Spider-Man and Venom enter a Death Spiral in this week’s CXF Staff Picks
A superpowered serial killer is on the loose, and they’re coming for Spider-Man, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned?
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Absolute Batman #17 lets Poison Ivy loose on Gotham
Batman must climb his way to the top of the Heart Building to face his newest foe: a more monstrous incarnation of Poison Ivy, in Absolute Batman #17.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Riddle Me This, Will (w/ John Wickham)
We’ve read plenty of his stories, and if you are a long time listener to the podcast, I’m sure you realize that Tom King is a writer who has some serious variety of placements on the big board. He has multiple stories in the top 10, plus a number of stories lingering near the bottom….
Ultimate Spider-Man ends in this week’s CXF Staff Picks
As Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man ends, a number of new series begin, including End of Life, Muppets Noir and The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre.
Batman & Robin #30 sunsets series, shows Damian a new future
Can Batman & Robin stop the Quiet Man, as Robin struggles with the legacy of Batman and what the mission to save Gotham really means to him?
BatChat With Matt & Will: Date Night (w/ Josh Weil)
Love is in the air. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and for the past couple of his appearances, Patreon backer and friend of the show Josh Weil has mentioned that he’s been considering selecting one of the few truly whimsical and just plane fun stories Tom King has written: “Date Night,” where Batman an Catwoman go…
Batman #6 has a lot going on at the moment
The threads that have slowly been appearing start to tighten in Batman #6. Dr. Zeller’s secret is revealed. And a member of the Bat family says goodbye.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Batmanga!
Superheroes were an American invention, at least the modern conception of them. But they have spread across the world and taken on many forms. We’ve done an episode about Batman stories across the world before, but this weeks we’re focusing specifically on Batman stories from Japan. We’re reading the first collection of stories that spun…
DC KO Boss Battle, Magik & Colossus and more CXF Staff Picks
DC’s heroes take on the champions of other worlds, Magik and Colossus rediscover their family bonds, and two Disney Afternoon titans team up!
BatChat With Matt & Will: One Hell(boy) of an Episode (w/ Matt McThorn)
This week, BatChat is once more joined by Patreon backer and friend of the show Matt McThorn. This time, Matt wanted to talk about times Batman and his allies and enemies crossed over with properties from Dark Horse Comics. So we have Batman meeting Hellboy (and Starman, but that’s less of a jump), The Joker…
BatChat With Matt & Will: 666- The Story of the Beast
We read three stories an episode. So with that math, episode 222 means we are ranking story 666, which is certainly a portentous number. It’s a number that screams horror. And it’s not like we haven’t covered plenty of Batman horror on this show. But as we get to that number here, we figured there’s…
Absolute Batman: Ark M shows how messed up Amadeus Arkham’s life was. Also Joker is there.
The Ark M facility’s history is revealed in a dark tale of the history of the Arkhams and their connection to Jack Grimm.
BatChat With Matt & Will: The Angel, The Ivy, The Demon Star
This week, BatChat is returning to the three runs we’ve been following in order. Well, sorta. Yes, we’re reading the next arc of No Man’s Land and the penultimate arc of Grant Morrison’s epic run. But Injustice has been showing signs of severely diminishing returns the past few volumes, and we had something else we’ve…
Bruce Wayne has a date with danger in Batman #5
Bruce Wayne’s date with Anna Zeller is interrupted by assassins trying to kill the doctor. Can Bruce get them out of this without revealing his other identity?
BatChat With Matt & Will: ‘Cause I’m a Creep
The Creeper is a weird character. He’s a guy with yellow skin, a green and black banana hammock, and a red fur boa. That’s a heck of a look. He’s also a good guy that most think is a bad guy. And sometimes he hangs out in Gotham City. That’s a lot on a character…