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In the Grecian Convent of the Daughters of Lilith, the two Batwomans, the two Kane sisters, finally confront each other. Will Kate be able to pull Beth back from the brink? Batwoman #5 is written by Greg Rucka, drawn by DaNi, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Will Nevin: Are we going to look at Marvel’s decision not to go after Scott Snyder while he was pitching the Absolute Universe as both an all-time what-if *and* a massive fumble on their part?

Nightcrawler has made love to a lot of aliens. There was Cerise, an agent of the Shi’ar empire. There was Princess Anjulie from the “Kurt Wagner: Warlord” part of the Cross-Time Caper. There was the Arakkii mutant Weaponless Zsen. There was Bloody Bess of the Crimson Pirates, a group of interdimensional slavers. I say this not to slut-shame Nightcrawler. Kurt is our most sex-positive X-man, and we celebrate that here. Get your freak on. Go. get your freak on.

Ra’s al Ghul and the members of his family are important figures in the Bat mythos, whether they are related just to Ra’s or to Batman himself. This week, Matt McThorn is back to talk about some stories involving the House of al Ghul.

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Tony’s pick: Absolute Green Arrow #3: After the horrifying events of last issue, Dinah must capture the Green Arrow Killer as she finally finds Oliver Queen’s protege Roy Harper.

I’ve never been a Daredevil guy. Not for any specific reason or grievance with the character. X-Men got its hooks into me when I was 12, and I just kind of went on from there. People tell me the Frank Miller run is good, and I believe them, though I’m not really looking to engage with Miller post-Holy Terror.

Christian Ward and John J. Pearson join the show to talk about their new Ignition Press series The Patron. 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 mornings. You can follow the show on Bluesky, X, Facebook, Threads and Instagram @ComicsXF, and you can follow Dan Grote on Bluesky @danielpgrote and Matt Lazorwitz on Bluesky @mattlaz1013.

Dungeons and, perchance, some dragons? That’s what this BotA is all about! Ranked This Episode: Excalibur Annual #1 Uncanny X-Men Annual #3 Savage Avengers #17-19 (King In Black) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List! Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashimoto.

The X-Men play with fire as they try to change history and prevent the rise of Apocalypse in the aptly named “Rise of Apocalypse Part II”! X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 4 is written by Beau DeMayo & JB Ballard and directed by Chase Conley.

As Batman and Harley Quinn flee from the GCPD and the Robins, Harley tries to get Batman to listen to her warnings, and in so doing, tells him about her past. Secrets are revealed, and Batman is left in a dark, and more lonely, place. Absolute Batman #22 is written by Scott Snyder, drawn by Werther Dell’Edera, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Will Nevin: Let’s say you got to peruse DC’s offerings at this year’s Comic-Con. What’s the one thing that would interest you most?

“No one will be more angry that we’ve taken the MLF prisoner … than the X-Men.” Really, Cable? The X-Men don’t take prisoners? Cyclops specifically would be upset about the idea of a mutant team taking prisoners? Let’s roll back the tape. Our beloved Krakoa had a living carceral system called The Pit that held Sabretooth and a bunch of other mutants that didn’t really belong there. Pretty sure Temper reminds Scott about it every day at the Factory.