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10 on New 52 - Batman #20 reviewAnd so ends a fun and simple story with really amazing artwork. Part 2 of "Nowhere Man" gives us a Clayface who is quite the departure from the portrayal we saw just a few months ago in John Layman's Detective Comics. Clayface isn't sympathetic at all, but is instead a rather sleazy blackmailer. What does…
Remember how Talia placed a bounty on Damian's head and a whole mess of assassins jumped at the chance to shoot a 10 year old boy for five-hundred million dollars? Yeah... Batman didn't forget about that and now he wants Red Hood to tag along with him as they track down every last bounty hunter…
I once talked about doing a poll each week or so to see what everyone's favorite comic book cover was from all the monthly bat-titles. But why not go back even further? Why not vote on our favorite Batman cover from every year starting all the way back in 1939 and work our way up?…
As you may know, I'm not reviewing as many comics this month as I usually do. I'm trying to catch up on a big stack of graphic novels. There was a poll taken last week that decided the comics I will be reviewing and I think folks had quite a bit of fun with that.…
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. Visit your local comic shop on May 4th for a wide variety of free comic books from all publishers. Shops in North America and all over the world will be participating and some will even have sales, raffles, games, and other festivities going on throughout the weekend. You'll find…
Seven years ago a friend of mine picked up a copy of Batman: Year 100 on a whim. He wasn't that much of a fan of Batman to begin with but said that he didn't care for Year 100 because he hated the artwork and found the story to be too confusing. But even with…
A fine epilogue and back-up story saved what was otherwise a disappointing climax to an 8 issue arc. After all that buildup I really felt like this story stumbled toward the finish line. Issue #20 opens with Ogilvy's crew continuing to commit large scale robberies, now moving up to banks heists that Ogilvy himself has…
Looking back on my review of Batwing, Vol. 1: The Lost Kingdom you'll see that I was pretty darn disappointed with it. I wasn't upset because it was poorly drawn or illustrated, but because it was 2 issues shy of giving the reader a full story. Just 2 issues! To me, that's either a horribly…
Have you ever met someone that was incredibly attractive and seemed to embody everything you're looking for in a person, but as soon as they opened their mouth to speak you lost all interest? That's Detective Comics, Vol.2: Scare Tactics. CONTENT The first volume, Faces of Death, wasn't a great read by any means but…
It's time for another Break from Batman where I list some of the best comics that I read over the last month. I usually try to squeeze a graphic novel review in as well, but I won't have time to do that this go round. Next month I'll be sure to include Punk Rock Jesus…
We're doing something different this month so listen up! I'm so overwhelmed with graphic novels and the weekly floppy book review rotation that it's stressing me out like my real job and that shouldn't happen. Anything Batman related shouldn't feel like work. So this month I'm going to review the New 52 books that feature…
Since Bane was hyped up to return in a big way in Talon #7, I made sure to add the book to the review rotation this week. Not only that, but I spent the entire evening reading every issue of Talon #1-6 (I already read #0 and reviewed it months ago) so that I would…
Here I was, all excited for more Ethan Van Sciver pencils when in fact issue #19 marks the reunion of writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Szymon Kudranski, who haven't worked on a Bat-story together since the great-until-the-last-two-issues Penguin Pain & Prejudice. While I enjoyed Kudranksi's very atmospheric style on that story, I did grow a…
Wow. The writing in the Injustice comics is far, far superior to that of the actual video game. Dialogue, pacing, characterization, emotional weight, action, laughs...it's all better. There are scenes in this issue alone that are more memorable, more emotionally resonant than any cutscene you'll see in the game. That's not to say you shouldn't…
The gatefold cover of Batman Inc. #10 is one of the only ones I've seen that actually spoils the comic's ending. I like the cover, but it really does take all the impact out of the story's final pages so if you can somehow avoid seeing the fold-out reveal I recommend you do that. Not…
The heroes of Gotham face off against Bane, Talia, Mad Hatter, and...Superman? This week we head into the final act of Grant Morrison's epic, The Court of Owls must contend with the might of Bane, Mad Hatter's master plan unfolds as Bruce reveals his dual life as Batman to a new ladyfriend, and the Injustice:…
The popular digital-first series finally comes to print and it's a must-have for kids! Issue #1 collects the first and second digital installments that I reviewed several months ago when they were originally released online at comixology. If you already bought these for a dollar a piece for your electronic device then I still recommend…
JUMPING-ON POINT ALERT Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond are starting brand new arcs with this issue. Superman Beyond, however is nearing the end of its epic outer space adventure. First I'll talk about the Superman story by Krul and Proter, which is by far the meatiest of the tales included here. Long ago, on a…
This morning, DC Comics updated their new blog "What's New in The New 52" with this character design for "The Joker's Daughter" accompanied only by the phrase "Something evil lurks under Gotham City and it wears the Joker's face." No other information is given about what comic the character will appear in but this picture…
Brett Booth artwork and a bold new direction are in store for Wingnuts this month! Here we have an issue that will give fans a lot to discuss but I don't really know how much I should give away because every page is something relatively new. It's one of the best jumping-on points for any…
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