It’s another busy Bat week, with a full slate of titles! In Detective Comics #1,039, many answers about Hue Vile come to light in both the main and backup stories, with the feature written by Mariko Tamaki; penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic; inked by Daniel Henriques, Norm Rapmund and Bogdanovic; colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Justin’s Pick: Sinister War #1: You know those Sinister Sixes that are, like, double Sinister Sixes? Also, y’ever think about how certain Spider-villains, like Doctor Octopus and Kraven, have gotten these redemptive arcs that made…
Welcome back to Bat Chat! This week, Batman faces off with Peacekeeper-01 while the Unsanity Collective prepares for war and the true extent of how far Simons Saint will go to ensure order in Gotham is revealed in Batman #110 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: X-Men #1: The heroes of Krakoa are here: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Polaris, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine and Synch are here to restore your faith in mutants and chew bubble gum. And they’re all out…
Welcome to a special fifth week BatChat. For those not deeply entrenched in comics distribution, when there are five Wednesdays in a month, shipping can get … weird. So this week there are no comics with Batman as a lead! What are we to do? Well, to start, we’ll look at last week’s digital release…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Greek Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer with this all-star anthology featuring stories by Mariko Tamaki, Tom Taylor, Stephanie Phillips, Benjamin Percy, Otto Schmidt, Javier Rodriguez,…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 165: Cartoon Logic with Juni Ba Writer/artist Juni Ba joins the show to talk about the influences behind his TKO Studios graphic novel Djeliya. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Infinite Frontier #1: When our heroes saved the DC Multiverse in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged. But Alan Scott has noticed some of his allies are still…
Whether they be masked supervillains or corrupt politicians, Nightwing’s got no shortage of foes to square off against. With both Melinda Zucco and Heartless making their first big moves, it’s Nightwing’s turn to take the full measure of his enemies. One of them, however, is holding a bigger secret than Nightwing could ever have guessed…
It’s catch-up week here at Bat Chat. With none of the main continuity Bat titles dropping, we’ll be discussing three out-of-continuity digital first tales: two released physically in the past couple weeks, and one that is still digital for a couple more months. The annual Gotham Dog Show has two special guest judges this year:…
Christi and Chris explore a dark DC future in Kingdom Come. What uncharted territory! Also discover why Alex Ross is ultimately responsible for Christi no longer hating comics, a thing she definitely said. Support The Chrises Patreon Kofii Contact The Chrises Twitter: @ChrisesPod Facebook: @ChrisesPod chrisesoninfiniteearths@gmail.com Music Credits: “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick (but honestly, aren’t we all hype?): Planet-Sized X-Men #1: It’s a red issue, drawn by Pepe Larraz (and written by “Uncle” Gerry Duggan). THE X-MEN ARE GOING TO MARS, BABY! I mean, no,…
The final battle of Diana’s trip to Adgard unfolds as the truth about the Valkyries is revealed in Wonder Woman #773 featuring a story by Becky Cloonan and Michael W Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Broseau. Cat Purcell: Though I had some quibbles with some plot points of the last…
Thanks to some shipping-related hijinks due to the holiday, and the fact that Matt insists on reading things physically, we skipped last week’s Bat Chat, so this week is a hat trick of the three main-continuity Bat books. Simon Saint’s plan becomes more clear and Harley makes a connection in Batman #109 with a lead…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: DC Pride: DC spotlights its LGBTQIA+ characters in an anthology featuring stories about Batwoman by James Tynion IV and Trung Le Nguyen, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn by Mariko Tamaki and Amy Reeder,…