Detective Comics #1,108 finds new raindrops to dance between
Batman, Black Canary and Green Arrow do their best to protect the last whistleblower testifying against KlepCorp from dying in Detective Comics #1,108.
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BatChat With Matt & Will: How Are We At Story 700?
When I, Matt, came to Will in the waning days of pandemic lockdown with the idea to this podcast, legally completely unrelated to Battle of the Atom, a podcast I may or may not have mainlined 300-ish episodes of during the pandemic, I figured we’d goof around for a bit, and maybe get in about…
Detective Comics #1,107 brings Arrow and Canary to town
Batman is on a case involving a crooked company attempting to kill the witnesses to its misdeeds, in Detective Comics #1,107.
4 stories about Batman and people in Detective Comics #1,100
Detective Comics #1,100 is a big anniversary issue with a collection of stories from creators past and present from its 85+ year run. “Lost And Found” is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott.“Your Role In the Community” is written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan,…
Detective Comics turns #1,100 but doesn’t look a day over Vol. 4, Issue #25: CXF Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Detective Comics #1,100: Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin join…
A Batman-Penguin team-up in Detective Comics #1,098
Hunting for the kidnapped Harvey Bullock, Batman finds the secret organization called Elixir has another victim: The Penguin. Batman and Penguin must work together to find Bullock and escape Elixir. Detective Comics #1,098 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Lee Garbett, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Wes Abbott. Will Nevin: Let’s talk…
BatChat With Matt & Will: A Pride Tribute to Kevin Conroy
The evolution of representation of queer characters in mainstream superhero comics is something that entire books can, and should, be written about. So I’m not going to wax rhapsodic about all the changes here, but it’s June and thus Pride Month, and so we’re back with queer Bat characters. First we wrap up Greg Rucka’s…
Al Ewing saves the day in Detective Comics Annual 2025
Two self-contained Batman stories in one big issue. In his first Batman story, Al Ewing tells a tale of murder and math. And in the backup, one of Batman’s youngest fans teams up with the Dark Knight to investigate something going very wrong in his school. Detective Comics Annual 2025 has a main story written…
Marvel’s NYX wraps, 2 DC Annuals and a nice, big Transformers hardcover in the CXF Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Stephanie’s pick: NYX #10: With Mojo a bigger threat than ever…
‘Torn Comics’: Detective Comics #613 and the Batman’s Nights Off
“It bounced back and forth in my head until I realized I couldn’t judge it. It was too big. He was too big.“– Frank Miller, The Dark Knight Returns “…all stories are, more or less, ghost stories.”– Julian Woffrey, Victorian Ghosts Comic books were designed to be inherently disposable. Before collecting exploded into a cottage…
BatChat solves mysteries in Detective Comics, Justice League Unlimited and The Question
The Bat family races to save the young men targeted by the serial killer Asema. Batman confronts the killer, but the results are not what he was expecting. Detective Comics #1,093 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott. The Amazon rainforest burns with mystical fire. While…
Godzilla meets Dracula, plus Absolute Wonder Woman, Mystique and more Staff Picks
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Austin’s pick: Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre #3: Even in the face of…
What were ComicsXF’s 24 favorite comics of 2024?
While those other comics sites had their year-end best-of lists ready to go by Thanksgiving, we … got busy and put it off till the last possible minute. But hey, that just means we were able to take the full scope of the year’s comics into account. In doing so, we settled on these 24…
BatChat spent Christmas catching up on Detective Comics, Last Halloween and JLU
Batman and Robin investigate the death of a young man under their charge, and the mysterious organization seemingly covering it up. Bruce Wayne grows closer to Dr. Scarlett Scott, but her connection to the crimes may be deeper than Bruce suspected. Detective Comics #1,092 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin…
BatChat makes up for lost time with Batman, ‘Tec, Two-Face and Justice League Unlimited
Jim Gordon is in jail for the murder of the mayor of Gotham, and Batman must find out the truth about what his friend may or may not have done. But with Riddler and the Court of Owls circling, what can Bruce Wayne do to protect himself and all he cares about? Batman #155 is…