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18 on Detective Comics #1096 reviewIf there's been any driving force for this story, it's been the mystery of who the killer Asema is. In and of itself, that's fine. Lots of detective fiction sets the villain's identity as its central mystery. In fact, early on I praised the story for making Detective Comics once more a comic about detective…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! With the marketing push for the upcoming Superman movie shifting into full swing, it's almost funny to think about just how much is riding on its success. DC as a brand has a lot of baggage right now and I think a lot of audiences are waiting to see what…
So far just about everything in this series could be summed up with the word "extreme", but this new arc injects a healthy dose of "weird" to go with it. This issue and the next are another guest artist intermission, and Marcos Martín along with colorist Muntsa Vicente help create an eerie sense of unease…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! The world might be falling apart right now, but at least in Gotham everything being terrible is already the norm and there are fun bat-themed heroes. So let's dive into some comics where at the end of the day, justice prevails. Upcoming Comics Absolute Batman #7 It’s about to get…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I was recently talking with some of the other Batman News writers, and I think in many ways the Absolute line is what the New 52 should have been. One of the biggest problems back then was that as a reboot, it was filled with half measures. Batman is actually…
Batman: Hush is an interesting comic to try and write a sequel to, because so much of the original is meant as a showcase of everything Batman comics have to offer. Yes, there's the overarching mystery of who is trying to kill Batman, but that's mostly just a loose thread tying together twelve separate chapters…
Well here it is, the comic that everyone's been waiting for. Absolute Batman? Who's that? H2SH? Never heard of it. No, this is what got the whole world talking, far beyond just the usual comic book circles. The responses seemed to range from disbelief to mockery to disgust. I'm sure on some level, DC knew…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! In preparation for Hush 2, (I'm sorry, H2SH) I decided to reread the original story from 2002. Doing so reminded me how much it feels less like a story, and more just a showcase of everything Batman, drawn as a series of splashy set pieces. The overall narrative barely holds…
Two cities at war, lost love reignited, a magic conspiracy, and on top of all that a villainous plant monster orchestrating it all. You almost think it'd be too much to cover in only three issues. Sadly, you'd probably be right. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #37 wraps up the team up arc with Aquaman, and it…
After last month's detour into the depths of the juvenile detention system, the story returns to the ongoing Asema mystery and the ethical question of who deserves to live or die. With still a few issues left before everything resolves, this issue brings us a small step closer to the identity of the Asema serial…
With this issue, Scott Snyder wraps up the first arc of his wildly popular Absolute Batman series. DC has to be happy with how the entire Absolute line has been turning out, but this title particularly has dominated the sales charts since it debuted. At first glance, it'd easy to write it off as a…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! Is everyone else watching Invincible? If you aren't you really should be. Season 3 just ended and the last two episode were absolutely wild - some of the best TV I've seen in a good while, and definitely some of the best superhero TV out there. The show is about…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This week is pretty short, but I suppose that's appropriate for the shortest week of the year. That's right, Daylight Savings is back and that means that everyone loses an hour Sunday morning. No one likes it, but we as a society just can't seem to get rid of the…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I'm going to keep it brief this week because I'm sick. Let's take a look at some comics. Upcoming Comics Two-Face #4 Pushed to the brink, Harvey Dent’s mask of sanity is slipping, leading him to the deepest recesses of his own twisted mind, as memories collide with haunting traumas…
In the United States, over 25,000 children are currently held in juvenile detention facilities. For many, this can be a life-altering experience and be the start of a cycle of incarceration that will last throughout their lives. "Jackson", I hear you say, "why are you talking about this? Aren't you supposed to be reviewing a…
According to an email sent to employees by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president of streaming and games JB Perrette, three game development studios will be shuttered. These include Monolith Productions (Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor), Player First Games (MultiVersus), and WB Games San Diego which had been developing a "AAA, free-to-play, cross-platform game". As part…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! The big news that came out this week is definitely that Matt Fraction is taking over the Batman title. The folks at Batman News have definitely had a lot of speculation as to who would be replacing Zdarsky after the H2SH intermission, and I don't think anyone had him on…
For almost a century now, DC and Marvel Comics have been the biggest names in the American comic book industry. While their relationship has generally been kept cordial with talk of the "Distinguished Competition", they're still very much rivals. Only one publisher can be at the top of the sales charts. However, once in a…
With Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's six-issue Batman: H2SH starting in March, DC has officially announced who will be replacing them as the ongoing creative team for Batman. This September, writer Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen) will be joined by artist Jorge Jiménez (Batman) in launching a brand new run with Batman #1.…
With Batman, Superman, and Robin in Atlantis trying to fix the crisis that has developed, the story has really separated into three distinct plots. They're all connected by a main thread, but each goes off in their own direction. There's the battle with Woodrue as he tries to take over all plants in Atlantis, the…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com