Batwoman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:28:34 +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 Batwoman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: BatChat Pride 2026 https://comicsxf.com/2026/06/04/batchat-with-matt-will-batchat-pride-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56991 It’s our annual Pride episode of BatChat. It’s nice to see that we have plenty of stories we can cover about queer, out Bat characters, you know? We’re covering the first of DC’s big Pride anthologies, which features stories including Batwoman, The Question (Renee Montoya), Harley and Ivy and Alan Scott Green Lantern, who might...

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]]> 56991 Batwoman #3 reunites complicated exes https://comicsxf.com/2026/05/22/batwoman-3-reunites-complicated-exes/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56855 When Jacob Kane calls Batman for help, he sends along the one person Batwoman might be closest to: her ex, Renee Montoya, the Question, in Batwoman #3.

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]]> 56855 Batwoman #2 feels like old times. That’s the problem. https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/30/batwoman-2-feels-like-old-times-thats-the-problem/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:42:24 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56662 Kate Kane lays siege to the Religion of Crime’s headquarters in Greece, driven by her grief at the death of her sister, in DC's Batwoman #2.

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]]> 56662 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 Batwoman #1 reunites Greg Rucka with one of his favorites https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/20/batwoman-1-reunites-greg-rucka-with-one-of-his-favorites/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56328 DC Next Level starts here with the triumphant return of Greg Rucka to the character he co-created in Batwoman #1, with art by DaNi.

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]]> 56328 Batwoman and Dead Teenagers lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/18/batwoman-and-dead-teenagers-lead-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56293 Since she was 10, Batwoman has lived in the shadow of a prophecy and a religion devoted to the end of all things. How do you fight the devil?

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]]> 56293 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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]]> 56240 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Pride Tribute to Kevin Conroy https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/19/batchat-with-matt-will-a-pride-tribute-to-kevin-conroy/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53086 The evolution of representation of queer characters in mainstream superhero comics is something that entire books can, and should, be written about. So I’m not going to wax rhapsodic about all the changes here, but it’s June and thus Pride Month, and so we’re back with queer Bat characters. First we wrap up Greg Rucka’s...

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]]> 53086 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Rags to Ragman Story https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/16/batchat-with-matt-will-a-rags-to-ragman-story/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51397 While nearly all of Gotham’s vigilantes are affiliated in some way with Batman and his family, there are a few who stand on their own. One of those few is Ragman, one of the few canonically Jewish heroes in the DC Universe. Rory Reagan wears the suit of souls, a collection of patches that are...

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]]> 51397 BatChat With Matt & Will: Pride in the Name of Gotham (w/ The Gotham Outsiders) https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/13/batchat-with-matt-will-pride-in-the-name-of-gotham-w-the-gotham-outsiders/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49250 We’re in the heart of June, which is Pride Month, so BatChat is joined by the hosts of the Gotham Outsiders podcast to talk about three stories featuring the queer residents of Gotham. Kate Kane’s origin is revealed, Tim Drake comes out, and animated Harley and Ivy go on a road trip. Oh, and towards...

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]]> 49250 BatChat With Matt & Will: Batwoman Begins https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/07/batchat-with-matt-will-batwoman-begins/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47349 Originally introduced in the 1950s, Batwoman has gone from a forgotten character to one who is a queer icon and headlined her own TV series. Kate and Kathy Kane are very distinct characters, and this week, we’ll be reading stories featuring them both, thanks to a request from Sam Hopper. We see Kathy meet Bat-Mite,...

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]]> 47349 Blockbuster Flops due to Tonal Inconsistencies in Nightwing #95 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/blockbuster-flops-due-to-tonal-inconsistencies-in-nightwing-95/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42555 Betrayed by his underlings, under fire from Nightwing and his friends, and up against an incorruptible commissioner armed with a ledger detailing every one of his crimes, Blockbuster’s backed into a corner — but you know what they say about cornering a wild animal. Nightwing #95 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Bruno Redondo,...

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]]> 42555 Harley Quinn #15 is What a Team-Up Should Be https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/27/harley-quinn-15-is-what-a-team-up-should-be/ Fri, 27 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41156 Batwoman and Harley Quinn team up to find out who’s been killing corrupt officials in Harley’s name — really, what more needs to be said? Harley Quinn #15 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Riley Rossmo, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by AndWorld Design. ‘ This has been a good month for Harley...

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]]> 41156 Harley Quinn #14 Adds Batwoman to the Mix https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/02/harley-quinn-14-adds-batwoman-to-the-mix/ Mon, 02 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40440 It’s really easy to frame someone for murder when their most identifiable feature is a well recognized costume. Long story short, Harley’s in the clink for a crime she didn’t commit, feeling more than a little abandoned by her friends. The truth, however, rarely stays buried for too long in Gotham City — especially now...

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]]> 40440 Bonus Reading Returns with a Patreon Request Look at the Comics of Marguerite Bennett https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/29/bonus-reading-returns-with-a-patreon-request-look-at-the-comics-of-marguerite-bennett/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25935 Welcome back to Bonus Reading, the column where we take a character, creator or concept and tell you about four stories you should read or avoid. But today, it’s all about the recommendations, thanks to WMQ&A’s newest Patreon backer, the Loyalest Content Consumer, Asimov Fangirl! She asked for a column about the works of writer...

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