Batman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:48:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Batman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/10/absolute-batman-22-tweaks-harley-quinns-origin/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57311 Harley Quinn tries to get Batman to listen to her warnings, and in so doing, tells him about her past in Absolute Batman #22.

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]]> 57311 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Mean Streets of Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/09/batchat-with-matt-will-the-mean-streets-of-gotham/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57294 Welcome to the streets of Gotham. While Batman is a “street level” character, he still is usually fighting with killer clowns, obnoxious geniuses and crocodile men. So who handles all the day to day crime? Well, the Gotham City Police Department of course. And while it is a legendarily corrupt force, there are still cops...

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]]> 57294 Clayface, Rascal Randy, Dracula and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/08/clayface-rascal-randy-dracula-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:23:11 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57269 Clayface is out for vengeance, Rascal Randy is out for blood and Dracula is out for ... redemption? Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks.

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]]> 57269 Batman #11 makes spinning plates look easy https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/03/batman-11-makes-spinning-plates-look-easy/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57230 Events in Gotham continue to spiral out of control, the truth behind Lady Ojo is revealed and a new ally(?) arrives at Wayne Manor in Batman #11.

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]]> 57230 BatChat With Matt & Will: A No Man’s Land EC Comic https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/02/batchat-with-matt-will-a-no-mans-land-ec-comic/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57207 We’re back to the runs that we’re covering in order, with a twist. We’ve reached the next chapter of “Knightquest: The Crusade,” where AzBats fights a super assassin with psychological conditioning, and “No Man’s Land,” where we see what the Justice League is doing to help Gotham. But with the Morrison run done, we’re filling...

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]]> 57207 The Marvel Swimsuit Special returns, & more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/01/the-marvel-swimsuit-special-returns-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57199 This week we're excited for the return of the Marvel Swimsuit Special, new 100 Bullets, IDW's Killer Influences and more. What are YOU reading?

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]]> 57199 BatChat With Matt & Will: Supergirl Comes to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/25/batchat-with-matt-will-supergirl-comes-to-gotham/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57173 So, as I (Matt) work my way through my 365 movies in 365 days project, last week I watched the Supergirl movie from the 80s. What a weird, wild movie. I bet some of you didn’t even know that this week’s Supergirl movie isn’t even the first one. Well, it’s not, and as good as...

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]]> 57173 Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/19/absolute-batman-21-opens-the-narrative-firehose/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:07:31 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57133 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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]]> 57133 BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/18/batchat-with-matt-will-remembering-gerry-conway/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57121 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...

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]]> 57121 Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/17/absolute-two-face-strikes-and-concretes-back-staff-picks/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57104 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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]]> 57104 Batman #10 brings the light of hope back to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batman-10-brings-the-light-of-hope-back-to-gotham/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:45:56 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57088 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.

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]]> 57088 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Love of a Faceless Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/11/batchat-with-matt-will-the-love-of-a-faceless-man/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57079 Matt and Will cover three arcs tied to the New 52 "Death of the Family" crossover in Batman, Batman & Robin, and Detective Comics.

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]]> 57079 BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat Pride 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/04/batchat-with-matt-will-batchat-pride-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56991 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...

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]]> 56991 Team Ice Cream Man takes on Deadman, Dream Girls and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/03/team-ice-cream-man-takes-on-deadman-dream-girls-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56976 Boston Brand floats — begrudgingly — through this bluegreen purgatory we call Earth, upholding the Laws of Spiritual Math and protecting humanity from evil.

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]]> 56976 Batman #163 wraps H2SH … for now? https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/28/batman-163-wraps-h2sh-for-now/ Fri, 29 May 2026 01:06:13 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56949 With the Bat family turned against him, Batman must work with other allies to make his stand against Hush in Batman #163.

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]]> 56949 BatChat With Matt & Will: That Story Is a Stretch https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/28/batchat-with-matt-will-that-story-is-a-stretch/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56943 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...

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]]> 56943 BatChat with Matt & Will: The Man Behind the Black Mask (w/ Sam Hopper) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/21/batchat-with-matt-will-the-man-behind-the-black-mask-w-sam-hopper/ Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56851 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...

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]]> 56851 Batman #9 brings the GCPD down on the Bat family https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/15/batman-9-brings-the-gcpd-down-on-the-bat-family/ Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56808 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.

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]]> 56808 The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20 https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/the-robins-descend-in-absolute-batman-20/ Fri, 15 May 2026 01:19:53 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56806 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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]]> 56806 BatChat With Matt & Will: Some Sharp Art (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/14/batchat-with-matt-will-some-sharp-art-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56795 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.

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]]> 56795 A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/13/a-breakout-a-showdown-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56773 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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]]> 56773 BatChat With Matt & Will: Seeley’s Nightwing Team-Ups (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/07/batchat-with-matt-will-seeleys-nightwing-team-ups-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56738 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...

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]]> 56738 DC and Sonic team up again and Jubilee has more secret family in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/06/dc-and-sonic-team-up-again-and-jubilee-has-more-secret-family-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56722 The heroes of the DC Universe team up with Sonic and his pals once again, plus Jubilee gets a spotlight comic. What are you looking forward to reading?

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]]> 56722 BatChat With Matt & Will: Batmanga Begins https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/batchat-with-matt-will-batmanga-begins/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56657 Not long ago, we did an episode entirely dedicated to Batman stories that originated in Japan. Amongst those stories was a collection of creator Jiro Kuwata’s 60s Batman manga, that were adaptations of earlier American Batman stories. This week, we dive into those stories, reading three of them and seeing not just how they rank,...

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]]> 56657 Detective Comics #1,108 finds new raindrops to dance between https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/detective-comics-1108-finds-new-raindrops-to-dance-between/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:44:23 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56613 Batman, Black Canary and Green Arrow do their best to protect the last whistleblower testifying against KlepCorp from dying in Detective Comics #1,108.

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