As Batman lays siege to Black Maskās yacht to try to stop the chaos he has started in Gotham, his friends reckon with the knowledge that he is Batman, Alfred has a conversation with his daughter, and Jim Gordon and Martha Wayne face Gothamites turned Party Animals in the final issue of the inaugural arc…
Gotham villains seem to spend so much time fighting each other, it’s a wonder they have any time to fight Batman. Friend of the show and Patreon backer John Wickham returns for three instances of villain on villain violence, with Blackgate Vs. Arkham during the Forever Evil crossover, Hush Vs. Talia in the run up…
A new arc begins as Batman must make his way through an apartment complex to save a captured police officer. The apartment complex, though, has something more sinister hiding beneath the surface. Batman: Dark Patterns #4 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will…
Friend of the show and Patreon backer Josh Weil is a busy guy these days. Josh is running in a special election as the Democratic nominee to be the new Representative for Florida’s 6th District. But Josh is such a dedicated fan that he took some time off from his busy schedule to join us…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danās pick: Assorted Crisis Events #1: Time is having a crisis….
In the depths of his mind, Harvey Dent stands trial for his crimes against his other self, in a trial that seemingly will decide which personality controls their body. Two-Face #4 is written by Christian Ward, drawn by Fabio Veras, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Will Nevin: I know we reacted…
I have a soft spot for Wildcat, the Golden Age hero, member of the JSA, and trainer of heroes. And he has a connection to the Bat family, having trained more than one member. So this week we’re reading a perfectly whacky issue of Brave and the Bold as only Bob Haney could write it,…
I sit and write this introduction on a February morning where it is in the mid 40s and going up to the low 50s today, but it’s still winter, and so we were thinking about the snow and cold when coming up with episodes, and when you think of cold and Gotham, who else do…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danās pick: Sentinels #5: Warden Ellis and Director Trask’s plans for…
This past week was ComicsPRO, the annual comics retailer meetup in Los Angeles. Think of it like upfronts for TV: The industry brings its publishers and creators before a jury of judgmental, hangry retail partners looking for the next Saga or Something Is Killing the Children they can handsell to Wednesday Warriors. This yearās ComicsPRO…
I usually try to put something witty or informative here. But this week, Patreon backer Matt McThorn is back, and he asked us to read Neal Adams’s mad dream, Batman: Odyssey. He didn’t know what he was getting himself or us into, so we have forgiven him, but this one feels like an all-timer. We…
Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batmanās interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #5…
Lightning can strike twice. But not often. The original Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series was a collection of classic creators doing amazing stories. DC has tried to recapture that magic multiple times, and that lightning has never quite hit again. Legends of the DC Universe was another attempt to get that magic, but…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danās pick: One World Under Doom #1: Six months ago, Victor…
“It bounced back and forth in my head until I realized I couldnāt judge it. It was too big. He was too big.“ā Frank Miller, The Dark Knight Returns ā…all stories are, more or less, ghost stories.āā Julian Woffrey, Victorian Ghosts Comic books were designed to be inherently disposable. Before collecting exploded into a cottage…