Clay Mann - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:14:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Clay Mann - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: Date Night (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/12/batchat-with-matt-will-date-night-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55927 Love is in the air. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and for the past couple of his appearances, Patreon backer and friend of the show Josh Weil has mentioned that he’s been considering selecting one of the few truly whimsical and just plane fun stories Tom King has written: “Date Night,” where Batman an Catwoman go...

The post BatChat With Matt & Will: Date Night (w/ Josh Weil) first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 55927 Big-boy season continues in DC’s Absolute Batman #11 https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/24/absolute-batman-11/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53910 The origin of Absolute Bane is revealed, as Alfred recalls the character’s past and fears for Batman’s future. Absolute Batman #11 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Clay Mann, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Will Nevin: Whatcha more excited for: new Lego Batman or new Peacemaker? Matt Lazorwitz: Those are...

The post Big-boy season continues in DC’s Absolute Batman #11 first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 53910 BatChat With Matt & Will: Villain War! (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/20/batchat-with-matt-will-villain-war-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52021 Gotham villains seem to spend so much time fighting each other, it’s a wonder they have any time to fight Batman. Friend of the show and Patreon backer John Wickham returns for three instances of villain on villain violence, with Blackgate Vs. Arkham during the Forever Evil crossover, Hush Vs. Talia in the run up...

The post BatChat With Matt & Will: Villain War! (w/ John Wickham) first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 52021 We’re Done with Bat/Cat and Unlock an Untold Tale in This Week’s Bat Chat https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/02/were-done-with-bat-cat-and-unlock-an-untold-tale-in-this-weeks-bat-chat/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24010 It’s an off week for all the main Bat titles, so we’re digging into the DC Vault for this week’s BatChat, specifically the digital issue #3 of Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault, a tale entitled “Flesh Made Word” written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by John Paul Leon, colored by Dave...

The post We’re Done with Bat/Cat and Unlock an Untold Tale in This Week’s Bat Chat first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 24010 The Phantasm Arrives in Canon as Batman/Catwoman #1 Washes the Taste of Batman #104 out of Our Bat Chatters’ Mouths https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/04/the-phantasm-arrives-in-canon-as-batman-catwoman-1-washes-the-taste-of-batman-104-out-of-our-bat-chatters-mouths/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9803 Will Nevin: This is a heckuva week, but for mostly the wrong reasons — because while Bat/Cat #1 (I can’t believe Tom King resisted his urge to go there again) was overwhelmingly fine, Batman #104 is — and I say this with as little hyperbole as possible — an embarrassing look at when a comic...

The post The Phantasm Arrives in Canon as Batman/Catwoman #1 Washes the Taste of Batman #104 out of Our Bat Chatters’ Mouths first appeared on COMICSXF.

]]> 9803