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Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin7 days ago7 days ago09 mins

Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.

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  • Staff Picks

Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 week ago2 weeks ago04 mins

This week the CXF gang is excited for Absolute Batman, Absolute Green Arrow and other comics that aren’t Absolute! What are YOU looking forward to?

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  • Batman

The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

The Scarecrow confronts Batman for the first time. Waylon tries to find help for Bruce. And the Robins close in on Batman in Absolute Batman #20.

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  • Staff Picks

A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

This week’s top comics are led by the debuts of DC’s Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press’ Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?

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  • Batman

Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

The Scarecrow appears, and one of Batman’s staunchest allies will not survive the encounter, in DC’s Absolute Batman #19.

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  • Staff Picks

The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Mutantdom’s newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.

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Absolute Batman #20 introduces the Robins

Dan Grote3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

As the dust settles in Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt in DC’s Absolute Batman #20.

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  • Batman

Absolute Batman #18 will tear your heart out

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

Poison Ivy tries to win Batman over to her way of thinking, and Martha Wayne has a fateful meeting with the Court of Owls, in Absolute Batman #18.

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  • Staff Picks

X-Men United and a magazine for comics in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Welcome to Graymatter Lane, a place where mutants can come together to teach one another the skills needed for their survival, in X-Men United #1.

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  • Batman

Absolute Batman #17 lets Poison Ivy loose on Gotham

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

Batman must climb his way to the top of the Heart Building to face his newest foe: a more monstrous incarnation of Poison Ivy, in Absolute Batman #17.

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  • Staff Picks

Ultimate Spider-Man ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

As Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man ends, a number of new series begin, including End of Life, Muppets Noir and The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre.

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  • Batman

When Bruce met Diana: Absolute Wonder Woman #15 and Absolute Batman #16

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Hell comes to Gotham as Team BatChat covers the two-part crossover between DC’s Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman.

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  • Staff Picks

Iron Man, Spirit of the Shadows and more CXF Staff Picks

Dan Grote5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Years ago, Tony Stark was knocking on death’s door, so he created the Iron Man armor to survive. What happens the next time death comes calling?

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  • Batman

Absolute Batman: Ark M shows how messed up Amadeus Arkham’s life was. Also Joker is there.

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

The Ark M facility’s history is revealed in a dark tale of the history of the Arkhams and their connection to Jack Grimm.

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  • Staff Picks

Absolute Batman learns the truth about Ark M as X-Men returns to the present in our Staff Picks

Dan Grote6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

The origins of the enigmatic Ark M are explored! What terrible secrets lie within its walls, and just who is assigned to protect it from discovery?

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