Tini Howard - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:37:01 +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 Tini Howard - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios’ Marian Heretic https://comicsxf.com/2025/10/14/tcxfip-371-tini-howard/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54502 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 371: Tini Howard talks BOOM Studios' Marian Heretic Writer Tini Howard joins the show to talk about her new BOOM Studios series Marian Heretic. You can listen to The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday...

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]]> 54502 This ComicsXF editor walked 50 miles, and he will walk 50 more with Marvel Move https://comicsxf.com/2024/07/05/marvel-move/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49480 I have walked over 50 miles for this article, and I plan to walk many more. In that time, I have learned a few things.  Like how I can outrun neither Sentinels nor dinosaurs, and that perhaps it’s best to turn Chases Mode off to spare me the humiliation of finding out what else I...

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]]> 49480 Remembering Krakoa: How the last 5 years of X-Men comics changed a life, and a website https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/20/remembering-krakoa/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49305 ‘ It was the last week of July, 2019. House of X #1 had come out and I wasn’t convinced. I loved the artwork. I was interested in what Jonathan Hickman was setting up. My growing group of comics-obsessed friends were already proclaiming it a hit. But I was still spending that week being the...

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]]> 49305 Mystique & Destiny immortalize Be Gay, Do Crimes in ‘X-Men: The Wedding Special #1’ https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/02/x-men-the-wedding-special-2024/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49107 Marvel’s first queerest family is throwing a party, and everyone’s invited! Particularly if it pleases the brides to know you won’t be home during their rapturous re-exchanging of vows. X-Men: The Wedding Special #1 was written by Kieron Gillen, Tini Howard, Tate Brombal, Yoon Ha Lee and Wyatt Kennedy; drawn by Rachael Stott, Phillip Sevy,...

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]]> 49107 Imps gone wild, First Knight wraps and Catwoman’s on her last life in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/24/batchat-worldsfinest-firstknight-catwoman/ Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49041 The heroes of the DC Universe are falling before enemies empowered by their 5th Dimensional Mite counterparts while Batman and Superman are trapped in the 2nd Dimension. While Bat-Mite helps Batman and Superman, Mr. Mxyzptlk goes to the one man who might be able to save the world: Jimmy Olsen. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #27 is...

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]]> 49041 BatChat plays catch-up with First Knight, Dylan Dog and Catwoman https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/03/batchat-firstknight-dylandog-catwoman/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48809 Gotham is getting stranger. Not only is there a Bat-Man, but now seeming undead Monster Men are rampaging and killing political movers and shakers. Bruce Wayne is in a strange new world, and he has some hard decisions to make if he wants to save his city. The Bat-Man: First Knight #2 is written by...

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]]> 48809 Gordon goes Joker hunting, Darkseid is, but so is Amanda Waller in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/26/batchat-batman-worldsfinest-catwoman/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=48032 Jim Gordon is trapped in Gotham Central as the Red Hood Gang makes an audacious play. But also in Central is a factor no one expected: the Joker, who has decided to show his old gang, and its new boss, exactly what he can do. “Joker: Year One” concludes in Batman #144, written by Chip...

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]]> 48032 Magog, Catwoman and Godzilla in this week’s BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2024/01/19/batchat-worldsfinest-catwoman-godzillakong/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:39:48 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47743 Two sets of the World’s Finest heroes must confront Gog and Magog to stop the ancient god and his servant from leading the heroes of Earth-22 into a war on Apokolips they cannot win in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #22, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve...

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]]> 47743 Gotham War was a letdown, but ‘Tec remains so, so good in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/03/batchat-gotham-war-tec/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47046 Gotham is on fire, and worse is coming. Vandal Savage’s plan is about to reach fruition, and while he has promised an army of theives immortality, what he is planning is much darker. After all he has done to them, the Bat family and Catwoman must set aside their differences with Batman to save the...

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]]> 47046 Battle Of The Atom: New York Comic Con Super Special 2023 https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/23/battle-of-the-atom-new-york-comic-con-super-special-2023/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46956 Adam does interviews with a lot of folks. Zack has not actually listened to the episode yet. Please let him know any exciting news that comes from these.

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]]> 46956 Return to Kingdom Come, Gotham War and Nightwing’s butt jokes in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/20/batchat-worlds-finest-20/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46959 The quest for the lost Kid Thunder has brought Superman and Batman to Earth-22, the world of Kingdom Come. But a glimpse into that world’s future has the heroes on their back feet and wondering what they can do in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra...

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]]> 46959 Batman and Catwoman go to war (plus Gordon’s Knight Terrors, Riddler) in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/01/batchat-gotham-war-battle-lines/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46444 After months of exhaustion, Batman collapses and awakens weeks later to find Gotham changed. Crime is down, and the city is quiet. But the reason is not what he would like it to be: Catwoman has organized the city’s small-time crooks and is enforcing rules. As he and the family meet with Selina, lines are...

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]]> 46444 When Bruce met Clark, and two more Knight Terrors end, in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/18/when-bruce-met-clark-and-two-more-knight-terrors-end-in-batchat/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46318 What happened when the heroes who would some day be the World’s Finest met for the first time? Find out in this new version of the first meeting of Batman and Superman in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Travis Moore, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Steve Wands. Trapped in...

