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5 on World's Finest: Teen Titans #4 reviewHowdy, Bat-fans! We're back again with one of the best comics coming out of DC these days, and I really can't stress enough how much I love it. After the action-packed antics of the last few issues, it's time to slow down and get a little slice-of-life stuff in. Let's check in on our heroes…
Written and drawn by Hugo Award nominated artist Christian Ward, City of Madness introduces a dark conspiracy within Gotham City. While the upsetting return of Two-Face commands Batman's attention, a more ominous disaster brews deep underground. What follows is a madcap horror mystery that may push Batman to confront his darkest reflections. Multiple Personalities Frankly,…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This week is a very short one, with only three issues coming out that we're covering. Honestly it's a very well timed light week for me because I am just about to pack up and fly halfway around the world. Thankfully I don't have any reviews coming out during that…
Once the team is assembled we get treated to their teamwork, their internal struggles and the plot progresses at a breakneck pace without skipping a beat! A true treat to read as the Birds of Prey make their way to Themyscira, home of the Amazons. I don’t regret being so hesitant in my first review…
It’s a bit of a running joke that I’m kind of clueless as to how long the series and mini-series I review end up being. This terrible issue not being the last of its kind like I thought means that it’s become a joke I stopped laughing at. So buckle up for the big confrontation…
Here we are again…I guess. Part 4 of “Gotham War,” and this hasn’t been a good arc. I’d rather not rehash the stuff that I’ve said in my previous review, but I might have to at times because the same issues keep coming up. All things considered, this is a bad story and I don’t…
I want to start off this review with a minor complaint. Why does the cover of this issue have the tagline: “Bonnie and Croc!”? Ivy and Croc aren’t in a relationship in this issue, and that’s usually what that phrasing implies. Ugh. I just can’t stand these forced taglines! Now, on to the actual review.…
October is upon us and we all know what that means… Halloween! To celebrate, (a little early) DC is putting out this thick anthology one-shot filled with a lot of new creatives. That means we should have a lot of variety here, not only stylistically but quality-wise as well. Most of the Batman-News team is…
After 31 years, the Batman Adventures series of spinoff comics finally comes to a close (for now). Throughout the run of Batman: The Adventures Continue, the series struggled to figure out what kind of comic it wanted to be. Season 1 seemed mostly concerned with introducing as many non-DCAU characters to the universe as possible,…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! October is finally here, and that mean it's officially Halloween! Ghost, ghouls, and goodies abound, the leaves are changing and the hunter's moon rises. I hope you're all as excited as I am for the best time of year. With cooler weather means that it's that much more fun to…
I talk about the importance of second issues a lot and I’m going to repeat myself again. This is where a comic sells itself. A strong start is one thing but if that energy can be maintained for the second issue, I know it wasn’t a fluke and that I should keep reading. So how…
Before coming on to this title as reviewer, I had always felt that the biggest issue with V's Detective Comics was its pacing. It had plenty of cool characters and concepts, but the narrative peaks and valleys were stretched out so that instead of a traditional "exposition, rising action, climax, denouement" narrative structure, it would…
So I know a lot of people have their gripes with The Gotham War but what if we focused on another character for a little bit? Catwoman brings in Red Hood to help her flesh out some hooligans while he’s on his path to destroying the Joker and it’s very mid to say the least.…
Almost every story here this month is a continuation of previous chapters, so there's not much to say here without getting into the reviews themselves. I could do another rant about having these long, multipart stories be what you put in an anthology is a misuse of the format, but I think I've chewed your…
If there's one way I would describe this issue, it's "missed opportunities". In fact it's something that I could use to describe the series as a whole, but it's exceedingly apparent here. Every time the story touches on an interesting idea, talks it up as a big, compelling idea, and then has no meat to…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This is actually the first time I'm writing one of these where I'm also reviewing some of the books (in fact I'm reviewing three of them). It's good timing too, because I just finished Baldur's Gate, which had been taking up all of my free time. It's a fun game,…
The Titans have had enough of Brother Blood and his new Church of Blood. Although Sebastian Sanger dedicates himself to a rebrand as a televangelist, the heroes aren't taking any chances. Meanwhile, the shadow of The Flash's future death heavily weighs on the team. As a reminder, the Flash will die 48 hours in the…
Here’s the conclusion of "Phantom Riddles," a re-imagining of Batman and Superman’s first meeting. Rather than giving us an elaborate arc, the creative team has opted for a short-and-sweet approach. Part one was a lot of fun, but can part two live up to that quality? Let’s have a look. I did not enjoy “Phantom…
The newest era of Nightwing has begun! Not only am I taking over this book's reviews, but this marks the dawn of an all-new swashbuckling story direction. After overcoming his last foe and adjusting to changes with the Titans, Nightwing finally decides to investigate a mystery bothering him for several chapters. Mystery Box Following Knight…
I’m going to be making a small change in how I review these comics, because, honestly, I’ve been holding back. I’ve been trying to compromise with these Harley Quinn comics with the hopes of just getting something that isn’t complete gobbledygook. I didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes, and I held back on some…
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