The X Spot: Cheers to the Good Dads

Loyal Content Consumer, we made it through another week. Together. 10. Batman: Dreamland. Writer: Alan Grant, Artists: Norm Breyfogle and Noelle C. Giddings, Publisher: DC ā€œBatman: The Abductionā€ was at least charming in its weirdness: Was Batman really taken by little green men to be poked and prodded? Did he travel the cosmos via astral…

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A Superman for … Some Seasons in Future State: Superman: Worlds of War

Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1 Writers: Ā 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…

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There is Nothing Wrong With Your WandaVision

[Please note, this piece talks in deep on WandaVision episodes 1 and 2, and as such contains spoilers for both episodes. Consider yourselves warned!] Mikey Zee: You’re traveling through another dimensionā€”a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind…. Charlie Davis: Uh. Hello? Hello? Umā€¦ Mikey, is everything black and white for you?…

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What To Read For Vision & Scarlet Witch

With WandaVision set to bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the small screen for the first time via Disney Plus, the two title characters (Elizabeth Olsenā€™s Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettanyā€™s Vision) are about to make history. But while the streaming series represents the first starring turn for the cinematic versions of Vision and Scarlet…

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No One’s Rose Writers on Parallels with V for Vendetta, Walt Whitman & Game of Thrones

No Oneā€™s Rose by Emily Horn, Zac Thompson, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, RaĆŗl Angulo and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is an adventure story that explores ecology, utopia and life after calamity. I spoke with Horn and Thompson about the series and their perspectives on utopian fiction, climate change, destructive cycles, Waterworld and more.  Click here for Part I….

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Pete’s World! Pete’s World! Party Time! Excellent! in Titan’s Doctor Who Comics #2

Unexpected reunions dominate Doctor Who Comics #2. Written by Jody Houser, penciled by Roberta Ingranata, colored by Enrica Eren Angiolini and Shari Chankhamma, and lettered by Richard Starkings and Sarah Hedrick, the issue finds several familiar faces popping back up. Faces like the Skithra Queen, who joins forces with the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam,…

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Batman #105 Wraps the Ghost-Maker Arc, PLUS a Look at the Bat Books Post-Future State

Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). This week weā€™re back to just one book with the conclusion of the Ghost-Maker story, as Batman faces off with his foe and Harley has a heart-to-heart with Clownhunter in Batman #105 by James Tynion IV, Carlo Pagulayan & Danny Miki, Alvaro Martinez & Christian Duce…

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Would the Decompressed Nature of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead Be Better Served in Trade? Let’s Discuss.

The final showdown between Malik and Richter has begun on the surface of the god they’ve discovered. But will Malik survive long enough to find a living god, or has he doomed his crew to an unimaginable fate? Those eight bells mean itā€™s time to break down BOOM Studiosā€™ We Only Find Them When Theyā€™re…

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