Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe
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The only example that comes to mind is in an extremely broad sense, when he refuses to help a dying Ra’s al Ghul find a new Lazarus Pit. This is really a Nolan thing. #ngl
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The only example that comes to mind is in an extremely broad sense, when he refuses to help a dying Ra’s al Ghul find a new Lazarus Pit. This is really a Nolan thing. #ngl
“Not our filibuster! Not our precious filibuster!”
What a sick JOKE. Stealing them BLIND
What a sick JOKE. Stealing them BLIND
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Not our filibuster! Not our precious filibuster!”
What a sick JOKE. Stealing them BLIND
What a sick JOKE. Stealing them BLIND
251/825: AQUAMAN: YO-HO-HOLD ONTO YOUR HOOK! #19 (2025)
Raucous cantina debauchery this issue taking full advantage of the bonkers premise of “DC Comics but they’re all pirates.”
Wait a minute… @losthiskeysman.bsky.social is this all a Watchmen riff? You have to tell me so I can stop reading now.
Raucous cantina debauchery this issue taking full advantage of the bonkers premise of “DC Comics but they’re all pirates.”
Wait a minute… @losthiskeysman.bsky.social is this all a Watchmen riff? You have to tell me so I can stop reading now.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
251/825: AQUAMAN: YO-HO-HOLD ONTO YOUR HOOK! #19 (2025)
Raucous cantina debauchery this issue taking full advantage of the bonkers premise of “DC Comics but they’re all pirates.”
Wait a minute… @losthiskeysman.bsky.social is this all a Watchmen riff? You have to tell me so I can stop reading now.
Raucous cantina debauchery this issue taking full advantage of the bonkers premise of “DC Comics but they’re all pirates.”
Wait a minute… @losthiskeysman.bsky.social is this all a Watchmen riff? You have to tell me so I can stop reading now.
ALL-STAR WESTERN #23 (2013)
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
ALL-STAR WESTERN #23 (2013)
I shall indulge in some vanity
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I shall indulge in some vanity
250/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 162 (2025)
Yes, that’s my reaction whenever I see Lady Shiva, too
I think there were probably other ways to handle this scene while still keeping this series’ central concept of family at the forefront, by demonstrating Shiva is not that. She is Shiva.
Yes, that’s my reaction whenever I see Lady Shiva, too
I think there were probably other ways to handle this scene while still keeping this series’ central concept of family at the forefront, by demonstrating Shiva is not that. She is Shiva.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
250/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 162 (2025)
Yes, that’s my reaction whenever I see Lady Shiva, too
I think there were probably other ways to handle this scene while still keeping this series’ central concept of family at the forefront, by demonstrating Shiva is not that. She is Shiva.
Yes, that’s my reaction whenever I see Lady Shiva, too
I think there were probably other ways to handle this scene while still keeping this series’ central concept of family at the forefront, by demonstrating Shiva is not that. She is Shiva.
249/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 161 (2025)
Has any Batman character fallen farther than Killer Moth? This guy was first introduced as Batman’s equal on the side of villainy. Now he mostly hangs out with Firefly, as the guy who DOESN’T have a flamethrower. I’d be mad at Batgirl too.
Has any Batman character fallen farther than Killer Moth? This guy was first introduced as Batman’s equal on the side of villainy. Now he mostly hangs out with Firefly, as the guy who DOESN’T have a flamethrower. I’d be mad at Batgirl too.
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
249/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 161 (2025)
Has any Batman character fallen farther than Killer Moth? This guy was first introduced as Batman’s equal on the side of villainy. Now he mostly hangs out with Firefly, as the guy who DOESN’T have a flamethrower. I’d be mad at Batgirl too.
Has any Batman character fallen farther than Killer Moth? This guy was first introduced as Batman’s equal on the side of villainy. Now he mostly hangs out with Firefly, as the guy who DOESN’T have a flamethrower. I’d be mad at Batgirl too.
248/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 160 (2025)
Tim Drake is a character I don’t really get, unless writers who really care about Tim Drake a lot are behind him. To me, in the Chuck Dixon source text, he’s just your 90s White Boy. But the secondhand roles assigned to him are interesting.
