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As the Demon’s Shadow makes its move against the Secret Society, and Robin seeks Ravager’s help in his hunt for Deathstroke, Batman investigates Ra’s al Ghul’s murder and reunites with Talia in Batman #122, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, witness…
What do you mean that cool thing that happened to me when I was a kid never actually happened? Aw, hell. Alice Ever After #1 is written by Dan Panosian, illustrated by Giorgio Spalletta and Panosian, colored by Fabiana Mascolo, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by BOOM Studios. Go West, young woman. And be…
GOLD SILVER BRONZE Kurt Wagner is many things. He’s a mutant born in Bavaria with unique physical features: blue fur, a prehensile tail, pointed ears, fangs, and three-fingered hands and feet. He’s a teleporter and a trapeze artist. He’s the adopted son of a Romani sorceress and the biological son of a shapeshifter and a…
Another week, another Jason Todd tier Patreon backer choosing violence. This time, Will’s fiancee, Abigale Heartbalm, chooses Batman: The Widening Gyre, Kevin Smith’s incomplete Batman masterpiece (?). So, this week’s theme? Hollywood folks writing Batman. We get that story, the beginning of one of the most ambitious Batman stories ever, and a recent anthology with…
Meet Astou, Monkey Meat’s number one fan! She’s gotten a job at the Monkey Meat Motel, working alongside her hero, Thaddeus Lug himself! Could anything tarnish his standing in her eyes? Say, cries of injustice from a fountain of soul juice, harvested from the village that was wiped out after he helped discover them? Find…
Ahoy, Marauders! It’s a new number one. A new ship (it’s a spaceship). A not-really-new mission (rescue endangered mutants). A new creative team (except that we saw the writer already in the Annual). A new team, except Red Queen Captain Kate Pryde and muscular source of continuity/ time-traveling ex-cop Lucas Bishop. A new mystery (it’s…
Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…
When Rita Repulsa uses an ancient artifact to transport herself to a universe without Power Rangers, she finds herself on a world with aliens, kaiju … and Godzilla. Hoping to annihilate this new foe, Rita hurls her own terrible creatures into battle. But she never expects that the Rangers have followed her to this alternate…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 204: Steve Foxe Plays '92 Trivia Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men ’92: House of XCII, Archer & Armstrong Forever, and to play some ’92 trivia. (Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April…
You know Jean Grey. As an indelible part of the X-Men since its inception in 1963, you’d be hard pressed to find a fan of the line or indeed Marvel Comics in general without some opinion of her or connection to her. Until recently, Jean’s tenure in the Krakoa era has been defined by her…
On the day of Moon Knight #10’s publication, the second episode of the Disney+ show will air. The first episode introduced one of superhero comics’ most bizarre and fascinating characters to a massive audience. Many of Marvel’s recent movie offerings feel the need to acknowledge directly how silly its subject matter is, apologize for it,…
We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we get weirdly worked up about another that should be otherwise forgotten. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Ranked This Episode; Uncanny X-Men #117 (Psi-War) New…
So his big plan was to get arrested for a murder he didn’t commit? You do you, Easton. Newburn #5 is written by Chip “Secret Canadian Big Daddy” Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. What would happen if the Batman from Dark Knight Returns got to chill out with the gang in…
Anticipation has been building for the long-delayed film adaptation of everybody’s favorite Roy Thomas/Gil Kane creation, Morbius the Living Vampire, and it’s finally here! Fresh off his Oscar-winning but unrecognizable performance as Paolo Gucci, the pigeon trainer with a talent for garish marker art [Fact check: Leto was not nominated for an Oscar this year],…
It’s the future of Gotham. Bruce Wayne remains in jail. The GTO is now a fascist Bat-themed police force. And Terry McGinnis works for … Derek Powers? BatChat returns to the Murphyverse for Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design. Ra’s…