Hayden Sherman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:05:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Hayden Sherman - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 When Bruce met Diana: Absolute Wonder Woman #15 and Absolute Batman #16 https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/30/when-bruce-met-diana-absolute-wonder-woman-15-and-absolute-batman-16/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55776 Hell comes to Gotham as Team BatChat covers the two-part crossover between DC's Absolute Wonder Woman and Absolute Batman.

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]]> 55776 Watters and Sherman drop the curtain on the masterpiece that is Batman: Dark Patterns https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/16/batman-dark-patterns-12/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54848 The final issue draws everything together. Batman faces the Child of Fire, and stands prepared to save Gotham from the storm that he has brought. Batman: Dark Patterns #12 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: And now, the end is near,...

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]]> 54848 The Child of Fire revealed in DC’s Batman: Dark Patterns #11 https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/24/batman-dark-patterns-11/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54641 “Child of Fire” continues. Jim Gordon goes to an unlikely source for help. Batman, still recovering from his wounds, deduces the identity of the Child of Fire and goes to track him down. And the history of Gotham and fire is laid bare. Batman: Dark Patterns #11 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden...

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]]> 54641 The end begins with a Child of Fire in Batman: Dark Patterns #10 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/19/batman-dark-patterns-10/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54196 “Child of Fire,” the final arc of the series, begins here. Still recovering from the wounds he received, Batman is unable to stop the crimes of a new villain, the Child of Fire. He has a theory about who it is, but there is something more sinister underneath it, and Batman may have trusted the...

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]]> 54196 Batman loses in Dark Patterns #9, and it’s a triumph https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/17/batman-dark-patterns-9/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53839 “Pareidolia,” the third arc of the series, wraps up with Batman shot and tied up at the mercy of the man behind the discovery of the body that led Batman to Gotham’s Rookery neighborhood. Can Batman figure out all the secrets and convince his captors to free him before he is killed? Batman: Dark Patterns...

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]]> 53839 Bruce gets obsessed in DC’s Batman: Dark Patterns #8 https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/11/batman-dark-patterns-8/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53344 As Batman’s hunt for the killer in Gotham’s Rookery district verges on obsession, he dives deeper in, learning about the past of an erstwhile ally and leaving him open for the killer’s strike. Batman: Dark Patterns #8 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Matt...

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]]> 53344 Emo Wally, a minotaur and Ra’s al Musk in Absolute Flash, Wonder Woman and Superman https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/29/absolute-flash-wonderwoman-superman-batman/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53128 Welcome back to Talking Absolute, where we at ComicsXF analyze the Absolute DC storylines, controversies and themes that have captured our imaginations each month. Today, we’ll be covering the titles released in June, featuring emo Flash, a Musky Ra’s al Ghul and something stinky in Absolute Wonder Woman. Absolute Flash #4 Written by Jeff Lemire,...

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]]> 53128 Enter The Rookery in Batman: Dark Patterns #7 https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/14/batman-dark-patterns-7/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53025 Batman travels into The Rookery, one of Gotham’s darker neighborhoods, investigating a murder and learning about the history of a familiar name: The Red Hood Gang. Batman: Dark Patterns #7 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: It’s no “the man is...

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]]> 53025 Talking DC’s Absolute Martian Manhunter #3, Absolute Wonder Woman #8 & Absolute Flash #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/28/absolute-flash-wonderwoman-martianmanhunter/ Wed, 28 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52838 Welcome back to Talking Absolute…, where we at ComicsXF analyze the Absolute DC storylines, controversies and themes that have captured our imaginations each month. Today, we’ll be covering the titles released in the back half of May, talking teenage angst in Absolute Flash, gaseous villains in Absolute Wonder Woman and humanity’s clouded judgment in Absolute...

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]]> 52838 2 arcs in, and Dark Patterns remains the best current Batman book https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/23/batman-dark-patterns-6/ Fri, 23 May 2025 11:41:16 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52785 Batman learns the details of the origin of the new Ventriloquist, as her plans fall apart and she makes one final, desperate attempt to stop her home from being seized. Batman: Dark Patterns #6 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will Nevin: I...

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]]> 52785 We are all Scarface in Batman: Dark Patterns #5 https://comicsxf.com/2025/05/02/batman-dark-patterns-5/ Fri, 02 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52431 Batman continues to make his way through an apartment building controlled by Scarface, trying to find the mastermind. But there is more here than Batman expected, and there is something waiting as he reaches the top floor, a secret that will change the whole case. Batman: Dark Patterns #5 is written by Dan Watters, drawn...

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]]> 52431 The case of the Wound Man is closed in Batman: Dark Patterns #3 https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/23/batman-dark-patterns-3/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51787 The case of the Wound Man comes to a close. Batman follows his trail to his secret past, as the Wound Man runs afoul of a family noted for its bad intentions. Batman: Dark Patterns #3 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will...

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]]> 51787 Batman: Dark Patterns #4 starts a new arc that looks to be as strong as the first https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/14/batman-dark-patterns-4/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51985 A new arc begins as Batman must make his way through an apartment complex to save a captured police officer. The apartment complex, though, has something more sinister hiding beneath the surface. Batman: Dark Patterns #4 is written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic. Will...