Tim Drake is a character I don’t really get, unless writers who really care about Tim Drake a lot are behind him. To me, in the Chuck Dixon source text, he’s just your 90s White Boy. But the secondhand roles assigned to him are interesting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
248/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 160 (2025)
Tim Drake is a character I don’t really get, unless writers who really care about Tim Drake a lot are behind him. To me, in the Chuck Dixon source text, he’s just your 90s White Boy. But the secondhand roles assigned to him are interesting.
Tim Drake is a character I don’t really get, unless writers who really care about Tim Drake a lot are behind him. To me, in the Chuck Dixon source text, he’s just your 90s White Boy. But the secondhand roles assigned to him are interesting.
247/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 159 (2025)
The psychology of Harley and Joker’s relationship is the most fascinating part of it, but we rarely get to see her armed with that experience. Payne pays that off here, unflinching as Joker pulls a gun, knowing exactly what comes next.
The psychology of Harley and Joker’s relationship is the most fascinating part of it, but we rarely get to see her armed with that experience. Payne pays that off here, unflinching as Joker pulls a gun, knowing exactly what comes next.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
247/825: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 159 (2025)
The psychology of Harley and Joker’s relationship is the most fascinating part of it, but we rarely get to see her armed with that experience. Payne pays that off here, unflinching as Joker pulls a gun, knowing exactly what comes next.
The psychology of Harley and Joker’s relationship is the most fascinating part of it, but we rarely get to see her armed with that experience. Payne pays that off here, unflinching as Joker pulls a gun, knowing exactly what comes next.
246/815: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 158 (2025)
When I spoke to CRC Payne for the first time, the most pressing thing I had to ask her was why the only capitulation to status quo compromise- one outdated even then- was relegating Cass and Steph to Orphan and Spoiler. She was working on it.
When I spoke to CRC Payne for the first time, the most pressing thing I had to ask her was why the only capitulation to status quo compromise- one outdated even then- was relegating Cass and Steph to Orphan and Spoiler. She was working on it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
246/815: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 158 (2025)
When I spoke to CRC Payne for the first time, the most pressing thing I had to ask her was why the only capitulation to status quo compromise- one outdated even then- was relegating Cass and Steph to Orphan and Spoiler. She was working on it.
When I spoke to CRC Payne for the first time, the most pressing thing I had to ask her was why the only capitulation to status quo compromise- one outdated even then- was relegating Cass and Steph to Orphan and Spoiler. She was working on it.
245/815: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 157 (2025)
Fell behind on this in the middle of the big season-long adventure story, I think because I didn’t love how Lady Shiva was being depicted at the time. This isn’t a Lady Shiva comic though; it’s a Bat-Family comic. The intention here is clear.
Fell behind on this in the middle of the big season-long adventure story, I think because I didn’t love how Lady Shiva was being depicted at the time. This isn’t a Lady Shiva comic though; it’s a Bat-Family comic. The intention here is clear.
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
245/815: BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES EP. 157 (2025)
Fell behind on this in the middle of the big season-long adventure story, I think because I didn’t love how Lady Shiva was being depicted at the time. This isn’t a Lady Shiva comic though; it’s a Bat-Family comic. The intention here is clear.
Fell behind on this in the middle of the big season-long adventure story, I think because I didn’t love how Lady Shiva was being depicted at the time. This isn’t a Lady Shiva comic though; it’s a Bat-Family comic. The intention here is clear.
244/815: CROWDED #2 (2018)
Hard to imagine that every single person who read this comic didn’t flash back to it immediately when we all learned the name Luigi Mangione. “Ten minutes into the future” is just about right, as a tagline. Feels a little like Kirby prophesying “THE WORLD THAT’S COMING.”
Hard to imagine that every single person who read this comic didn’t flash back to it immediately when we all learned the name Luigi Mangione. “Ten minutes into the future” is just about right, as a tagline. Feels a little like Kirby prophesying “THE WORLD THAT’S COMING.”
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
244/815: CROWDED #2 (2018)
Hard to imagine that every single person who read this comic didn’t flash back to it immediately when we all learned the name Luigi Mangione. “Ten minutes into the future” is just about right, as a tagline. Feels a little like Kirby prophesying “THE WORLD THAT’S COMING.”
Hard to imagine that every single person who read this comic didn’t flash back to it immediately when we all learned the name Luigi Mangione. “Ten minutes into the future” is just about right, as a tagline. Feels a little like Kirby prophesying “THE WORLD THAT’S COMING.”
