt Busiek (W), Steve Darnall (W), and Josh Johnson (L); Daniel Acuña (W/A) and VC’s Ariana Maher (L); Hilary Barta (W/A), Doug Rice (W), Wesley Wong (C), and Ferran Delgado (L); Alex Ross…
If the dead rise in Arkham and no one is alive to scream, are they still scary? It’s time for Miskatonic #3 as written by Mark Sable, penciled by Giorgio Pontrelli, colored by Pippa Bowland and lettered by Thomas Mauer. Will Nevin: So. We have news. Justin Partridge: Such WONDROUS news, Little Monsters! Just as…
Carol and pals attempt a great escape from the nefarious plans of Amara and her son Ove in Captain Marvel #25, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Lee Garbett and Belén Ortega, colors by Antonio Fabela, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Christina Eddleman: I have been critical of this future timeline, but candlelit dungeons is…
TT: Hang on just a minute Pierce. I’m in the middle of an absolutely brutal auction and I think I’m going to win! There we are. Now I’m the owner of a complete set of Disney Infinity figures from the third series in the game! These should fetch me some money on the black market!…
As the team searches for their lost leader, Betsy tries to fight her way back in Excalibur #17 by Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher. Charlie Davis: Well Daniel, here we are again, time to get our moving boxes ready as it seems we are going to have an extended stay in…
The Kids Ain’t Alright in New Mutants #15, from Vita Ayala, Rod Reis, and Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt: Hi Liz! Here’s another issue that’s mostly slice-of-life, mostly setup for future conflicts, mostly ways to place Chekhov’s guns on walls so they can go off later, and I love it. I love it so much. I’ve…
Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1 Writers: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Brandon Easton, Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Jeremy AdamsArtists: Mikel Janin, Valentine De Landro, Gleb Melnikov and Siya OumColorists: Jordie Bellaire, Marissa Louise and Hi-FiLetterers: Dave Sharpe, Travis Lanham and Gabriela Downe So, OK. Before we get started, I need to tell you…
Chasin’ the Bird is Dave Chisholm’s telling of Charlie Parker’s tumultuous time in Southern California. And, like Bird’s time in Los Angeles, the many extraordinary highs of this book are weighed down by a few immense, chronic lows that begrudgingly yet necessarily color my view of this work. Chisholm, who holds a doctorate in jazz…
It’s a big week here at Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). We’re back in the future Gotham with the new Batman doing some detecting, Cass Cain and Stephanie Brown are in the Magistrate’s jail, while Catwoman and Ivy make a new friend and have a night on the town in Future State: The Next…