Gotham by Gaslight - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:48:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Gotham by Gaslight - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The Marvel Swimsuit Special returns as a League for Justice forms in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/09/staff-picks-july9/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53309 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. Adam’s pick: Marvel Swimsuit Special #1: Roxxon Comics is at it...

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]]> 53309 Alfred crashes the Absolute Batman party as the Kryptonian Age reaches its midpoint in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/16/batchat-absolute-androbin-gaslight/ Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50833 Alfred Pennyworth watches the Batman’s war with Roman and his Party Animals, while readers get a better feeling for the world of this very different Bruce Wayne. Absolute Batman #2 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Nick Dragotta, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Batman and Robin must escape the inferno...

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]]> 50833 A Mark Waid twofer as BatChat covers Batman & Robin: Year One and World’s Finest https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/18/batchat-yearone-worldsfinest-gothambygasligh/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50487 Three months ago, Batman took in an orphan. Now, it’s time for the world to meet Robin, the Boy Wonder. On his first night out, a run-in with Two-Face leads to questions about a new, and far greater, threat. Batman & Robin: Year One #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn and colored by Chris...

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]]> 50487 Robin Reflects, the Victorian Justice League gathers and Martin Short in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/13/batchat-androbin-gothambygaslight-echoes/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50135 Back in Gotham, Damian talks to the school counselor about who he is, and has to answer somewhat vaguely since he’s thinking about his and Batman’s confrontation with Bane and the Cult of Kobra on Dinosaur Island. Batman & Robin #13 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn and colored by Juan Ferreyra and lettered by...

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]]> 50135 Bat-Cat in space, Mystery Inc. have a ball and Gotham by Gaslight grows in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/06/batchat-batman-batscoob-gothambygaslight/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:16:18 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50062 Batman and Catwoman are on an alien world, trying to steal a Mother Box from Amanda Waller, while dodging the Suicicde Squad. So it’s a Tuesday. Oh, wait, what’s that creeping dread?  Batman #152’s main story is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr....

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]]> 50062 Batman vs. Zur, vs. Man-Bat and vs. the Kryptonian Age in this week’s BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/14/batchat-batman-androbin-gaslight/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49262 The Bat family has gathered again, and it’s time to face down Zur in final battle. But both Zur and Batman have some surprises up their sleeves in this arc’s conclusion in Batman #148, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Continuing this week of...

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]]> 49262 BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 3: A Batman By Any Other Name https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/07/batchat-with-matt-will-episode-3-a-batman-by-any-other-name/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34382 There are more comics about alternate versions of Batman than of any other hero in the DC Universe, if not all of comics. And so, this week, Matt and Will are going to take a trip through three tales of Dark Knights of different eras and origins. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Batman: Holy Terror Superman:...

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