John Ridley - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:53:29 +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 John Ridley - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Law of Contrivance https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/13/batchat-with-matt-will-the-law-of-contrivance/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45989 There are plenty of superheroes you could talk about where the issues of copaganda in 2023 don’t come up. I’m sure there are. But Batman isn’t one of them. We’ve had episodes talking about Jim Gordon and the main detectives of the GCPD before and had to look at those questions, and this week, we’re...

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]]> 45989 A Blue Wall Falls, Ra’s Has One Bad Day and Chasing Metamorpho in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/24/a-blue-wall-falls-ras-has-one-bad-day-and-chasing-metamorpho-in-batchat/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45110 Renee Montoya must face the changes she has not been able to make, and her own complacency, while trying to bring fallen officer Danny Ortega in alive in GCPD: The Blue Wall #6, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Ra’s al Ghul’s newest plan...

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]]> 45110 Clayface, Nightwing and the GCPD Take Over BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/24/clayface-nightwing-and-the-gcpd-take-over-batchat/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44898 Danny Ortega’s one-man war on the GCPD continues as Renee Montoya is given an offer in GCPD: The Blue Wall #5, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Basil Karlo went to Hollywood to reinvent himself. But when you’re a shapeshifting clay monster, it’s hard...

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]]> 44898 Jace Fox’s Run Ends While The Adventures Continue in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/20/jace-foxs-run-ends-while-the-adventures-continue-in-batchat/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44813 A motorcycle gang called the Ratpack made up of rat men is terrorizing the home of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. The Scooby Gang teams up with her niece, the original Bat-Girl, and the new Batwoman to find out what happened to her and who is behind the Ratpack in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries...

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]]> 44813 A Sidekick Snaps, Bane Wrassles and a Cop … Also Snaps … in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/20/a-sidekick-snaps-bane-wrassles-and-a-cop-also-snaps-in-batchat/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44551 Kid Thunder has been freed from the Joker and the Key, but the torture has caused him to begin to lose his grip on his rage. Now Superman must make a fateful decision in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #11, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands....

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]]> 44551 A Day at the Beach as Urban Legends Ends in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/13/a-day-at-the-beach-as-urban-legends-ends-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44497 Ghosts and a medium lead to robberies. Not exactly unusual for a Scooby-Doo story. But there’s some more to this issue than meets the eye in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #4, written by Amanda Deibert, drawn by Scott Jeralds, colored by Carrie Strachan and lettered by Saida Temofonte. The truth about Jace’s mother has...

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]]> 44497 Batman v. Robin, Montoya v. Two-Face and Urban v. Legends in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/23/batman-v-robin-montoya-v-two-face-and-urban-v-legends-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44326 It all comes down to this: Father fights son while the Devil Nezha and Mother Soul look on. Batman vs. Robin #4 is written by Mark Waid, drawn by Mahmud Asrar and Scott Godlewski, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Steve Wands. While our three rookies face the effects of their actions or inactions,...

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]]> 44326 Hoo! Hoo! Hoo Was Actually Entertained by Batman/Spawn? (and More BatChat) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/16/hoo-hoo-hoo-was-actually-entertained-by-batman-spawn-and-more-batchat/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44227 It’s party night in the Owl Court Hotel, as the Scooby Gang and Bruce Wayne wind up attending a birthday soiree and running from a Talon in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3, written by Matthew Cody, drawn and colored by Erich Owen, and lettered by Saida Temofonte. Lucius Fox comes to New York as...

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]]> 44227 ‘Tec Visits Hamilton Times, the Penguin Strikes Back and the Bat Arrives in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/02/tec-visits-hamilton-times-the-penguin-strikes-back-and-the-bat-arrives-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44069 The year is 1776, and the Orgham family is planning to unleash a mystical artifact that will make the Gathome settlement theirs forever. But there is a fly in the ointment. Or should I say a Bat. Detective Comics Annual 2022 is written by Ram V, drawn by Christopher Mitten and Rafael Albuquerque with Hayden...

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]]> 44069 World’s Finest, Freeze and the GCPD in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/18/worlds-finest-freeze-and-the-gcpd-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43922 Kid Thunder’s dark secret comes to light as the Joker and the Key make their move in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #9, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands. Is there redemption to be found for the supervillains of Gotham? Batman and Robin, early in their...

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]]> 43922 The World of Wakanda Widens with Black Panther #10 and a Shuri Spotlight https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/12/the-world-of-wakanda-widens-with-black-panther-10-and-a-shuri-spotlight/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43392 “No, I didn’t like it. At all.” She told me (of all people!) she doesn’t like Black Panther. Not the movie, not the comic. Nothing. But I wasn’t mad. How could I be? She was born in East Africa, educated in Kenya and Namibia. She speaks Amharic to her mother and father.  How could she...

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]]> 43392 Holy Resurrections, Batman! [Redacted] Is Back in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/16/holy-resurrections-batman-redacted-is-back-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42939 The tension has been boiling for years, and now it has exploded. Damian Wayne has come to kill his father, and he’s brought some friends along. And Batman has his own ally at hand … the seemingly resurrected Alfred Pennyworth. Batman vs. Robin #1 is written by Mark Waid, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by...

