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28 on Forever Evil #5 reviewMost of Forever Evil so far has been about Lex Luthor gradually assembling his very own Injustice Gang and in issue #4 we finally saw them come together and just about do something when suddenly we were met with an exciting cliffhanger that revealed a Parallax-powered Sinestro. As Sinestro prepared to pulverize the villainous Earth…
"Mad" is bloody. How bloody? Well, the cover you see was originally part of a gate-fold, which when extended revealed the second half of a larger image: Mad Hatter riding his own private gondola afloat a river of dead bodies. I'll talk about this more gruesome depiction of a classic baddie, a Bruce Wayne love…
There comes a time when you have to wonder who operates Arkham Asylum more often: the inmates or the staff? Part 2 of "Gothtopia" begins with a sizeable portion of recap for those who didn't pick up the pricey Detective Comics #27 75th Anniversary Special, but really I think everyone picked that one up, didn't…
Before I get started, I just want to say that I liked how the unused cover from issue #15 was employed for the TPB. I wish more of the Death of the Family volumes had done that, especially Nightwing, which had a great image of Grayson being enveloped by Joker cards like they were quicksand.…
Take Harley Quinn, remove everything funny about her and then add in aspects of The Lord of the Rings' Gollum and Dracula's Renfield and you have The Joker's Daughter. I tried my hardest to avoid this character, mostly because she's always been written by the literary Caligula that is Ann Nocenti. But with this one-shot…
The previous volume of Birds of Prey was bad. Duane Swierczynski's run began strong with a debut arc that emphasized strong characterization and thrilling espionage, but after a Night of the Owls cross-over interruption the quality of the comic began to slide. The stories that followed all seemed to deal with swapping out members of…
In the 2nd volume, DC's failed attempt at creating their own version of Marvel's Black Panther grew all the more desperate in his attempt to connect with readers. Major storylines were cast aside in exchange for trips to Gotham so that Batman could make more frequent cameos and hopefully boost sales. The Justice League International…
Of the 21 issues from the Arkham Unhinged series there was only one that really mattered and it's included in this collection. Presentation I can't for the life of me see why this series has gotten such beautiful hardcovers, but DC did again with volume 3. Pull away the dust jacket and you'll find this…
Like last week's Batman/Superman Annual, the latest issue of Batman/Superman has been delayed until the 26th... but that doesn't mean we're going to be short on Bat-titles this week. No... not by a long shot. Here are the review comics coming out this week, February 5th, graded on a scale of my own anticipation: The…
DC Comics is moving from New York to Los Angeles but one major player is staying in the Big Apple. Mike Marts, Group Editor of the Batman titles at DC Comics, will be returning to Marvel as an Executive Editor. From a press release announcing this news: Mike Marts was Senior Editor for New X-Men,…
Last year's annual was a tough act for Peter J. Tomasi & Doug Mahnke to follow and while I don't think this issue quite reached the same heights as Damian's home alone adventure, it came close and that's a heck of a compliment. If there's one thing that the Batman & Robin title has been…
The Court of Owls: a terrifying, mysterious organization believed to be the true lords of Gotham City. But ever since about issue #6 of Batman they've only gotten less and less scary as we've learned more about them and just how limited they really are as villains. They have the resources and the look, but…
"Son of Man-Bat" is an odd book to read because it's a cartoon tie-in comic that makes references to episodes that never aired! I know I said I wasn't going to review this comic this week, but I just couldn't resist saying some little something about it. I haven't read an issue of this series…
The fourth and (thankfully) final chapter of Andy Kubert's Damian: Son of Batman answers none of the questions raised by the previous three installments, brings no resolution to the hunt for Dick Grayson's killer, and has the audacity to set up a sequel, but I'll be damned if it isn't beautiful to look at. Just…
During the Christmas season, Batman discovered that Penguin was forcing illegal immigrants to work in his sweat shops, but just as soon as Batman began his investigation he was captured. Issue #27 begins with Batman caged and awaiting the wrath of Oswald Cobblepot. Like issue #26, Gregg Hurwtiz wrote another chapter that foregoes dialogue and…
Better late than never, here's the review for Batman Beyond Universe #6 featuring the latest chapters in the adventures of Justice League Beyond 2.0 and Batman Beyond 2.0. Justice League Beyond 2.0 System Override: Malware Written by Christos Gage Pencils by Ian Coello Inks by Rob Lean Colors by Ulises Arreola We didn't ease into…
1943 was a big year for Batman. Not only did the hero branch out into an ongoing newspaper strip, but he got his first ever film adaptation in the form of "The Batman," a 15 chapter Columbia serial starring Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft. In 1944, we see for the first time the influence that…
An annual (Batman/Superman's annual was delayed), Court of Owls secrets, a history of Damian Wayne that never was and never should be, and the Batman's escape from Penguin's clutches. Here are the review comics coming out this week, January 29th, graded on a scale of my own anticipation: The All-New Anticipation Scale NOcenti – A comic I…
Here's Batman News' exclusive preview of Beware the Batman #4 based on the currently MIA animated series from Cartoon Network. While the TV show's remaining episodes are yet to get a release date, you can still get your Beware the Batman fix with this comic book arriving in stores and online this Wednesday. BEWARE THE…
Before we get started, I just want to point out how hilariously different the New 52 Batman #27 cover is from the original Batman #27 from 1945: You could not ask for two things more opposite from one another. Anyway, moving on to the actual review: I could write one of my enormous 2,000+ word…
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