DC - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:41:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 DC - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Batwoman #6 fills in some of the gaps https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/21/batwoman-6-fills-in-some-of-the-gaps/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57693 What happened after Kate and Beth Kane fell off a cliff in Gotham? This question and more is answered in DC's Batwoman #6.

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]]> 57693 BatChat With Matt & Will: In Blackest Knight https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/20/batchat-with-matt-will-in-blackest-knight/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57688 The release of new DC media properties makes for some easy episode theme selection! This week, we’re tying in to the new HBO Max series from BatChat favorite Tom King, Lanterns, with three stories of Batman teaming up with Green Lanterns. It’s surprising how , with all these GLs, there aren’t more of them who...

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]]> 57688 CXF Staff Picks: Absolute Green Arrow, Daredevil, Battle Beast and more https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/19/cxf-staff-picks-absolute-green-arrow-daredevil-battle-beast-and-more/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57665 Check out this week's top comics, including Absolute Green Arrow, Daredevil, Battle Beast and more. What are YOU excited to read this week?

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]]> 57665 A new Alfred in Batman #12, a dead Robin in Absolute Batman #23 https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/14/a-new-alfred-in-batman-12-a-dead-robin-in-absolute-batman-23/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57615 Team BatChat catches up with both Gothams, regular and extra crispy, in Batman #12 and Absolute Batman #23. And find out which character death upset Matt!

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]]> 57615 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Woman Righteously Scorned (w/ Sam Hopper) https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/13/batchat-with-matt-will-a-woman-righteously-scorned-w-sam-hopper/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57593 Sam Hopper returns as Matt and Will rank three stories showing the evolution of Harley Quinn as separate from the Joker.

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]]> 57593 Absolute Batman, Transformers, X-Men & more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/12/absolute-batman-transformers-x-men-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57573 This week's top comics include Absolute Batman #23, Transformers #35 and X-Men #35. What are YOU looking forward to reading this week?

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]]> 57573 TCXFIP 411: Ro Stein & Ted Brandt talk Worst Man https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/11/tcxfip-411-ro-stein-ted-brandt-talk-worst-man/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57569 Ro Stein and Ted Brandt join the show to talk about their new Titan Comics graphic novel Worst Man, Justice League: Dream Girls and more.

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]]> 57569 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Many Murders of Bruce Wayne https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/06/batchat-with-matt-will-the-many-murders-of-bruce-wayne/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57553 These milestone episode numbers are getting surreal. 250 episodes. Yikes. For this anniversary, we’re looking at stories where Bruce Wayne was suspected of murder. Now, if this was the real world, a lazy billionaire would be prime suspect #1 and I wouldn’t be surprised. But we are looking at a fictional world that actually has...

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]]> 57553 New Pennyworth just dropped: Batman and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/08/05/new-pennyworth-just-dropped-batman-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57541 Check out this week's CXF Staff Picks, led by new issues of Batman, Absolute Superman, Captain America and more. What are YOU reading this week?

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]]> 57541 World’s Finest Annual 2026 teams up Pa Kent, Alfred https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/31/worlds-finest-annual-2026-teams-up-pa-kent-alfred/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57507 When Justice League business calls Batman and Superman away, it’s up to Alfred Pennyworth and Pa Kent to save their super sons in World's Finest Annual 2026.

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]]> 57507 BatChat With Matt & Will: Oh, Joy. It’s Lobo (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/30/batchat-with-matt-will-oh-joy-its-lobo-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57482 If you’ve listened to this show for any amount of time, you have probably heard Matt talk about his least favorite major DC characters: Deathstroke and Lobo. Deathstroke has a lot of cross over with Batman over the years, being he is one of Nightwing’s most significant rogues, and various creators have drawn parallels between...

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]]> 57482 DC loads up on Annuals in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/29/dc-loads-up-on-annuals-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57457 It's a big week for Annuals and quarterly specials at DC, with three of them in our Staff Picks. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57457 DC owns Comic-Con Day 2 with Batman, Vixen announcements https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/24/dc-owns-comic-con-day-2-with-batman-vixen-announcements/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:08:45 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57445 DC stacked wins on wins on the second day of Comic-Con in San Diego, announcing a number of new series, minis and one-shots.

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]]> 57445 BatChat With Matt & Will: Robin Redeemed (w/ Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/23/batchat-with-matt-will-robin-redeemed-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57408 Some writers just get a lot of work. Joshua Williamson is one of those guys who has written in a lot of corners of the DC Universe. He had a long run on Flash, wrote the Dark Crisis event, is the current writer on Superman, and is soon taking over Legion of Super-Heroes. He also...

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]]> 57408 Big issues for Superman, TMNT and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/22/big-issues-for-superman-tmnt-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57368 Action Comics turns #1,100 while TMNT turns #300, plus we've got #1s for Gambit, Terminal, Dungeons & Dragons and Sicko. What are YOU reading this week?

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]]> 57368 Batwoman #5 builds to a showdown between sisters https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/16/batwoman-5-builds-to-a-showdown-between-sisters/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:09:40 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57355 In the Grecian Convent of the Daughters of Lilith, the two Kane sisters, Kate and Beth, finally confront each other in Batwoman #5.

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]]> 57355 BatChat With Matt & Will: The House of al Ghul (w/ Matt McThorn https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/16/batchat-with-matt-will-the-house-of-al-ghul-w-matt-mcthorn/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57350 Ra’s al Ghul and the members of his family are important figures in the Bat mythos, whether they are related just to Ra’s or to Batman himself. This week, Matt McThorn is back to talk about some stories involving the House of al Ghul. We start with Greg Rucka’s tale of a post No Man’s...

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]]> 57350 CXF Staff Picks: Absolute Green Arrow, X-Men and more https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/15/cxf-staff-picks-absolute-green-arrow-x-men-and-more/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57336 This week's Staff Picks include Absolute Green Arrow #3, Battle Beast #11 and X-Men #33. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

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]]> 57336 Absolute Batman #22 tweaks Harley Quinn’s origin https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/10/absolute-batman-22-tweaks-harley-quinns-origin/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57311 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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]]> 57311 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Mean Streets of Gotham https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/09/batchat-with-matt-will-the-mean-streets-of-gotham/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57294 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...

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]]> 57294 Clayface, Rascal Randy, Dracula and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/08/clayface-rascal-randy-dracula-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:23:11 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57269 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.

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]]> 57269 When did I start reading more DC than Marvel? https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/06/when-did-i-start-reading-more-dc-than-marvel/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57249 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.

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]]> 57249 Supergirl review: That’s not how trauma works https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/03/supergirl-review-thats-not-how-trauma-works/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:02:48 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57238 Supergirl joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.

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]]> 57238 Batman #11 makes spinning plates look easy https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/03/batman-11-makes-spinning-plates-look-easy/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57230 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.

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]]> 57230 BatChat With Matt & Will: A No Man’s Land EC Comic https://comicsxf.com/2026/07/02/batchat-with-matt-will-a-no-mans-land-ec-comic/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=57207 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...

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