The case of the Wound Man comes to a close. Batman follows his trail to his secret past, as the Wound Man runs afoul of a family noted for its bad intentions. Batman: Dark Patterns #3 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will…
I usually try to put something witty or informative here. But this week, Patreon backer Matt McThorn is back, and he asked us to read Neal Adams’s mad dream, Batman: Odyssey. He didn’t know what he was getting himself or us into, so we have forgiven him, but this one feels like an all-timer. We…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattâs pick: Zatanna #1: Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is…
âA comic strip is like a dream⌠a tissue of paper reveries⌠It gloms anâ glimmers its way thru unreality, fancy anâ fantasy.ââ Walt Kelly, Pogo âOkay, Lois⌠but who do you ask to help Superman?ââ Paul Levitz, DC Comics Presents #43 Comics are a space for writers to write down their dreams. More than…
The ComicsXF Interview Podcast ¡ The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 340: Rodney Barnes talks Florence & Normandie Writer Rodney Barnes joins the show to talk about his upcoming Zoop campaign for a hardcover special edition of his graphic novel Florence & Normandie with rapper Xzibit, his Image series Killadelphia, Batman: Full Moon and more. You can listen to…
Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batmanâs interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #5…
Lightning can strike twice. But not often. The original Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight series was a collection of classic creators doing amazing stories. DC has tried to recapture that magic multiple times, and that lightning has never quite hit again. Legends of the DC Universe was another attempt to get that magic, but…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Danâs pick: One World Under Doom #1: Six months ago, Victor…
“It bounced back and forth in my head until I realized I couldnât judge it. It was too big. He was too big.“â Frank Miller, The Dark Knight Returns â…all stories are, more or less, ghost stories.ââ Julian Woffrey, Victorian Ghosts Comic books were designed to be inherently disposable. Before collecting exploded into a cottage…
Chip Zdarskyâs run on Batman comes to its conclusion as Batman tries to stop the escape of a Russian agent while Jim Gordon and the Riddler fight it out and Commander Star leads a peopleâs revolt in the streets of Gotham. Batman #157 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez and Tony S….
Will wanted to talk about Paul Dini and Alex Ross’s graphic album, Batman: War On Crime, so the logical episode theme was more Paul Dini stories, so this is not Matt 100% forcing more Dini on Will. And while Matt didn’t do it intentionally, well, he did wind up picking a story with Zatanna, because…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattâs pick: Batman #157: With the Court of Owls’ plan revealed…
It’s always a good time for us to return to the runs that we’re following in order. This time, things go from bad to worse in No Man’s Land, Dick Grayson investigates Wayne Manor for clues to Bruce Wayne’s whereabouts while Damian has a strange encounter with Oberon Sexton, and the magical war in the…
Itâs a new year, and in true new yearâs tradition, the ComicsXF team has set some New Yearâs resolutions. Also in New Yearâs tradition, itâs almost the end of the first month of the year, and weâre just now getting to it, and, look, the beginning of the year was a lot OK? So sit…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Mattâs pick: DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1: The…