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22 on New 52 - Catwoman #0 reviewI always jot down notes while reading a comic that I'm going to review and then I expand on those for the full article. But not this time. I'm so infuriated that I'm just going to post the notes that I made and then a closing statement. Here's are my notes taken while reading Catwoman…
Here we have a fine #0 issue in terms of art, dialogue, and action, but comic readers who obsess over continuity might get a migraine. As advertised, this #0 is about how Batgirl and Black Canary meet for the first time. But just as expected, it's the typical hero vs. hero until they sort out…
The $#!% hits the fan in this issue. All of the stories collected in this series are reaching their big climax at the same time and while that doesn't bode well for new readers who will be confused by such a comic, the rest of you should be on the edge of your seat! Bruce…
Since Zero Month is such a great opportunity to attract new comic book readers, I'm going to review everything this month. And that means I'm going to be very busy this week with the origin of Batwoman, what Jason Todd did after his resurrection, how Dick Grasyson became Nightwing, the first team up of Batgirl…
Quite the visually striking cover isn't it? I mean really study it. All of the book's six major stories are represented. The pages within are lovely as well but it's the concept of this book that impressed me the most because it's so ambitious. The Judas Coin follows one of the 30 pieces of silver…
This TPB collects the first 7 issues of the New 52 series Teen Titans by Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth, and Norm Rapmund. I read the first five or six issues when they came out in monthly floppies but gave up on the series after that. Before I even opened this TPB, I thought back on…
Birds of Prey is a series that I've been reading regularly since the New 52 started, but I haven't reviewed more than once because it's a fringe Bat-title and I need to budget how many reviews I do each week otherwise I'll go crazy. This week however, the first trade paperback collecting issues 1-7 came…
Robin hears that there's an underground fight club in Arkham City so he disguises himself as an inmate and goes inside the prison to investigate. He finds Penguin, gets in a brawl and runs away when Bane shows up. Then Bane fights Solomon Grundy, but again nothing comes from the action. It's sound and fury,…
This fell flat with me the same way Batwing #0 did. Damian and Batwing are both characters whose origins have already been told pretty thoroughly in the past couple years and unless you're totally new to recent events in Bat-History you're going to be bored by this issue. Batman & Robin #0 is page after…
As you can see by the cover, this issue is about Batgirl clumsily toppling forward because her boobs are so big. All kidding aside, the art in this book is nice. Gorgeous, actually. This is especially true in the final pages where we see Batgirl in her original costume made up of a blue cape…
The main story by Snyder and Capullo was very good, but much like Detective Comics #0, it was rushed and even worse, ended in a "To Be Continued in 2013" which left me pretty disappointed. It took a great story and turned it into one big tease. However, this comic didn't stop there. And if…
This week in Zero Month you'll learn how Bruce got his gadgets, how Babs got her legs back, and how Damian...liked or did not like his mom...or something. And if you're looking for a break from Zero Month then you could always take a trip to Arkham City for a solo Robin adventure and some…
Finally an issue of Detective Comics that I thoroughly enjoyed! I even thought this comic could've been longer. The backup by James Tynion IV and Henrik Jonsson could most definitely have been stretched into its own full length issue. Let me break it all down for you. First off there's the main event, The Final…
Issue zero of Batwing should accomplish its goal of attracting new readers but there's not much here for fans who have been reading the book since the beginning. Plainly stated, Batwing is a character who really didn't need a zero issue. The story told here is one that we saw briefly a few months ago,…
What sets Volume #3 apart from the two that came before it? A few things, first off you get some new faces: Bane and Harley Quinn. That's right, this volume features one of the first comic book appearances of Harley Quinn outside of Mad Love or The Batman Adventures. It's also a less jarring read…
Alright, after writing that extra long volume 1 review with a NML overview and list of TDKR comparisons this one should be much shorter. In that last article I basically said that No Man's Land is one of, if not THE, coolest premise for a Batman story or superhero story. Ever. The only problem is that I…
Getting into comics ain't easy. First of all, they're hard to find. These things aren't sold everywhere and anywhere like video games, novels, music, and movies. If you don't want to download a comic onto your phone or laptop you've got to locate a comic shop. You might not have a comic shop in your…
Zero Month begins! Every New 52 title gets its own #0 issue which will dive into that particular character's origin. Expectations are high for this event because the original #1s and everything that's followed hasn't exactly satisfied many readers' curiosity as to how their heroes began in this new timeline. This week, we'll see a…
There's no going back. Knightfall changed things. Forever. After that saga's success, the massive cross-over event became a predictable part of the yearly comics cycle. After the Batman was broken, Gotham was consumed with plague, consumed with plague again, and then it was hit by a massive earthquake/tsunami combo. This last disaster led to a…
Let's take a step out of our comfort zone and see what other great comics are out there! A few weeks back I received a package in the mail from DC. I hadn't requested any new graphic novels at all, I mean I was still up to my neck in No Man's Land and Knightfall…
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