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7 on Harley Quinn #60 reviewThe Trials of Harley Quinn continues in this month’s installment. It’s Harley’s third trial, and it involves creepy monsters, laser weaponry, hallucinations, a trippy encounter with something from outer space, and really good sequential art. If you ask me, all of this sounds awesome and it should make for a fun issue. But it’s not…
Before I start the review proper, you should know that you’ll get the most out of this comic if you’ve been following the Batman Who Laughs miniseries by Scott Snyder and Jock. While this issue is mainly devoted to fleshing out the Grim Knight’s character, it definitely reads like a chapter from the miniseries, and…
Welcome back to the Harley Quinn show everybody. In this month’s episode Harley is still undergoing the trials to become the Angel of Retribution for the Lords of Chaos and Order. In the past I’ve critiqued this book for making a hero out of the super-villain that is Harley Quinn without giving her some kind…
All right, fellow comic fans, I hope you’re ready for this, because Snyder and Jock have really done it this time! Those who’ve read my reviews on issue #1 and #2 know that I’ve been enjoying the show so far—issue #1 in particular because it offers such a great mix of psychological horror and body…
Back in #57 a murder mystery was introduced, with Harley as the main suspect. Batman tracked her down and ended up taking her to the Batcave to investigate whether or not Harley really is guilty of the crime. This issue picks up where #57 left off, with Harley and Bats standing in the cave, and…
Here we are. The final issue of Suicide Squad. It’s not a secret that I have been very critical of this series since I started reviewing it, and even this book’s final arc—Rocket to Russia—hasn’t exactly received the most favorable reviews from me so far. With an extra-long issue to conclude Williams’s long run as…
The Batman Who Laughs, arguably one of the scariest new additions to Batman’s rogues gallery, has returned to Gotham City, and the mystery continues this month in issue #2. Those who have read my review of issue #1 know that I absolutely loved that one as it offered a fun mix of super-heroics, body horror…
All right fellow comic book fans, it’s Harley Quinn time again. This issue is a one-shot that is very new-reader friendly in that it doesn’t go out of its way to reference past events. The issue features some characters that appeared previously, but new readers don’t necessarily need to know anything about them to understand…
I’m not even going to try to keep you all in suspense. I’m just going to say it. Batman: Kings of Fear, so far at least, is hands down my favorite Batman series on stands right now. With #5, we delve into Bruce Wayne’s psyche as he’s tripping out on Scarecrow’s fear gas. Scarecrow challenges…
And so we’re getting ever closer to the end of this long Suicide Squad run. #49 is the second chapter of “Rocket to Russia,” and the second-to-last chapter in the entire series. As I read this, I just find myself wondering what happened to this book. Back when Williams started out with Jim Lee as…
Oh boy. I’ll start with a confession. This is a creative team that managed to terrify me with their excellent creator-owned series Wytches. So when I learned that Scott Snyder and Jock would be teaming up for their 6-part The Batman Who Laughs miniseries, I got really excited because I think the title character has the…
With Christmas coming up, a festive story unfolds in the pages of Harley Quinn #55. References to past events are kept to a minimum, so those looking to hop on board the crazy train should be able to enjoy this issue as a one-shot—albeit a one-shot that teases a new arc that’ll kick off in…
If I had to use one phrase to describe Old Lady Harley #2, it would be: “strange plot twists.” While an unpredictable narrative sometimes works in a book’s favor, the opposite is possible as well, especially when it seems like a book’s narrative almost completely hinges on these twists. In the case of Old Lady…
This series has been great so far. In a time where this so-called “deconstruction” approach seems to be the way to go in DC land, especially when it concerns Batman titles, it is refreshing to see a creative team come in and actually manage to pull this off successfully. So what makes this particular issue…
It’s the conclusion of the two-part arc “Minor Disasters!” and we pick up where we left off last time. Minor Disaster, the villain of this arc, can cause, well, minor disasters with her disaster dial (and that’s a lot of “disaster” in the same sentence, but sometimes there’s just no escape). She has made Harley…
With the upcoming #50 as this title’s final issue, it looks like #48 is the start of the series’ last arc. While I’ve been rather critical of the series so far, there have also been some good issues, so I’m hoping that Williams can manage to close out his run on a high note. So,…
Here we are with the latest issue of Harley Quinn. It’s the start of a new arc called “Minor Disasters,” and it looks like this should be fairly new-reader friendly. This issue features a few supporting cast members that were introduced earlier in Sam Humphries’s run, such as Petite Tina, but other than that, the…
Often anthologies turn out to be a mixed bag. Some stories hit. Some miss. In the case of Batman Secret Files #1, I don’t think any of the stories here are bad, but it’s definitely clear to me which stories stand out as gems, and which are slightly weaker. Now, I have a lot to say,…
Old Lady Harley is a 5 issue miniseries spinning out of Harley Quinn #42 (which can be read as a one-shot prologue to the miniseries but probably isn’t strictly required reading). Essentially, the idea is that this is the future DC Universe, which has turned into a post-apocalyptic landscape, similar to—you guessed it—Marvel’s Old Man…
Welcome back to another episode of Kings of Fear. Last time we saw Scarecrow pushing Batman off a roof, and this month we pick up right where we left off. While the plot so far has had psychedelic elements, it is in this issue that Peterson and Jones add fuel to the fire. What’s real?…
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