Detective Comics #1,100 is a big anniversary issue with a collection of stories from creators past and present from its 85+ year run. “Lost And Found” is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott.“Your Role In the Community” is written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan,…
Gotham villains seem to spend so much time fighting each other, it’s a wonder they have any time to fight Batman. Friend of the show and Patreon backer John Wickham returns for three instances of villain on villain violence, with Blackgate Vs. Arkham during the Forever Evil crossover, Hush Vs. Talia in the run up…
The Bat family races to save the young men targeted by the serial killer Asema. Batman confronts the killer, but the results are not what he was expecting. Detective Comics #1,093 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott. The Amazon rainforest burns with mystical fire. While…
Batman and Robin investigate the death of a young man under their charge, and the mysterious organization seemingly covering it up. Bruce Wayne grows closer to Dr. Scarlett Scott, but her connection to the crimes may be deeper than Bruce suspected. Detective Comics #1,092 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin…
Jim Gordon is in jail for the murder of the mayor of Gotham, and Batman must find out the truth about what his friend may or may not have done. But with Riddler and the Court of Owls circling, what can Bruce Wayne do to protect himself and all he cares about? Batman #155 is…
The Princess of Hell has reached Man’s World. Learn the origin of the Wonder Woman of the new DC Earth in Absolute Wonder Woman #1, written by Kelly Thompson, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Becca Carey. A serial killer is targeting young criminals in Gotham, and they seem to…
At 120 episodes, we’ve covered a lot of Batman comics. A lot. But I think few have been more contentious, both in the fandom and on this podcast, as the ones this week. Because this week we’re talking about the Tom King run, the creator with possibly the biggest gaps in his work on The…
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….
This week, Matt and Will are joined by the Carrie Kelly to Matt’s grumpy old Bruce Wayne, singer/storyteller/myth scholar and previous guest on WMQ&A, Veronica Biatrise (@joanofarchetype), to talk about one of her favorite characters, Poison Ivy, just in time for Ivy’s new mini-series to debut this week. We have classic Ivy, modern Ivy and…
Batman and Lex Luthor cross figurative swords as the investigation into the death of Abyss continues in Batman #119 written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the new backup feature, Gotham Academy character Maps Mizoguchi returns to investigate the disappearance of…
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…
While the Superman of Earth Prime gets ready for Warworld, over in other Earths, other Superman have more classic villains to face – and Brainiac’s the brains behind it all. An older Superman and his recruits thwart Brainiac’s varied contingency plans, truly coming together as a team for the first time in the conclusion to…
Superman and his new team battle June Moon’s inner demons to get the Enchantress on the team – leaving just one member left to be recruited. Before the team can get to young icon Lightray, however, Superman’s old enemies rear their ugly heads (and uglier brains) for an all-out attack! Superman and the Authority #3…
Yeah, you knew this was coming. This week, on Superman & The Authority #2, it’s an assemble-the-team montage of sorts, as Superman and Manchester Black bring their world’s best, brightest and most dangerously effective team together in their efforts to make the world a better place. Written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel Janín, Fico…
On another world, as Superman’s powers wane, he begins to wonder what more he could have done with his Earth’s metahumans to build a finer world. He’s got a plan that starts with, of all people, the anarchic villain Manchester Black, in Superman and the Authority #1 written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel Janín,…