A Mixed Black & White Bag and an Underwhelming Issue of Detective in This Week’s Bat Chat

Will Nevin: One week, I think weā€™ll hit on a book that we both like, that we can both praise and feel good about. This ainā€™t that week.   Matt Lazorwitz: This is a very ā€¦ meh week. ā€œDetectiveā€ was inoffensive water treading, and ā€œBlack and Whiteā€ was hit or miss, as most anthologies are. Detective…

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Merfolk, Spiders, and More Spiders! This Week in Marvel Files We Check Out King in Black: Namor #1, Amazing Spider-Man #54, and Spider-Man #5!

Hello friends and readers! Weā€™re back with another week of Marvel Minutiae, as Zoe Tunnell dives under the sea to give her thoughts on King in Black: Namor #1, while Spider-Correspondent Tony Thornley continues his trudge down the long road that is Last Remains in Amazing Spider-Man #54, and I (editor of this piece Chris…

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Blood for the Blood Gods in Warhammer #3

More on the sowing of Chaos and its dark reflections on Man in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #3 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: Battle! Glorious and wise, and more hidden histories revealed in Marneus Calgar #3. Welcome back to Letters from the Front Line. Iā€™m Justin ā€œSuper Juniorā€…

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Cain Marko Snorts The Crystal Gem Of Cyttorak Like He’s Snowflame Or Something In Juggernaut #4

Cain Marko stands as his own man in Juggernaut #4, the penultimate issue of his latest solo miniseries. Written by Fabian Nicieza, drawn by Ron Garney, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Joe Sabino, Juggernaut #4 finds Cain and his new superhuman ward D-Cel facing down the infamous Armin Zola, known robot and despised…

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Look, We Really Like the Art, but Everything Else Is Just … Dammit, Donny, in Image’s Crossover #2

The event continues to unravel as Ellie, Otto and Ava rise from the ashes of their comic shop to begin their four-color odyssey to find the truth beyond the dome. Meanwhile: Super-prisons! Magic guns! Mysterious government agents! And other stuff! Zachary Jenkins and Dan McMahon break down Imageā€™s Crossover #2 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw,…

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Eddie Brock is Nobody in Venom #31

Pride comes before the fall, and Eddie Brockā€™s moment of bravery in last weekā€™s King in Black is met with quite the fall indeed in Venom #31 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  Justin, after our lukewarm reception to King in Black…

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We Have Studied The Blade And Are Ready To Tell You Everything About Al Ewing & Valerio Schiti’s S.W.O.R.D. #1

Get in losers, the X-Men are going to space. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Ariana Maher give us S.W.O.R.D. #1. Nola Pfau: Well, Zach, my docking clamps have engaged, and Iā€™m ready to board. Zach Rabiroff: Likewise, Nola. And with that big crossover out of the way, let me tell you, I’m just…

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Alex Paknadel on Redfork, the Systemic Problems of Appalachia, Misery Tourism and Writing for the TKO Format

Redfork is a six-issue miniseries/six-part graphic novel by writer Alex Paknadel, artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Giulia Brusco and letterer Ryan Ferrier. It follows Noah as he leaves prison and returns to his Appalachian hometown, where he discovers sinister forces both without and deeply within that community. It is available now from TKO Studios. This interview…

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The Phantasm Arrives in Canon as Batman/Catwoman #1 Washes the Taste of Batman #104 out of Our Bat Chatters’ Mouths

Will Nevin: This is a heckuva week, but for mostly the wrong reasons ā€” because while Bat/Cat #1 (I canā€™t believe Tom King resisted his urge to go there again) was overwhelmingly fine, Batman #104 is ā€” and I say this with as little hyperbole as possible ā€” an embarrassing look at when a comic…

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A Packed Week with Big Heads, Big Endings, and Big Stakes in Marvel Files with Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21, Black Widow #4, Champions #3, Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1, and M.O.D.O.K: Head Games #1!

Hello friends and readers! Itā€™s a chunky week as Jude Jones does double duty with Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21 and Champions #3, Andrea Ayres graces us with her opinions on Black Widow #4, Tony Thornley hits the road with Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1, and our boss Zachary Jenkins loses his head with M.O.D.O.K.: Head…

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Who Will Don the Horns in Daredevil #25?

Matt deals with hard time while Elektra picks up the slack. The Hand looms large in this comic written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Marco Chechetto, colors by Marcio Menyz, and letters by Clayton Cowled. Vishal Gullapalli: Ahh, last issue of Daredevil was a good time as always, itā€™s too bad we gotta wait for-…

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Aces and Snakes in The Union #1

Itā€™s finally time for Snakes On A Page with The Union #1 from Paul Grist, Andrea Di Vito, Drew Geraci, Le Beau Underwood, Nolan Woodard, and Travis Lanham. Liz Large: Itā€™s Snakes time! I donā€™t know about you, but Iā€™ve been excited to see this big beautiful snake since February. Nola Pfau: AS HAVE I….

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