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2 on Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #4/5 reviewIt's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a mistake that I made! Unlike Superman, I am but a humble human, prone to making mistakes. The one in this instance being that my review for issue 4 of The Kryptonian Age slipped through the cracks and didn't end up being written. To counteract this,…
This ain't your dad's Batman. If there's one thing that Absolute Batman makes abundantly clear from the very beginning, it's all the ways in which it's different from the mainline character. This shouldn't come as any surprise, given the lengths to which DC has gone over the past few months emphasizing their Absolute Universe's darker…
Yeah, I’m not going to sugarcoat it - the dreaded padding out of the story to make it 12 issues long has begun. Still, dear reader, I feel obligated to warn you of what to expect as we dive into this belfry of bat-themed bloodsuckers, so let me try to let you know what you…
After reaching the crescendo of G. Willow Wilson’s new Ivy origin arc, we’re diving into a new narrative that moves Pamela away from existential musings into a more traditional conflict. The Green Knight movement foreshadowed in last month’s issue is committing acts of terror across Gotham, and the media is quick to attribute the attacks…
DC is making a big move with the introduction of the Absolute Universe and we here at Batman News thought we'd follow suit by gathering as many reviewers as possible together to discuss the All-In Special! This review/discussion will be split up into five sections and the six of us (including a special appearance from the…
So, this is the last issue. Let me guess, it’s a climactic fight and everything turns out all right in the end. We get some consequences that affect nothing and move on to the next event. Yep, called it. I don’t need any more preamble, let’s just get into it. Absolute Power squandered its premise, a…
Chip Zdarsky and I perhaps got off on the wrong foot. It's no secret that I was not a fan of the extended Failsafe/Zur/Joker arc that took up the first 25 issues of his run. I'm not here to relitigate my problems with that story, but rather come into a new one with fresh eyes…
Absolute Power: Origins concludes with this third issue, and I haven’t been too hot on the series so far. Amanda Waller’s motivations behind the Absolute Power event have been confusing and a little convoluted, but does the third issue bring it home and paint a clear picture of why Waller is who she is? Let’s…
Jeph Loeb returns to the world that he and the legendary Tim Sale (R.I.P.) created in the mid-90s with Batman: The Long Halloween in this new sequel. When The Last Halloween was announced, expectations were unsurprisingly set extremely high. And with Tim Sale no longer with us, can Loeb craft a story that’s truly a…
This month, officially Tini Howard says goodbye to Gotham City by wrapping up her run on its most colorful character. This last entrance into this chapter of Harley Quinn’s adventures is an extended exercise in duality, one which meticulously wraps up the run’s major plot points while revisiting its major themes of redemption through emotional…
Dan Watters writes the next installment of Absolute Power: Task Force VII about the seventh and final Amazo. This time, Waller deploys it to solo the international community of superheroes. Strangely enough, this results in a mostly action oriented issue. Let's take a closer look! The International Community The DCU is no stranger to international…
Now that it's over I feel I can finally review Ram V's story properly. Possibly more so than any other run on a superhero comic I've read, V's Detective Comics can only really be appreciated as a whole. It was always the most common complaint in my reviews that the pacing was too slow, and…
Wow, I should skip this title more often, it seems to improve the quality of the material I’m reviewing. Well, to an extent. So what have we got this time? What’s a Calendar? The premise of this one, if the title wasn’t enough of a giveaway, is that Calendar Man has kidnapped a bunch of…
Bluntly speaking, a book has never needed to end as much as Outsiders. Writing duo Lanzing and Kelly began this series with an implied maxim of reviving Wildstorm's Planetary with a twist. Of course, this meant that fans of the traditional Outsiders would have to find something to love within the Wildstorm/Century Baby of the…
This month Tini Howard wraps up her two-and-a-half year run on Catwoman and the ten-part “Nine Lives” arc with a final action extravaganza. It’s no secret that, as this arc has progressed, I’ve grown increasingly dissatisfied with it, despite a strong start. Can this finale give some meaning to the protracted story I’ve been reading…
Within the violent tundra of their fantastical world, a child emerges with strange earthly powers. Unfortunately, the powers of the miraculous child pit them against a league of assassins seeking to control the world. Now, readers rejoin their unwitting hero as he chooses to protects the boy from all manner of would-be killers. Let's continue…
The sun rises on a new World's Finest adventure, this time featuring the Justice League (and a surprise bonus team at the end). As with all arcs in this series, it begins with a lighthearted and low-stakes intro to set the tone before things go South. There's no better way to do that than to…
How far we've come! What I first thought would be a monthly nightmare of nostalgia bait has quickly turned into one of my favourite DC books of the year. I've been waiting eagerly to see what happens, especially with the Joker back on the loose. So let us jump back into the potential world of…
Joshua Williamson ends his run on Batman & Robin with this issue, and it also concludes the Dinosaur Island arc. When we left the story last month, Damian Wayne had just bested Bane in a fight and decided to spare his foe’s life. But Bane’s daughter, Vengeance, had the last laugh and injected Damian with…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com