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  • Teen Titans Go! #18 Digital Issue review

    Teen Titans Go! #18- "Royal Pains" Written by Merrill Hagan Pencils by Jorge Corona Colored by Jeremy Lawson Letters by Wes Abbott This week, Starfire seeks to reclaim her title of Tamaranean Princess while Robin tries to woo her and Beast Boy and Cyborg get really, weirdly excited about space jail and Raven just kind…


  • Batman: Arkham Knight #3 review

    Batman: Arkham Knight #3- “You Can Fight City Hall” Written by Peter J. Tomasi Illustrated by Ig Guara Inks by Julio Ferreira Colored by Andrew Dalhouse Letters by Travis Lanham Three issues in and I'm ready to read about this Batman every month for as long as I can.  Peter J. Tomasi writes a Bruce…


  • Batman '66 #22 review

    Batman ’66 #22: "The Penguin Turns the Table/Batman Shows He's Able" Written by Mike W. Barr Illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott Ask me again another day and I might have a different answer, but it think that the villain from Batman '66 that has stuck with me…


  • Teen Titans Go! #17 Digital Issue review

    Teen Titans Go! #17- "Stare Master" Written by Sholly Fisch Pencils by Jorge Corona Inks by Jorge Corona Colored by Jeremy Lawson Cover by Dan Hipp Note: As this book releases a digital installment monthly, I'm going to be reviewing each individually from here on out.  The next half of the print issue releases digitally…


  • Convergence: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 review

    Convergence: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1- "The Dark Side of the Street" Written by Larry Hama Pencils by Philip Tan Inks by Jason Paz Colored by Ellery Santos The first Batman comic story I can remember reading was KnightsEnd, which dealt with Bruce Wayne reclaiming the title of the Batman from Jean-Paul Valley after…


  • Batman: Arkham Knight #2 review

    Batman: Arkham Knight #2- “The Last Will and Testament of the Joker” Written by Peter J. Tomasi Illustrated by Viktor Bogdanovic Inks by Art Thibert Colored by John Rauch Letters by Travis Lanham There seems to be an awful lot of focus on the psyche and history of the Joker lately.  I suppose there always…


  • Batman '66 #21 review

    Batman ’66 #21: "The Garden of Death/Batman's Final Breath?” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Sandy Jarrell Colors by Jordie Bellaire Letters by Wes Abbott Paradoxically, Batman '66 follows a pretty set formula established way back in the Sixties with the television series, yet it's also a book that is willing to go weird places…


  • DC releases interactive guide for Convergence

    In advance of their upcoming two-month long event, DC Comics has released an official guide to the different worlds and tie-ins for Convergence. As of now, the guide consists of a map with descriptions of each of the world cells on the main Convergence promo image, a listing of the books being released during the…


  • Batman: Arkham Knight #1 review

    Batman: Arkham Knight #1- "Death of a Rival" Written by Peter J. Tomasi Illustrated by Viktor Bogdanovic Inks by Art Thibert Colored by John Rauch Letters by Travis Lanham It's so very easy for a tie-in comic to become a cash-grab: get a familiar property, write a series that "reveals more of the story" or…


  • Grayson #8 review

    Grayson #8: "Cross my Heart and Hope to Die” Written by Tom King and Tim Seeley Illustrated by Michael Janín Colored by Jeromy Cox Letters by Carlos M. Mangual Now this... this is more like it. The worst thing about this issue is that it flies by. It's so exciting and the pacing is so…


  • Batman '66 #20 review

    Batman '66 #20: "A Stand Up Guy" Written by Rob Williams Illustrated by Rubén Procopio Colors by Jordie Bellaire Letters by Wes Abbott What a weird issue... All the pieces are in place for a great yarn: the Joker, that cackling clown of crime, has reformed and taken on the identity of Jokerman, Gotham's new…


  • Teen Titans Go! #8 review

    Teen Titans Go! #8: "One Potato, Two Potato, Couch Potato/The Rocky Road to Love" Written by Sholly Fisch and Amy Wolfram Illustrated by Jorge Corona and Lea Hernandez Colors by Jeremy Lawson Letters by Wes Abbott Oh what a gift laughing is.  I know that this book and the show it accompanies aren't for everyone, and…


  • New DC Collectibles line includes 'Batman: The Animated Series' Batmobile and lots more

    Several new waves and lines of action figures, busts, and collectibles have been announced recently in advance of NY Toy Fair.  A partial list is below, but in addition to those there are new lines based on Arrow and The Flash television series, Super Pets plush toys, and Superman statues in the style of three legendary artists. Personally,…


  • Grayson #7 review

    Grayson #7: "Sin by Silence" Written by Tim Seeley and Tom King Illustrated by Stephen Mooney Colored by Jeromy Cox Lettered by Carlos M. Mangual Remember how last month I praised the creative team for their ability to start these stories in the thick of the action without things feeling bogged down and expository?  Sad to…


  • DC Comics is killing The New 52, new slate of books coming in June

    The New 52 imprint is going away. This morning, news broke from DC Entertainment that this June will see the release of two dozen new ongoing series and miniseries following the end of April and May's Convergence event. The full press release can be found here, but there are a few quotes from co-publisher Dan DiDio that…


  • Batman '66 #19 review

    Batman ’66 #19: “The Villain of Vapor Street/Foggy Bats Can't Be Beat” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Leonardo Romero Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott After seeing that cover, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be an old-fashioned mystery, something to really stretch the abilities of the World's…


  • Grayson #6 review

    Grayson #6: "The Brains of the Operation" Written by Tom King and Tim Seeley Illustrated by Michael Janín Colored by Jeremy Cox Letters by Carlos M. Mangual From the very first issue, the writing team of King and Seeley have utilized the in medias res storytelling device to ramp up excitement from the get-go.  Whereas…


  • Batman '66 #18 review

    Batman '66 #18: "The Sheriff of Crime" and "Bats, Books, and Crazy Crooks" Written by Tom Peyer and Jeff Parker Illustrated by Dave Bullock and Richard Case Colors by Tony Aviña and Scott Kowalchuk Letters by Wes Abbott This month brings us two standalone shorter stories, neither one quite reaching the heights of some recent…


  • Fundraiser launches to help Batman artist Norm Breyfogle following stroke

    Earlier this week it was revealed that legendary comics artist Norm Breyfogle had suffered a stroke.  While he is expected to make a full recovery, the left side of his body has been paralyzed, which is made even worse considering he's left-handed. Sadly, like many artists in the comics industry, Breyfogle doesn't have insurance, so…


  • Teen Titans Go! #7 review

    Teen Titans Go! #7 Written by Sholly Fisch and Merrill Hagan Illustrated by Ben Bates and Jorge Corona Letters by Wes Abbott A good sense of humor and fun goes a long way, and if nothing else, that's what Teen Titans Go! offers in spades. Having said that, though, this is probably the hardest book for me…


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