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7 on Legends of the Dark Knight 100-Page Super Spectacular #5 reviewI always forget that it’s going to take me three times as long to read a “100-Page Super Spectacular” than it would a regular comic book. It’s a good thing that it does, too, because when you’re paying more than ten bucks (with tax) for a comic, you want a quality experience. Fortunately with Legends…
The last three issues of Eternal have been mediocre at best, and while this one is better, the improvement is so inconsequential, it does not even register. In the past, Eternal has had a lot of highs and lows, but things have tended to jump to the extremes far more quickly than this slow crawl…
Welcome to the first "Know Your Villains" article. For those of you who are unfamiliar with my articles, I often include an "Interesting Facts" section which points out relevant historical information about current events. Consider this new format to be an extended version of those. The intent is to fill you in with all pertinent…
I’m just going to jump into this. You know that whole Doomsday fight that was dragged out through last issue and then promised in this one? That’s solved in about three panels. Then it’s two more pages of fighting and 25 pages of talking. And I’d be cool with that if this were, say, Batman,…
Well, Earth 2 World’s End keeps barreling on, continuity and logic be damned. I’ll get in to that later. This intro, normally reserved for a critique, questioning, or praising of Daniel Wilson’s story, will instead go to the artwork. Yes, the artwork. I’m stunned to hear myself say it, but we have a new art…
Last time in Earth 2: World’s End, a svelte new creative team had cobbled together a singular, poignant narrative that provided a big reversal for anyone who has been following the book since its inception. Rather than Earth 2 simply battling Apokolips, it seems that our Wonder-laden planet has becoming an offering to end the…
January 7, 2015 Happy New Year everyone! I’ve written “2014” on so many things the past four days that I’ve become paranoid about whether or not I’m writing the correct date (I checked this post at least three times to make sure it said 2015 in the title). I’ve decided I should just prepare myself…
My first thought when I saw this cover was about Terry's suit. I know it's some sort of malleable exoskeleton of circuitry that gives him a wide variety of abilities, but what I'm wondering is: how is he kissing her? Does the suit cover his tongue? How far back does it go in his mouth? If it…
It's said that no website can gain passage to the new year without a "Best of" list. This is our list... Now, I figured everyone on the review team would be too busy with the holidays or they'd just want to enjoy the extra time off thanks to only two comics being released this week,…
This issue was fairly confusing. While some of this confusion was entirely intentional, other elements were made confusing by the art/panel layouts or peculiar plot choices. Undesirable elements aside, this issue does present us with some rather enjoyable moments, such as Riddler's staggering suggestions regarding the identity of the "Party Planner", Warren giving Vicki a…
After reading this large annual, I'm convinced Seeley and King could co-plot/write any character they want and I'd enjoy it. Every issue they've told so far in this series has been packed with action, genuine suspense, crazy awareness of the characters, and they never insult the intelligence of their readers. As soon as I'm finished…
I don’t know about you guys, but I LOVED my Christmas! I hope everyone had a wonderful, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day – whatever you celebrate, whenever you celebrate - I hope you enjoyed it! I got some pretty awesome Batman swag as well! One of my gifts was the Visual History of Batman, so…
As happy as I've been about Sook's covers, this one's the worst I've seen. Well, either this one or the one with Lois jumping out of a plane. I understand the cover, but I "unobjectively" didn't care for it. This issue features a truck-turned-teddy-bear, a ripped and raging Ray Palmer, a set-up for a search…
It's funny, isn't it? Robin Rises: Omega was the start of this arc and the word "omega" refers to the end. Here, we have Robin Rises: Alpha which refers to "the beginning" which is actually the end. Trippy, huh? A working subtitle could be: "The beginning of the end." It's meaningful enough to hint at anything, yet obscure enough to fly below…
"As a deadly new drug hits the streets of New York City, the Titans take on a new team member!" So reads DC's solicitations for this issue. These are the types of solicits I like. It's vague enough to not spoil anything (unlike Robin Rises) and it's specific enough to pique some interest. This issue…
We've talked about a variety of issues that plague this series. From convoluted story lines to snail-like pacing, what could have been a tighter, more exciting story is, in my opinion, a jumbled money-grab for what appears to be yet another prologue for a major DC event. The whole series isn't an entire wash I guess,…
Secret Origins #8 So I’m filling in for Elena on Secret Origins this month, and I couldn’t be more excited, because it gives me the opportunity to write about Dick Grayson AND Katana! Katana was no longer part of the Birds of Prey by the time I had taken over that book, and her re-imagining…
Catwoman Annual #2 "Shozen" Written by Genevieve Valentine Art by Pat Olliffe and Tom Nguyen with John McCrea Once again, Valentine delivers another well written, well planned story. I've been incredibly pleased with the change of direction for Catwoman, and I've hesitantly been waiting for things to start falling apart. It’s not that I’m a…
Now this is how you write a Batman Annual! While the cover indicates that this is a EndGame tie in, the truth of the matter is, it is really just an awesome, oversized Joker story, that requires no additional contextual knowledge in order to enjoy. Right from page 4, I knew exactly where this story…
“We Will Not Rest” picks right up from where issue no. 1 left us--in the grip of a hideous beast-nun who’s got a schoolroom full of “infected” children. We still don’t know much about Detective Drake and Doctor Tarr, which has me a bit flummoxed. I almost feel like the team is too big and…
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