Mikel Janin - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:22:39 +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 Mikel Janin - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 4 stories about Batman and people in Detective Comics #1,100 https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/29/detective-comics-1100/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53969 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,...

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]]> 53969 BatChat With Matt & Will: Villain War! (w/ John Wickham) https://comicsxf.com/2025/03/20/batchat-with-matt-will-villain-war-w-john-wickham/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52021 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...

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]]> 52021 BatChat solves mysteries in Detective Comics, Justice League Unlimited and The Question https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/24/batchat-tec-jlu-question/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:19:10 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51474 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...

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]]> 51474 BatChat spent Christmas catching up on Detective Comics, Last Halloween and JLU https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/30/batchat-tec-lasthalloween-jlu/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51229 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...

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]]> 51229 BatChat makes up for lost time with Batman, ‘Tec, Two-Face and Justice League Unlimited https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/06/batchat-batman-tec-twoface-jlu/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51047 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...

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]]> 51047 Absolute Wonder Woman enters the BatChat alongside Tom Taylor’s Detective Comics debut https://comicsxf.com/2024/10/25/batchat-absolute-wonder-woman-detective/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50606 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...

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]]> 50606 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Wedding That Didn’t Happen (w/Abigale Heartbalm) https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/01/batchat-with-matt-will-the-wedding-that-didnt-happen-w-abigale-heartbalm/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47818 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...

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]]> 47818 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 BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 38: Batman Villains as Burlesque (w/ Veronica Biatrise) https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/09/batchat-with-matt-will-episode-38-batman-villains-as-burlesque-w-veronica-biatrise/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41342 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...

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]]> 41342 Climb Arkham Tower and Have a Rich-Off with Lex Luthor in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/07/climb-arkham-tower-and-have-a-rich-off-with-lex-luthor-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37222 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...

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]]> 37222 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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]]> 36143 Brainiac is a Double Dose of Trouble for Superman in Two Books This Week https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/18/brainiac-is-a-double-dose-of-trouble-for-superman-in-two-books-this-week/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34713 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...

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]]> 34713 We Bid a Fond Farewell to Superman. What, Really? https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/04/we-bid-a-fond-farewell-to-superman-what-really/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34296 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...

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]]> 34296 A Week of Short Stories Gives Many Visions of Superman https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/21/a-week-of-short-stories-gives-many-visions-of-superman/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32938 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...

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]]> 32938 Like Superman but Not Complex Continuty? This Week’s SuperChat is For You! https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/24/like-superman-but-not-complex-continuty-this-weeks-superchat-is-for-you/ Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31731 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,...

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]]> 31731 The Trip to the Future is Worth it as Future State Ends Strong for Superman https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/27/the-trip-to-the-future-is-worth-it-as-future-state-ends-strong-for-superman/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=21923 Journey into time…FOR THE FINAL(ish) TIME in our continued coverage of DC’s FUTURE STATE. We’re wrapping up with a walkthrough of last week’s Superman: Worlds of War #2 accompanied by House of El #1 wrapping up the take of the Man of Steels’ legacy. As Yes famously said there’s a time and the time is...

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]]> 21923 A Superman for … Some Seasons in Future State: Superman: Worlds of War https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/22/a-superman-for-some-seasons-in-future-state-superman-world-of-war/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13328 Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1 Writers:  Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Brandon Easton, Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Jeremy AdamsArtists: Mikel Janin, Valentine De Landro, Gleb Melnikov and Siya OumColorists: Jordie Bellaire, Marissa Louise and Hi-FiLetterers: Dave Sharpe, Travis Lanham and Gabriela Downe So, OK. Before we get started, I need to tell you...

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