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2 on Batgirl #7 ReviewAfter coming off the epic and tragic finale of the “Mother” arc, Batgirl #7 finds Cassandra Cain learning more about Lady Shiva’s history. What secrets will she find out about her mother? Isaac Goodhart steps in as guest artist for this two-issue arc that covers the origin of Lady Shiva. Here are my thoughts. I…
Christian Ward's Two-Face is one of the more interesting takes on the supervillain in the last few years. In All-Star Batman, Scott Snyder depicts Harvey as a blackmailer exposing the double lives of the "so-called" good people of Gotham. Ram V imagines a tense partnership of personalities in Detective Comics. Not to mention, the iconic…
We’re at part two of On the Run and each member of the team is dealing with boat loads of stress. The fragmented stories are impressively in sync and we have lots of action to boot. Now the villains leave a lot to be desired but let’s not get ahead of ourselves! Kelly Thompson has…
Paradise is bountiful with lush vegetation and lots of rewarding work being done by Poison Ivy and Undine. They’re isolated, in their own little bubble that they can shape however they want. Janet from HR is still weak after recovery and we’ll find out what collapses first, her health or the little slab of heaven…
Next month, the critically acclaimed duo of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen (Descender, Ascender, Little Monsters) reunite for a three-issue miniseries highlighting the early days of a different dynamic duo and the story of Batman's most tortured Robin in Jason Todd. The new limited series launches on June 11th. Batman has a new…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! Normally I use this space to wax poetic about my thoughts on current comic happenings which catch my interest, but today I want to gush about the new movie Sinners. Not only is it a totally original movie that the director managed to get the rights to from the studio…
Robin has been shot! And the identity of this new “Holiday” shooter remains a mystery. Even though Robin survived the encounter with the shooter, Batman would never forgive himself if something severe were to ever happen to the boy. So how will the Dynamic Duo rebound? Dave Johnson, who’s mostly known for his cover work,…
Akash and I continue our crossover review for Part Three of the "We Are Yesterday" crossover event between our titles. My comments will be in blue, while Akash's comments will be in purple. Well after a "first" issue that hardly had anything to do with the crossover, and a second issue that was mostly exposition…
Graciously accepting the title from Jackson, I'll be joining Detective Comics in a period of transition. Luckily, my first foray into the book is a smashing new annual set in England. Weirdly, writer Al Ewing leads this issue with a mystery supposedly so good, the victim begs Batman not to solve it. As hyperbolic as…
The Power Company: Recharged #1 spins directly out of the DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1 anthology. Primarily focusing on the consequences of Amanda Waller's actions in the Absolute Power event, this story hinges on an outbreak of xenophobia in Atlanta. Luckily, there is a Batman on the case! Well, John Ridley's Batman.…
I hate this comic. Scratch that, I hate this series. Now, unlike a lot of people, I didn’t have issues with the premise. Yes, is it something that Renee Montoya had done in the past? No. But this is a world of superheroes. Anything is technically possible if the creative team is willing to put…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! It's the fifth Wednesday of the month, which means it's an Annual day. Most comics are on a set monthly schedule, which means that when there's an extra week they don't really have much to fill the slot aside from special Annual issues. Though sometimes you get exceptions like when…
I don’t flatter myself by thinking that the authors of the titles I cover actually read my reviews consistently. I especially don’t flatter myself by thinking that if they did, they would take any of my constructive criticism to heart and adjust their stories based on my influence. But when I read the…
If you didn’t catch last week’s review of World’s Finest #38, Jackson and I will be teaming up to cover the crossover “We Are Yesterday,” which involves Justice League and World’s Finest. For your convenience, my text will be in purple while Jackson’s text will be in blue. So, this issue of Justice League acts…
It's now Jason Todd's turn to have the Hush-style spotlight shone on him for an issue. He wasn't around (well, sort of) for the original storyline when just about every other Batman character got theirs, so he needs to make up for lost time. The way these generally go is we get an overview of…
Welcome back to Upcoming Comics! This Wednesday is a special occasion for me here at Batman News. It's actually my three year anniversary writing for the site! Over the course of those three years, I've written 327 articles including this one. It'll be 328 when Batman #159 comes out the day of. I feel like…
Last August, the Gotham City Sirens of Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn returned for the first time in over a decade. That four-part miniseries by writer Leah Williams along with artists Matteo Lolli, Daniel Hillyard, and Triona Farrell saw the trio go up against the evil cowboy gang known as the Nasty Boys. Now,…
For the next couple of months, Batman/Superman: World's Finest and Justice League Unlimited will be sharing a storyline as part of the "We Are Yesterday" crossover event. As such, we decided that it would be a good idea for Akash and I team up and discuss our thoughts on the event together. You'll be able…
If there's been any driving force for this story, it's been the mystery of who the killer Asema is. In and of itself, that's fine. Lots of detective fiction sets the villain's identity as its central mystery. In fact, early on I praised the story for making Detective Comics once more a comic about detective…
Last time we left Selina, she was facing serious danger. Which I would argue is good, as this story has felt extremely boring so far, with the stakes so dull they couldn’t pierce through a vampire’s heart. Does the latest issue do anything to improve the blandness of the plot? Finally, some context…far too late…
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