âShadows of the Batâ concludes, with various threads tied up, some left dangling and setup for whatâs to come in Detective Comics #1,058, written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Ariana Maher. And in the final chapter of âHouse of Gotham,â The Boy finally gets a name…
With his identity in jeopardy, the serial killer known as The Foundling makes a bold move, and it’s up to Bruce Wayne, Henry Ducard and the Grey Shadow to stop him before he kills again in Batman: The Knight #3, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered…
The Sampson family prepares for a meal of clown, but the arrival of Vengeance makes their meal much less satisfying in The Joker #13, written by James Tynion IV, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inked by Cam Smith, colored by Arif Prianto & Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective Comics #1,056, the…
Batman, Lex Luthor, Abyss and Batman Inc. collide in the conclusion of the âAbyssâ storyline in Batman #121, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup feature, Maps Mizoguchi solves the mystery of her missing classmate in a story written,…
Act two of âShadows of the Batâ wraps up as we finally reach Day 24 and all hell breaks loose in Detective Comics #1,054, in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Max Raynor, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the next chapter of âHouse of Gotham,â The Boy attempts…
A cat burglar, a serial killer and a familiar manhunter all enter Bruce Wayneâs life as his journey to become Batman takes him to Paris in Batman: The Knight #2, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In Detective Comics #1,053, weâre three days…
The mystery of Abyss and his connection to Batman Incorporated begins to unravel as Batman leads a jailbreak in Batman #120, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup feature, Maps Mizoguchi learns what is taking children and Batman faces…
There are a lot of stories and a TON of creators in this weekâs BatChat. In Detective Comics #1,050, some major questions are answered in the conclusion of the first act of âShadows of the Batâ in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson…
Before he was Batman, Bruce Wayne was simply a brilliant and angry young man. How did he go from that person to the hero Gotham needed? We begin seeing that journey in Batman: The Knight #1, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In…
Everything has led to this. All the forces that have pursued the Joker for the past 10 issues are converging on the Sampson estate, as Jim Gordon has a realization, in The Joker #11, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective…
Batman and Lex Luthor cross figurative swords as the investigation into the death of Abyss continues in Batman #119 written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the new backup feature, Gotham Academy character Maps Mizoguchi returns to investigate the disappearance of…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zackâs pick: Monkey Meat #1: Cartoonist Juni Ba (Djeliya) works his magic on a new Image anthology series about a meat manufacturing company operating in an absurd capitalist hellscape. ($3.99) Listen to Ba on WMQ&A….
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,046, we are treated to the setup of many plots that will come to fruition in the upcoming âShadows of the Batâ arc in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, Batman is…
Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishalâs pick: Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1: Itâs the end of the world as we know it, and the Parliaments of the Green, the Red and the Rot agree to wipe the slate clean. Thereâs…
“Fear State” wraps up in the monthly Bat comics this week, so Matt and Will are reading three stories that feature the mastermind behind the most recent Batman crossover: Jonathan Crane, the Scarecrow. See him be whimsical, see him be pathetic, see him be epic. And find out which three of these stories features the…