Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! We're starting to reach the time of year where I'm very tired of winter already, and yet there's still another 2 months of it. Once that's over it gets replaced with a time of year we here in the Midwest call "cold mud". We really seem to have set it up that we get all of the fun winter stuff out of the way in the very beginning over the course of like a week. At least there are comics to read in the meantime.
Upcoming Comics
Justice League Unlimited #3
The global terrorist group Inferno has taken its next step toward world dominance with an ecological disaster! Will Superman, Wonder Woman, and the others have to sacrifice the life of Swamp Thing? Plus: Plastic Man and Beast Boy work with The Atom Project to fix their scrambled superpowers!
- Written By: Mark Waid
- Art By: Dan Mora
Thoughts: Leave Swamp Thing alone. He's constantly being bothered by the rest of the superheroes' problems.
Batman News Critic: Akash
Detective Comics #1093
Batman's run-in with the horrific Asema has left him questioning everything. Who is Asema, how does she know Bruce Wayne, and for what foul purpose is she draining the blood of young men across the city? To find the answers to these burning questions, the World’s Greatest Detective must plunge into the darkest corners of his city and his psyche. The very foundation of the Dark Knight is beginning to crack—can he solve this mystery before it crumbles completely?
- Written By: Tom Taylor
- Art By: Mikel Janin
Thoughts: Soon we'll find out whether Scarlett has been the villain the whole time like the story has repeatedly suggested, or if she's a just a big red herring (or should I say scarlet herring)
Batman News Critic: Jackson
Little Batman: Month One #3
What happens when a kid, who is also a secret superhero, sneaks off to save his dad, who is also a secret superhero? Mayhem, of course! Alfred and the babysitter split up to search high and low for Little Batman…but little do they know, he’s off hunting for clues from the last person they’d expect: The Joker.
- Written By: Morgan Evans
- Art By: Jon Mikel
Thoughts: I love the Long Halloween parody cover here
Batman News Critic: Aaron
Harley Quinn #47
Clayface is having a (dinner) party, and everybody’s invited…as long as their name is Clayface! We’ve got all the Clayfaces in here—Basil, Matt, Sondra, Preston, Cassius, Spanky, Alfalfa, Stymie, even Clownface (remember Clownface?)! My latest Destruction Agency case brings me face-to-face with Clayface as I crash and burn the ultimate muck-filled family reunion harder than Aunt Ethel’s overcooked brisket at last year’s Passover seder! Oh yeah, and somebody’s gonna die in this one.
- Written By: Elliott Kalan
- Art By: Mindy Lee
Thoughts: At least we're acknowledging the frankly ridiculous number of Clayfaces that exist in canon.
Batman News Critic: Jack
Catwoman #72
As Selina dances her way through devils and the damned at a Dante’s Divine Comedy-themed party, a tale of pain and woe unfolds in Stockholm. There, Catwoman will find the first of her prizes as she does battle against the people after her head. By the end, Catwoman will find herself in a literal inferno of her own making!
- Written By: Torunn Gronbekk
- Art By: Marianna Ignazzi
Thoughts: You're not allowed to get mad at me for this not coming out last week like I said. DC sent out the preview files and everything saying that it would. They seem to have just changed their minds at the very last second.
Batman News Critic: Akash
Beyond the Bat
Welcome to Beyond the Bat, where we take a quick look at the rest of DC’s comics coming out this week.
Graphic Novel Watch
No bat trades this week.
Ratings
Most Excited: Justice League Unlimited #3- So far this has been a pretty fun and action packed series.
Least Excited: Harley Quinn #47- As humorous of a premise this is, it'll take some consistently solid comics out of this series to get me excited.
Wild Card: Detective Comics #1093- Hopefully the series continues to focus on the detective mystery, but with less questionable logic
Well that’s it for this week! Let us know in the comments what comics you’re looking forward to.
