Author Archives: Collin Colsher

About Collin Colsher

Collin Colsher, the creator of The Batman Chronology Project and disCONTINUITY, is a writer, filmmaker, teacher, and comic book historian that currently lives and works in Philadelphia. He has lectured at various universities, libraries, and book fairs. Collin has also served on the jury for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, which is sponsored by the US Library of Congress.

Non-Comics I Read in 2023

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

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Zdarsky’s Mindbomb: Three Jokers Replacement or Resurrection?

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

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The Brave, the Bold, and the Unknown

In the recent issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #2 Part 4, writer/artist Joëlle Jones packed in over forty flashbacks/references in a mere three pages, most of which were generic images that could be linked to … Continue reading

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Science Fact Meets Science Fiction: Physics of the Future

Our future in reality obviously differs from the fictional future of a serialized multi-authored superhero comic book universe. However, real world physics and the real world nature of time strongly affect fictional futures and how we view them. By contrasting … Continue reading

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Things I Read in 2022

Happy holidays, everyone! Not including hundreds of single issues, here is my annual list of everything that I read in 2022 (in order of most liked to least liked). _________________________________________________________________

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Geoff Johns’ New Golden Timeline

For the past several years, we had a DCU timeline that really seemed to work. It made sense. And it made sense in a lot of ways that previous timelines didn’t. Go on Reddit or the Comic Book Resources message … Continue reading

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Batman by Milo Nousiainen & Phil Buckenham

Recently, we showcased some awesome projects being done by Batman Chronology Project site contributors. And we have another one that I wanted to highlight. Writer Milo Nousiainen and artist Phil Buckenham have been creating a Batman fan comic. It’s still … Continue reading

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Tom King on Black Label Continuity

In a recent issue of Human Target, Tom King killed off Guy Gardner, prompting many fans to ask if the shocking death was actually in-continuity. (Up to that point, nothing in the arc would have even been questionable as to … Continue reading

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Who’s Who? The Demon’s Shadow

Joshua Williamson’s “Shadow War” arc has finally kicked-off with a bang. Here’s a little annotation for the Demon’s Shadow group that assembles towards the end of Shadow War: Alpha #1. The internet seems to be confused about a lot of … Continue reading

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Things (Non-Comics) I Read in 2021

In alphabetical order: 100 Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings The American Comic Book Industry & Hollywood by Alisa Perren & Gregory Steirer Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison Batman and Ethics by Mark D White The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler … Continue reading

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