Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose
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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BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway
A few weeks ago, comics lost one of the legends of the late Silver and Bronze Age. While Gerry Conway is probably best known for his work on Spider-Man at Marvel, where he killed Gwen Stacy and creating the Punisher, and to a somewhat lesser extent creating Firestorm at DC, Conway had a solid run…
Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks
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?
Batman #10 brings the light of hope back to Gotham
Batman reminds Gotham that, regardless of what Vandal Savage might say, it is still his city in Batman #10 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez.
BatChat With Matt & Will: The Love of a Faceless Man
Matt and Will cover three arcs tied to the New 52 “Death of the Family” crossover in Batman, Batman & Robin, and Detective Comics.
BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat Pride 2026
It’s our annual Pride episode of BatChat. It’s nice to see that we have plenty of stories we can cover about queer, out Bat characters, you know? We’re covering the first of DC’s big Pride anthologies, which features stories including Batwoman, The Question (Renee Montoya), Harley and Ivy and Alan Scott Green Lantern, who might…
Team Ice Cream Man takes on Deadman, Dream Girls and more CXF Staff Picks
Boston Brand floats — begrudgingly — through this bluegreen purgatory we call Earth, upholding the Laws of Spiritual Math and protecting humanity from evil.
Batman #163 wraps H2SH … for now?
With the Bat family turned against him, Batman must work with other allies to make his stand against Hush in Batman #163.
BatChat With Matt & Will: That Story Is a Stretch
Of all of DC’s obscure characters outside the Bat family, two of Matt’s absolute favorites are the Elongated Man, Ralph Dibny, and his wife, Sue. Inspired by Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man, Ralph and Sue are a bantering, loving couple who solve mysteries. They are, as the kids at…
BatChat with Matt & Will: The Man Behind the Black Mask (w/ Sam Hopper)
There are plenty of legacy characters in the Bat universe; how many Robins are there now? But there are far fewer legacy villains than there are heroes. But before Flashpoint and the New 52 scrambled things, or repositioned them anyway, one of Batman’s solid B-tier villains was replaced. Black Mask, a character introduced in the…
Batman #9 brings the GCPD down on the Bat family
To prevent Vandal Savage and his GCPD from raiding his caches of equipment, Batman and his allies are preparing to destroy them first in Batman #9.
The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20
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.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Some Sharp Art (w/ John Wickham)
Patreon backer John Wickham returns to BatChat to help Matt and Will discuss three Batman stories with art by Liam Sharp, including one WILD Garth Ennis story.
A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks
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?
BatChat With Matt & Will: Seeley’s Nightwing Team-Ups (w/ Josh Weil)
When a writer works on a character for an extended period of time, it’s fascinating to watch how their interpretation of that character evolves. When Patreon backer Josh Weil came to us and wanted to cover the Robins mini-series that won DC’s fan voted Round Robin competition, the natural stories to pair with it were…