The truth of The Network and their deep connections to Gotham and the Joker begin to be revealed, as Jim Gordon once again comes face to face with Joker in The Joker #9, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. Some new ghost…
He’s Batman’s greatest nemesis. He is as mutable as his foe, appearing sometimes as a whacky criminal clown, sometimes as a terrifying homicidal maniac, and sometimes as an urban terrorist. He is the Joker. And this week, Matt and Will look at three single issue Joker stories in their first villain spotlight episode. The Joker’s…
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,044, Batman must save Mayor Nakano from the children of Vile while another Bat family member steps in to fight (the seized) City Hall in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, a…
Vengeance takes the spotlight as we learn the story of the new Bane and why she needs Jim Gordon in The Joker #8, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Arif Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. Two-Face is born and Batman and Catwoman share a rooftop as Gotham begins to…
Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,043, Mayor Nakano comes under fire in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Meanwhile, Deb Donovan and Red Hoodās investigation reaches its end in the backup written by Matthew Rosenberg, drawn by Darick Robertson, colored…
Introducing Panels of the Week, where our writing staff lets us know what one comic book moment stuck with them most from the past weekās offerings. Dr. Lorna Dane Our first moment is one thatās LONG overdue. Cori McCreery chooses this panel from X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 ābecause she finally got her Ph.D.,…
The forces hunting Joker circle closer in The Joker #7 as the Court of Owls makes itself known, an old ally reappears in Santa Prisca and Jim Gordon has a meal with a new ally in a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Arif Prianto and lettered by…
āFear Stateā has begun, and the Bat family is caught on the back foot. As is Simon Saint and his Magistrate. Itās looking pretty good for Scarecrow in Batman #112, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. And in the…
In Detective Comics #1,042, Batman and Huntress conclude their battle with The Jury in the feature, while in the backup, Deb Donovan and Red Hood continue their investigation into missing supervillain corpses as the oddest couple in Gotham. The feature was written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Viktor Bogdanovic, inked by Daniel Henriques and Bogdanovic,…
You canāt keep Batman down. Everywhere you look, there he is! In Detective Comics #1,041, Batman deals with the repercussions of his war with Mr. Worth as The Jury makes its moves against Batman and Bruce Wayne. And in the backup, reporter Deb Donovan gets a tip that leads her down a morbid trail. The…
Itās the Magistrate vs. the Unsanity Collective, and the Scarecrow makes his play in Batman #111, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Two-Face faces the GCPD in interrogation and his story includes some new twists and new characters. The…
Itās catch-up week here at Bat Chat. With none of the main-continuity Bat titles dropping, weāll be discussing three out-of-continuity digital first tales: two released physically in the past couple weeks, and one that is still digital for a couple more months. The inaugural arc of the new volume of Legends of the Dark Knight…
Itās another busy Bat week, with a full slate of titles! In Detective Comics #1,039, many answers about Hue Vile come to light in both the main and backup stories, with the feature written by Mariko Tamaki; penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic; inked by Daniel Henriques, Norm Rapmund and Bogdanovic; colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered…
Welcome to a special fifth week BatChat. For those not deeply entrenched in comics distribution, when there are five Wednesdays in a month, shipping can get ā¦ weird. So this week there are no comics with Batman as a lead! What are we to do? Well, to start, weāll look at last weekās digital release…
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 165: Cartoon Logic with Juni Ba Writer/artist Juni Ba joins the show to talk about the influences behind his TKO Studios graphic novel Djeliya. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show on…