Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin
Harley Quinn tries to get Batman to listen to her warnings, and in so doing, tells him about her past in Absolute Batman #22.
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BatChat With Matt & Will: The Mean Streets of Gotham
Welcome to the streets of Gotham. While Batman is a “street level” character, he still is usually fighting with killer clowns, obnoxious geniuses and crocodile men. So who handles all the day to day crime? Well, the Gotham City Police Department of course. And while it is a legendarily corrupt force, there are still cops…
Clayface, Rascal Randy, Dracula and more CXF Staff Picks
Clayface is out for vengeance, Rascal Randy is out for blood and Dracula is out for … redemption? Check out this week’s CXF Staff Picks.
When did I start reading more DC than Marvel?
CXF Staff Writer Tony Thornley examines why he’s adding more DC and dropping more Marvel titles these days, and what that means for comics in general.
Supergirl review: That’s not how trauma works
Supergirl joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.
Batman #11 makes spinning plates look easy
Events in Gotham continue to spiral out of control, the truth behind Lady Ojo is revealed and a new ally(?) arrives at Wayne Manor in Batman #11.
BatChat With Matt & Will: A No Man’s Land EC Comic
We’re back to the runs that we’re covering in order, with a twist. We’ve reached the next chapter of “Knightquest: The Crusade,” where AzBats fights a super assassin with psychological conditioning, and “No Man’s Land,” where we see what the Justice League is doing to help Gotham. But with the Morrison run done, we’re filling…
The Marvel Swimsuit Special returns, & more CXF Staff Picks
This week we’re excited for the return of the Marvel Swimsuit Special, new 100 Bullets, IDW’s Killer Influences and more. What are YOU reading?
Batwoman #4 puts the puzzle pieces together
Both our heroes and the Religion of Crime come to the conclusion that there is something different about the Batwoman stalking Greece in Batwoman #4.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Supergirl Comes to Gotham
So, as I (Matt) work my way through my 365 movies in 365 days project, last week I watched the Supergirl movie from the 80s. What a weird, wild movie. I bet some of you didn’t even know that this week’s Supergirl movie isn’t even the first one. Well, it’s not, and as good as…
A Supergirl movie tie-in, an Ultimate Universe farewell and more CXF Staff Picks
This week’s top picks include a Supergirl special, the Ultimate Universe Finale, an X-Men tale set in the Outback and the Wolf Man unleashed!
TCXFIP 405: Jadzia Axelrod & Nicole Maines talk Justice League: Dream Girls
Jadzia Axelrod and Nicole Maines join the show to talk about their DC Pride Month event miniseries Justice League: Dream Girls.
Absolute Batman #21 opens the narrative firehose
Batman fights the Robins. Bruce’s friends have a talk. All this, and the first meeting of Absolute Batman and Joker in Absolute Batman #21.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Remembering Gerry Conway
A few weeks ago, comics lost one of the legends of the late Silver and Bronze Age. While Gerry Conway is probably best known for his work on Spider-Man at Marvel, where he killed Gwen Stacy and creating the Punisher, and to a somewhat lesser extent creating Firestorm at DC, Conway had a solid run…
Absolute Two-Face strikes and Concrete’s back: Staff Picks
This week the CXF gang is excited for Absolute Batman, Absolute Green Arrow and other comics that aren’t Absolute! What are YOU looking forward to?