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5 on DC's Spring Breakout! #1 reviewDC is at it again with another seasonal anthology, so, as usual, all of us reviewers are teaming up to cover the book and our new talent has thrown their hats into the ring as well. Let’s see what they thought! Harley Quinn & King Shark: "Field Trip" Aaron: After venting about spending birthdays in prison,…
I wish I could say I’m a sucker for a cruise ship mystery. It’s just that I can’t think of any. Luckily, writer/artist Erica Henderson is here to set sail on an absolute winner of an annual for Harls. This vacation adventure begins with Harley, after scoring big on a robbery that she wishes had…
Contrary to the title, this is not a Nightwing book. In actuality, Nightwing Annual 2024 surrounds the mysterious life story of Bea Bennett. Unexpectedly, Grayson's ex-girlfriend and Pirate Queen has a more complex backstory than initially thought. Let's explore further! The Streets Need A Body Like most characters in DC, Bea's story begins with a…
I've spent a good many words talking about all the ways that Morrison radically changed the status quo and even what a Batman comic could be. By the time of Batman Incorporated, Bruce had confronted his innermost psyche, "died", travelled through time, come back to life, taken on his long lost son as the new…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! It's a fifth Tuesday of the month, which means it's all annuals and specials this week. Since we're light on content, I'm going to take this as one last opportunity to plug my Morrison Batman series. It's been a lot of work researching and writing all these up, but it's…
Every now and then, even the most immersive story can occasionally remind its readers that they are reading a work of fiction. This usually happens when something unlikely to happen in the real world occurs in said story…like a rich trust fund kid actually spending any amount of time in jail. Welcome back folks, to…
Say what you will about Tom King, but he does know how to have a good time on a comics page. Even when the reader is not necessarily having a great time. One of King’s signature stylistic choices is the interplay of dialogue and text boxes. He can match their rhythms and themes in order…
When last we left the fantabulous Miss Harley Quinn, she was torn. Torn between a straight-and-narrow life of quasi-marital bliss with Ivy and a life of adventuring with some of Gotham’s less domesticated criminal element. It felt like both this title and the character were at a bit of a crossroads. Leave it to a…
Batman has been gone for a long time, and Gotham has suffered in his absence. Well before his "execution", Batman's mind had been the victim of psychological attacks, leaving him helpless to stop the Orghams' slow infiltration of the city's power structures. Now he's back and ready to retake Gotham. At the dawn of Ram…
If Morrison's Batman has one lasting legacy, it has to be Damian Wayne. When he first came into the series, it was a major shakeup to the status quo, and a lot of people were not happy. Here was this petulant, entitled, brat of child who claimed to be Batman's long lost son. In the…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! Well it finally looks like we have a better idea of what Absolute Power will be. Aside from the fact that most of the Justice League (sorry, I think we're still supposed to pretend that lineup isn't the Justice League) loses their powers and gets some new armor-y costumes, it…
Absolute Power is almost here. This Summer's blockbuster event will see Amanda Waller launch the final stage of her plan two years in the making. Teaming up with Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen, she plans to rid the world of metahumans once and for all by taking their powers away. Kicking off on May 4th…
Catwoman #64 follows up the ending of the previous issue with Veronica Viceroy’s crime coalition planning to take down our feline protagonist. Meanwhile, she's plotting a way to avoid their surveillance. That means it’s time to go to space and knock out a spy satellite. Ludicrous? Sure. Entertaining? Let’s find out! I’ve definitely soured on…
Raven’s brother Trilogy goes after the team in the hopes of winning Trigon's approval in this issue of Titans. I'll start off by saying what I like here. It's fun to have an issue that mostly centers on the interplay between Trilogy, Trigon and Raven. This isn't really a story about the Titans so much…
If there's one opportunity for comics at DC to get really crazy, it's when 5th-dimensional imps show up. Starting with Mr. Mxyztplk way back in 1944, they can show up and use their near limitless powers to create havoc and mayhem for their respective hero. Bat-Mite added a twist on things by framing all of…
As Tom Taylor's run nears its end, Nightwing #113 works as a makeshift anthology for its #300 issue milestone. Somewhat feeling like an annual, it features three consecutive stories told by Tom Taylor, Marv Wolfman, and Richard W. Conrad. The issue honors the spirit of the run so far, and ominously teases what's to come.…
What is Batman? Aside from a billionaire who dresses like a bat to fight crime, that is. There's clearly something more behind an idea so pervasive that it's become an icon. One could argue his real world success can be attributed to a mix of a memorable design, interesting concept, and his place as the…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! I just got done binge-watching the Fallout show, and boy I have some mixed opinions. I thought it got off to a pretty rough start with plot/worldbuilding logic that didn't make much sense and humor that relied far too much on fanservice references. However, as the show went on it…
This month Batman and Robin continues to spin its wheels with a story that probably should have been told in one six-issue arc. Batman does indeed team up with Shush and Robin continues his adventures with Flatline, but nothing is really moving forward. So, the question is whether it was entertaining. Well, let’s get into…
When I took on this book as an assignment, one of the first things I looked up was the issues people had with it. One of the most common ones I saw was that Red Hood felt like a guest star in a book where he is supposed to be the main attraction (a practice…
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