The Question - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:20:34 +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 The Question - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: That is the Question https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/19/batchat-with-matt-will-that-is-the-question/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56308 When she was created for Batman: The Animated Series, I can’t imagine the series creators realized what a life Renee Montoya would have in the comics. Technically appearing in comics before B:TAS premiered because of the much longer lead time for animation, Montoya has gone from beat cop to detective to vigilante to police commissioner...

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]]> 56308 Batman, Green Arrow & the Question team up, new Kyle Starks horror and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/11/26/staff-picks-nov26/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55010 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question — Arcadia #1: From the decaying...

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]]> 55010 Zatanna and the Jersey Devil lead this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/19/staff-picks-feb19/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51742 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Zatanna #1: Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is...

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]]> 51742 BatChat solves mysteries in Detective Comics, Justice League Unlimited and The Question https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/24/batchat-tec-jlu-question/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:19:10 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51474 The Bat family races to save the young men targeted by the serial killer Asema. Batman confronts the killer, but the results are not what he was expecting. Detective Comics #1,093 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn and colored by Mikel Janin and lettered by Wes Abbott.  The Amazon rainforest burns with mystical fire. While...

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]]> 51474 BatChat With Matt & Will: Farewell, Darwyn Cooke https://comicsxf.com/2025/01/23/batchat-with-matt-will-farewell-darwyn-cooke/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51447 Over the past 169 episodes, we have covered work from a lot of creators. And I can’t think of one that we have unanimously and consistently lauded than the late Darwyn Cooke. A writer artist like few others, Cooke passed away at a tragically young age, leaving a body of work that would have only...

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]]> 51447 BatChat covers Absolute, Batman & Robin Year One, World’s Finest and The Question https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/20/batchat-absolute-yearone-worldsfinest-question/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51186 Bruce Wayne faces a moral dilemma: let the Party Animals operate without Batman’s interference for a week and receive a large sum of money and the gang going easier on Gotham. As Bruce tries to make his decision, political wrangling makes it more clear exactly who is behind the chaos in Gotham. Absolute Batman #3...

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]]> 51186 You have new New Gods now, and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/12/18/staff-picks-dec18/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51122 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Dan’s pick: New Gods #1: An old god has died, and...

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]]> 51122 Mark Waid continues to be good at comics in BatChat (Plus, The Question in space!) https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/22/batchat-yearone-worldsfinest-question/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50901 While Two-Face joins forces with the General, and Batman and Robin experience growing pains in their relationship, Bruce Wayne faces a threat like none he has ever experienced: Gotham Child Protective Services. Batman & Robin: Year One #2 is written by Mark Waid, drawn and colored by Chris Samnee and lettered by Clayton Cowles and...

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]]> 50901 The Question side-eyes the entire Justice League and more of this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/20/staff-picks-nov20/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50842 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1: In the...

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]]> 50842 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 328: Alex Segura talks Alter Ego, The Question and more https://comicsxf.com/2024/11/12/tcxfip-328-alex-segura/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50777 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 328: Alex Segura talks Alter Ego, The Question, Star Wars and more Writer Alex Segura joins the show to talk about his new novel Alter Ego, the release of The Legendary Lynx in trade, DC’s The Question: All Along the Watchtower, his recent Star Wars work,...

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]]> 50777 BatChat With Matt & Will: Matt Will Finally Know Peace (w/Josh Weil) https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/28/batchat-with-matt-will-matt-will-finally-know-peace-w-josh-weil/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48407 Josh Weil is back, and he’s bringing his favorite character with him. It’s time for Batman to team up again with Ollie Queen, Green Arrow. We’re reading the classic Bob Haney/Neal Adams story where Ollie grows his signature facial hair, a team-up that also includes the Question, and some questionable content involving Poison Ivy. And...

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]]> 48407 The Ultimate line expands to Wakanda in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/07/staff-picks-feb-7/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47843 Mark’s pick: Ultimate Black Panther #1: In the wake of Ultimate Invasion, Khonshu and Ra — the force known together as Moon Knight — are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king,...

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]]> 47843 Three Jokers and 9 Staff Picks for Aug. 26 https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/24/three-jokers-and-9-staff-picks-for-aug-26/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7842 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Batman: Three Jokers #1: No one picked this, but it feels silly to ignore the elephant in the room of this week’s releases, DC’s long-threatened Black Label Bat-mini by writer Geoff Johns and artist...

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