Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War: First Strike #1: The super-crime landscape of New York has been on edge. This issue, they jump over that edge. What incites the war?! Who hired Shotgun and took out Tombstone? What, if anything, can Spider-Man do about it? Has there been a good or engaging Spider-man crossover since “Maximum Carnage”?…
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As is our custom here at BatChat (and this is the third time we’ve done it, so that qualifies as a custom now), the Thanksgiving episode features three all ages Batman stories, and as I have pointed out in the past, for a character who is so often associated with grim stories,…
We’re comics fans, so we all love a crossover, right? So why shouldn’t that expand to our podcasts? It’s ComicsXF podcast crossover week, so Matt is joined by Battle of the Atom host Adam Reck to talk about three Batman stories from creators whose work are favorites on BotA. John Francis Moore moves out of…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: GIJoe: A Real American Hero #1: The Hama Cut: Skybound celebrates its acquisition of the G.I. Joe license with this director’s cut of the first-ever issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero….
While a lot of Batman’s best known rogues date back to his earliest days, the 80s spawned a handful of memorable nemeses, and none moreso than Scarface, the evil dummy, and his henchman, the Ventriloquist. This week, we’re reading three stories featuring Scarface, including his first appearance, his origin and the first appearance of his…
Tony’s pick: Star Wars: The High Republic #1: A year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, Marchion Ro and the Nihil stand victorious. The once mighty Jedi are outclassed, and the Republic is on its knees. On the edges of the galactic frontier, Jedi Master Keeve Trennis leads a desperate assault against an invading force….
Gotham is on fire, and worse is coming. Vandal Savage’s plan is about to reach fruition, and while he has promised an army of theives immortality, what he is planning is much darker. After all he has done to them, the Bat family and Catwoman must set aside their differences with Batman to save the…
Spooky season is over, and so now it’s time for some wholesome fun! We covered three of the six mini-series where Batman ’66 teams up with other properties a ways back, and now we’re returning to cover the other three. We have Kevin Smith writing about the team-up of Batman and the Green Hornet is…
It’s spooky season, and so this week we’re covering three stories where Batman teams up with his most diabolical frenemy, the Demon Etrigan. There’s lots of rhyming, most of it not very good. Be grateful I didn’t try to do it in this introduction; I am many things, but a poet is not one of…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Mark’s pick: Universal Monsters: Dracula #1: When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward…
The quest for the lost Kid Thunder has brought Superman and Batman to Earth-22, the world of Kingdom Come. But a glimpse into that world’s future has the heroes on their back feet and wondering what they can do in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra…
Over his 85+ years, Batman has been a member of lots of different teams. This week, fellow ComicsXF writer Austin Gorton stops by to talk about three different teams Batman has been a member of. We fill in another gap in Will’s knowledge of the roots of the Morrison run, Snapper Carr is kind of…
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #1: Clark Kent is enjoying a night off with his girlfriend, Lois Lane, when the entire city shudders under the weight of the monstrous Godzilla. What started as a routine clash between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom takes a dangerous turn when the wall between worlds…
A new villain called Shush is leading the charge against the Dynamic Duo. With mysterious ties to Damian, Shush wants to use everything our heroes love against them. But far worse than Shush, Damian must face another foe: high school bullies. Batman and Robin #2 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn and colored by Simone…
Everyone knows that Batman is also billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. But what most people outside of Batman comics fans don’t know is that Batman has another alter ego: two-bit mobster Matches Malone, an identity Batman uses to infiltrate the mob. This week, we’re reading three stories where Batman uses the Matches identity: an arc that…