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7 on Futures End #16 reviewDoing more than barely creep forward, this issue of Futures End manages to keep my interest most of the way through. The details of past issues and the interweaving of all those dozens of characters finds a place here. You know how each issue is usually divided in five or six sections? For the past ten issues…
Last issue was great in my opinion. It was fun, exciting, and fairly cohesive. What we have in this second issue is an attempt to build on the previous one with moderate success. Rocafort isn't given the material to shine like the action scenes in #1, but it looks great nonetheless. I don't want to…
I can't help but think of Batman: The Animated Series when I see that Gleason cover. Next month we'll be treated to another Bruce Timm-inspired cover as well. In fact, this series as a whole has a similar feel to it that BTAS had; where, at times, it's light-hearted and at others it's very serious. It's an enduring quality.…
There is nothing more I can say that is new/profound/exciting about this issue or this series as a whole. Perhaps if I had more of an attachment to the characters or a general feeling that I cared about what might happen, then maybe I'd be more than blasé about it, but that's just a personal…
A lot of fighting goes on this issue. You get double your Fifty Sue (A Hundred Susie?), a lot of female lead characters, a Batman Beyond lying well within reach, and a lost-in-thought Lois Lane. Aside from some stiff dialogue and odd artistic choices, I rather liked this issue compared to others in the series.…
Grayson #2 comes at you like a whirlwind —things are spyraling out of control. Issue #1 started fairly strong and I liked what I read, so I went into this issue with some hope. What we get is a mix of backstory, a little action, some emotional insight, and a whole lot of info that may…
This issue of Futures End features snatching, brooding, snooping, beating, excluding, and trapping. There are a few actual things that take place this issue that you will enjoy but there's more that you won't understand. The issue feels like it has a "form" to it rather than random placement of six stories. To save you money or…
The solicitations lead you to believe, among other things, that more will happen between Bruce and Lex this issue. The great cover by Ivan Reis is terrific imagery for the Lex/Bruce situation as well. But if you come to Justice League #32 looking to further that particular story line, you may be disappointed. What we have here is…
In celebration of Batman Day, take a black marker to your extra copy of Futures End #12 and draw Batman's cowl on Hawkman, complete with the long bat ears, and turn his wings into a cape. Violá! Batman! I'm just kidding, I really like this cover. This week's installment feels like there's less jumping around than past…
I'm going to go ahead an spoil it for you: this is an excellent issue. Go ahead, quit reading this review and pick up a copy right now. I hope you all had a great Batman Day! This issue picks up exactly where Robin Rises: Omega left off. It claims to be "Part One" by the…
Wow! Here we are at issue #11. Some smaller plots we may have forgotten are picked up in this issue. We see movement in Grifter's story (without Grifter), our Deep Space mission, Mr. Terrific, and our favorite guilt-trodden superhero Firestorm. You know it: nothing moves too fast. Let's take a look at what's going on…
Teen Titans has been released again in the New 52. Writer Will Pfeifer (Aquaman, Catwoman) and artist Kenneth Rocafort (Red Hood and the Outlaws) take us down the journey in a continuation/rebooting of the Teen Titans. The cover (if you didn't get the Batman incentive cover) is a take off of social media, complete with a…
I'm constantly having new "epiphanies" about comic books, which is to say, my opinion about what makes a good comic book changes all the time. One day it's the action that gets me. Seeing some of my favorite characters of all time duking it out in different situations is fun! On other days the action…
Are you ready for heart-pounding action? Do you want to have your eyes bulge out of your head in utter amazement? Naa, you're not here for that. You're here for the slow build. It's a detailed marathon after all. But hey, some really neat visuals take place in this issue even though it's a fairly…
It’s finally here. The next chapter in the former Boy Wonder’s life is upon us. After reading this issue and mulling over it for a while, I am fully vested in this title. It has its questionable moments, but it’s about like judging a movie based on the first ten minutes: you can’t fully appreciate…
Nightwing #30 “Setting Son” comes to us with a certain... trepidation. We don’t have Kyle Higgins writing for us. Instead, we are given a prelude to the upcoming (out as of July 9, 2014) series Grayson, co-written by Tim Seeley and Tom King. Nightwing fans everywhere are decrying/celebrating/worrying about this move by DC. Of course…
A Caveat There's a point when I'm walking my dog (Harvey) where he has fought me and the leash for so long that he finally gives up and just walks beside me like he should have all along. If he's lucky, he'll relinquish the pulling and tugging early on so he'll get to enjoy the…
I'm not gonna lie; I absolutely loved the opening arc of this series. Seeing Bruce and Clark interact with each other at two different stages of life was both intimate and funny. A lot of people didn't care for Jae Lee's artwork, however, I thought it lent the focus toward the inner monologues and made…
A research mission consisting of three individuals enter the Phantom Zone and fight bad guy before narrowly finding their way out. Sounds like the Frankenstein storyline in Futures End, no? Unlike Futures End though, you won't have to read seven different issues to find out what happens to this crew because Batman/Superman neatly encapsulates this story in one issue. I…
I'm absolutely pumped about this issue. After having read Futures End #8 earlier today this comic is a welcomed breath of fresh air. There are multiple narratives in this installment and each one made a significant progression from the last issue. If you are a Batman fan (which surely you are, this is Batman-News after all) then…
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