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15 Years of Coverage (2010-2025)
Jay Yaws
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1 on Archie Meets Batman ‘66 #5 reviewMake no mistake: I've been enjoying this series right from the start. It's hardly earth-shattering or groundbreaking storytelling, nor is that its intent. Archie Meets Batman '66 is an easy-going, enjoyable read, full of charm, wit, and humor. It's packed with references and nods to both properties that are easily recognizable without being distracting, and…
The world of Injustice is built on tragedy. Superman in particular lost his wife, his unborn child, and the city he called home. From that loss he went down a path that few thought he would ever trod, and from there became a man almost completely unrecognizable to his friends and the world at large.…
Sometimes Teen Titans Go! has a plot, a recognizable story with a beginning, middle, and end. Sometimes Teen Titans Go! has an idea and riffs on that one joke for twenty pages. This installment is without question in the latter category, and that is perfectly fine. This series, the comic and the cartoon, is all…
Reports are coming in that Stan Lee has passed away. With hundreds of titles and even more characters to his name, Stan “The Man” is one of the great architects in all of comics. It’s safe to say that had he, Kirby, Ditko, and the like not found success with their work at Marvel, comics…
When DC first announced their new Black Label imprint, it looked to be a line where creators could tell the stories they wanted to tell without having to adhere to main comics continuity. While that’s still certainly true, the Black Label branding will also be utilized to reprint several of DC’s most beloved and acclaimed comics.…
In a finite, limited series, there are some issues that stand on their own just as well as they propel the story forward. While being familiar with what has come before makes them a more rewarding experience, a new reader will still find plenty to enjoy if they come in cold. While they're part of…
Sean Gordon Murphy’s ambitious Batman: White Knight was one of comics’ runaway hits from the past year. The series was decidedly and recognizably Batman, with plenty of nods to the character’s popularity across countless mediums, yet with a fresh take on the Dark Knight and his rogues gallery. It succeeded at trying something new with…
In broad strokes, the plot for Archie Meets Batman '66 is remarkably similar to that of Batman: The Movie. There's an increased focus on the Bruce Wayne persona, not just Batman; an undercover Catwoman, infiltrating intellectual institutions under the guise of Ms. Kitanya Irenya Tatanya Karenska Alisoff (or Kitka, a charming acronym); and a team…
In the spirit of Goodnight Batcave and Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day comes Don't Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile!, a brand new, 100% unauthorized parody from MAD Magazine. Continuing what has now become an annual tradition, this year the subject of parody is Mo Willem's 2003 children's book Don't…
This issue, above all others, has a thankless task. As the final issue of a prequel to a game that has been out for some time, it needs to take all the incredible storytelling that Tom Taylor has accomplished and line everything up with the video game's introduction. While some of that housekeeping has been…
One-joke stories rarely work. No matter how funny the idea or punchline may be, it's incredibly difficult to wring a full story out of a single idea. There are times when it does work, though, and a single joke can carry the weight of an entire story. This... is one of those times. What helps…
Last month, I lamented two things: that Adventures of the Super Sons was disappointingly short on adventure and... well, the Super Sons. While far from perfect, and with a few additional problems of its own, the third issue of the year-long maxiseries is taking some steps in the right direction. There's plenty of action and…
This is not just the wedding of the year, it's the wedding of the decade. No, the century. Nay, the millennium. Yes, Killer Croc and Orca, that most unlikely of couples, tie the knot in this issue of Injustice, and it's about as great as you could imagine. The long-awaited nuptials take up the bulk…
Justice League from Scott Snyder, Jorge Jimenez, and Jim Cheung has been one of DC’s most consistently enjoyable titles since it launched a few months back. With snappy dialogue, great characterization, and some of the best looking art in the business, Justice League should be near the top of your stack every two weeks if…
Smartwatches are all the rage, and with good reason: they can sync up with your phone so you can perform various tasks from your wrist without having to take your phone out of your pocket, and having a nice timepiece is always a good fashion accessory. (Note: I wear jeans and T-shirts every day, so…
We all have blind spots. Either willfully or inadvertently, there are things that we tend to turn away from, or things to which we don't pay any mind. The characters in Doomsday Clock are not immune to this, for they have blind spots too. Rorschach was unaware that his parents didn't die in each others'…
We’ve lost one of the greats. It’s been reported that Norm Breyfogle passed away this past Monday. Breyfogle was an industry legend through and through, making up-- along with Alan Grant-- one half of one of the best Batman creative teams of all time. His work was moody and mysterious while still having an undeniable…
Looking at that cover, you'd be tempted to think that this issue of Archie Meets Batman '66 would contain some references to "Surf's Up! Joker's Under!", possibly the finest half-hour of television ever broadcast. You would not be wrong to assume that, what with Batman's swim trunks being a direct lift from the episode, and…
When reviewing the movie Dumb and Dumber, Roger Ebert mentioned a moment in the movie that made him laugh so hard he embarrassed himself (spoilers: it's the "pretty bird" scene). He lamented that the movie never made him laugh as hard as that moment, and he didn't laugh many other times besides, but that joke…
I mentioned in my previous review for Injustice 2 that the series is slowing down as it approaches the end, almost inevitably so. Tom Taylor is in the unenviable position of having to put the toys back in the toy box, after being given free reign to have an absolute blast for a few years. …
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