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BatChat With Matt & Will: The World’s Vilest Team!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Batman has teamed up with pretty much every hero in the DC Universe because he’s, well, Batman. He’s also teamed up with many a villain. We’ve read stories where he worked with Lex Luthor, Ra’s al Ghul and Bane. But Patreon backer Ross Holmes very specifically wanted us to read a story where he teams…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: Gordon’s Mirror

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

Commissioner James Gordon has existed literally as long as Batman has, having appeared in Detective ComicsĀ #27, the first appearance of Batman. Over the years, he has changed and evolved as many comic characters have. Originally mostly a deskbound civil servant who was just here to turn on the Bat Signal, Gordon has become an important…

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The Ram V era of ‘Tec Begins as One Dark Knight Ends in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago022 mins

A new creative team takes over in Detective Comics #1,062 as ā€œGotham Nocturneā€ begins. Batman encounters a new supernatural threat and begins to feel something happening to him, and something dark rising. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the…

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BatChat Goes Beyond the White Knight and into a Shadow War

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago024 mins

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…

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Find out What Comic Broke Matt in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago021 mins

Looks like we oopsed up and called it too early before, but this time it’s really the last issue of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight. This issue features two shorts:  ā€œThe Ghost and the Knight,ā€ written by Che Grayson, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Alejandro Sanchez and lettered by Aditya…

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BatChat With Matt & Will Ep.8: One Angry Batman

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Batman may be the world’s greatest detective and martial artist, but he isn’t infallible, as much as some sections of fandom want you to believe. And this week, we look at three stories where Batman loses in very different ways. Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia Superheavy (Batman V.2 #41-50) Cold Days (Batman V.3 #51-53) If you…

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