Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Chris’ Pick: Defenders #1: Remember a couple years ago when Al Ewing tried to make the Masked Raider happen? Well, he’s back, along with Doctor Strange (Hey, isn’t he about to die?), the Silver Surfer…
It’s the Magistrate vs. the Unsanity Collective, and the Scarecrow makes his play in Batman #111, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Two-Face faces the GCPD in interrogation and his story includes some new twists and new characters. The…
The weather’s great, the woods are quiet and the home theater has whatever blockbuster you’d care to see. But the world’s on fire and all your friends at home are dead. Still, try to relax in The Nice House on the Lake #2, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Alvaro Martinez Bueno, colored by…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: The Me You Love in the Dark #1: The team behind Image’s Middlewest, writer Skottie Young and artist Jorge Corona, spin a new tale about an artist who moves to an old house…
The Doomed Planet Go to the town of Kovno, Lithuania today, and you will find a world of ghosts. In another age, 40,000 Jews lived among the crowded streets of this one-time capital. They worshipped at more than 40 different (and often squabbling) synagogues, educated their children in Hebrew schools, and kept open a hospital to…
No more secrets, no more lies. Alanna has finally confronted Adam about the truth of what happened to their daughter. The truth may soon set Aleea free, but Adam Strange is desperate for it to remain under wraps. The real question is, how desperate? Strange Adventures #11 is Written by Tom King, drawn by Mitch…
The time has come for Jon Kent to rise. As the son of Superman and Lois Lane, he fights for truth, justice and a better world, taking on his father’s mantle and figuring out what his legacy means for him. He may just go further than either of his parents ever have in Superman: Son…
The Milestone relunch continues in Static: Season One #2 by Vita Ayala, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, ChrisCross and Andworld Design. Years ago, when I was a school administrator, l tried to convince a student’s mother to bring her child to see a doctor. I failed miserably. I shouldn’t be surprised – it was the third time I…
Welcome back to Bat Chat! In Detective Comics #1,040, Bruce Wayne turns himself in to the GCPD after the events of the previous arc while Mr. Worth and Penguin plot their revenge as written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup to the…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Superman, Son of Kal-El #1: Walk with me for a minute. Y’know how Cannonball ended up being a great hero and father because he was trained by a mix of Xavier, Magneto and…
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 inaugural arc of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Superman and the Authority #1: Now that Jonathan Kent is doing his share of Superman-ing, Kal-El needs something else to do. How about getting a dope new costume and man-in-the-chairing the Authority? Grant…
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…