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4 on Future State: Gotham #18 reviewThe final issue of Future: State Gotham wraps up the story lines maybe as well as one could expect, but that isn't saying much. The same problems that have plagued the series since this latest arc began continue through to the end. The plot continues to be chaotic nonsense, the characters are not well fleshed…
Thursday during the “Explore the DC Multiverse” panel at New York Comic Con, DC announced the first event of 2023: Lazarus Planet. Spinning out of Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar’s Batman vs. Robin #4 in December, Lazarus Planet will reveal what happens when the Lazarus Volcano erupts, transforming the world's population with its deadly chemicals. The heroes…
The comic fell onto my desk like a sledge hammer coming down on a boulder - no one could tell you how exactly it would end up, but it was definitely going to leave a mark. It was the kind of assignment that would send plenty of reviewers scrambling to give their two cents before…
Zdarsky has taken Batman: The Knight in a direction that I'm genuinely shocked he's decided to go: rewriting the origin of Bruce and Ra's al Ghul's relationship. When this series began, it seemed like pretty straight forward concept; the time between when Bruce's parents were shot and when he returns to Gotham to fight crime…
Maybe I'm just getting used to this story arc, but I don't hate this issue as much as I have the past few. It's still not very good, but it's mostly mediocre in the same way that plenty of other comics are. Dennis Culver has managed to put a leash on the absurd chaos of…
So this is the way the series ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. When I first started reviewing Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, I was not very impressed. I commented that it was meandering and often unable to effectively convey the ideas that it was trying to get across. However, over time the series…
The team behind Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour return, as well as some of the writers from the show, for an anthology series. Instead of filling in the gaps between seasons, these stories are meant to flesh out the side characters of series and give them a chance to shine. It's…
This November, Writer/Artist/CEO-of-Image-Comics Marc Silvestri will be coming to DC to create Batman/The Joker: The Deadly Duo. This seven part Black Label limited series will see Batman and The Joker team up in order to save Jim Gordon and Harley Quinn, who have been kidnapped. The Joker will go to any lengths to rescue Harley…
This series has jumped from delivering my favorite issue of the entire run to my least favorite. It's not a bad issue per se, but so much of what I enjoy about Batman: The Knight, and what it's supposed to be about, gets lost among all the other distractions. Between bringing back Anton as a…
Cam is unfortunately not available this week, so I'll be filling in for him. This month's Batman: Urban Legends has a mix of new stories kicking off with part/chapter 1, as well as a couple that look into the pressures of taking on a superhero role. As with most anthology collections, there is a wide…
I take back what I said about this title feeling amateurish. You see, "amateur" comes from the Latin word "amator," meaning one who loves (See, Mr. Pogoni? I was paying attention in Latin class). It's meant to indicate someone who does something because they love it, as opposed to getting paid. That is not what's…
A complaint that I've brought up with this series a few times in the past is that it has a number of neat ideas that I like, but is rarely able to execute them satisfactorily. It would bring up something high-concept like money's ability to control societal institutions, but then present it in a way that's…
When the second season of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series finished, Harley and Ivy were left driving off into the sunset, surrounded by flames and being chased by cops. It was about as perfect a summation of their relationship you could get, and acted as payoff to a two season long "will they, won't they"…
To most comic readers, "Gotham City" is synonymous with crime, dark alleys, and almost getting destroyed every other month. After all, what would be the point of Batman's war on crime if there were no criminals to strike fear into the hearts of? However, Gotham wasn't always like that. On October 4, writer Tom King…
Magic has always existed on the periphery of Batman, even if he's supposed to be the one with more "realistic" abilities and stories. His design and name itself evoke a gothic horror motif, rife with vampires, phantoms, and monsters. It took about 4 months after his debut for Batman to face his first supernatural foe…
Back in May, DC announced their upcoming Batman - One Bad Day series. Each issue will be a 64-page OGN featuring a different villain from a different creative team. This August, Eisner-winning duo of writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads will be teaming up once again for Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler…
Amateurish. That's really the best word that I can use to describe this. Future State: Gotham has never been the top title that DC put out, but since the beginning of the "Batmen at War" arc, it's seen a significant drop in quality. Part of this is due to the fact that it rests on…
Found family was a major theme of the last issue. We were able to watch Selina slowly build up relationships with the people around her and accept them into her life. It was a highly character driven issue that used a series of minor heists to explore the character dynamics between these outcasts, these strays,…
Batman Beyond: Neo-Year #4 is primarily a fight issue, but uses that time to establish some themes around perception and fear. It's not a concept that the series has really played with until now, but it's one that is fitting for Batman. The question becomes how well the issue is able to tie that theme…
It wouldn't be a training montage without learning from a retired special ops agent deep in the snowy wilderness, now would it? This month's lesson is less about teaching Bruce a specific skill that he'll need to be Batman, (I don't know if I remember too many times I saw the caped crusader take out…
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