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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
T’Challa, Omolola, and Shuri all take part in dealing with Wakanda’s sleeper program being compromised. Difficult conversations, well-deserved ire, and some murder investigation all feature in Black Panther #2 written by John Ridley, art by Juann Cabal, colors by Federico Blee, and letters/design by Joe Sabino. Love and trust are verbs: tangible and inseparable actions. …
Released in print this week, after debuting digitally, The Next Batman: Second Son #1 begins the story of how Jace Fox, the forgotten son of Lucius Fox, becomes the Batman of “Future State” in a story written by John Ridley, drawn by Tony Akins, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Rex Lokus and lettered by…
The Man of Steel gets his own take on the “color” anthology in Superman: Red And Blue #1 including: “Untitled” written by John Ridley, art by Clayton Henry, colors by Jordie Bellaire and letters by Dave Sharpe “The Measure of a Man” written by Brandon Easton, art by Steve Lieber, colors by Ron Chan and…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). Batman is on the run from The Magistrate, Duke Thomas makes a speech and the Arkham Knight makes a statement in Future State: The Next Batman #3 with: “The Next Batman,” written by John Ridley, drawn by Laura Braga with breakdowns by Nick Derington, colored by…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). It’s a new year and a whole new Gotham City … of the future. Gotham is now a fascist police state controlled by private security called The Magistrate. Masks are illegal. Batman, whoever he may be, is as much an outlaw as the villains he once…