Matthew Rosenberg - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:37:46 +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 Matthew Rosenberg - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 TCXFIP 396: Matthew Rosenberg talks If Destruction Be Our Lot and Spawn https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/21/tcxfip-396-matthew-rosenberg-talks-if-destruction-be-our-lot-and-spawn/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56587 Writer Matthew Rosenberg joins the show to talk about his new Image series If Destruction Be Our Lot, and taking over Todd McFarlane's Spawn.

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]]> 56587 ‘We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us’ sequel coming, in more good news for Dad Comics https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/14/were-taking-everyone-down-with-us-sequel/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:57:58 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54863 We’re living in a golden age of Dad Comics. Remember how your dad’s bookshelf had all those John Grisham and Tom Clancy novels on it? Dad Comics are John Grisham and Tom Clancy novels but for us (well, me at least. I don’t know your life). Instead of Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher and other...

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]]> 54863 BatChat With Matt & Will: Joker Behind Bars https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/03/batchat-with-matt-will-joker-behind-bars/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53247 The revolving doors of any prison or mental health facility in Gotham City are running jokes, and rightly so; they can’t keep a D-lister like Ratcatcher locked up, let alone someone like the Joker. But they do keep winding up back in custody, so there has to be story potential there, right? This week’s episode...

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]]> 53247 ADVANCE REVIEW: We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us #1 brings to new life to ’60s genre fiction https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/30/were-taking-everyone-down-with-us-1/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51910 After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world’s greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad’s robot bodyguard is following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever, or seek revenge and maybe...

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]]> 51910 CXF Interview Podcast 342: Matthew Rosenberg talks We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/04/tcxfip-342-matthew-rosenberg/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51867 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 342: Matthew Rosenberg talks We're Taking Everyone Down with Us Writer Matthew Rosenberg joins the show to talk about his new Image series We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com,...

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]]> 51867 Battle Of The Atom: Band-Aid Protocol https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/15/battle-of-the-atom-band-aid-protocol/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:18:22 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47708 Want to listen to two dudes not want to talk about comics for a while? You have come to the right place. For further reading on this run, check out this fantastic article by our pal Nola Pfau. Ranked This Episode

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]]> 47708 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 Joker Gets a Day Job and the Scooby Gang Takes a Cruise in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/14/joker-gets-a-day-job-and-the-scooby-gang-takes-a-cruise-in-batchat/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46000 The S.S. Silver St. Cloud is setting out for its maiden voyage to test a new navigational system developed by WayneTech. Bruce Wayne has invited Mystery Inc. to join him on the cruise and to help solve the mysteries he has set up. But when real pirates show up, it’s up to Batman, Scooby-Doo and...

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]]> 46000 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 BatChat Goes Under the Red Mask as Joker Runs for President https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/07/batchat-goes-under-the-red-mask-as-joker-runs-for-president/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45164 Batman comes mask to mask with Red Mask, the man behind this alternate Gotham, and learns the full extent of his plan in Batman #134, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake makes a quick...

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]]> 45164 BatChat Isn’t Mad at This Week’s Bat Books, It’s Just Disappointed https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/10/batchat-isnt-mad-at-this-weeks-bat-books-its-just-disappointed/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44708 After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #132 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and...

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]]> 44708 Is It an AU, or Is It a Psychic Prison? Either Way, It’s BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/06/is-it-an-au-or-is-it-a-psychic-prison-either-way-its-batchat/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44444 After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #131 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and...

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]]> 44444 Batman Goes Space Surfing, and More Joker Stuff, in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/09/batman-goes-space-surfing-and-more-joker-stuff-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44142 It’s the final showdown between Batman and Failsafe in Batman #130, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Batman must confront the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh for the life of the Joker in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn by Leonardo Romero, colored...

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]]> 44142 We’re Playing with a Deck Full of Jokers in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/04/were-playing-with-a-deck-full-of-jokers-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43709 Batman makes a last ditch play to stop Failsafe, a battle that takes him from Atlantis to the moon in Batman #129, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh fights for control of Batman’s mind during a battle...

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]]> 43709 Failsafe vs. the League, Gotham History and Joker’s Return in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/07/failsafe-vs-the-league-gotham-history-and-jokers-return-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43341 As Batman lies beaten by Failsafe, the Justice League comes to his rescue. Or tries to anyway. Batman #128 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, see the origins of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn...

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]]> 43341 The Ram V era of ‘Tec Begins as One Dark Knight Ends in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/29/the-ram-v-era-of-tec-begins-as-one-dark-knight-ends-in-batchat/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42268 A new creative team takes over in Detective Comics #1,062 as “Gotham Nocturne” 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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]]> 42268 BatChat Saves the Worst for Last with ‘Tec, Task Force Z and White Knight https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/01/detective-comics-1061/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41827 Revelations abound as we learn the secrets tying together the citizen criminals and Riddler’s secret backer in the final issue of this creative team in Detective Comics #1,061, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup,...

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]]> 41827 Riddler, Jason vs. the Family & Batman vs. Aliens in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/27/riddler-jason-vs-the-family-batman-vs-aliens-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 27 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41130 Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the...

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]]> 41130 Shadow War, Neo Year and Task Force Z in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/06/shadow-war-neo-year-and-task-force-z-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 06 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40558 Batman and Robin are on the hunt for the real killer of Ra’s al Ghul as Batman Inc. tries to protect the Secret Society from the Demon’s Shadow and Deathstroke and family are on the run in Batman #123, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton...

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]]> 40558 ‘Shadows’ Fall and Zombies Crawl in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/25/shadows-fall-and-zombies-crawl-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39211 “Shadows of the Bat” concludes, with various threads tied up, some left dangling and setup for what’s to come in Detective Comics #1,058, written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Ariana Maher. And in the final chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy finally gets a name...

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]]> 39211 Arkham Antics, Monster-on-Monster Violence and More in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/25/arkham-antics-monster-on-monster-violence-and-more-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38154 Act two of “Shadows of the Bat” wraps up as we finally reach Day 24 and all hell breaks loose in Detective Comics #1,054, in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Max Raynor, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the next chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy attempts...

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]]> 38154 Master Wayne Trains, A Mask Slips and Shaggy! in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/21/master-wayne-trains-a-mask-slips-and-shaggy-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37616 Before he was Batman, Bruce Wayne was simply a brilliant and angry young man. How did he go from that person to the hero Gotham needed? We begin seeing that journey in Batman: The Knight #1, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. In...

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]]> 37616 Formalism vs. Capitalism in The Silver Coin #8 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/19/formalism-vs-capitalism-in-the-silver-coin-8/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37448 When an executive at a 1960s stock brokerage acquires a collection of antiquities, the gap between the haves and the have-nots becomes painfully clear. The price of the Silver Coin keeps going up, even as the fortunes of its owner plummets, in issue #8, written by Matthew Rosenberg, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, and...

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]]> 37448 ‘Tec Tacks in a New Direction and a Puzzlebox Solved in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/31/tec-tacks-in-a-new-direction-and-a-puzzlebox-solved-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36841 Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,046, we are treated to the setup of many plots that will come to fruition in the upcoming “Shadows of the Bat” arc in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, Batman is...

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]]> 36841 Batman Gets a New Writer, Gordon Processes His Trauma and the Riddler in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/17/batman-gets-a-new-writer-gordon-processes-his-trauma-and-the-riddler-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36143 Gotham has survived the Fear State, and it feels … different. Batman has to reckon with the changed Gotham and with the fall from grace of some old allies in Batman #118, the first issue by the flagship title’s new creative team, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by...

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