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0 on Detective Comics #1067 reviewAfter last month’s rather chilly ending to the main issue, and flash to the past during the annual, Detective Comics continues its exploration of Gotham’s past, and future with this latest installment. With the addition of Mr. Freeze into the mix, and the Orghams taking more and more steps to control Gotham, things are sure…
After wrapping up most of the major conflicts in the series, Sean Gordon Murphy makes this penultimate issue one big roller-coaster ride to the finale. There are lots of emotional moments, intense action sequences, and character reunions to catapult us into the final act. So why did I feel nothing throughout the entire issue? …
The so-called tales of life and death approach its fourth chapter of the story. In this harrowing edition, Batman finally catches up with Killer Croc as the Penguin finds Robin in his clammy clutches! McNicholas' Batman has mostly just faced goons, assassins, and spunky teenagers, but now he has to reason with Killer Croc. In…
Alexis Kaye has come to play! ...Supposedly! After the harrowing events of Gotham Game #2 and Catwoman #50, Punchline has slowed down considerably. Despite telling anyone who listens that she knows exactly what she's doing, Punchline is struggling with being in over her head. What is the game anyway? Although confidently bossing her gang around,…
The colorfully explosive final chapter of DC: Mech brings the story to a close. With all five mechs upgraded, the Justice Squadron heads out to destroy Darkseid and the Anti-Life Engine once and for all! Or at least just indulge in some giant robot battles. What did you expect? Much of the actual plot comes…
This is it! Beginning when Andrew Bennett couldn't keep his woman in check, DC Vs. Vampires' drives the bloodshed to a surprisingly domestic conclusion. As Batgirl's forces make a play at The Dark King, everyone else scrambles to fight back the vampire horde. Hunters, Killers, And All-Out War Let's start with John Constantine. This story…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! Merry Christmas!!! ...So, I have some news. You guys remember the website "Gotham Spoilers"? I do. In fact, it's what helped get me into comics at the beginning of the New 52 - and eventually led me to Batman News. Gotham Spoilers was a brilliant website that covered much of…
[SPOILER WARNING: This review will spoil the entirety of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths.] Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 is the final issue in what began as the Dark Crisis event - concluding every story thread that began with Infinite Frontier, along with establishing new setup for the tales to come. Written by Joshua Williamson and…
While new characters from the previous timeline are revealed to us, we get to see Tim Drake prepare a daring assault against the Church of Blood. Superboy is about to get executed and the team has to get ready as soon as possible, right? This series loves to use expositional tropes to advance its plot.…
I can't believe this series is almost over! I'll save most of my retrospective and pining for more for the final review, but just know that there will be plenty. For now, let's take a look at this surprisingly stellar penultimate issue, because this series refuses to fade out quietly. Nightwing Presenting: The Director, Part…
I wasn’t a fan of the previous issue. To me, the characters weren’t fleshed out enough; themes weren’t explored in a lot of depth so it remained surface level; and the action wasn’t very exciting. This is a 6-issue miniseries, and now we’re halfway with #3. I think the creative team can still turn things…
Batman vs. Robin #4 is an action packed, emotionally resonant penultimate chapter that expertly brings together various threads from the series into a satisfying brawl. Mahmud Asrar and Scott Godlewski turn in excellent art that deliver the high stakes goods, while also deftly handling Waid’s melodramatic tendencies. The first three pages clearly establish the current…
This story keeps getting better and better with every issue. My main critique last month was that the villains need a bit more development to really justify their appearances and their actions, but so far I’ve been loving the fantastic artwork and the great character interactions. The previous issue ended with David being captured by…
Nightwing #99 is a refreshingly simple, clear cut story that adds a welcome, nautical themed mystery to Blüdhaven’s criminal underworld. The core drama comes with the return of Tony Zucco, the man who killed Dick Grayson’s parents, but the real excitement comes from the seeds Tom Taylor plants for both Nightwing and Blüdhaven itself. There’s…
Catwoman #50 is an energetic, but also unwieldy finale that seeks to wrap up as many plot threads as possible by its final pages. I appreciate Tini Howard’s script letting loose and giving readers a good dose of action, however its most important character beats largely fall flat. It doesn’t help having three different artists…
Solicited as the grand finale to the DC Vs. Vampires spin-off, All-Out War #5 ends the same way it began. Licking their wounds from a bittersweet battle, the team desperately attempts one last Hail Mary before giving up completely. Where we last left off, the survivors had entirely botched Constantine's plans to bring the sun…
In the newest issue of Undead Gods, two cosmic forces get into an unexpected stare down while the true evil grows stronger. No matter what happens, each action seems to bring readers closer and closer to an inevitably morbid conclusion. In my last review, I openly questioned the point of this series. I can only…
An epic struggle for the fates of Harley and Ivy as they are pulled further from one another and they desperately cling to their love to hold them together. By all appearances that seems to be what this issue's cover and tagline promise. However, that's not really the case. In fact, their relationship plays less…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! Seems this week is the unofficial week of Dick Grayson, judging by solicits. I'm not complaining. Dick's comics have had a consistent level of polish and care to them lately, like them or no - guess DC really learned their lesson after the whole Ric Grayson debacle (maybe). I'd say…
I realized today that I’ve been reviewing this book from the perspective of an adult fan of Scooby-Doo and for a moment I wondered if that was the wrong way to go about it. I don’t think that is the case, however. I’m a strong believer in the idea that if an adult can enjoy…
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