Carmine di Giandomenico - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 18 May 2025 11:11:10 +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 Carmine di Giandomenico - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Meet Absolute Black Hand, Brainiac and Mr. Freeze as our DC Absolute coverage continues https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/18/absolute-greenlantern-superman-batman/ Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52604 Welcome back to Talking Absolute…, where we focus on the storylines, controversies and themes that have captured our imaginations in the Absolute DC titles each month. Today, we’ll be covering the first half of May and three new issues. Guest artists, surprising alternate origin stories, villains in starring roles: Absolute DC has sprung some surprises...

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]]> 52604 Absolute Batman looks back, Dark Patterns rips and Batman & Robin put character first https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/10/batchat-absolute-darkpatterns-androbin/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51353 Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank...

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]]> 51353 The BatChat boys LOVE Batman: Dark Patterns. Other comics are here, too. https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/13/batchat-darkpatterns-androbin-lasthalloween-batscoob/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51110 In the early days of his career, Batman investigates a series of strange, brutal murders that seem designed to make the victims experience the maximum amount of pain. Follow a detective story from the beginning in Batman: Dark Patterns #1, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by...

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]]> 51110 Alfred crashes the Absolute Batman party as the Kryptonian Age reaches its midpoint in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/16/batchat-absolute-androbin-gaslight/ Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50833 Alfred Pennyworth watches the Batman’s war with Roman and his Party Animals, while readers get a better feeling for the world of this very different Bruce Wayne. Absolute Batman #2 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Batman and Robin must escape the inferno...

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]]> 50833 Batgirl flies solo as Batman solves a murder and the Scooby Gang helps Oracle in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/08/batchat-batman-batscoob-batgirl/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50764 Mayor Nakano has been murdered, and Batman and Jim Gordon are on the case. Their investigation leads them to the alliance between the Riddler and the Court of Owls, as well as deceit and secrets between Nakano and his wife. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne investigates the possibility of a secret brother coming to light. Batman #154...

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]]> 50764 BatChat plays catch-up with First Knight, Dylan Dog and Catwoman https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/03/batchat-firstknight-dylandog-catwoman/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48809 Gotham is getting stranger. Not only is there a Bat-Man, but now seeming undead Monster Men are rampaging and killing political movers and shakers. Bruce Wayne is in a strange new world, and he has some hard decisions to make if he wants to save his city. The Bat-Man: First Knight #2 is written by...

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]]> 48809 Gordon goes Joker hunting, Darkseid is, but so is Amanda Waller in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/26/batchat-batman-worldsfinest-catwoman/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48032 Jim Gordon is trapped in Gotham Central as the Red Hood Gang makes an audacious play. But also in Central is a factor no one expected: the Joker, who has decided to show his old gang, and its new boss, exactly what he can do. “Joker: Year One” concludes in Batman #144, written by Chip...

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]]> 48032 Batman, Joker and two comics that have neither (but rule) in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/08/batchat-batman-joker-peacemaker/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46521 The Gotham War is in full swing, and Batman is giving no quarter. The Bat family is siding against him, Catwoman is doing her best to maintain her word on protecting her crew and new players are moving into place. Batman #137 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey...

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]]> 46521 Everyone’s Back in Gotham This Week in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/09/everyones-back-in-gotham-this-week-in-batchat/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45674 Batman is back in his own Gotham, but things have changed. And so has he. Is he really ready to step right into the role again, even after everything that has happened? Batman #136 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup,...

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]]> 45674 BatChat Goes Under the Red Mask as Joker Runs for President https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/07/batchat-goes-under-the-red-mask-as-joker-runs-for-president/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45164 Batman comes mask to mask with Red Mask, the man behind this alternate Gotham, and learns the full extent of his plan in Batman #134, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake makes a quick...

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]]> 45164 BatChat Isn’t Mad at This Week’s Bat Books, It’s Just Disappointed https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/10/batchat-isnt-mad-at-this-weeks-bat-books-its-just-disappointed/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44708 After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #132 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and...

