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0 on Gotham City Monsters #4 reviewIn a lot of team books the initial gathering of the lead characters tends to be the most exciting part as we get to see personalities clash and stakes get established. Gotham City Monsters #4 frees itself from that trend as the series has more fun once it’s settled into its groove and lets our…
The new Batwoman takes center stage in Batman Beyond #38 as she tears across Gotham leaving Bruce and Matt McGinnis playing catch up. While the issue finally brings together some plot threads, writer Dan Jurgens finds himself wrapped up in a repetitive plot structure with readers being one step ahead of our lead characters once…
For what it’s worth we are now full steam ahead in the Ric Grayson saga. The endgame is within sight, the issues are no longer plagued with excessive recaps, and the stakes are at their highest. This doesn’t mean Nightwing #66 is a successful book. In fact, after a momentarily interesting annual last month, the…
Whenever you integrate real life events into comic history there’s always a lot of baggage that comes along with it. There’s the option to create a fake country or event as a stand-in for real life events to distance the real world from the fantastic. One exception to that option is perhaps the horrors Nazi…
Writer Steve Orlando knows he must keep a fast pace in order for Gotham City Monsters to tell a complete story within its six issues. Previously, the quick pace hampered the book as it found itself racing through a recruitment plotline, at the expense of characterization, while simultaneously setting up Melmoth’s villainous plans. However, with…
If nothing else, Joelle Jones clearly understands Selina as a character and successfully highlights her troubled emotional state after she left Bruce at the altar. The best scenes in Jones’ Catwoman run have been in quieter scenes where Jones’ strong dialogue works hand in hand with her highly detailed art that enriches each character with…
The best thing that can be said about Nightwing Annual #2 is that it feels like the entire Ric saga may come to an end soon. I’m sure most readers have become numbed by Nightwing as of late, merely biding their time until Dick regains his memories and takes up the mantle once again. Thankfully,…
It’s no surprise that the DC Animated universe would find its way back to a Wonder Woman solo film after the success of Patty Jenkins’ 2017 Wonder Woman. Jenkins’ film showed the cinematic potential of Diana Prince and smartly focused on her origins and first experiences in the world outside Themyscira. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines follows…
Dan Jurgens’ Batman Beyond is in a transitional state after the previous arc has left Terry with amnesia and has introduced a mystery newcomer who’s taking over the Batman mantle. Although the series is nearing forty issues, most of the run has succeeded primarily due to the likable and well defined ensemble cast Jurgens established.…
Part of the charm of any horror anthology is having no idea whether or not the next short story will be a dud or a winner. From classics like Creepshow (both the movie and comic) to DC’s own yearly horror anthologies, there’s always fun to be had in not knowing what could happen next in…
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised that a book called Gotham City Monsters is as blunt as it is, but after an impressive and unique opening issue, it’s disappointing to see writer Steve Orlando retreat into a standard and rather shoehorned “gather the team” story structure. While the first issue was a mournful call of empathy…
Texture has always been a key component I look for whenever I’m reading a story, whether it be a comic or traditional prose. It’s hard to find in most books, but unmistakable when you encounter it. It’s when all your senses are engaged by what’s on the page, whether it be sensing the high pitched…
Batman Beyond #36 concludes what is definitely the weakest arc in Dan Jurgens’ otherwise very solid run. Even at the series’ lowest point, Jurgens manages to put together a narrative that works despite questionable art that nonetheless gets the job done. This is a functional comic book and that isn’t meant to be a flippant…
I’m a big fan of all things horror and macabre so I was cautiously excited when I first saw Gotham City Monsters announced, but I really had no clue what the book was going to be. It’s immediately apparent that writer Steve Orlando has worked hard to make this book feel integrated into the DC…
Every comic book character has a certain type of story that they fit best. This doesn’t mean that a character like Catwoman should forever be stuck in caper-style plotlines forever, but repeatedly forcing her into a gauntlet of villains to fight isn’t the best way to show what makes Selina a unique heroine. Catwoman #15…
I’ve been reading and watching a lot of Batman Beyond the last few weeks to re-familiarize myself with the world and its characters. In doing so, I’ve fallen back in love with all that the Beyond universe has to offer both Batman fans and those interested in more cyberpunk themes such as the danger of…
When DC’s Year of the Villain was first announced I found a great deal of promise in the idea, but wasn't sure exactly what the vision and end goal was. With Tom Taylor and Cully Hamner’s Black Mask: Year of the Villain, I hoped to gain a better idea of what DC’s vision is for…
Cinematic. That’s the first word that came to mind as I read through Catwoman #14 written by guest writer Ram V with art by Mirka Andolfo. There is a lot of energy contained within this book’s pages, much to the credit of V’s well-paced script and Andolfo’s expressive art. But despite a high level of…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com