Phil Hester - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:40:06 +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 Phil Hester - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Gotham Burns and the Orghams Plot in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/06/gotham-burns-and-the-orghams-plot-in-batchat/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45146 Threads begin to come together as Bruce Wayne faces his own mortality and the history of the Orghams is revealed. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,070 is written by Ram V, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, a frozen Dr. Mead reflects on the...

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]]> 45146 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 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 Some Hot Chip on Chip Action in Image’s Crossover #7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/30/some-hot-chip-on-chip-action-in-images-crossover-7/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30315 Finally, this issue answers the important question: What happened to Chip Zdarsky when the superheroes crossed over into our world? Zdarsky, artist Phil Hester and inker Ande Parks kick Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw off their own book to get weird with it, alongside colorist Dee Cunniffe and letterer John J. Hill, in Image’s Crossover...

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]]> 30315 Father and Son Face Space Rifts and Mortality in Action Comics #1029 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/27/father-and-son-face-space-rifts-and-mortality-in-action-comics-1029/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23454 Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues with Action Comics #1029, part two of two of the opening arc “The...

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]]> 23454 Doomed Planet. Desperate Scientists. Last Hope. Kindly Couple. NEW COLUMN! https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/13/doomed-planet-desperate-scientists-last-hope-kindly-couple-new-column/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22718 Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by...

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