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  • Batman

BatChat catches up with the latest issues of Batman, & Robin, and Detective Comics

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin9 months ago9 months ago021 mins

Amanda Waller’s war on superheroes is in full swing, and Batman has asked Catwoman to help him steal something that will help put Waller on the backfoot. This should be easy with the world’s greatest thief, right? No, because he didn’t expect to find Waller’s newest Suicide Squad in a secret U.S. military base. Batman…

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Magog, Catwoman and Godzilla in this week’s BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 year ago1 year ago020 mins

Two sets of the World’s Finest heroes must confront Gog and Magog to stop the ancient god and his servant from leading the heroes of Earth-22 into a war on Apokolips they cannot win in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #22, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve…

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Jace Fox’s Run Ends While The Adventures Continue in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago024 mins

A motorcycle gang called the Ratpack made up of rat men is terrorizing the home of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. The Scooby Gang teams up with her niece, the original Bat-Girl, and the new Batwoman to find out what happened to her and who is behind the Ratpack in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries…

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A Day at the Beach as Urban Legends Ends in BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago020 mins

Ghosts and a medium lead to robberies. Not exactly unusual for a Scooby-Doo story. But there’s some more to this issue than meets the eye in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #4, written by Amanda Deibert, drawn by Scott Jeralds, colored by Carrie Strachan and lettered by Saida Temofonte. The truth about Jace’s mother has…

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Hoo! Hoo! Hoo Was Actually Entertained by Batman/Spawn? (and More BatChat)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago016 mins

It’s party night in the Owl Court Hotel, as the Scooby Gang and Bruce Wayne wind up attending a birthday soiree and running from a Talon in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3, written by Matthew Cody, drawn and colored by Erich Owen, and lettered by Saida Temofonte. Lucius Fox comes to New York as…

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Holy Resurrections, Batman! [Redacted] Is Back in BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

The tension has been boiling for years, and now it has exploded. Damian Wayne has come to kill his father, and he’s brought some friends along. And Batman has his own ally at hand … the seemingly resurrected Alfred Pennyworth. Batman vs. Robin #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by…

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Jace Fox, the Signal and Azrael Star in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago025 mins

Jace Fox teams up with the Question to find out who killed Anarky while Tiff Fox tries to find her place in her new life in I Am Batman #12, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri.  Batman: Urban Legends #18 starts its next serials,…

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Jace Keeps It Simple, Alfred Returns (Kinda) and Tim Drake Comes Out in BatChat (Text)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

The hunt for the serial killer (artist?) Manray comes to a close as Jace Fox faces his first costumed foe in a final battle for the life of the mayor in I Am Batman #10, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri.  The second major…

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BatChat (Text) Gets into the Groove with I Am Batman, Urban Legends and Get Joker

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

Jace Fox is still hunting the mysterious and brutal killer in New York, and it’s starting to weigh on him. Will he be able to stop the killer with the help of friends and family? I Am Batman #9 is written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce and Stephen Segovia, colored by Rex Locus…

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BatChat Catches up with Batman ’89, I Am Batman and Urban Legends

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago022 mins

Two-Face’s plans begin to come to fruition as he takes on Gotham, and the Gordons are caught in the crossfire in Batman ’89 #5, written by Sam Hamm, drawn by Joe Quinones, colored by Leonardo Ito and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Bruce Wayne is dead, the computer systems that run the Gotham of the future…

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  • Flash

Flash #774 is a Father/Daughter Dance… of Fear!

Armaan Babu4 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Another scorned scientist uses his amoral inventions to begin a life of villainy, introducing Central City to the nefarious Doctor Nightmare! His evil schemes interrupt Wally and his daughter Iris’ father-daughter dance day, leaving them no choice but to do a father-daughter superhero team-up to save the day! The Flash #774 is written by Jeremy…

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  • Superman

Two Hits and a Big Miss in This Week’s Super-Sized SuperChat

Armaan Babu and Tony Thornley4 years ago3 years ago035 mins

A triple offering of Super-comics this week, looking to the Man of Steel’s past, present, and future. Over in Action Comics#1,034, the members of the House of El are doing all they can to stop Warworld from spreading its influence on Earth, stopping both all-out war and ending a home invasion – but are these…

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Batman vs. Peacekeeper-01, Duke Thomas and More in Bat Chat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 years ago4 years ago020 mins

Welcome back to Bat Chat! This week, Batman faces off with Peacekeeper-01 while the Unsanity Collective prepares for war and the true extent of how far Simons Saint will go to ensure order in Gotham is revealed in Batman #110 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by…

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