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2 on New 52 - Birds of Prey #18 reviewWith so many reviews to go through I might be getting a bit more blunt as the day goes on...but this kind of sucked and was really short. Granted, I haven't read any of Birds of Prey after the first volume and the Night of the Owls tie-in but even then the series was never…
Talk about starting a new arc with a bang! The newest Batwoman story sees her back in Gotham and fighting none other than Mr. Freeze. How did Freeze get out of Arkham? It's not addressed, nor is it ever brought up in today's Birds of Prey where Victor is also wreaking havoc. As for which…
With so many reviews to do today I honestly don't know why I went with Catwoman first. Maybe to get it all over with? Maybe because last month's issue was actually bearable so I was feeling hopeful? Who knows. Either way, the first thing I was greeted with was shoddy lettering and a terrible Batman…
Awesome cover, eh? Shame Cyborg doesn't have his own book yet. The guy has easily been one of the most important members of the team in every arc so far. He has total access to all the world's intel, he's incredibly powerful, and he's basically the Justice League's bus. The boom tube effect is a…
I wasn't going to do a JLA review this week but there was simply too much Scarecrow and Catwoman in it for me to ignore. It's also just a damn good comic that I enjoy reading anyway so I might as well say a little something about it. And by a little something I mean…
With 8 Batman related comics up for review today I'm going to try and keep all articles at around 300 words in length. I think if I went for the usual 1000-2000 word piece it could very well kill me. So here we go. Short and sweet: First of all, you're probably wanting to know…
After feeling like I was in the minority for my appreciation of the fun that was Suicide Squad Volume 1 I feel like I sunk right down with the rest of the crowd with Basilisk Rising. The laughs and surprises just weren't there this time around and the bad guy left a lot to be…
I'm thinking I might just have to say "Screw it. I'll review everything this week." Here’s a list of all the Batman comics coming out this week, March 20th graded on a scale of my own anticipation. Hell no! – I’d rather not – Ambivalent – Interested – TAKE MY MONEY Scroll…
So going into this I had a pretty good feeling that it would be better than Volume 1. I liked Volume 1, those stories didn't quite resonate with me as monthly issues but it worked really well in trade format. Looking back at The Villain's Journey, I felt as though I enjoyed those episodes more…
It's a step down in quality from Volume 1 to Volume 2 for Catwoman, but if you've seen the recent issues by Ann Nocenti then Judd Winick's final arc will read like the works of Bill Shakespeare. Content Volume 2 collects issues #7-12, wrapping up the last of Judd Winick and Guillem March's year-long run…
This was alright. It had its moments and features some attractive and exciting artwork. Seeing as how the 2nd Azrael isn't going to be showing up in the New 52 anytime soon this is pretty much your only opportunity to see that character in action ever again. Other than getting one more adventure with Azrael,…
I can't say I cared much for this one and now that this short 2-part story is over it definitely looks like it was all little more than filler. It's as if we were supposed to get a Barbara vs. James Jr. arc but that simply wasn't possible so instead that concept was merely teased…
I suggest you read Batman & Robin before reading this one. Batman's emotional state flows better if you follow that order. However, a side-effect of following that sequence might be that with Batman & Robin #18 being totally silent, Batman #18 could come off as looking really wordy by comparison. But...Flipping through the book a…
Talk about heartbreaking! The only other time I was this glassy eyed by the end of a Batman comic was Neil Gaiman's Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? I'll tell you right now that this is an absolute, 100% must-buy issue. Not only is it an incredibly important comic to own because it deals with…
I don't think there's ever been a crossover event that's been wholly good. Whenever you bring too many cooks into the kitchen you're always going to end up with a less appetizing meal. In the case of the Night of the Owls you have a group of vastly different writers and artists coming together to…
The final issues of the now canceled Justice League International are collected in Breakdown and while it's not a very good read or a decent send-off for these characters it at least sets up a few interesting plot points that will be explored in future DC titles. If you've seen the Channel 52 News segment…
I imagine the term "right in the feels" will be used a lot on the web among our community this week as we deal with the sad, sad repercussions of Batman Inc. #8. Here’s a list of all the Batman comics coming out this week, March 13th graded on a scale of my own anticipation. Hell no! –…
Jason Fabok is killing it! Detective Comics #18 looks great and it's a fun story but it would be a whole lot better if it didn't try so hard to tie into so many other titles and just focused on doing its own thing. I appreciate when the Bat-titles try to connect to one another…
It's hard to get invested in Batwing right now because I know that in the next couple months the series is getting new writers, a new artist, and there's going to be a completely different Batwing with an all new mission in life. I have been enjoying Fabian and Fabrizio's take on the character but…
We have one story that's as grounded in reality as it gets for a Batman story followed by two other tales that dive headfirst into the supernatural. It's an odd mix, that's for sure, and one of these tales is just flat-out bad making Legends of the Dark Knight #6 far and away the weakest…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com