How Gerry Conway’s Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, chronicled anxiety about the nuclear family
Stephanie Burt pays tribute to Gerry Conway with an examination of his DC hero Firestorm, the Nuclear Man, one of her earliest superhero memories.
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Batman #163 wraps H2SH … for now?
With the Bat family turned against him, Batman must work with other allies to make his stand against Hush in Batman #163.
BatChat With Matt & Will: That Story Is a Stretch
Of all of DC’s obscure characters outside the Bat family, two of Matt’s absolute favorites are the Elongated Man, Ralph Dibny, and his wife, Sue. Inspired by Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man, Ralph and Sue are a bantering, loving couple who solve mysteries. They are, as the kids at…
Marvel and Star Trek Pride specials, Mimi Green and more CXF Staff Picks
This week’s CXF Staff Picks include Pride Month specials from Marvel and IDW’s Star Trek line, plus the debut of Did You Hear About Mimi Green at Dark Horse.
Batwoman #3 reunites complicated exes
When Jacob Kane calls Batman for help, he sends along the one person Batwoman might be closest to: her ex, Renee Montoya, the Question, in Batwoman #3.
BatChat with Matt & Will: The Man Behind the Black Mask (w/ Sam Hopper)
There are plenty of legacy characters in the Bat universe; how many Robins are there now? But there are far fewer legacy villains than there are heroes. But before Flashpoint and the New 52 scrambled things, or repositioned them anyway, one of Batman’s solid B-tier villains was replaced. Black Mask, a character introduced in the…
Absolute Green Arrow kills rich people. (Staff Picks)
Absolute Green Arrow murders the rich while Seven Wives murder their husband in this week’s CXF Staff Picks. What are you looking forward to reading?
Batman #9 brings the GCPD down on the Bat family
To prevent Vandal Savage and his GCPD from raiding his caches of equipment, Batman and his allies are preparing to destroy them first in Batman #9.
The Robins descend in Absolute Batman #20
The Scarecrow confronts Batman for the first time. Waylon tries to find help for Bruce. And the Robins close in on Batman in Absolute Batman #20.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Some Sharp Art (w/ John Wickham)
Patreon backer John Wickham returns to BatChat to help Matt and Will discuss three Batman stories with art by Liam Sharp, including one WILD Garth Ennis story.
A Breakout, a Showdown and more CXF Staff Picks
This week’s top comics are led by the debuts of DC’s Barbara Gordon: Breakout and Ignition Press’ Showdown. What are you looking forward to reading?
BatChat With Matt & Will: Seeley’s Nightwing Team-Ups (w/ Josh Weil)
When a writer works on a character for an extended period of time, it’s fascinating to watch how their interpretation of that character evolves. When Patreon backer Josh Weil came to us and wanted to cover the Robins mini-series that won DC’s fan voted Round Robin competition, the natural stories to pair with it were…
DC and Sonic team up again and Jubilee has more secret family in this week’s Staff Picks
The heroes of the DC Universe team up with Sonic and his pals once again, plus Jubilee gets a spotlight comic. What are you looking forward to reading?
Batwoman #2 feels like old times. That’s the problem.
Kate Kane lays siege to the Religion of Crime’s headquarters in Greece, driven by her grief at the death of her sister, in DC’s Batwoman #2.
BatChat With Matt & Will: Batmanga Begins
Not long ago, we did an episode entirely dedicated to Batman stories that originated in Japan. Amongst those stories was a collection of creator Jiro Kuwata’s 60s Batman manga, that were adaptations of earlier American Batman stories. This week, we dive into those stories, reading three of them and seeing not just how they rank,…