Kyle Starks - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:38:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kyle Starks - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The BatChat boys catch up on Brave & the Bold, Silent Knight and Detective Comics https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/29/batchat-tec-bravebold-silentknight/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47549 The “Batman, Wanted” arc concludes, as Batman’s allies rush his unconscious body to the docks to get him out of the city before the Orghams finish what they started. With some unlikely help, they can do it, but what will this mean for Gotham? The lead story of Detective Comics #1,080 is written by Ram...

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]]> 47549 Batman crosses a line and Peacemaker finds happiness for once in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/06/batman-138-batchat/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46750 The rubicon has been crossed. Batman has pushed his family away harder than ever before, and now he must face off with them as well as Catwoman’s criminal empire. And Vandal Savage’s plans become clearer in Batman #138, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 46750 Batman, Joker and two comics that have neither (but rule) in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/08/batchat-batman-joker-peacemaker/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46521 The Gotham War is in full swing, and Batman is giving no quarter. The Bat family is siding against him, Catwoman is doing her best to maintain her word on protecting her crew and new players are moving into place. Batman #137 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey...

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]]> 46521 Bruce Has That Nightmare Again, Then Takes a Vacation in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/07/bruce-has-that-nightmare-again-then-takes-a-vacation-in-batchat/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45934 DC’s big summer event has kicked off. The new villain Insomnia has put the heroes of the DC Universe into deep sleeps, and he is traveling through their nightmares. What are Batman’s greatest nightmares? Find out in Knight Terrors: Batman #1, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered...

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]]> 45934 Everyone’s Back in Gotham This Week in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/09/everyones-back-in-gotham-this-week-in-batchat/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45674 Batman is back in his own Gotham, but things have changed. And so has he. Is he really ready to step right into the role again, even after everything that has happened? Batman #136 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Belen Ortega, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup,...

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]]> 45674 Will Found the Softcore on ComiXology (Also: Traveling to Mars, Where Monsters Lie, Paklis) https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/02/will-found-the-softcore-on-comixology-also-traveling-to-mars-where-monsters-lie-paklis/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45606 Some tiny boys go to the beach, and some big girls are mean to them. Yup, softcore porn has come to ComiXology in Cousins #1 by Tonara Cluric. Roy is still drifting toward the red planet, accompanied only by memories and his faithful rovers and otherwise alone. Or is he? Traveling to Mars #5 is...

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]]> 45606 Batman Turns 900 and Also Peacemaker Is Here in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/05/batman-turns-900-and-also-peacemaker-is-here-in-batchat/ Fri, 05 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45391 Batman faces down Red Mask on a journey through the Multiverse, where we see some very familiar cowls in Batman #135, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, Mikel Janin and Jorge Jimenez, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, Jimenez and Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and Romulo Fajardo Jr., and lettered by Clayton Cowles....

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]]> 45391 Yup, We’re Still Reading Stuff from Months Ago (including Local Man and Where Monsters Lie) https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/21/yup-were-still-reading-stuff-from-months-ago-including-local-man-and-where-monsters-lie/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45291 One long and bloody night is finally at its end in Rogues’ Gallery #4, with story by Hannah Rose May and Declan Shalvey, written by May, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Triona Farrell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Image. Roy is getting closer to his final destination. And perhaps nearer to a...

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]]> 45291 We Covered ‘The Boys’ #1 Because We Hadn’t Gotten to ‘The Boys’ #1 Yet https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/02/we-covered-the-boys-1-because-we-hadnt-gotten-to-the-boys-1-yet/ Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41834 When you need someone to watch the watchers and engage in some gratuitous sex, you know whom to call. The Boys #1 is written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Darick Robertson, colored by Tony Avina, lettered by Greg Thompson and published (originally) by WildStorm. It’s the end of the line for someone. Someone that’s not...

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]]> 41834 Things Are Getting Messier Than a Faceful of Poutine for Easton and Emily in Newburn https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/31/things-are-getting-messier-than-a-faceful-of-poutine-for-easton-and-emily-in-newburn/ Tue, 31 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41169 Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or...

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]]> 41169 Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton Takes a Final Stunt Fall https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/16/six-sidekicks-of-trigger-keaton-takes-a-final-stunt-fall/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35281 He was a drunk, a misogynist, a bully and an all-around, all-time asshole — the asshole’s asshole. But someone killed that bastard Trigger Keaton, and in the final issue of The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, we finally find out who done it. But does that even matter? Wasn’t it really the door fucking we...

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]]> 35281 A Car Chase and Some Chocolate Rain in The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/15/a-car-chase-and-some-chocolate-rain-in-the-six-sidekicks-of-trigger-keaton-2/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30998 Someone murdered Trigger Keaton, the world’s most famous TV action hero. But to be fair, everyone kinda hated him. Now the plot thickens, the sidekick numbers increase and the stuntman war escalates. Get ready for action in The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #2, written by Kyle Starks and drawn by Chris Schweizer with color...

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]]> 30998 Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #1 Will Make You Cry While You Soil Yourself Laughing https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/09/six-sidekicks-of-trigger-keaton-1-will-make-you-cry-while-you-soil-yourself-laughing/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29214 The world’s most unlikable action star has been found dead, and his previous TV sidekicks are looking to solve the mystery. But how can you catch a murderer when almost everyone hated the victim? Now, these sidekicks are going to learn what it means to be the stars of the show … that is, if...

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]]> 29214 WMQ&A Episode 163: The Power of Friendship with Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/08/wmqa-episode-163-the-power-of-friendship-with-kyle-starks-and-chris-schweizer/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29160 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 163: The Power of Friendship with Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer Noted best friends Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer join other noted best friends Dan Grote and Matt Lazorwitz to talk about their new Image series, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton.  You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts,...

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]]> 29160 Interview: Kyle Starks Answers Six Questions About The Six Sidekicks Of Trigger Keaton https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/19/interview-kyle-starks-answers-six-questions-about-the-six-sidekicks-of-trigger-keaton/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25363 Kyle Starks is an Eisner nominated cartoonist behind such titles as Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Assassination and The Legend Of Ricky Thunder. He might be the funniest writer in comics. His new book with artist Chris Schweizer, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, comes out this June from Skybound Entertainment. He sat down with us...

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