243/815: CROWDED #1 (2018)
First time reading the series that put my social media friend @brandtandstein.com on the map. The visual inventiveness was there from the beginning, but it is amazing to me how much crisper and cleaner their art has gotten in 7 years, starting great and getting better.
First time reading the series that put my social media friend @brandtandstein.com on the map. The visual inventiveness was there from the beginning, but it is amazing to me how much crisper and cleaner their art has gotten in 7 years, starting great and getting better.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
243/815: CROWDED #1 (2018)
First time reading the series that put my social media friend @brandtandstein.com on the map. The visual inventiveness was there from the beginning, but it is amazing to me how much crisper and cleaner their art has gotten in 7 years, starting great and getting better.
First time reading the series that put my social media friend @brandtandstein.com on the map. The visual inventiveness was there from the beginning, but it is amazing to me how much crisper and cleaner their art has gotten in 7 years, starting great and getting better.
242/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #40 (2024)
More than just a collection of one shots, this volume feels like a dare to take concepts that so frequently go wrong- here, the Very Special Episode- and make them work. This one is scarier and more affecting than almost any other in the series.
More than just a collection of one shots, this volume feels like a dare to take concepts that so frequently go wrong- here, the Very Special Episode- and make them work. This one is scarier and more affecting than almost any other in the series.
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
242/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #40 (2024)
More than just a collection of one shots, this volume feels like a dare to take concepts that so frequently go wrong- here, the Very Special Episode- and make them work. This one is scarier and more affecting than almost any other in the series.
More than just a collection of one shots, this volume feels like a dare to take concepts that so frequently go wrong- here, the Very Special Episode- and make them work. This one is scarier and more affecting than almost any other in the series.
241/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #39 (2024)
Doing a therapy issue is hard for what should be obvious reasons. You’re taking a visual medium to one neutral room with two people talking. This one works because you really care about the person seeking therapy, and the artist is a genius.
Doing a therapy issue is hard for what should be obvious reasons. You’re taking a visual medium to one neutral room with two people talking. This one works because you really care about the person seeking therapy, and the artist is a genius.
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
241/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #39 (2024)
Doing a therapy issue is hard for what should be obvious reasons. You’re taking a visual medium to one neutral room with two people talking. This one works because you really care about the person seeking therapy, and the artist is a genius.
Doing a therapy issue is hard for what should be obvious reasons. You’re taking a visual medium to one neutral room with two people talking. This one works because you really care about the person seeking therapy, and the artist is a genius.
240/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #38 (2024)
This issue has the exact same premise as what most Batman: The Animated Series fans consider the worst episode of the show, except for the fact that this issue rules. Just goes to show that there are no bad ideas, just bad execution.
This issue has the exact same premise as what most Batman: The Animated Series fans consider the worst episode of the show, except for the fact that this issue rules. Just goes to show that there are no bad ideas, just bad execution.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
240/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #38 (2024)
This issue has the exact same premise as what most Batman: The Animated Series fans consider the worst episode of the show, except for the fact that this issue rules. Just goes to show that there are no bad ideas, just bad execution.
This issue has the exact same premise as what most Batman: The Animated Series fans consider the worst episode of the show, except for the fact that this issue rules. Just goes to show that there are no bad ideas, just bad execution.
239/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #37 (2024)
James Tynion’s horror comics always seem to feature a teeth motif, and that remains present in this series with the bandanas here. But what really makes Erica Slaughter stand out is the hauntedness that Werther Dell’Edera brings to her eyes.
James Tynion’s horror comics always seem to feature a teeth motif, and that remains present in this series with the bandanas here. But what really makes Erica Slaughter stand out is the hauntedness that Werther Dell’Edera brings to her eyes.
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
239/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #37 (2024)
James Tynion’s horror comics always seem to feature a teeth motif, and that remains present in this series with the bandanas here. But what really makes Erica Slaughter stand out is the hauntedness that Werther Dell’Edera brings to her eyes.
James Tynion’s horror comics always seem to feature a teeth motif, and that remains present in this series with the bandanas here. But what really makes Erica Slaughter stand out is the hauntedness that Werther Dell’Edera brings to her eyes.
238/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #36 (2024)
The comics with full sentence titles will continue until morale improves. This series’ premise feels ideally suited for the oneshot format, so it’s a treat we’re finally getting to that in this breather of a volume between longer story arcs.
