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1 on Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 (of 5) reviewHow brilliant is the art by Szymon Kudranski and colorist John Kalisz? Every panel in this series is a triumph. I don't think that any currently running bat-title has bad art, overall everybody is doing a respectable job, but no creative team is using shadow and a limited color pallet to make something as dark…
Unhinged had a good run of five straight comics that were totally worth buying, but issue #8 falls flat. Let's start with the narration. These Penguin captions don't need to force Penguin's cockney accent. Any work of fiction that writes out dialogue phonetically is going to run into trouble sometimes and when done right it…
When I heard the news yesterday morning that Jerry Robinson had passed I was deeply saddened. And when I saw that there was no article about his death on Batman-News I was troubled even more…then I remembered that I'm the guy who writes about comics. And even though I usually just do hastily written reviews…
Saying that Batwing is a hero born out of great strife is an understatement. In issue #4 we learn that he's an AIDS orphan and an ex-child soldier. Pretty heavy stuff, and if that sort of tragedy interests you then I recommend you pick up the memoirs "A long Way Gone" about a real-life child…
Tony S. Daniel again draws the best Batman and delivers some finely paced action, but falls short in the story department. Meet Raju First off, this issue doesn't even get started without Daniel backtracking as if he forgot to introduce an important character, Raju the police informant, in the previous issue. For some reason Batman…
Here's a list of Batman comics coming out this month graded on a scale of my own anticipation: None. - I'll get to it…eventually - Eh…meh - Bring it. - TAKE MY MONEY
Neal Adams is an American comic book icon, he has a place in both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, and his work drawing Batman in the 70s has reverberated through the decades. And so it is no surprise that only a man with such a…
The latest 3-part story focuses on the way Arkham City's most famous criminals live within the confines of the super prison. And as you can see by the cover, it's going to expand on the Joker/Penguin rivalry which was one of the most entertaining subplots of Arkham City (Make sure you listen to every interview…
This book did not start off the way I imagined and that had me a bit worried, but it all turned out fine in the end. In issue #5 we saw that the Tyger team was about to storm the rooftop Batman and Gordon were on. The rooftop as it turns out is not the…
If you found your way to a site called "Batman-News" then chances are you're familiar with a little game called Batman: Arkham City. Well if you're one of the millions who loved this interpretation of the Batman mythos, you'll be pleased to know that there is now an ongoing series taking place in that very…
The first part of this story opened with a fire that by the end of issue #4 was left unexplained. In issue #6, part 2 of the "Observations" story arc, we finally find out what that explosion in the middle of Gotham City is all about. We also get Batman brawl. A lot. If you…
I feel like issue #4 is where this series really hit its stride. The first three chapters were passable, but delivered nothing that gamers who played Arkham City didn't already know. Chapter four or "Observations: Part One" is a great jumping on point with a solid narrative. We've all seen the Batman/Gordon rooftop meeting a…
I'm disappointed by this book again, but I didn't hate it as much as the previous issue. In fact, there was even one scene that I found fairly entertaining. This is a weird, ridiculous book that thinks it’s a lot more fun than it really is, but maybe I'm just not shutting my brain off…
Admittedly, the "Inside Job" 3-part storyline hasn't been that interesting but its climax is quite good. It's where we see that the team behind it is a big fan of Arkham City's combat, and who isn't? It's so fluid! The fight scene between Batman vs. Two-Face thugs vs. Tyger guards is one of the best…
I like how Mike S. Miller draws this world. Sure there could be a few more little details and maybe some elbow grease from colorist Gabe Eltaeb could be used to make these environments look less squeaky clean, but overall it looks great. Except for one thing: I don't like how Batman is drawn. At…
I was supposed to have an interview with author Derek Fridolfs about this series but that's been postponed. Since that's not happening anytime soon I've decided to write reviews of the five digital comics I bought in preparation for the interview… Never before have I paid for a digital comic. Digital comics are a real…
It sure did take a while for me to get a Batman #3 review up, right? Why is that? It's the most popular, most well-received comic featuring the caped crusader and one of the most popular, most well-received comics, period. So why did I dilly-dally? Well, it's because it's the most popular, most well-received Batman…
All of the elements for a great story are here, but Kyle Higgins hasn't quite found how to use them yet. He's a like a chef in a fully stocked kitchen that keeps making us grilled cheese sandwiches. Sure, it's filling but I'd like to see some more ambition from this series. The last issue…
Well that escalated quickly! When we last saw Selina Kyle she had discovered the dead body of her best friend and long-time fence, Lola. She then got the crap beat out of her by the very same attackers who murdered Lola and we were introduced to brand new villain "Bone" who has a weird deformity…
Justice League is a roller coaster ride, but issues #1 was the part where you find a seat and put the safety bar down. You're excited for what's to come, but it's taking a while to get going. Then issue #2 was the part where you get told to keep your arms and feet inside…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com