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7 on Detective Comics #1077 reviewWe're now on the second issue of this "Outlaw" intermission arc, and the story still feels very comfortable just setting the stage. That's not necessarily a bad thing; it's often at its best when focusing on atmosphere rather than the grandiose plot. However, with only five chapters in total before we jump into the next…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I've finally caught up on all the comics that I missed while I was away on vacation, and boy, what a wild range of quality there is. You don't always notice it until you read them all back to back like that, but there will be series that fill you…
Hello, all; I'll be taking over Batman reviews from now on. Unfortunately, Casper suffered severe psychic damage from reviewing Gotham War, and can only review good comics like Batman/Superman: World's Finest until further notice. Batman #139 steps out of Gotham War seemingly looking to start fresh and get back to the type of Batman stories…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! You know, with so many disappointing and frustrating comics coming out recently, it can be easy to feel burnt out on superheroes as a whole. When that happens, sometimes all you need is something really good to get you back in the swing of things. For me, I recently binged…
Taking a page from manga and book publishers, DC has revealed that they will begin selling a new line of "Compact Comics" graphic novels that stand at a modest 5.5" x 8.5". The same size as a trade paperback novel, these graphic novels are intended to be an easy way for new readers to pick…
The Orghams' plan moves into its final stages as Batman loses his last grasps on sanity and Gotham itself turns on him. I'm reminded immensely of the Room 101 scene at the end of 1984. By all reasonable accounts, they've won. They have Batman locked up in a cage and are preparing the means of…
Good evening ghouls and boils, and welcome to an extra spooky Upcoming Comics! Well ok, not that spooky. DC already did their whole Halloween special a couple weeks back, and this is a fifth Tuesday which means that there's not a lot coming out. But is what's coming out devilishly devious?! Also no. However, Gotham…
Detective Comics returned from Knight Terrors last month with an an impressive and introspective look into Bruce's psyche. Rather than focusing on the ongoing plot, it used a series of vignettes and dream sequences to great success. This month sees a return to a more traditional narrative as we follow up on the fallout of…
Solicits don't usually matter very much. I think that in general, people base their comic buying decision on what the comic is about as a whole and the creative team, vs the promotional text for an individual issue. However, for a series like this it's actually very important. Readers don't have a good way of…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I'm back in the States and... Gotham War is still going on, huh? I guess I just sort of hoped that things would be magically over by the time I got back, regardless of what was actually scheduled. Then again, I've seen the sales numbers for the event. Of course…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I'll be honest with all of you, I haven't thought about comics at all over the past week while on vacation. I've been having a lovely time eating pasta, drinking wine, and visiting museums. At no point did I have to devote any of my brain to whatever is going…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This week is a very short one, with only three issues coming out that we're covering. Honestly it's a very well timed light week for me because I am just about to pack up and fly halfway around the world. Thankfully I don't have any reviews coming out during that…
After 31 years, the Batman Adventures series of spinoff comics finally comes to a close (for now). Throughout the run of Batman: The Adventures Continue, the series struggled to figure out what kind of comic it wanted to be. Season 1 seemed mostly concerned with introducing as many non-DCAU characters to the universe as possible,…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! October is finally here, and that mean it's officially Halloween! Ghost, ghouls, and goodies abound, the leaves are changing and the hunter's moon rises. I hope you're all as excited as I am for the best time of year. With cooler weather means that it's that much more fun to…
Before coming on to this title as reviewer, I had always felt that the biggest issue with V's Detective Comics was its pacing. It had plenty of cool characters and concepts, but the narrative peaks and valleys were stretched out so that instead of a traditional "exposition, rising action, climax, denouement" narrative structure, it would…
Almost every story here this month is a continuation of previous chapters, so there's not much to say here without getting into the reviews themselves. I could do another rant about having these long, multipart stories be what you put in an anthology is a misuse of the format, but I think I've chewed your…
If there's one way I would describe this issue, it's "missed opportunities". In fact it's something that I could use to describe the series as a whole, but it's exceedingly apparent here. Every time the story touches on an interesting idea, talks it up as a big, compelling idea, and then has no meat to…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This is actually the first time I'm writing one of these where I'm also reviewing some of the books (in fact I'm reviewing three of them). It's good timing too, because I just finished Baldur's Gate, which had been taking up all of my free time. It's a fun game,…
Welcome back to another week of upcoming comics! You know what's funny? Since taking over this position I've realized just how much of DC's output is Batman related. In any given week at least half of the titles will be ones that we cover here at Batman-News, and almost all (if not every single) graphic…
Jackson here, once again filling in for Cam. I listed this issue as my "Most Excited" in this week's Upcoming Comics, and boy I don't regret it. Despite its ridiculous premise, this story wonderfully continues the character focus established in the first issue. There are still plenty of convention-related hijinks and action, but the heart…
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