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45 on Batman #21 reviewIt's been 11 long months, and I'm sure that many of us have been patiently waiting for DC to continue the story that began in their epic DC Universe: Rebirth #1 that premiered last May and kicked off the entire Rebirth label. But has the wait been worth it? If you were hoping to get…
I'm so excited to be reading Gotham Academy right now. If you're not up to date on things, the last issue was mindbogglingly awesome. While this one isn't as awesome because it lacks a reveal as insane as the one from last issue, it's still plenty amazing in its own right. And now I'll tell…
Batman and Ra's having a conversation in the Batcave. Right behind shirtless sword fighting, I think this is one of the most quintessential things that comes to mind when I picture these two. If all you came to this comic for was that, you should be leaving pretty happy. It also has two twists/surprises I…
Batman #20 is the climax to the "I am Bane" story arc, but it's also the climax to King's entire sprawling Batman trilogy. It started with "I am Gotham", transitioned into "I am Suicide", and finally brought us to "I am Bane". As such, this story has a lot of shoes to fill. Not only…
In the last issue, King spent a considerable amount of time illustrating the similarities and differences between Bruce and Bane. This time, there is an entirely different parallel at play, but it's not at all overt like before. And quite frankly, much stronger in my opinion. In the original "Knightfall" story, Bane invaded Gotham. He…
In the immortal words of the Gotham Academy kids: OH...MY...CRAP! Did I just read the best issue of Second Semester ever written? Yes, yes I did. I'd even go so far as to say it's the best issue of Gotham Academy I've read in a year and a half. But it goes beyond that. Upon…
James Tynion IV started off his run on Detective Comics with "Rise of the Batmen"/The Colony storyline and followed that up with "The Victim Syndicate" arc. Both of those were fairly original concepts, but with League of Shadows, I'm starting to see some overlap with past stories. If you're at all familiar with my reviews,…
I don't like how King forces characters to fit into a mold they don't belong in just so he can tell the story he wants to tell. To be honest, I think it's kind of lazy. Instead of forming his stories around the characters, he comes up with a theme he wants to explore and…
Lady Shiva. I think my work here is done. No? Ok then, I guess I'll elaborate. The story opens with Lady Shiva torturing a Colony member, and for those readers not familiar with Shiva, it does a descent job at filling you in on the kind of person she is. Someone without mercy. Who isn't…
Tom King's work can be very polarizing, and likewise, unpredictable. I used to be someone that could simply say, "I love Tom King's work". But after the highs and lows I've witnessed on his Batman run, I must now resort to saying, "I like this issue or that issue". I can't even say I've liked…
Welcome to the review for Detective Comics #950! This is a special anniversary issue commemorating the milestone that Detective Comics has just crossed. As such, the issue is extra-sized, coming in at 38 pages and containing three different stories. All three stories are written by James Tynion IV but feature different artists. Two of them…
I've been hoping for a long time now that Gotham Academy would get back to being a halfway decent book again, but to be honest, I never thought that it actually would. So how shocked was I to open this issue and not only find a decent story, but a really respectable one at that!…
What an opening! A crash of lightning during a rain storm that back-lights the gates of Arkham Asylum. This is some quintessential Batman iconography right here. I was so happy I couldn't help but crack a smile at so perfect an image. I found the opening of this story, depicting a break-in at Arkham Asylum, equally…
This is the finale to the two-part "Batwoman Begins" story, but really, it's not a finale at all. Pretty much everything is left hanging. This story is really just a sampling of what you should expect to get from the upcoming Batwoman series, to make you aware of it, and to peak your interest enough…
As I type up this review, this is still the official solicitation for this comic that appears on DC's website: "STREETS AND SWAMPS! Swamp Thing comes to Gotham City with a mysterious request for Batman—but these longtime allies will have to make up for lost time and work together in order to confront a growing…
Last month's Gotham Academy Second Semester #4 was an interlude in the larger story, hence, #5 picks up where our story left off two months ago...The Trial of Colton Rivera! This story starts off with a flashback depicting exactly what Colton did that got him in such hot water with Headmaster Hammer. When last we…
Batwoman Begins is a two part story being featured in the pages of Detective Comics that will most likely lead directly into the solo Batwoman book that is starting in mid-March, preceded by a one-shot Rebirth book in February. Both this story and the subsequent Batwoman series will be written by James Tynion IV and…
This issue is essentially Catwoman's last night of freedom on the town before getting sent off to the big house...being shipped up the river...submitting to the slammer...(insert your own preferred jailhouse terminology here.) What could the woman who has stolen everything that her heart desires possibly still crave? Any Batman fan worth their salt knows…
When we last saw our heroes, they were being audibly assaulted by The Spoiler. Has she snapped? What turn of events could have possibly propelled her to such deplorable doings? Why has she joined The Victim Syndicate in their crippling crusade against Batman? Or, is something else afoot? We pick up exactly where we…
After defeating the monster at the center of the dungeon, our brave heroes sail off into the sunset on a bubblegum boat and live happily ever after. Oh...you think I'm kidding... For the last several weeks I've gone through a gamut of emotions over the current story arc, "I am Suicide". Anger, confusion, sadness, and…
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