Mike Perkins - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:08:40 +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 Mike Perkins - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3 gives Bruce a happy ending https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/26/the-bat-man-second-knight-3-gives-bruce-a-happy-ending/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:08:38 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56130 The Bat-Man and Superman must put aside their differences as they face down the Scarecrow and The Hood in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3.

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]]> 56130 The Super-Man arrives in The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/19/the-super-man-arrives-in-the-bat-man-second-knight-2/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55335 A wounded Bat-Man investigates the forces of crime in Gotham, trying to get closer to the villains who are wreaking havoc on the city. Investigating the chaos is Lois Lane, and where Lois goes, are Clark Kent and a certain red-cape wearing hero far behind? The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2 is written by Dan Jurgens,...

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]]> 55335 DC’s The Bat-Man: Second Knight as good as the first https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/21/the-batman-second-knight-1/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54961 The Gotham of the 1940s and its new hero, The Bat-Man, are facing new threats. A killer is leaving a trail of mutilated bodies, and a scared city, behind him. And another new foe is there, one who revels in fear. The Bat-Man: Second Knight #1 is written by Dan Jurgens, drawn by Mike Perkins,...

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]]> 54961 Imps gone wild, First Knight wraps and Catwoman’s on her last life in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/24/batchat-worldsfinest-firstknight-catwoman/ Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49041 The heroes of the DC Universe are falling before enemies empowered by their 5th Dimensional Mite counterparts while Batman and Superman are trapped in the 2nd Dimension. While Bat-Mite helps Batman and Superman, Mr. Mxyzptlk goes to the one man who might be able to save the world: Jimmy Olsen. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #27 is...

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]]> 49041 BatChat plays catch-up with First Knight, Dylan Dog and Catwoman https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/03/batchat-firstknight-dylandog-catwoman/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48809 Gotham is getting stranger. Not only is there a Bat-Man, but now seeming undead Monster Men are rampaging and killing political movers and shakers. Bruce Wayne is in a strange new world, and he has some hard decisions to make if he wants to save his city. The Bat-Man: First Knight #2 is written by...

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]]> 48809 Batman teams up with Robin, an Italian comics icon and the 1930s in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/15/batchat-batmanandrobin-firstknight-dylandog/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48246 Damian’s maybe/sorta girlfriend, Flatline the apprentice to Lord Death Man, is in Gotham, and she’s looking for some missing family with Robin’s help. Meanwhile, Batman continues to look into the mystery of Man-Bat and Shush. Batman & Robin #7 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Simone Di Meo, colored by Giovanna Niro and lettered...

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]]> 48246 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 Heart to Hearts and Trips to the Zoo In SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/02/heart-to-hearts-and-trips-to-the-zoo-in-superchat/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44052 Kal-El is back. And he’s brought change with him — change that are making a lot of people nervous. Now that he’s back home, though, Superman’s focus is clear: his family comes first, above all else. Watch him deal with the fallout of claiming Olgrun’s Fire in Action Comics #1,048, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson,...

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]]> 44052 Read Between the Lines: The Swamp Thing #8 Flashes Back to the Present https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/01/reading-between-the-lines-the-swamp-thing-8-flashes-back-to-the-present/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34975 Great comics are made of great scenes: the pages and panels that use the comics medium to tell a story well. This is a column to unpack why it is that they work, and spotlight some cool bits that might not get talked about enough. Whether it’s a stellar page, a multi-page sequence, or a...

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]]> 34975 We Find Life In a Hopeless Place in The Swamp Thing #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/05/we-find-life-in-a-hopeless-place-in-the-swamp-thing-1/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22474 An old legend breathes new life and a new avatar of the Green is born.  Destined to meet, does Levi Kamei have what it takes to confront the immortal beings that lay waiting?  Join us in looking at The Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and...

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]]> 22474 The Future is Actually Eternal Darkness in DC’s Future State: Swamp Thing #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/05/the-future-is-actually-eternal-darkness-in-dcs-future-state-swamp-thing-2/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14530 Jason Woodrue and Obsidian threaten to plunge the world into eternal darkness and our only hope is…vegetables?!  Join us in looking at Future State: Swamp Thing #2, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Ari Bard: Hey Vishal… I think plants are our only hope. ...

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]]> 14530 The Future is … Plants? … in DC’s Future State: Swamp Thing #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/08/the-future-is-plants-in-dcs-future-state-swamp-thing-1/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=12171 Vegetables have taken over the world in Future State: Swamp Thing #1, written by Ram V, penciled by Mike Perkins, colored by June Chung and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. Vishal Gullapalli: Hey Ari, what do you know about plants? Ari Bard: Oh boy, I haven’t taken anything to do with biology in eight years, so...

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