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1 on Batman: Dark Patterns #11 – ReviewLast month, I gave this book its first lukewarm review. The first you'll find on this site, anyhow. I urged you, reader, to fear not. To trust in Misters Watters and Sherman to be cooking up something truly great. To trust that they would grace our shelves with something worthy of being the final act…
After a two and a half month break, Batman: The Last Halloween is back with the penultimate issue of the sequel series to The Long Halloween. It has been over a year since this series started, and we are finally nearing the conclusion. The journey to get here has been hit-or-miss, so can Jeph Loeb…
The Quiet Man is on a quest for revenge, and the Dynamic Duo are caught in the middle of it. They will definitely won't be able to watch a movie while this guy is rampaging through Gotham. Last issue was a great way to start the new story arc. Will issue #26 continue the momentum?…
Somehow… Darkseid has returned. It's all been leading to this. Ever since the "All In" era in DC began with the All In Special one-shot that dropped a year ago, many of the mainline titles like Joshua Williamson's Superman run and Justice League Unlimited have been building up to this bombastic event. Now it's time.…
Last we left off, Batman was in a very bad way. He only just barely escaped Ark M's tortuous prison with plenty of scars to prove it, his friends have all been mutilated into cruel mockeries of their former selves, and Bane is preparing to finally break his body and spirit. If there were ever…
Cassandra, her brother Jade Tiger, and Jaya Jayesh are now on a journey to the Himalayas to meet with Nyssa al Ghul. Cass is still trepidatious about teaming with her once-enemy, Nyssa, but she will do what has to be done to deliver justice to the Unburied for Lady Shiva's death. But at what point…
Do you remember Tim Drake? It's understandable if you don't; sometimes it feels like neither do the people making comics. Believe it or not, he used to feature pretty heavily in a lot of Batman stories. That is, until around 2011 where he's sort of been without a home for the most part. Different writers…
Happy anniversary! No, not an anniversary of mine. Not an anniversary of yours either, although if you are celebrating an anniversary by all means, happy anniversary. No, the anniversary I'm talking about right now is the anniversary of the Absolute Universe! Pretty much one year ago today we had the DC All-In Special, which created the universe…
Last time we left our heroes protagonists, they were in the middle of recruiting for their heist. And we get a delightful bunch of characters that rarely get the spotlight as well as one new addition to the DC Universe. So, what does this issue bring? At this rate, I’m going to run out of…
Gotham Academy was a surprise highlight of the New 52 era back in 2014. On the surface it seemed like just another high school book aimed at younger readers, and in some ways it was that, but it had so much heart with a compelling story and characters that it quickly gained a cult following…
This comic is pointless and you should not buy it. Note that I said pointless, not necessarily bad. While there are plenty of things to like in this comic, especially if you are fans of a certain character who we will get more into later, this comic functionally has no reason to exist. Its predecessor…
I have to give credit where credit is due. I have not been quiet about my dissatisfaction with this title. It has been somewhat of a repetitive slog, somehow simultaneously relying on gimmicky narrative overconceptualization and its main character’s basic, most recognizable shticks. It’s somehow been both too same-y and unnecessarily innovative. So when the…
The brand new era of Detective Comics finally arrives with Tom Taylor's next story arc. When Batman discovers forty-one dead souls on an abandoned ship, the detective must uncover their mysterious cause of death. However, just because the boat's-a-rockin' doesn't mean Batman should come-a-knockin. In fact, we'll discuss how brave our hero really is below!…
Thank God this series is coming to a close. Don’t get me wrong, it had its moments. While the sequel to DC vs Vampires has long given up any attempt at horror, it was occasionally entertaining as the equivalent to a B-grade, low-budget action flick. But those are usually good for cheap thrills and not…
In an alternate universe far far away, Batman wields the power to save his universe. Previously, evil Bruce Wayne variants have begun using their shadow transformations to attack the universe. Now, the real Bruce Wayne must track down each of his shadows all by himself. Incidentally, this issue focuses on Batman's brand new attack strategy…
Last time on Justice League Unlimited… A heavily injured Time Trapper had crashed into the Justice League Watchtower. Unfortunately, his powers started going haywire and destroying the place, putting the Leaguers on-board at risk. However, out of all the Leaguers present, Mr. Terrific faces death first as the captured Parademon has an explosive birth and…
So I have made no secret of the fact that the Catwoman run up to this point has been slow and generic. There were far too many uninteresting characters, all of them new, and most of whose motives we learn far too late owing to the in medias res style of storytelling employed. The art…
Back when I started writing for the site, I had the pleasure of reviewing Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins The Bat-Man: First Knight. I seem to recall that at the end of that series, someone commented that, because it was called First Knight, it would probably have a follow-up. I remember thinking to myself, "You know, I…
Here it is! The first DC/Marvel comics crossover in over a decade. For a crossover this big, we had to do a little crossover of our own. Batman News reviewers, past and present, are coming together to let you know if it's worth all the fuss. Deadpool/Batman: "The Dead of Knight" Chip: Via editorial power the…
So far in this arc a lot of our time has been spent seeing all the different Bizarro versions of various DC characters on Bizarro World. I've generally praised this aspect, as it's a lot of goofy fun that I believe works for the type of concept Bizarro is. Now that we're in the home…
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