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]]> 46318 Nightwing and Catwoman Enter the Nightmare Realm in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/21/nightwing-and-catwoman-enter-the-nightmare-realm-in-batchat/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46039 It’s the final stand against Newmazo. But how can Batman, Superman and the combined might of the heroes of Earth stand against an android both with all their powers and a brilliant mind? Find out in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #17, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by...

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]]> 46039 Rogue Robots, a Day with Dick and Cat vs. Mask in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/23/rogue-robots-a-day-with-dick-and-cat-vs-mask-in-batchat/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45811 The robot rebellion is here, and Batman and Superman are its prisoners. But as other heroes leap into the fray, can the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel figure out how to stop the AI revolt in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #16, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and...

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]]> 45811 STRIKE … um … Strikes in Our Exclusive Preview of Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #5 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/15/strike-um-strikes-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-betsy-braddock-captain-britain-5/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45727 Hey, remember waaaay back in Excalibur (2019) #22 when Pete Wisdom had The Five resurrect the four psychics of STRIKE as part of his plan to take back Britain from Reuben Brousseau and Coven Akkaba, and then Professor X was mean to Pete, Betsy went to Otherworld and literally NOTHING HAPPENED for two years? Well,...

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]]> 45727 Tony Stark Helps out in Our Exclusive Preview of Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #4 https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/26/tony-stark-helps-out-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-betsy-braddock-captain-britain-4/ Fri, 26 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45556 It’s always nice to see an Avenger and an X-man hang out and there NOT be a misunderstanding-based fight. Here, Tony Stark, a guy good for about a Civil War a decade, helps Betsy Braddock hatch a plan to take care of her The-Fury-It-Kills-Superheroes problem. Meanwhile, her girlfriend, Askani, is hanging out in the library....

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]]> 45556 Tom King Wrote a Batman Story? The Devil You Say! (BatChat) https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/19/tom-king-wrote-a-batman-story-the-devil-you-say-batchat/ Fri, 19 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45514 A new anthology series debuts in this first issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold:  The robots are revolting! And they’re killing all humans, too … but seriously. As Batman and Superman face Ultra-Morpho, all the robotic heroes and villains of the DCU begin to attack. And by issue’s end the true mastermind is...

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]]> 45514 Harley Quinn Turns 30 in a Big Not-So-BatChat Roundup https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/03/harley-quinn-turns-30-in-a-big-not-so-batchat-roundup/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43260 It’s a busy time for the Gotham crew — whether or not they’re in the city itself. First up, the Batgirls continue to investigate a serial killer in their midst — and they’re going full Library Mode in Batgirls #10, written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, drawn by Neil Googe, colored by Rico...

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]]> 43260 The Quest Is at an End in Knights of X #5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/02/the-quest-is-at-an-end-in-knights-of-x-5/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42716 All the forces in Otherworld rush to the grand finale in Knights of X #5, but is this really the end? Written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher. Karen: Nola, we’ve made it to the end! Rachel and Betsy are in love, this issue has...

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]]> 42716 The Smooch Heard ‘Round the Otherworld in Knights of X #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/25/the-smooch-heard-round-the-otherworld-in-knights-of-x-4/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42205 The Knights of X finally make it to the Siege Perilous but may each lose themselves in its reflection. Thankfully, the Rainbow Is Enough in Knights of X #4 written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Karen! Is it just me or do...

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]]> 42205 Bruce Learns Magic and the Fam Runs into Their Almost Stepmom in BatChat (Text Edition) https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/22/bruce-learns-magic-and-the-fam-runs-into-their-almost-stepmom-in-batchat-text-edition/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42180 Bruce Wayne’s journey to become Batman brings him closer to home as he stops in New York to learn escapology from one of the greats: Giovanni Zatara. But what else can the Batman-to-be learn during his first encounter with the supernatural alongside Zatara and his daughter, Zatanna? Batman: The Knight #7, is written by Chip...

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]]> 42180 Castle Takes Knight in Knights of X #3 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/22/castle-takes-knight-in-knights-of-x-3/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41589 The Knights discover the location of the Siege Perilous, but Ⅰ of the Ⅹ must die to reach it in Knights of X #3, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Karen! It appears we have a much stronger connection this time around....

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]]> 41589 Which Knight Will Fall In Our Exclusive Preview Of Knights Of X #3? https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/16/which-knight-will-fall-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-knights-of-x-3/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41511 In Tini Howard and Bob Quinn’s Knights Of X we have ten mutants fighting for an Otherworld that hates and fears them. That’s a big cast but friend, it’s about to get smaller as one of the knights will die. Between the Furies (they kill superheroes) in the Crooked Market and the vampires masquerading in...

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]]> 41511 Sounds like Fury As Mad Jim Jaspers Is In Trouble in Knights of X #2. https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/02/sounds-like-fury-as-mad-jim-jaspers-is-in-trouble-in-knights-of-x-2/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41248 The Knights fan out into the provinces of Otherworld as Merlyn cracks down on the mutants, even mad Jim Jaspers in Knights of X #2, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Bob Quinn, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettering by Ariana Maher. Karen Charm: Hi Nola! Sorry if our connection last time was a little...

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