Christian Ward - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:22:21 +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 Christian Ward - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Two Harveys, one courtroom in Two-Face #4 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/07/twoface-4/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51905 In the depths of his mind, Harvey Dent stands trial for his crimes against his other self, in a trial that seemingly will decide which personality controls their body. Two-Face #4 is written by Christian Ward, drawn by Fabio Veras, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Will Nevin: I know we reacted...

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]]> 51905 A Russian twist in Batman, a messy divorce in Two-Face and a sweet train fight in Batgirl https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/06/batchat-batman-twoface-batgirl/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51290 The Riddler’s plan stands revealed, but there is more to all of the chaos in Gotham, as Batman learns who has been pulling the Court of Owls’ strings. Batman #156 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Tony Daniel, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Divorce cases are often ugly things. Divorce...

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]]> 51290 BatChat makes up for lost time with Batman, ‘Tec, Two-Face and Justice League Unlimited https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/06/batchat-batman-tec-twoface-jlu/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51047 Jim Gordon is in jail for the murder of the mayor of Gotham, and Batman must find out the truth about what his friend may or may not have done. But with Riddler and the Court of Owls circling, what can Bruce Wayne do to protect himself and all he cares about? Batman #155 is...

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]]> 51047 BatChat With Matt & Will: Black Label Batman (w/ Matt McThorn) https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/06/batchat-with-matt-will-black-label-batman-w-matt-mcthorn/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49173 In this week’s BatChat column, we read Detective Comics #1,085, Batman: Dark Age #3 and Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13. Check out the Big Board of rankings HERE. Thanks to Geri Nonnewitz for our podcast logo. Follow the show on Twitter @BatChatComics, and back us on Patreon.

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]]> 49173 Owls descend on Gotham as Williamson pops a Shush on us in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/13/batchat-batman-and-robin-2/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46797 A new villain called Shush is leading the charge against the Dynamic Duo. With mysterious ties to Damian, Shush wants to use everything our heroes love against them. But far worse than Shush, Damian must face another foe: high school bullies. Batman and Robin #2 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn and colored by Simone...

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]]> 46797 WMQ&A Episode 275: The Batman who tentacles with Christian Ward https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/26/wmqa-275-christian-ward/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46637 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 275: The Batman who tentacles with Christian Ward Christian Ward joins the show to talk about his new DC Black Label series Batman: City of Madness. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where...

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]]> 46637 It’s Hard to Sink Your Fangs All the Way into Blood Stained Teeth #1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/27/its-hard-to-sink-your-fangs-all-the-way-into-blood-stained-teeth-1/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40342 Atticus Sloane — misanthrope, criminal, asshole and vampire — lives in a world where blood isn’t the only thing vamps crave. And for the right price, he’ll make you a vampire, too. After all, immortality isn’t cheap in Blood Stained Teeth #1, written by Christian Ward, drawn by Patric Reynolds, colored by Heather Moore and...

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]]> 40342 No More Tynion on Batman, No More Secret Files, No More Legends in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/19/no-more-tynion-on-batman-no-more-secret-files-no-more-legends-in-batchat/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35338 The main plot of “Fear State” wraps up as the Bat family takes the fight to Simon Saint while two Ivys come together and Batman has a final throwdown with Peacekeeper-01 in Batman #117, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton...

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