Author Archives: Collin Colsher

Since I’m back in the habit of showcasing projects being done by Batman Chronology Project site contributors and patrons, I’d love to share the Batman fan comic that writer Milo Nousiainen and artist Phil Buckenham are currently working on. I first shared a few … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that comic historian and site contributor Troy Doliner has launched an amazing new project/series/channel on YouTube—The Almanac Comicopia. Notably, I was able to influence and do a little behind the scenes work toward the … Continue reading →

Hi friends! I am the guest of honor on the latest episode of The Batman Universe Podcast, hosted by the affable Scott Waldyn. Scott and I chat about all things comic book related. It’s a lovely conversation and a bit … Continue reading →

I’m super excited to share site contributor Martín Lel’s amazing new video “An Exhaustive Look at the Current Batman Chronology,” which is a two-and-a-half-hour documentary version of Batman’s Rebirth/Infinite Frontier timeline lifted straight from the webpages of my Batman Chronology … Continue reading →

Recently, longtime project supporter and contributor Troy Doliner, as part of a Patreon request, posited the questions: “What are your favorite Earth-1 stories (from the Silver/Bronze Age)? And what are your favorite Earth-2 stories (from the Golden Age and Silver/Bronze … Continue reading →

Part One: The Golden Age (Earth-2 Batman) When Bill Finger and Bob Kane debuted Batman in 1939, the titular character (joined shortly thereafter by his sidekick Robin) killed wantonly—sometimes in self-defense (i.e. indirectly or situationally), but sometimes purposefully and callously … Continue reading →

The retcon history of Batman and Catwoman discovering each other’s secret identities is rather complicated. Before I dive in, the great Brian Cronin has an excellent series of articles about this very topic, to which I’m incredibly indebted: https://www.cbr.com/batman-catwoman-secret-identity-revealed https://www.cbr.com/batman-catwoman-secret-identity-repeated-retcon … Continue reading →

In September 1995, DC released Batman Annual #19 (“Scarecrow: Masters of Fear”) by Doug Moench, Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, and Stuart Chaifetz. Because this release came out post-Zero Hour, and since there had really been no official post-Crisis origin story … Continue reading →

As per my annual tradition, here is my list of non-comics that I read in 2023. It’s a light list, as it was a very busy year. Nevertheless, I really feel that the non-comic books I read each year have … Continue reading →

Chip Zdarsky canonized Geoff John’s Three Jokers in his recent “Bat-Man of Gotham” arc. And then, he made another clearcut reference to Three Jokers in Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1. In today’s Batman Vol. 3 #139 (Batman … Continue reading →