Batman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 29 May 2026 01:06:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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 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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]]> 56613 BatChat With Matt & Will: The State of the Future(w/ Matt McThorn) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/23/batchat-with-matt-will-the-state-of-the-futurew-matt-mcthorn/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56608 Event comics are a weird thing. And those events that slip in and take over the monthly slots of other comics are even weirder. Could you imagine if Law & Order was cancelled for two weeks to be replaced by Anarchy & Chaos? People wouldn’t know what to do with it. But we comics fans...

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]]> 56608 Absolute Batman #19 brings the Scarecrow to Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/absolute-batman-19-brings-the-scarecrow-to-gotham/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:52:37 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56576 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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]]> 56576 BatChat With Matt & Will: How Are We At Story 700? https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/16/batchat-with-matt-will-how-are-we-at-story-700/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56559 When I, Matt, came to Will in the waning days of pandemic lockdown with the idea to this podcast, legally completely unrelated to Battle of the Atom, a podcast I may or may not have mainlined 300-ish episodes of during the pandemic, I figured we’d goof around for a bit, and maybe get in about...

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]]> 56559 The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/the-x-men-team-up-with-captain-america-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56545 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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]]> 56545 BatChat With Matt & Will: From the 5th Dimension https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/09/batchat-with-matt-will-from-the-5th-dimension/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56508 Bat-Mite is a silly character. He is this hopeless fanboy who just doesn’t get what a pain in the tuchus he is. But he’s not the only mite in the DC Universe, and the others aren’t quite as benevolent, if hopelessly backwards. The most notable imp (sorry, Bat-Mite) is Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman’s nemesis who is...

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]]> 56508 Absolute Batman #20 introduces the Robins https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/08/absolute-batman-20-introduces-the-robins/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:11:43 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56502 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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]]> 56502 Batman #8 shows us three sides of Gotham City https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/batman-8-shows-us-three-sides-of-gotham-city/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:56:20 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56457 Batman talks to Alan Scott about Vandal Savage. Savage talks to Mayor Ivy about stopping Batman. And Jack Dean shares insights with Huston Gray in Batman #8.

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]]> 56457 BatChat With Matt & Will: Return to Will’s Bookshelf https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/02/batchat-with-matt-will-return-to-wills-bookshelf/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56440 BatChat returns to Will's bookshelf for three randos, one of which is an oddly well-timed tribute to Sam Kieth, and another is more Batman '66.

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]]> 56440 Daredevil returns as DC goes MAD in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/daredevil-returns-as-dc-goes-mad-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56410 A new Daredevil #1 means a new status quo for Matt Murdock, and DC lets Chip Zdarsky run MAD in this week's CXF Staff Picks.

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]]> 56410 Detective Comics #1,107 brings Arrow and Canary to town https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/detective-comics-1107-brings-arrow-and-canary-to-town/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:06:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56384 Batman is on a case involving a crooked company attempting to kill the witnesses to its misdeeds, in Detective Comics #1,107.

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]]> 56384 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Mother & Daughter Reunion (w/ Abigale Heartbalm) https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/26/batchat-with-matt-will-a-mother-daughter-reunion-w-abigale-heartbalm/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56356 Abigale Heartbalm joins BatChat to talk about three stories featuring Cassandra Cain and her mother, Lady Shiva.

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]]> 56356 BatChat With Matt & Will: That is the Question https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/19/batchat-with-matt-will-that-is-the-question/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56308 When she was created for Batman: The Animated Series, I can’t imagine the series creators realized what a life Renee Montoya would have in the comics. Technically appearing in comics before B:TAS premiered because of the much longer lead time for animation, Montoya has gone from beat cop to detective to vigilante to police commissioner...

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]]> 56308 Absolute Batman #18 will tear your heart out https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/13/absolute-batman-18-will-tear-your-heart-out/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:20:06 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56269 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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]]> 56269 BatChat With Matt & Will: Some Bones About It https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/12/batchat-with-matt-will-some-bones-about-it/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56240 The DC Universe has a lot of strange looking characters. King Shark is a bipedal shark man. G’Nort is a walking, talking dog alien. Animal-Vegetable Mineral Man is… well, look him up. Dude looks weird as all hell. But amongst the more macabre looking characters is super villain turned superhero turned super spy Mr. Bones,...

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