Sholly Fisch - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:30:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sholly Fisch - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Batgirl flies solo as Batman solves a murder and the Scooby Gang helps Oracle in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/08/batchat-batman-batscoob-batgirl/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50764 Mayor Nakano has been murdered, and Batman and Jim Gordon are on the case. Their investigation leads them to the alliance between the Riddler and the Court of Owls, as well as deceit and secrets between Nakano and his wife. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne investigates the possibility of a secret brother coming to light. Batman #154...

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]]> 50764 It was Joker all along in this week’s BatChat (Plus: ’89, BatScoob) https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/05/batchat-batman-echoes-batscoob/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48462 Batman receives startling revelations about how long Joker has known about Zur-En-Arrh and who has been manipulating the rivalry between Batman and Joker for years. With this knowledge, Batman is more committed than ever to escaping Zur’s prison and stopping the rogue robot before it can further destroy his reputation and his family. “Dark Prisons”...

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]]> 48462 Bat vs. Zur, BatScoob returns and Robin goes to school in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/12/batchat-batman-batscoob-batrobin/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47693 Batman comes face to face with the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh. But wait, don’t they share a body? Not anymore! The lead story of Batman #141 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Zur must face a threat bigger than Batman: the...

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]]> 47693 WMQ&A Episode 288: Pulling the rubber mask off Sholly Fisch https://comicsxf.com/2023/12/26/wmqa-288-sholly-fisch/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47516 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 288: Pulling the rubber mask off Sholly Fisch Writer and developmental psychologist Sholly Fisch joins the show to talk about The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, MadBalls vs. Garbage Pail Kids and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify,...

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]]> 47516 BatChat With Matt & Will: A Wayne Family Thanksgiving https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/23/batchat-with-matt-will-a-wayne-family-thanksgiving/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47247 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As is our custom here at BatChat (and this is the third time we’ve done it, so that qualifies as a custom now), the Thanksgiving episode features three all ages Batman stories, and as I have pointed out in the past, for a character who is so often associated with grim stories,...

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]]> 47247 A Bogus Mystery Inc., Joker Inc. and More in BatChat Inc. https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/12/a-bogus-mystery-inc-joker-inc-and-more-in-batchat-inc/ Fri, 12 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45471 Mystery Inc. is out as Batman’s go-to team of teen sleuths, and the Wraith Wranglers are in. But why has Batman dumped Scooby and the gang? Find out in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8, written by Sholly Fisch, drawn and colored by Erich Owen and lettered by Saida Temofonte. All roads lead to a...

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]]> 45471 The Gang Saves a Talent Show and Joker Finds a Straightman in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/04/14/the-gang-saves-a-talent-show-and-joker-finds-a-straightman-in-batchat/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45221 Daphne has won a chance to perform in a televised talent show in Gotham City, but all the contestants are disappearing! It’s up to Mystery Inc. and contest judge Bruce Wayne, with a little help from his costumed alter ego, to find out who’s behind it in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #7, written by...

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]]> 45221 Jace Fox’s Run Ends While The Adventures Continue in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/20/jace-foxs-run-ends-while-the-adventures-continue-in-batchat/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44813 A motorcycle gang called the Ratpack made up of rat men is terrorizing the home of Kathy Kane, the original Batwoman. The Scooby Gang teams up with her niece, the original Bat-Girl, and the new Batwoman to find out what happened to her and who is behind the Ratpack in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries...

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]]> 44813 BatChat With Matt & Will: Lex Luthor Goes Full Leprechaun https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/24/batchat-with-matt-will-lex-luthor-goes-full-leprechaun/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43985 It’s Thanksgiving, and we here at BatChat are the giving types. So we want to give you something you can share with your whole family to drown out the talk of politics and sportsball of various sorts this American turkey day. So we are once again digging into all ages Batman stories. This episode we...

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]]> 43985 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 Batman/Scooby-Doo Wraps with Joker Close Behind in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/11/batman-scooby-doo-wraps-with-joker-close-behind-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38523 The Sampson family prepares for a meal of clown, but the arrival of Vengeance makes their meal much less satisfying in The Joker #13, written by James Tynion IV, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inked by Cam Smith, colored by Arif Prianto & Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective Comics #1,056, the...

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]]> 38523 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 We Draw Double Jokers in Joker #3 and Batman/Scooby-Doo #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/14/we-draw-double-jokers-in-joker-3-and-batman-scooby-doo-2/ Fri, 14 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27302 The hunt for the Joker reaches a climax (We don’t really believe that, but we’ll see) as Jim Gordon comes face to face with the boogeyman in The Joker #3, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. A much less...

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