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6 on Detective Comics #1024 reviewThose who’ve been reading my Detective Comics reviews already know how I feel about the Two-Face arc. But for those who came in late, here’s a recap: The arc started out strong with a focus on an internal struggle between the Two-Face and Harvey Dent personas, and there was the mystery of Two-Face’s cult that…
The first issue of Death Metal set quite a dark tone for the series. It promised a dark fantasy take on the DC Universe, and its aesthetic matched that tone well. This issue, however, breaks from the established tone and the story seems less focused because of it. Oh, and there is also that other…
And the story of DCeased continues! This sequel is set five years after the original miniseries. At the end of the original, the surviving superheroes fled to Earth-2, and at the start of this sequel, some of those heroes have to return to the zombie-infested world from whence they came. As far as first chapters…
I am a fan of both Peter Tomasi and Brad Walker. Tomasi has written some of my all-time favorite comics and I always really appreciate Walker’s dynamic and upbeat art style. But…I really don’t like this issue. I don’t entirely blame that on the creative team, though—it’s this Joker War nonsense that completely interrupts a…
Batman: The Killer Smile is a one-shot epilogue to the excellent three-issue miniseries, Joker: Killer Smile, so if you haven’t read the miniseries, this epilogue probably won’t make a lot of sense to you. As great as I think this comic is, The Smile Killer is not a comic that stands on its own as…
I am a fan of the original Metal. I like how epic and cosmic it got, and it was incredibly entertaining. Even though I was rather critical of its conclusion, I did run to my LCS to grab the hardcover when it came out. I am also a fan of metal music. So, naturally, I’ve…
The current Batman/Superman series hasn’t been the kind of book that I would also be reading if I wasn’t reviewing it. In my previous reviews I have expressed my opinions on dialogue, pacing, exposition, and the fact that the story itself is sometimes overshadowed by the many references to other books. However, I enjoyed Batman/Superman…
All right, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve read Detective Comics #1021. The story so far has been about Harvey Dent’s internal struggle with Two-Face; Two-Face’s cult; and Batman’s attempts at unraveling the mystery behind the cult and helping his old friend Harvey. Last issue ended on a cliffhanger where we saw Two-Face shooting…
The Quarantine Book Club articles that we’ve been doing have been great fun—and we’re definitely going to continue doing those!—but I’ve missed writing these regular reviews. Before we begin, a brief recap of Unkillables: a handful of villains and (anti-)heroes are forced to work together to ensure their own survival as well as that of a…
Josh: Welcome back to the Batman News Quarantine Book Club. Yesterday we covered Dear Justice League, and today we’re covering Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn and Nicole Goux. This was actually a book that was requested for us to cover, and since we’d decided to do some YA books, it seemed like a…
Welcome back to the Batman News Quarantine Book Club! This week we will be discussing Batman: The Cult by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson, with colors by Bill Wray. This is probably the most obscure story we’ve covered so far, and it’s also probably the darkest. Where Batman: Prey and Batman: Ego both had a…
It’s not a secret that I’m not the greatest fan of this series. The Batman Who Laughs stuff didn’t resonate with me, and I also did not give issue #7—which started off the current arc—a favorable review. This issue, however, is definitely an improvement! Let’s have a look. Nick Derington is one powerhouse of an…
“Ugly Heart,” the story that’s currently unfolding in the pages of Detective Comics, started off strong in issue #1020. The detective work was entertaining, Two-Face was written and drawn really well, and overall it was a fine setup for the story proper. Usually I like to build some suspense asking whether or not the creative…
The DCeased rollercoaster continues! Where the original DCeased story was cosmic in scope, Unkillables is much more grounded and street-level, featuring a great cast of characters. I really enjoyed the first issue of this 3-part miniseries, so I was looking forward to reading the second chapter. Does it match the first issue in terms of…
Except for #1, I haven’t liked a single issue of Batman/Superman so far. In large part, that’s because of the quality of the writing. I find myself having a lot of the same complaints, and rather than seeing improvement, in my opinion things have just been going downhill. This issue, #7, which thankfully moves away…
I think that Tomasi has demonstrated before that he’s capable of writing a good Two-Face story. This arc is in fact a continuation of “The Big Burn,” which is a Two-Face story that Tomasi told in the pages of Batman and Robin with artist Patrick Gleason. That doesn’t mean, however, that in order to understand…
The original DCeased miniseries is a wild ride through a zombie-infested DC universe, and it’s a series that I really enjoyed reviewing. So when DC announced Unkillables, I was looking forward to reviewing this one as well. Unkillables is written by Tom Taylor once again, and the artwork is brought to us by Karl Mostert.…
Joker: Killer Smile #1 and #2 are fantastic. Those issues are creepy, claustrophobic, play with expectations and constantly make me question what is real and what is delusion. On top of that, the art in the first two issues is phenomenal. Now we have arrived at the third and final issue of this miniseries. Issue…
I have mixed feelings about Alfred’s death. I think it allows for some interesting storytelling opportunities, but on the other hand I know that, at the end of the day, it’s all just a marketing trick. With this annual centering around Alfred’s absence, I was a bit skeptical going in. Is this a comic worth…
I mainly disliked the "Secret Six" arc (#1-5) because of the dialogue. It was like the infection just made people talk and behave like edgy teens rather than serious threats. My main concern going into this issue, therefore, was the dialogue. Interestingly enough, it’s not the dialogue that gets me this time. So, buckle up,…
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