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3 on Hope Larson, Chris Wildgoose, and some truths about Batgirl's "Summer of Lies"Batman News was granted the opportunity to connect with writer Hope "Sun Hat" Larson and artist Chris "Top Hat" Wildgoose to find out a little more about their work together on the Batgirl series. We're now 15 issues into this latest run and we've seen Barbara Gordon face some new challenges, but nothing like her…
“Summer of Lies” continues as Batgirl and Nightwing deepen their investigation into ex-colleague Ainsley’s potential vendetta (using nano-technology and possibly the Wonderland Gang to further aims we still have yet to fully identify). This story is using all of Barbara Gordon’s skill sets: doing the detective work to piece together how current events are likely…
After ten long months, we finally bring this team-up to a close. It began with so much great energy coming out of the gate: a first-rate writer, an excellent artist, and a premise full of promise. But instead of going out with the bang it probably could have and should have had, it sort of…
We’re barrelling headlong toward the conclusion of Injustice 2 and what should be quite the cataclysmic confrontation between Batman and his “in-laws”--so say nothing of his estranged son and his zombie butler. “Scorched Earth” combines Digital Firsts 19 & 20 to get us into Ras al Ghul’s compound. I will confess the opening scenes are…
“Vote Harley!” We’re kicking of Harley Quinn’s mayoral candidacy in this book that’s an odd combination of a car-theft-ring bust and what’s looking to be Madison’s ultimate downfall. It’s one of those bridge books that demonstrates how brilliant Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti are at lobbing set-ups that still percolate with good energy and action.…
Marguerite Bennett (going solo on this installment) writes Batwoman like a fever dream. It’s disorienting, the logic is nearly impossible to follow, and you come away with a vague sense of there being some kind of inscrutable puzzle for which you have none of the proper pieces. But to be honest, I don’t think that’s…
Make way for four wacky tales starring your favorite Maven of Mayhem! To celebrate Harley Quinn’s 25th anniversary, this special brings together three diverse teams to entertain us with some short Harley stories chock-full of DC guest stars. Bats doesn’t make a strong appearance here, but one story does center around a very cranky Robin.…
Since Harley Quinn debuted in her own new book after a controversial art contest back in 2013, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti have written her series, spin offs including the Little Black Book series, a six-issue mini with Power Girl, a Gang of Harleys and more. We’ve seen a rotation of artists and various colorists,…
Digital Firsts 17 & 18 (“Extinction”) gets us into the jungle and to the gates of Ras al Ghul’s fortress. Seriously, is there anywhere left on earth where some superhero or super-villain has planted a super-secret hideout full of high tech, an army of legions, and...a petting zoo? Okay, Ras al Ghul doesn’t actually have…
Harley Quinn is quite the commodity. You can’t even look at anything being produced with a DC logo on it and not see her pasty face. But however much some franchise fans are complaining that it’s exhausting, there’s just no denying that the flagship Harley Quinn comic book continues to be one of the most…
I know a lot of people feel like Jervis Tetch is a “poor man’s Joker”, but I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the Mad Hatter because he’s just so crazy and pathetic. I also have a long-running love for the Alice in Wonderland world, so his Wonderland Gang was always a…
Too soon this book seems to be entering a sophomore slump. With its first arc behind, it’s already committing artist-of-the-month inconsistency and taking story plunges that seem too radical (at least, certainly, for my tastes). The whole of the first arc, Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV took us on a little trip to Kate…
Damian just continues to cross lines that are frankly quite appalling, all the while looking more conflicted than ever, even as he’s doing it. I’m expecting Tom Taylor is setting us up for quite the interesting Father & Son reunion with plenty of other Batfamily in the wings to keep it more than somewhat interesting.…
Harley is celebrating 25 in style! This slightly plump special issue packs in a little extra Harley for those of you can’t seem to get enough. And to sweeten the deal, Chad Hardin makes a triumphant return after what seems like a long absence from the title! Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti have saved some…
Remember this comic? No? I don’t blame you: it’s been on hiatus since last spring, that’s why. That tends to happen when you have months-long gaps between issues of a six-issue limited series. Is anyone still following along with this thing? If you aren’t, that’s a shame because DC/Boom! Studios’ Justice League/Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers…
Tom Taylor really want us to feel the burn in this latest addition to the emotional treadmill that is Injustice 2. We took a little break from the big action last time as we digressed into the arrival of Supergirl on the scene, but now we’re back to the Bat-gang, but in an usual way.…
We get another one-shot from Hope Larson on the Batgirl title, and this time it’s a team-up with Catwoman in a little tale humorously titled “The Truth about Bats and Dogs”. I’ll just say it upfront: this is kind of a silly story. But I will also temper that by saying: eh, it’s entertaining anyway.…
It’s rare for the Harley Quinn team to swing and miss, but this issue just didn’t connect for me. It’s definitely a bridge piece and it does have some fun stuff, but a long and very verbose segue-way about Harley’s parents felt completely inorganic and dragged the whole thing down for me. I think I…
The Many Arms of Death may be behind us, but as predicted, Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV remind us in “Blinding” that Kate’s experiences on Coryana will continue to shape her journey throughout this new incarnation. In a way, it feels strange to be having this interlude about Kate’s rescue by Safiyah and her…
After reading Supergirl’s solo series to review her team-up with Batgirl, you can probably imagine that I wasn’t too excited about seeing Kara feature so prominently in the latest issue of Injustice 2. But then I remembered Tom Taylor was writing this and everything turned out just fine (but of course!). Not that great comic…
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