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BatChat With Matt & Will: Eternally Yours, Robin

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

For you out there, it has only been one week since our last episode. But we took a week off recording so we could really pack in the comics. This week, we’re covering the entire, 26 issue run of Batman & Robin Eternal, the weekly series that ran at the end of the New 52…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: Youth of Gotham Unite

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 months ago3 months ago01 mins

Gotham Academy returns to comic shops this week with a new prequel series, so we’re reading three stories about teens in Gotham. Tim Drake faces a major challenge with his first confrontation with the man who killed the previous Robin, the Joker. Duke Thomas is recruited into the We Are Robin movement in a Gotham…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: Damian Wayne Was Horrible (w/ Sam Hopper)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 months ago4 months ago01 mins

We’re joined by first time guest and long time Patreon backer Sam Hopper to read some Damian Wayne stories from earlier in the character’s life. Back when Damian was a truly insufferable brat. I know, for many of his haters he still is, but man, in these stories he is really something else. We read…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: The Deadliest Woman in the World (w/ Josh Weil)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Lady Shiva walks through the world, leaving a trail of bodies behind her. Not a hero, but often not quite a villain, Shiva has developed relationships with many members of the Bat Family: trainer to Tim Drake, rival and sometimes member of the Birds of Prey, mother to Cassandra Cain. Josh Weil joins the show…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: The Boys’ Picks (w/ Josh Weil)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

Our very first Dick Grayson backer, Josh Weil, makes his return to the podcast this week, but he’s not picking the stories. Instead, he has gifted his picks this month to our youngest backers, his sons, David and Alexander. They give us stories that show they love sidekicks, young butlers, and giant monsters. In this week’s BatChat…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: Grayson & Friends (w/ Tony Thornley)

Matthew Lazorwitz, Will Nevin and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

It’s Valentine’s Day week, and I may or may not have forgotten about that when I was scheduling episodes this year. Fortunately, ComicsXF writer and friend of the show Tony Thornley picked some stories that work pretty well for Valentine’s Day. You see, these are all about love: brotherly love, romantic love, and the love…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: Conceived Behind a Dumpster

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Big Two superhero comics are an iterative process. What was conceived in the 1930s and 40s has evolved and changed over the intervening three quarters of a century. Usually? That’s for the better. Characters get deeper and develop more of an internal life. Plots become more mature. Art becomes more realistic, or more stylized. And…

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The Robins Have Nightmares in This Week’s Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest…

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Happy Belated Father’s Day, Big Daddy [A] Is Back in Our Staff Picks

Dan Grote2 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: Before the Fall: Heralds of Apocalypse: In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth. In ancient days, Genesis forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind?…

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‘Tec Shines as Tim Drake Rushes Toward the End in BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago012 mins

The grand opening of Orgham Place holds something sinister, and the Bat Family must try to stop it. But the Orghams have plans within plans that even Batman may not be able to stop. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,072 is written by Ram V, penciled by Ivan Reis and Stefano Raffaele, inked by…

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Immortal History, Young Riddler and Batwoman Drops into BatChat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago012 mins

Batman prepares to make his move to stop the Orghams and their plans for Gotham as Talia finishes telling him about the connection between her family and theirs. The lead story in Detective Comics #1,071 is written by Ram V; penciled by Stefano Raffaele, Ivan Reis and Eduardo Pasarin; inked by Raffaele, Danny Miki, Joe…

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Dan Grote3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s pick: W0rldtr33 #1: In 1999, Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet, a secret architecture to the Internet. They charted their exploration on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control. Someone broke…

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Two Shades of Harley, Ivy, Tim and Azrael in a Not-So-BatChat Roundup

Armaan Babu and Matthew Lazorwitz3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

Gotham City has its own gravity. Sooner or later, everyone is drawn back to it. Sometimes, though, when the protagonistic eye of the Batman is not on them, they get to live lives of their own … and that’s when Not-So-BatChat drops in. This week, we look at Tim Drake’s new solo series as he…

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BatChat With Matt & Will: It’s Tim Drake Time!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

This is the one Matt has been waiting for. To tie in with the first issue of his new ongoing series, we’re looking at three stories from the history of the best Robin, and Matt will brook no argument on this one, Tim Drake. See his origin, his return to Gotham from training, and his…

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WMQ&A Episode 224: Things Get Dark with Joshua Williamson

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 224: Things Get Dark with Joshua Williamson Writer Joshua Williamson joins the show to talk about his upcoming Image series Dark Ride, the linewide DC event Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, theme park strategy and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…

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