Mitch Gerads - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:00:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mitch Gerads - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Joker story bad, Penguin story good, ‘Tec story great in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/26/batchat-detective-bravebold-penguin/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47782 The final act of “Gotham Nocturne” begins here. Stranded alone on the desert that is the apotheosis of all deserts, Batman must fight the Azmer demon inside him as Simon Hurt and his master Barbatos circle. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya continues her investigation into the death of GCPD members as the Question leads her down a...

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]]> 47782 BatChat With Matt & Will: The Darkest Episode of ’66 Ever https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/20/batchat-with-matt-will-the-darkest-episode-of-66-ever/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46014 It’s taken three episodes, but we’ve finally covered every story in the original Batman #1. That means this week, we’re covering the first appearance of Catwoman, and so we’re also covering a couple other Catwoman stories, one a story that’s place in continuity is weird even by DC Comics standards, and one that started off...

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]]> 46014 Batman Hunted, Riddler’s Diary and Hey, More Nine-Panel Grids in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/30/batman-hunted-riddlers-diary-and-hey-more-nine-panel-grids-in-batchat/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45875 In the ruins of the Orgham Tower, Batman faces down the Orgham prince, and on the surface, the next domino of the Orgham plan to conquer Gotham falls. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,073 is written by Ram V, penciled by Ivan Reis and Goran Sudzuka, inked by Danny Miki and Sudzuka, colored by...

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]]> 45875 Tom King Wrote a Batman Story? The Devil You Say! (BatChat) https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/19/tom-king-wrote-a-batman-story-the-devil-you-say-batchat/ Fri, 19 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45514 A new anthology series debuts in this first issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold:  The robots are revolting! And they’re killing all humans, too … but seriously. As Batman and Superman face Ultra-Morpho, all the robotic heroes and villains of the DCU begin to attack. And by issue’s end the true mastermind is...

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]]> 45514 Bat Chat With Matt & Will: A Swamp Thing Redwood Kaiju https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/22/bat-chat-with-matt-will-a-swamp-thing-redwood-kaiju/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43044 It’s another Patreon request this week! John Wickham, Jason Todd tier backer wanted us to talk about the story where Swamp Thing comes to Gotham and turns the city into a jungle, so we are, as well as two other stories where Batman meets Swamp Thing. The Garden of Earthly Delights (Swamp Thing V.2 #52-53) The...

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]]> 43044 Solve Cases Like Batman and Wish You Hadn’t Read That Riddler Story in Batchat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/02/solve-cases-like-batman-and-wish-you-hadnt-read-that-riddler-story-in-batchat-text/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42710 The secret history of Gotham City begins to be revealed in Detective Comics #1,063 as “Gotham Nocturne” continues. Batman checks in with an obscure foe, the Orgham family’s history is further revealed and Barbatos returns. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana...

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]]> 42710 Strange Adventures #12 And the Danger of Self-Spoilers https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/15/strange-adventures-12-and-the-danger-of-self-spoilers/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34652 The man of two worlds. A hero to both, and a traitor to them all. How do you pull the lies from the truth in the story of Adam Strange – and once you have, what’s left? Strange Adventures #12 is written by Tom King, drawn by Mitch Gerads and Evan Shaner, and lettered by...

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]]> 34652 So Pretty, So Disappointing, So Strange Adventures #11 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/31/so-pretty-so-disappointing-so-strange-adventures-11/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32168 No more secrets, no more lies. Alanna has finally confronted Adam about the truth of what happened to their daughter. The truth may soon set Aleea free, but Adam Strange is desperate for it to remain under wraps. The real question is, how desperate? Strange Adventures #11 is Written by Tom King, drawn by Mitch...

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