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]]> 42939 Jace Fox, the Signal and Azrael Star in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/12/jace-fox-the-signal-and-azrael-star-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42448 Jace Fox teams up with the Question to find out who killed Anarky while Tiff Fox tries to find her place in her new life in I Am Batman #12, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri.  Batman: Urban Legends #18 starts its next serials,...

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]]> 42448 Black Panther #8, Like Beyonce’s New Album, Won’t Be for Everyone https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/10/black-panther-8-like-beyonces-new-album-wont-be-for-everyone/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42399 T’Challa has owned the path his secrets paved for the Hatut Zeraze’s takeover, and ceded command of the resistance to his allies. But doing the right thing doesn’t always lead to the outcomes – or answers – one would prefer. T’Challa’s undue mistrust must face consequences – choices that will alter the fate of Wakanda...

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]]> 42399 A Titanic Team-Up of Tinseltown Titans (Plus I Am, Beyond) in BatChat T.E. https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/15/a-titanic-team-up-of-tinseltown-titans-plus-i-am-beyond-in-batchat-t-e/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42063 Jace gets a new headquarters, Chubb faces the fallout of the arrest of Manray and Montoya comes to New York in I Am Batman #11, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce & Tom Derenick, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri.  Batman: Urban Legends #17 is an in-between-arcs cooling off issue,...

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]]> 42063 Black Panther #7 Is Good… But It Could Be More https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/07/black-panther-7-is-good-but-it-could-be-more/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41910 T’Challa has to make major concessions to earn back the trust of the allies he’s hurt, as his enemies continue to grow their influence over his home in Black Panther #7, written by John Ridley, art by Stefano Landini, color art by Matt Milla, letters by Joe Sabino. Humility is a good, great, necessary trait...

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]]> 41910 Jace Keeps It Simple, Alfred Returns (Kinda) and Tim Drake Comes Out in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/17/jace-keeps-it-simple-alfred-returns-kinda-and-tim-drake-comes-out-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41520 The hunt for the serial killer (artist?) Manray comes to a close as Jace Fox faces his first costumed foe in a final battle for the life of the mayor in I Am Batman #10, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri.  The second major...

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]]> 41520 Black Panther #6 Finds Pride Leading (Almost) to a Fall https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/01/the-women-in-his-life-bail-out-tchalla-in-black-panther-6/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41222 The women in his life bail out T’Challa in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future.  At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy...

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]]> 41222 BatChat (Text) Gets into the Groove with I Am Batman, Urban Legends and Get Joker https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/13/batchat-text-gets-into-the-groove-with-i-am-batman-urban-legends-and-get-joker/ Fri, 13 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40747 Jace Fox is still hunting the mysterious and brutal killer in New York, and it’s starting to weigh on him. Will he be able to stop the killer with the help of friends and family? I Am Batman #9 is written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce and Stephen Segovia, colored by Rex Locus...

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]]> 40747 BatChat Catches up with Batman ’89, I Am Batman and Urban Legends https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/15/batchat-catches-up-with-batman-89-i-am-batman-and-urban-legends/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40104 Two-Face’s plans begin to come to fruition as he takes on Gotham, and the Gordons are caught in the crossfire in Batman ’89 #5, written by Sam Hamm, drawn by Joe Quinones, colored by Leonardo Ito and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Bruce Wayne is dead, the computer systems that run the Gotham of the future...

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]]> 40104 Black Panther #5 Examines Loyalty and Leadership https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/13/black-panther-5-examines-loyalty-and-leadership/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40037 Secrets are revealed and loyalties are questioned in Black Panther #5 written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Is it a person, or is it the people? When change needs to happen; when revolutions occur; when the world is in need...

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]]> 40037 Women of Wakanda Take Center Stage in Black Panther #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/02/women-of-wakanda-take-center-stage-in-black-panther-4/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38218 As Shuri’s investigation into an assassination ring continues, Omalola comes truly into her own. Black Panther #4 is written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Ibrahim Moustafa, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black women take center stage in Black Panther #4. Do these characters own the moment as...

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]]> 38218 BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 23: Do I Look Like Batman? (w/ Lex Smith) https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/24/batchat-with-matt-will-episode-23-do-i-look-like-batman-w-corey-smith/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38098 Look, anyone with any knowledge of comics history knows that comics creators in mainstream American comics are, well, pretty darn white. And Batman is no exception; there are no truly long runs by creators of color on any of the flagship Batman titles. But there are some good stories by Black writers on Batman, and...

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]]> 38098 Bruce Does a The Graduate, ‘Shadows’ Unravel and More in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/18/bruce-does-a-the-graduate-shadows-unravel-and-more-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38031 A cat burglar, a serial killer and a familiar manhunter all enter Bruce Wayne’s life as his journey to become Batman takes him to Paris in Batman: The Knight #2, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In Detective Comics #1,053, we’re three days...

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]]> 38031 Black Panther #200 is a Love Story https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/26/black-panther-200-is-a-love-story/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37659 Between man and country, between country and king; between friends; between ex-lovers; between the love of ideology and the love of individualism – there’s a lot of love in Black Panther #200.  We find T’Challa and his partner-cum-conscience Omolola mid-fight, as the masked ideologues who’ve been stalking and killing T’Challa’s secret Wakandan spies have finally...

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