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]]> 44708 Is It an AU, or Is It a Psychic Prison? Either Way, It’s BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/06/is-it-an-au-or-is-it-a-psychic-prison-either-way-its-batchat/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44444 After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #131 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and...

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]]> 44444 Batman Goes Space Surfing, and More Joker Stuff, in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/09/batman-goes-space-surfing-and-more-joker-stuff-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44142 It’s the final showdown between Batman and Failsafe in Batman #130, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Batman must confront the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh for the life of the Joker in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn by Leonardo Romero, colored...

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]]> 44142 ‘Tec Visits Hamilton Times, the Penguin Strikes Back and the Bat Arrives in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/02/tec-visits-hamilton-times-the-penguin-strikes-back-and-the-bat-arrives-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44069 The year is 1776, and the Orgham family is planning to unleash a mystical artifact that will make the Gathome settlement theirs forever. But there is a fly in the ointment. Or should I say a Bat. Detective Comics Annual 2022 is written by Ram V, drawn by Christopher Mitten and Rafael Albuquerque with Hayden...

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]]> 44069 We’re Playing with a Deck Full of Jokers in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/04/were-playing-with-a-deck-full-of-jokers-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43709 Batman makes a last ditch play to stop Failsafe, a battle that takes him from Atlantis to the moon in Batman #129, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh fights for control of Batman’s mind during a battle...

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]]> 43709 Failsafe vs. the League, Gotham History and Joker’s Return in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/07/failsafe-vs-the-league-gotham-history-and-jokers-return-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43341 As Batman lies beaten by Failsafe, the Justice League comes to his rescue. Or tries to anyway. Batman #128 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, see the origins of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn...

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]]> 43341 Bruce Meets Ra’s Again for the First Time in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/23/bruce-meets-ras-again-for-the-first-time-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43149 The final stop on Bruce Wayne’s tour to become Batman is here, as he and “Anton” meet the final master they will train under: Ra’s al Ghul. Batman: The Knight #9 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. A rift in space brings...

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]]> 43149 Bruce Learns Magic and the Fam Runs into Their Almost Stepmom in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/22/bruce-learns-magic-and-the-fam-runs-into-their-almost-stepmom-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42180 Bruce Wayne’s journey to become Batman brings him closer to home as he stops in New York to learn escapology from one of the greats: Giovanni Zatara. But what else can the Batman-to-be learn during his first encounter with the supernatural alongside Zatara and his daughter, Zatanna? Batman: The Knight #7, is written by Chip...

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]]> 42180 The Adventures Continue as the BatChat Boys Look for Stuff to Read https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/24/the-adventures-continue-as-the-batchat-boys-look-for-stuff-to-read/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41674 A lonely cabin in the wilderness. A retired assassin who is the world’s greatest marksman. And two students seeking his aid. Three men enter, only two leave in Batman: The Knight #6, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. The adventures of the DC...

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]]> 41674 The Mustache, a Demon and the Rest in a New BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/20/the-mustache-a-demon-and-the-rest-in-a-new-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 20 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40929 Bruce, along with Anton, heads to Moscow to find a new mentor, a master of espionage and disguise, to take the next step toward becoming Batman in Batman: The Knight #5, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Batman and Superman race to help...

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]]> 40929 Batman Continues Beginning, Robins Wrap and Your Questions in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/22/batman-continues-beginning-robins-wrap-and-your-questions-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40240 On a remote mountain on the border between China and North Korea, young Bruce Wayne begins his martial arts training with the legendary master Kirigi and makes allies and enemies in Batman: The Knight #4, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. As DC’s...

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]]> 40240 Master Wayne Trains, A Mask Slips and Shaggy! in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/21/master-wayne-trains-a-mask-slips-and-shaggy-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37616 Before he was Batman, Bruce Wayne was simply a brilliant and angry young man. How did he go from that person to the hero Gotham needed? We begin seeing that journey in Batman: The Knight #1, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In...

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