Task Force Z - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:12:17 +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 Task Force Z - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The Ram V era of ‘Tec Begins as One Dark Knight Ends in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/29/the-ram-v-era-of-tec-begins-as-one-dark-knight-ends-in-batchat/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42268 A new creative team takes over in Detective Comics #1,062 as “Gotham Nocturne” begins. Batman encounters a new supernatural threat and begins to feel something happening to him, and something dark rising. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the...

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]]> 42268 BatChat Saves the Worst for Last with ‘Tec, Task Force Z and White Knight https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/01/detective-comics-1061/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41827 Revelations abound as we learn the secrets tying together the citizen criminals and Riddler’s secret backer in the final issue of this creative team in Detective Comics #1,061, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup,...

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]]> 41827 Riddler, Jason vs. the Family & Batman vs. Aliens in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/27/riddler-jason-vs-the-family-batman-vs-aliens-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 27 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41130 Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the...

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]]> 41130 Shadow War, Neo Year and Task Force Z in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/06/shadow-war-neo-year-and-task-force-z-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 06 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40558 Batman and Robin are on the hunt for the real killer of Ra’s al Ghul as Batman Inc. tries to protect the Secret Society from the Demon’s Shadow and Deathstroke and family are on the run in Batman #123, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton...

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]]> 40558 ‘Shadows’ Fall and Zombies Crawl in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/25/shadows-fall-and-zombies-crawl-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39211 “Shadows of the Bat” concludes, with various threads tied up, some left dangling and setup for what’s to come in Detective Comics #1,058, written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Ariana Maher. And in the final chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy finally gets a name...

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]]> 39211 Arkham Antics, Monster-on-Monster Violence and More in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/25/arkham-antics-monster-on-monster-violence-and-more-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38154 Act two of “Shadows of the Bat” wraps up as we finally reach Day 24 and all hell breaks loose in Detective Comics #1,054, in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Max Raynor, colored by Luis Guerrero and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the next chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy attempts...

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]]> 38154 A Big Reveal in ‘Tec and a Return to Bat/Cat in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/28/a-big-reveal-in-tec-and-a-return-to-bat-cat-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37706 There are a lot of stories and a TON of creators in this week’s BatChat. In Detective Comics #1,050, some major questions are answered in the conclusion of the first act of “Shadows of the Bat” in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson...

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]]> 37706 ‘Tec Tacks in a New Direction and a Puzzlebox Solved in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/31/tec-tacks-in-a-new-direction-and-a-puzzlebox-solved-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36841 Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,046, we are treated to the setup of many plots that will come to fruition in the upcoming “Shadows of the Bat” arc in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, Batman is...

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]]> 36841 We Know When ‘Tec Takes Place Now and More Zombie Stuff in BatChat (Text) https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/27/we-know-when-tec-takes-place-now-and-more-zombie-stuff-in-batchat-text/ Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35458 Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,045, Batman and Mayor Nakano’s confrontation with the parasitic spawn of Hue Vile comes to a conclusion with a little help from the Batfamily in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, Batman...

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]]> 35458 Let’s Hang out in the Sewers with Batman in This Week’s BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/29/lets-hang-out-in-the-sewers-with-batman-in-this-weeks-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34922 Welcome back to BatChat! In Detective Comics #1,044, Batman must save Mayor Nakano from the children of Vile while another Bat family member steps in to fight (the seized) City Hall in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. In the backup, a...

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]]> 34922 From Vampires to Zombies, This Week’s Staff Picks are Spooky AF https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/25/from-vampires-to-zombies-this-weeks-staff-picks-are-spooky-af/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34793 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick: House of Slaughter #1: James Tynion IV’s Tiny Empire expands with this prequel spinoff of his BOOM Studios series Something Is Killing the Children, focused on monster hunter Aaron Slaughter, co-written by Tate...

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