The comics with full sentence titles will continue until morale improves. This series’ premise feels ideally suited for the oneshot format, so it’s a treat we’re finally getting to that in this breather of a volume between longer story arcs.
November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
238/815: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #36 (2024)
The comics with full sentence titles will continue until morale improves. This series’ premise feels ideally suited for the oneshot format, so it’s a treat we’re finally getting to that in this breather of a volume between longer story arcs.
The comics with full sentence titles will continue until morale improves. This series’ premise feels ideally suited for the oneshot format, so it’s a treat we’re finally getting to that in this breather of a volume between longer story arcs.
237/815: MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES (2018)
One good comic with a full sentence title about idolatry deserves another. What Brubaker and Phillips do together feels like a perfection of the crime comics you would see from Vertigo in the 90s. This one is like if I liked Kill Your Boyfriend.
One good comic with a full sentence title about idolatry deserves another. What Brubaker and Phillips do together feels like a perfection of the crime comics you would see from Vertigo in the 90s. This one is like if I liked Kill Your Boyfriend.
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
237/815: MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES (2018)
One good comic with a full sentence title about idolatry deserves another. What Brubaker and Phillips do together feels like a perfection of the crime comics you would see from Vertigo in the 90s. This one is like if I liked Kill Your Boyfriend.
One good comic with a full sentence title about idolatry deserves another. What Brubaker and Phillips do together feels like a perfection of the crime comics you would see from Vertigo in the 90s. This one is like if I liked Kill Your Boyfriend.
DCEASED is surprisingly good, even if you’re burned out on zombies. (Especially so, in fact!)
I really enjoyed Wonder Woman: Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson, as maybe the best post-apocalyptic DC story.
And for the best blend of DC and Lovecraft, check out Batman: City of Madness. #ngl
I really enjoyed Wonder Woman: Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson, as maybe the best post-apocalyptic DC story.
And for the best blend of DC and Lovecraft, check out Batman: City of Madness. #ngl
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
DCEASED is surprisingly good, even if you’re burned out on zombies. (Especially so, in fact!)
I really enjoyed Wonder Woman: Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson, as maybe the best post-apocalyptic DC story.
And for the best blend of DC and Lovecraft, check out Batman: City of Madness. #ngl
I really enjoyed Wonder Woman: Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson, as maybe the best post-apocalyptic DC story.
And for the best blend of DC and Lovecraft, check out Batman: City of Madness. #ngl
Sam Reich as The Riddler
Vic Michaelis as Lois Lane
Lily Du as Cat Grant
Ally Beardsley as The Joker
Rekha Shankar as Harley Quinn
Mike Trapp as Killer Croc
Grant O’Brien as Gentleman Ghost #ngl
Vic Michaelis as Lois Lane
Lily Du as Cat Grant
Ally Beardsley as The Joker
Rekha Shankar as Harley Quinn
Mike Trapp as Killer Croc
Grant O’Brien as Gentleman Ghost #ngl
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sam Reich as The Riddler
Vic Michaelis as Lois Lane
Lily Du as Cat Grant
Ally Beardsley as The Joker
Rekha Shankar as Harley Quinn
Mike Trapp as Killer Croc
Grant O’Brien as Gentleman Ghost #ngl
Vic Michaelis as Lois Lane
Lily Du as Cat Grant
Ally Beardsley as The Joker
Rekha Shankar as Harley Quinn
Mike Trapp as Killer Croc
Grant O’Brien as Gentleman Ghost #ngl
236/815: MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS: BOOK TWO (2024)
After reading these two volumes, I would unhesitatingly place Emil Ferris with the likes of Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Alan Moore, or even R. Crumb or Harvey Pekar. The medium of comics itself has been transformed by this work.
After reading these two volumes, I would unhesitatingly place Emil Ferris with the likes of Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Alan Moore, or even R. Crumb or Harvey Pekar. The medium of comics itself has been transformed by this work.
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
236/815: MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS: BOOK TWO (2024)
After reading these two volumes, I would unhesitatingly place Emil Ferris with the likes of Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Alan Moore, or even R. Crumb or Harvey Pekar. The medium of comics itself has been transformed by this work.
After reading these two volumes, I would unhesitatingly place Emil Ferris with the likes of Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Alan Moore, or even R. Crumb or Harvey Pekar. The medium of comics itself has been transformed by this work.