Matt Fraction Talks Batman
GateCrashersMay 5, 2026
Matt Fraction is the current writer on Batman, and has written a lot of great books in the past such as Hawkeye, Sex Criminals, Casanova and Immortal Iron Fist. The latter was one of the books that I read when really getting into comics — it’s just embedded in my comics DNA — and Batman is my favourite comic currently being published, so it was wonderful to finally be able to interview him.
We talked about Batman particularly, what goes into it, what it’s like writing it, and a bunch of other stuff. Since we went over a wide assortment of topics, here’s a list of references to maybe go over as you’re listening (and maybe even read up on):
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References & Show Notes
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Don Landrum baseball card where the picture is actually of Ron Santo
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My shit doesn’t work in the playoffs. My job is to get us to the playoffs. What happens after that is fucking luck.
— Billy Beane · Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
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The night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points
— Stacey King
On scoring 1 point while Jordan scored a career-high 69 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1990 · via @chicagobulls on X ↗
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“Dad Caps” from Uncanny X-Men #505 (Fraction/Dodson)
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Joker’s introduction in Batman #1
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Required reading for fans of capes and noir — but especially if you like Batman.
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My Chip Zdarsky signed Batman sneaker
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Irwin Allen
Known as the “Master of Disaster” for his work producing the disaster film genre.
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Title page of Batman #1 (2025)
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Title page of Batman #6 (2025)
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Jorge Jimenez’s Batsuit in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight ↗
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Our previous interview — great context for this one.
Correction
There are two instances in this interview where I mention Batman #10 and #9 and #10 — in both instances I meant #9 and #8 and #9.
Our Review
Batman: Daylight by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jimenez — Review
Read our take on the debut issue that kicked off this run — and the one that made this interview inevitable.
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