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Hello and Welcome to Comic Book Chat Today’s Discussion – Batman Day 2023 Saturday September 16th is Batman Day. There will be two free Batman comics up for grabs. Please Note – Check with your LCS to see if they … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day 2023
Episode 008: Batman Year One We’ve seen several different tellings of Batman’s origin in comics, movies, and TV since Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli’s 1987 masterpiece four-issue “Year One” arc (Batman #404-407), but many fans still consider this the definitive … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
HOLY COMIC BOOK CHAT! Today we are looking back at the 1966 version of Batman. A cheesy camp classic that still endears and endures to this day. Some starting points for discussion – Who is your favorite villain that appeared … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman ’66
Kevin Conroy, best known for being the iconic voice of Batman in animated media, is reported to have passed away today. Please use the space below to reminisce on his life and work. Continue reading RIP Kevin Conroy
Superheroes fight the never ending battle for Truth and Justice! By which we mean a metaphorical battle, fought through public service announcements, setting a good example, and so forth. Continue reading Ad Space – Superhero PSAs
On September 5, 1992, Fox first aired Timm, Dini and Radomski’s classic cartoon Batman the Animated Series. Spurred on by renewed interest in the character after Tim Burton’s movies (although Returns wasn’t out yet when most of the 1st season … Continue reading 30th Anniversary of Batman the Animated Series Day Thread
Knightfall Volume 1 Writers – Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, and Alan Grant Artists – Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Graham Nolan, Jim Balent, Bret Blevins, Klaus Janson, and Mike Manley Late at night, I’ll think about comic book collections I want … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman : Knightfall Volume 1
In which the author apologises for not releasing this review to coincide with Robert Pattinson’s latest movie. Continue reading Late to the Party: Batman (1989)
The Little Caesars Batman Calzony makes me happy. Not so much the product itself – it’s Little Caesars pizza in a different shape – but what it represents, the kind of ridiculous promotions it seemed like every wannabe blockbuster had … Continue reading The Batman Food Night Thread
The big news that dropped yesterday was that Chip Zdarsky is taking over the writing duties for DC’s flagship title Batman. Jorge Jimenez returns as artist after a brief hiatus. What are your thoughts on this creative team? Do you … Continue reading Chip Zdarsky Takes on Batman
Detective Comics #1047 Writer Mariko Tamaki Artist Ivan Reis “The Tower” Part One The twelve part “Shadows of the Bat” storyline kicked off last week with the release of Detective Comics #1047. Arkham Asylum was destroyed during Infinite Frontier #0. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1047
Batman: The Impostor #1 Writer – Mattson Tomlin Artist – Andrea Sorrentino I was in Las Vegas for around 5- or 6-days last month and one of my requests was to go to one of the comic book stores near … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman: The Impostor #1
Superman/Batman 62 (September 2009) Writers – Michael Green and Michael Johnson Artist – Rafael Alberquerque I set aside a bunch of comics for last year’s Month of Horror/Road to Halloween Reviews that I was unfortunately unable to get to, but … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman/Batman #62 (September 2009)
Batman Day is being celebrated around the globe today and what better way to honor the Dark Knight than posting a Comic Book Chat about the Caped Crusader. We have had many discussions about Batman – here are a few … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Batman Day
I have been recently catching up with Amazing Spider-Man to get ready for the milestone 75th issue in October. I just finished Issue 49 and it got me thinking about a comic book battle – Batman vs. Spider-Man. There was … Continue reading Comic Book Battle – Batman vs Spider-Man
Batman # 575 Writer – Larry Hama Artist – Scott McDaniel Entertainment is the ultimate escape from the real world. Movies, cartoons, T.V. series, and comic books introduce us to brand new worlds and characters. Sometimes, these outlets are used … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #575 (March 2000)
Batman # 627 Writer – Judd Winick Artist – Dustin Nguyen “As the Crow Flies Part Two” My friend Cole is working on completing an epic Batman run and I found out the issues he is looking for recently. I … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #627 (July 2004)
Writer – James Tynion IV Artist – Guillem March A new day dawns on Gotham City after the end of the Joker War. Batman must pick up the pieces of his shattered life, while trying to help his beloved city … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #101
The breaking news today in the world of comic books concerns the new Batman. John Ridley will be writing Future State: The Next Batman and it was revealed Lucius Fox’s estranged son Tim will be Batman. Tim Fox was recently … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – The Next Batman
Writer – Alan Grant Artists – Tom Raney and Joe Staton “The Tyrant” I am a huge fan of DC Comics’ Elseworlds stories and I am always looking out for ones I haven’t read before. A friend of mine has … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman – Shadow of the Bat Annual #2 (1994)
Batman: Year One is a tough read in 2020. Continue reading Late to the Party: Batman – Year One (1987)
