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2 on Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #4/5 reviewIt's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a mistake that I made! Unlike Superman, I am but a humble human, prone to making mistakes. The one in this instance being that my review for issue 4 of The Kryptonian Age slipped through the cracks and didn't end up being written. To counteract this,…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! First I just want to comment on how big of a week this is for bat comics. If you were looking for a time to jump in (or back in), there'd be few better. Two brand new series are starting along with three brand new creative teams for existing titles.…
This ain't your dad's Batman. If there's one thing that Absolute Batman makes abundantly clear from the very beginning, it's all the ways in which it's different from the mainline character. This shouldn't come as any surprise, given the lengths to which DC has gone over the past few months emphasizing their Absolute Universe's darker…
Yeah, I’m not going to sugarcoat it - the dreaded padding out of the story to make it 12 issues long has begun. Still, dear reader, I feel obligated to warn you of what to expect as we dive into this belfry of bat-themed bloodsuckers, so let me try to let you know what you…
After reaching the crescendo of G. Willow Wilson’s new Ivy origin arc, we’re diving into a new narrative that moves Pamela away from existential musings into a more traditional conflict. The Green Knight movement foreshadowed in last month’s issue is committing acts of terror across Gotham, and the media is quick to attribute the attacks…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! It's a short one this week, but what they lack in quantity they make up for in the headliner: Absolute Batman. It feels like they've been talking about this for months now, and it's the flagship title of their big, new Absolute Universe. There's a lot riding on it, and…
If there's one big Batman comic news story of the year, it is without a doubt Absolute Batman. DC has slowly drip fed information regarding what this series series will be for months, and now the debut is right around the corner. Scott Snyder has talked about how this is a much grittier Batman, removed…
DC is making a big move with the introduction of the Absolute Universe and we here at Batman News thought we'd follow suit by gathering as many reviewers as possible together to discuss the All-In Special! This review/discussion will be split up into five sections and the six of us (including a special appearance from the…
So, this is the last issue. Let me guess, it’s a climactic fight and everything turns out all right in the end. We get some consequences that affect nothing and move on to the next event. Yep, called it. I don’t need any more preamble, let’s just get into it. Absolute Power squandered its premise, a…
Chip Zdarsky and I perhaps got off on the wrong foot. It's no secret that I was not a fan of the extended Failsafe/Zur/Joker arc that took up the first 25 issues of his run. I'm not here to relitigate my problems with that story, but rather come into a new one with fresh eyes…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! The era of "boy, it sure feels like everything is wrapping up" is over. October is here, and with it the new era of DC Comics. Their "All In" initiative kicks off with the DC All In Special, and throughout the rest of the month we'll be getting new titles,…
This past week, Ram V finished his two-year long "Gotham: Nocturne" saga, and with it his run on Detective Comics. Stepping into the role is writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, Injustice) along with artist Mikel Janín (Batman, Grayson). As part of DC's "All In" initiative, the upcoming run promises to explore new villains as well as…
Absolute Power: Origins concludes with this third issue, and I haven’t been too hot on the series so far. Amanda Waller’s motivations behind the Absolute Power event have been confusing and a little convoluted, but does the third issue bring it home and paint a clear picture of why Waller is who she is? Let’s…
Jeph Loeb returns to the world that he and the legendary Tim Sale (R.I.P.) created in the mid-90s with Batman: The Long Halloween in this new sequel. When The Last Halloween was announced, expectations were unsurprisingly set extremely high. And with Tim Sale no longer with us, can Loeb craft a story that’s truly a…
This month, officially Tini Howard says goodbye to Gotham City by wrapping up her run on its most colorful character. This last entrance into this chapter of Harley Quinn’s adventures is an extended exercise in duality, one which meticulously wraps up the run’s major plot points while revisiting its major themes of redemption through emotional…
Dan Watters writes the next installment of Absolute Power: Task Force VII about the seventh and final Amazo. This time, Waller deploys it to solo the international community of superheroes. Strangely enough, this results in a mostly action oriented issue. Let's take a closer look! The International Community The DCU is no stranger to international…
Now that it's over I feel I can finally review Ram V's story properly. Possibly more so than any other run on a superhero comic I've read, V's Detective Comics can only really be appreciated as a whole. It was always the most common complaint in my reviews that the pacing was too slow, and…
Wow, I should skip this title more often, it seems to improve the quality of the material I’m reviewing. Well, to an extent. So what have we got this time? What’s a Calendar? The premise of this one, if the title wasn’t enough of a giveaway, is that Calendar Man has kidnapped a bunch of…
Bluntly speaking, a book has never needed to end as much as Outsiders. Writing duo Lanzing and Kelly began this series with an implied maxim of reviving Wildstorm's Planetary with a twist. Of course, this meant that fans of the traditional Outsiders would have to find something to love within the Wildstorm/Century Baby of the…
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