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Gotham Burns and the Orghams Plot in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago022 mins

Threads begin to come together as Bruce Wayne faces his own mortality and the history of the Orghams is revealed. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,070 is written by Ram V, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, a frozen Dr. Mead reflects on the…

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BatChat Isn’t Mad at This Week’s Bat Books, It’s Just Disappointed

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago023 mins

After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #132 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…

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Is It an AU, or Is It a Psychic Prison? Either Way, It’s BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago024 mins

After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #131 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…

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Failsafe vs. the League, Gotham History and Joker’s Return in BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago019 mins

As Batman lies beaten by Failsafe, the Justice League comes to his rescue. Or tries to anyway. Batman #128 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, see the origins of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn…

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