Ty Templeton - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:40:21 +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 Ty Templeton - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BatChat With Matt & Will: Kevin Smith’s On His Best Behavior https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/02/batchat-with-matt-will-kevin-smiths-on-his-best-behavior/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47027 Spooky season is over, and so now it’s time for some wholesome fun! We covered three of the six mini-series where Batman ’66 teams up with other properties a ways back, and now we’re returning to cover the other three. We have Kevin Smith writing about the team-up of Batman and the Green Hornet is...

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]]> 47027 Owls descend on Gotham as Williamson pops a Shush on us in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/13/batchat-batman-and-robin-2/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46797 A new villain called Shush is leading the charge against the Dynamic Duo. With mysterious ties to Damian, Shush wants to use everything our heroes love against them. But far worse than Shush, Damian must face another foe: high school bullies. Batman and Robin #2 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn and colored by Simone...

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]]> 46797 BatChat With Matt & Will: His Father’s Mustache https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/12/batchat-with-matt-will-his-fathers-mustache/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46788 Everyone knows that Batman is also billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. But what most people outside of Batman comics fans don’t know is that Batman has another alter ego: two-bit mobster Matches Malone, an identity Batman uses to infiltrate the mob. This week, we’re reading three stories where Batman uses the Matches identity: an arc that...

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]]> 46788 Bruce Has That Nightmare Again, Then Takes a Vacation in BatChat https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/07/bruce-has-that-nightmare-again-then-takes-a-vacation-in-batchat/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45934 DC’s big summer event has kicked off. The new villain Insomnia has put the heroes of the DC Universe into deep sleeps, and he is traveling through their nightmares. What are Batman’s greatest nightmares? Find out in Knight Terrors: Batman #1, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered...

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]]> 45934 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 The Adventures Continue as the BatChat Boys Look for Stuff to Read https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/24/the-adventures-continue-as-the-batchat-boys-look-for-stuff-to-read/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41674 A lonely cabin in the wilderness. A retired assassin who is the world’s greatest marksman. And two students seeking his aid. Three men enter, only two leave in Batman: The Knight #6, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. The adventures of the DC...

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]]> 41674 BatChat with Matt & Will Ep.5: Batman is for the Children! (w/ Dan Grote) https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/21/batchat-with-matt-will-ep-5-batman-is-for-the-children-w-dan-grote/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34743 Writer, editor and podcaster Dan Grote, who just happens to be Matt’s co-host on the other podcast he does, WMQ&A, and has been his best friend for nigh-on 30 years, stops by as the first guest on BatChat with Matt & Will. This week, we discuss four stories over three issues, and they’re all stories...

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