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19 on Batman and The Signal #3 reviewDuke's make-or-break series comes to a dramatic end and though the book itself suggests he's here to stay, I suspect readers may feel differently. Just like the previous issues of Batman and The Signal, issue #3 opens with a page of confusing monologue from Duke that has little to do with the story. I think Tony…
In issue #18, Batman Beyond took a step in the right direction by finally bringing an end to the parade of one-dimensional villain encounters and by introducing lasting changes to the status quo. Issue #19 serves as both the finale of the arc and as an examination of the effects one of these adjustments has…
Batwoman readers have been waiting quite a while for the return of Alice and though she’s demented as ever and gets plenty of page-space this month, issue #14 left me a little underwhelmed. There aren’t any flashbacks this issue, which is a relief as I think we’re all ready for the story proper to begin.…
In comics these days, when he’s not teaming up with the Justice League to tackle a cosmic threat, Batman spends his time attempting to overcome increasingly devastating, high stakes issues in Gotham, usually involving the destruction of half the city. Meanwhile, Gage and Ienco dream of a simpler time and in Sins of the Father…
This issue, when Diana says, 'What a song and dance. Will you get to the point?' I couldn't help but feel the same way. Trinity #21 shares most of the flaws of the preceding issues and adds more by perplexingly juxtaposing two timelines. On the opening page, we flash back to the end of issue…
Dan Abnett has reminded us over the course of the previous few issues why we should care about certain core members of the Titans (while a few less-important characters have been left by the wayside). Now their time for wallowing is over; it's time for action! If you love the Titans but somehow hate their…
After months of boring, repetitive build-up, things are finally happening in Batman Beyond. Though in many respects issue #18 follows the by-the-numbers approach we’ve seen throughout ‘The Long Payback,’ it’s an issue with lasting consequences for both the heroes and the villains of Gotham City. Last issue, Payback (the arc’s chief antagonist) finally came to…
It’s more of the same from this week’s Trinity with plenty of mindless spectacle and no attention paid to story or character. The awful ‘No Home For You Here’ arc may be over but our heroes are not yet rid of the twin blights of Deimos and James Robinson. Based on issue #20, it seems…
It’s been a few years since we last saw Beth in the flesh, and Safiyah’s part in Kate’s story has been teased for over a year now. Finally, with ‘The Fall of the House of Kane,’ Marguerite Bennett is ready to share the tale it’s all been building towards! Issue #13 provides an exciting first…
In their strong debut issue, Gage and Ienco successfully reintroduced us to the Telltale Games continuity and set up Batman's two major obstacles for the series: the perception of Thomas Wayne and his legacy in the light of monstrous revelations, and chief antagonist Deadshot. Issue #2 doesn't progress the story much but continues to entertain…
First Roy took on Intergang on his own and now he’s even more out of his depth! Going up against Monsieur Mallah, the Brain and Cheshire sounds like a job for the Titans but trying to get the band back together could prove to be a tall order in this month’s Titans #21… Off the…
This week in Trinity, we finally reach the end of the ‘No Home For You Here’ arc and that's certainly a relief as the finale is chequered by the same problems that have plagued the series since James Robinson took over as the series' writer. Just like the previous Skartaris-based issues, Trinity #19 feels more…
Bane: Conquest #10 is the third issue in a row in which a showdown is heralded but not delivered. I have low expectations for each issue but at the moment even these are not being met. It’s as if Dixon has too many issues to fill and has to come up with a dull, new…
Bane: Conquest #9 is not all action, unlike several earlier issues of the series. Instead, it’s funny, gruesome and always extraordinary but readers should be warned that, despite its proximity to the series’ end, the plot doesn’t progress much. This is because issue #9 is (like issue #8 before it) a set-up issue designed to…
If you’ve been on board the Bane train for Conquest so far then you know by now that it’s a slow-moving, action-heavy series with little consideration for logic or characterisation. Issue #8 doesn’t cover much distance in terms of plot but if you’ve been enjoying this ride for the insanity and nostalgia, this could be…
There have been two mysterious figures operating in the shadows in Batman Beyond lately; a sneaky female vigilante and the puppeteer engineering his revenge against Terry. If you’ve been reading the series and haven’t already guessed their identities, you may wish to pick up issue #17 to find out who they are. However, in almost…
At the end of issue #11, Kate announced that now Julia was safe, she could head to Brussels to save her sister from Safiyah. Issue #12 doesn’t really progress the current story much. Instead, it lays the foundation for a dramatic reunion with the Mother of War by answering the principal question we’ve had since…
Telltale Games, purveyors of cinematic, choice-driven video games, graced us with their first Batman season in 2016 and it was very well-received so it’s not surprising that a second season followed and DC have now launched a comic series to bridge the gap between the two (especially if you consider how successful the Injustice spin-off…
Issue #1 of Batman and the Signal was a rocky but not altogether unsatisfying start. Issue #2 continues the odd story of Gotham by daylight and avoids the major pitfall of the previous issue by barely including Batman at all. This is good in one respect because Tony Patrick didn’t nail the dark knight’s voice…
At the heart of the current arc in Trinity is quite an exciting kernel of an idea; Earth’s three greatest heroes inserted into a fantasy milieu. Unfortunately, after reading Trinity #18, I’m convinced that ‘the Trinity in Skartaris’ made up the entirety of James Robinson’s pitch to DC. It’s never developed from idea to actual…
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