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]]> 51985 The fate of the Tetracide, and Diana, revealed in Absolute Wonder Woman #5 https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/26/absolute-wonder-woman-5/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51841 The Tetracide is “The Four Killer,” and Diana has done the unthinkable to escape its fatal grasp. The move may have saved her to fight another day, but the price Diana paid is more than she can stand to lose for the fight that’s coming. She will need the help of allies old and new...

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]]> 51841 Diana commits Tetracide … cide in Absolute Wonder Woman #4 https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/22/absolute-wonder-woman-4/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51439 The Tetracide is “The Four Killer,” and Diana has done the unthinkable to escape its fatal grasp. The move may have saved her to fight another day, but the price Diana paid is more than she can stand to lose for the fight that’s coming. She will need the help of her allies both old...

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]]> 51439 Absolute Batman looks back, Dark Patterns rips and Batman & Robin put character first https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/10/batchat-absolute-darkpatterns-androbin/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51353 Step back to Bruce Wayne’s earliest days as Batman, and to a time when Thomas Wayne was still alive, as the background of this new Batman starts to be filled in. Absolute Batman #4 is written by Scott Snyder from a plot by Snyder and Nick Dragotta, drawn by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Frank...

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]]> 51353 The BatChat boys LOVE Batman: Dark Patterns. Other comics are here, too. https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/13/batchat-darkpatterns-androbin-lasthalloween-batscoob/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51110 In the early days of his career, Batman investigates a series of strange, brutal murders that seem designed to make the victims experience the maximum amount of pain. Follow a detective story from the beginning in Batman: Dark Patterns #1, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Triona Farrell and lettered by...

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]]> 51110 Absolute Wonder Woman enters the BatChat alongside Tom Taylor’s Detective Comics debut https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/25/batchat-absolute-wonder-woman-detective/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50606 The Princess of Hell has reached Man’s World. Learn the origin of the Wonder Woman of the new DC Earth in Absolute Wonder Woman #1, written by Kelly Thompson, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Becca Carey. A serial killer is targeting young criminals in Gotham, and they seem to...

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]]> 50606 WMQ&A Episode 279: New York Comic Con 2023 https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/24/wmqa-279-nycc-2023/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46966 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 279: New York Comic Con 2023 Dan wanders the Javits Center during New York Comic Con 2023 for interviews with Goats Flying Press founder Sebastian Girner, artist Hayden Sherman, writer Ethan Sacks, Vault Comics CEO and Publisher Damian Wassel, and writer Steve Orlando. You can listen to...

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]]> 46966 DC Pride Offers One Great Morrison Story, YMMV on Others https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/28/dc-pride-offers-one-great-morrison-story-ymmv-on-others/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45848 Three pride specials from both of the Big Two companies, two CXF regulars with a lot to say about them. Welcome to Part 2 of our Pride issue coverage. This time we’re focusing on DC Pride 2023. Check out Part 1 here. Sean: So DC’s Pride special was the obvious winner of Pride 2023, if...

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]]> 45848 Who Asked for Kevin Smith Comics? (And Blink #3 and Hell to Pay #1) https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/17/who-asked-for-kevin-smith-comics-and-blink-3-and-hell-to-pay-1/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43906 By Ian Gregory and Will Nevin Wren learns more about her past … and what she might have to do in the future … in Blink #3, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. Just when you think your job of...

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]]> 43906 A Trio of Deuces in Blink, Patrick Todd and A Calculated Man https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/08/a-trio-of-deuces-in-blink-patrick-todd-and-a-calculated-man/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43817 We go deeper into the prison of our own construction and get a sense of what first opened the door in Blink #2, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. He’s not right, certainly, but what’s to blame? The bodies piling...

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]]> 43817 Chonky Boy Alert: Team Vault Talks to Us about the Wasted Space Omnibus Kickstarter https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/13/chonky-boy-alert-team-vault-talks-to-us-about-the-wasted-space-omnibus-kickstarter/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42842 Look at your bookshelf right now. What’s on it? Some novels you haven’t touched since that book club you joined after college, maybe a framed photo of your partner, some cherished action figures from the 1990s Toy Biz X-Men line that have no value otherwise. Now look down at the next shelf, the one sagging...

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]]> 42842 Killin’ for Fun (and Revenge and Profit) in Rogues’ Gallery, Absolution and Above Snakes https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/12/killin-for-fun-and-revenge-and-profit-in-rogues-gallery-absolution-and-above-snakes/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42826 If you go after the queen of TV superheroes, you’d better not miss. Or you could think about sucking less as a person. Your choice, really, in Rogues’ Gallery #1, written by Hannah Rose May, with story by May and Declan Shalvey, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and...

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]]> 42826 Hayden Sherman Pulls Double Duty to Help Us Get Over Hit Me Ending https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/11/hayden-sherman-pulls-double-duty-to-help-us-get-over-hit-me-ending/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42410 Tie us up and twist our nipples, why don’t you, if you’re going to end Hit Me #5, written by Christa Faust, drawn by Priscilla Petraites, colored by Marco Lesko, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. We’re on a mission of revenge, and our imaginary talking bird is just eggin’ us on in...

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