Batman’s hunt for the kidnapped James Gordon Jr. leads him and Robin to Arkham Asylum. A clue received there leads him to hunt another rogue as the new Holiday shootings continue in Batman: The Long Halloween — The Last Halloween #2, written by Jeph Loeb, drawn by Klaus Janson, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered…
And we have reached the end of October, the spookiest of months, and this the end of villains month. And to wrap it up, we’re getting one of the spookiest of Batman villains: Man-Bat. Dr. Kirk Langstrom has an origin really out of the pages of Spider-Man, but someone has wound up a fixture in…
The Princess of Hell has reached Man’s World. Learn the origin of the Wonder Woman of the new DC Earth in Absolute Wonder Woman #1, written by Kelly Thompson, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Becca Carey. A serial killer is targeting young criminals in Gotham, and they seem to…
Black Mask was Hush before Hush: a villains obsessed not with Batman but with Bruce Wayne, seeking to bring down Bruce for childhood grudges. But over the years he has evolved into a more sadistic figure. As villains month nears its end, we read three stories featuring Roman Sionis: his first appearance, his return in…
Three months ago, Batman took in an orphan. Now, it’s time for the world to meet Robin, the Boy Wonder. On his first night out, a run-in with Two-Face leads to questions about a new, and far greater, threat. Batman & Robin: Year One #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn and colored by Chris…
Killer Croc is a character who has evolved a great deal over his time, and that pun is only half unintended. He has been a mobster, a monster and an anti-hero. This week, for Villains Month, we look at three different interpretations of Croc. In one, he’s a barely human monster running from humanity. In…
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. Matt’s pick: Batman & Robin Year One #1: While Bruce Wayne…
This is a review of the movie Joker: Folie a Deux. As, in order to be considered for certain review aggregators, I have to give it a numerical score, I award Joker: Folie a Deux 0 out of 3 possible Jokers. Frank Cifaldi, host of the Insert Credit podcast, recently offered the following anecdote from…
A new world, a new Caped Crusader. Absolute Batman #1 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Things seem to be improving in Gotham. Bruce Wayne’s new nonprofits are making a difference, and Batman is able to work less. But things never stay that way….
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. Matt’s pick: Absolute Batman #1: Without the mansion, without the money,…
Y’know, this site’s made most of its bones covering X-Men comics over the years, but real talk? We’re more excited about what’s coming out of DC these days. We scoured the December solicits, and most of what we’re jazzed for is coming out from the Distinguished Competition: big creators taking big swings with characters who…
It’s October, the spookiest month of the year. So what better time to focus on the villains of the Batman universe? There are five Thursdays, and we’ll be focusing on five villains, all but one we haven’t had a spotlight on before. The first villain is a favorite of Matt’s, one who has appeared in…
Ram V’s operatic run on Detective Comics reaches its conclusion. What more is there to say? The lead story of Detective Comics #1,089 is written by Ram V, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, we see the effects of Batman’s confrontation on his enemies and…
Our very first Dick Grayson backer, Josh Weil, makes his return to the podcast this week, but he’s not It’s strange to think that Jason Todd has been back from the dead longer than he was actually dead now. For those of us who read Batman comics in the 90s, the death of Jason was…
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. Matt’s pick: Detective Comics #1,089: It began with a melody, strange…