James Tynion IV has risen to the top of the industry with acclaimed creator owned books like Department Of Truth, fascinating anthology projects like Razorblades, and also Batman, the book about Batman. He sat down with ComicsXF to give his thoughts on the state of the comics industry and how creators can get their stories…
Itās an off week for all the main Bat titles, so weāre digging into the DC Vault for this weekās BatChat, specifically the digital issue #3 of Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault, a tale entitled āFlesh Made Wordā written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by John Paul Leon, colored by Dave…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Danās Pick: Beta Ray Bill #1: Three words: Daniel Warren Johnson. Three more words: Beta Ray Bill. Three more words: Fin Fang Foom. Three more words: I am wet. Colored by Mike Spicer and featuring…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,034, Bruce Wayne meets the neighbors while Batman hunts the remnants of Jokerās gangs, while something more sinister starts beneath the streets of Gotham in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya…
The Batman and Superman team-up is one of the great comic team-ups, so we here at ComicsXF are honoring that tradition by taking part of our Bat Chat team and part of our Super Chat team and having them join together to review the first issue of the new era of Batman and Superman team-ups…
Following the events of Joker War, Harley Quinn decides itās time to turn over a new leaf, and make up for the crimes sheās committed. Finding her place in Gotham is easier said than done, however, but sheās got a new look, a new bat handle and a new Bat-Handler helping her to come out…
Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to ComicsXFās roundtable discussion of DCās new linewide event introduction, Infinite Frontier #0. Iām Matt Lazorwitz, the guy who came up with this harebrained scheme, and Iād like to start with everyone here sounding off. Letās see who Iāve been able to gather from our illustrious staff. Tony Thornley: Hi, Iām Tony…
Hey, weāre back in the present this week! The Magistrate is just a glimmer in the eye of a creepy billionaire, the Scarecrow is running amok and thereās ā¦ sigh, more Ghost-Maker. Plus, in the backup, a mother and child reunion is only a stabbing away as Damian goes home to Talia in Batman #106…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Coriās Pick: Infinite Frontier #0: First, there was the New 52, and the people saw that it was mostly a mixed bag. Then there was Rebirth, and the people saw that it was pretty strong…
Weāre reading Artists, Writers and Artisans books this week, Loyal Content Consumer. And, yes, thatās the name of a real comic book publisher and not at all an attempt to game any sort of alphabetical listing system. Who are the Artisans who are not Artists? Letterers are artists, rights? Maybe itās editors. Editing is a…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Batman is on the run from The Magistrate, Duke Thomas makes a speech and the Arkham Knight makes a statement in Future State: The Next Batman #3 with: āThe Next Batman,ā written by John Ridley, drawn by Laura Braga with breakdowns by Nick Derington, colored by…
Warner Animationās direct-to-home release animated features have been a mixed bag since their inception 13 years ago. And the recent ending of a yearslong New 52-inspired animated universe has returned the line to more stand-alone films, to its benefit. While the first film in the new era, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, was a solid, if…
Loyal Content Consumer, we made it through another week. Together. 10. Batman: Dreamland. Writer: Alan Grant, Artists: Norm Breyfogle and Noelle C. Giddings, Publisher: DC āBatman: The Abductionā was at least charming in its weirdness: Was Batman really taken by little green men to be poked and prodded? Did he travel the cosmos via astral…
This is a week for catching up, for getting to a few of those books Iāve ābeen meaning toā for āan inordinate amount of timeā which is now apparently āleading to an abuse of sarcastic quotes.ā To the books, Geoffrey! 10. Batman: The Abduction. Writer: Alan Grant, Artist: Norm Breyfogle, Inker: James A. Hodgkins, Colorist:…
Itās a big week here at Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Weāre back in the future Gotham with the new Batman doing some detecting, Cass Cain and Stephanie Brown are in the Magistrateās jail, while Catwoman and Ivy make a new friend and have a night on the town in Future State: The Next…