Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s Pick: Newburn #1: Chippie goes noir! Easton Newburn is a private eye who investigates warring crime factions in a new Image series by writer Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and artist Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood),…
Current Ranking of Batman Stories Every week Matt and Will read, discuss, and rank new Batman stories. Their list is assembled here. 1 Year One 1986 Batman V.1 #404-407 In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way around a Gotham City far darker than the one he left. His solemn vow to extinguish…
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: “Namrepus” written by Mark Waid, drawn by Audrey Mok, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Dave Sharpe. “Prospect of tomorrow” written and drawn by Francis Manapul and…
The world’s most unlikable action star has been found dead, and his previous TV sidekicks are looking to solve the mystery. But how can you catch a murderer when almost everyone hated the victim? Now, these sidekicks are going to learn what it means to be the stars of the show … that is, if…
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 Justin is taking a well-deserved break and we’re joined by guest columnist Armaan Babu to talk about Jon Kent’s big…
I’d struggle to call Time Before Time novel, but then again, I’d also struggle to call it bad.
Jim Gordon prepares to hunt down the Joker, as forces align against the Clown Prince of Crime, in The Joker #2, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. And in a much less somber corner of DC’s publishing line, Batman…
Spinning out of “Joker War,” Punchline, Joker’s newest sidekick/associate/disciple, gets the spotlight in this one-shot, where the forgotten member of the Bat family, Harper Row, her brother, Cullen, and Leslie Thompkins each find something about Batman’s newest rogue to fear or aspire to. It’s “Punchline” #1 from James Tynion IV, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo…
One Joker down, two to go. Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood are on a collision course with each other and the remaining two Jokers, and fresh wounds will be laid over their scars in Batman: Three Jokers #2 from Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson.