The inaugural episode of our new podcast, BatChat with Matt & Will, a podcast where we take every Batman story ever, read them, and rank them on a big list from best to worst. This week, we look at three different first Batman stories.

Batman: Year One (Batman V.1 # 404-407)
Zero Year (Batman V.2 # 21-27, 29-33)
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate (Detective Comics V.1 # 27)

Episode 1: Beginnings

Jim Gordon made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27. You know, the same comic that Batman made his first appearance. So, you can imagine the number of stories that Gordon has been featured in. But especially since Frank Miller made "Batman: Year One" as much about Gordon as it is about Batman, that number has exploded, and the history of that character, and his connection to Batman, has been fertile ground for various creators. This week we're looking at three stories about the life and times of Jim Gordon. These are some gritty and dark tales, and they come with some specific trigger warnings, so if you need to skip over some of this, we understand, but these are some fine comics.


Batman: Night Cries OGN [Trigger Warning: Childhood physical and sexual abuse]
Batman: Gordon of Gotham # 1-4 [Trigger Warning: Political violence]
Batman: Turning Points # 1-5

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Episode 208: You're a Damn Good Cop, Jim Gordon

In the first of two bonus mini episodes recorded at this year's New York Comic Con, Dan chats with Oni Press President and Publisher Hunter Gorinson.

TCXFIP NYCC Bonus Minisode 1: Hunter Gorinson talks Oni Press

Tiffany Babb returns to the show to talk about the latest issue of her newspaper-format criticism journal The Comics Courier, now on Kickstarter. Also: Baseball! New York Comic Con! Other tangents!

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 372: Tiffany Babb talks The Comics Courier #3

For you out there, it has only been one week since our last episode. But we took a week off recording so we could really pack in the comics. This week, we're covering the entire, 26 issue run of Batman & Robin Eternal, the weekly series that ran at the end of the New 52 era. It sees the return of some Bat characters lost in the rest of that era, has a lot of flashbacks and gives us a lot to talk about. Plus? Two one shots starring Cassandra Cain.


Batman & Robin Eternal # 1-26
Help Me Not To Die (Batgirl V.1 # 2)
Thicker Than Water (Batgirl V.1 # 37)

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Episode 209: Eternally Yours, Robin

Friends of the show Rob Lynch and Will Nevin join Dan and Matt to talk about all things horror, from the best movies (Sinners, Weapons) to the best comics (anthologies, anthologies, anthologies).

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 373: Halloween Special 2025 - The State of Horror

Welcome to your annual, spooky Halloween week BatChat. We've done weeks with vampires, with Man-Bats, with Demons. This year, we're dipping into stories featuring Matt's favorite classic monster: the werewolf. Batman fights the beast under a full moon over the city, and maybe even turns into one...

Moon of the Wolf (Batman V.1 # 255)
Werewolf Moon (Detective Comics V.1 # 505)
Batman: Full Moon # 1-4

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Episode 210: Moon Over Gotham

Kat Calamia and Phil Falco join the show to talk about Lifeline Comics and that Kickstarter comics life.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 374: Kat Calamia and Phil Falco talk about Lifeline Comics

Writer and comedian Chris Killian chats with Dan about I Saw Santa: A Spawn Universe Christmas Story at New York Comic Con.

TCXFIP NYCC Bonus Minisode 2: Chris Killian talks Image's I Saw Santa

Friend of the show and Patreon backer Matt McThorn is back this week, and he wanted to return to one of is earlier themes, with three more stories featuring Thomas Blake, the Bat rogue known as Catman. We get a 90s story featuring Catman and Ratcatcher from before Catman turned super cool under the pen of Gail Simone. Then we see Blake meet Huntress and try to come off as suave in a Birds of Prey vs. the Secret Six story. And we wrap up with Catman and Bane in Gotham during Battle for the Cowl, trying really hard to honor the memory of Batman. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

The Secret of the Universe (Batman: Shadow of the Bat # 43-44, Catwoman V.2 # 26)
Whitewater (Birds of Prey V.1 # 104-108)
A Debt of Significant Blood (Secret Six V.3 # 9)

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Episode 211: Catman Returns (w/ Matt McThorn)

Writer/artist Liam Sharp joins the show to talk about his new Image series Spawn: The Dark Ages, Savage Sword of Conan and more.

The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 375: Liam Sharp talks Spawn: The Dark Ages, Conan & more

Each week, hosts Matt Lazorwitz and Will Nevin look at three Batman stories, discuss them and put them on a list that will encompass all Batman stories. Some are great, some are not, but we hope you enjoy them all!

Episode 1: Beginnings

BatChat With Matt & Will: A Batman Ranking Podcast

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