Reviews

  • Nightwing #32 review

    Dick Grayson and Raptor go head to head in a battle of wits and words in Nightwing #32, trading rooftops for the glitz and glamour of a casino. This is a dialogue-heavy issue of Nightwing, dealing more with the histories and relationships between characters than in fights and action.  Given Seeley's knack for writing dialogue,…


  • Justice League #32 review

    The Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse have brought Dark Times to the Justice League! From nightmare worlds that should never have existed, this League of Extraordinary Evil (Lady and) Gentlemen wields powers that the League can’t beat. So how can the League possibly beat them? The answer lies in Justice League #32, as “Bats…


  • Deadman #1 review

    Oh man. Oh man, where to start with this one? I know: let's rewind the clock to around 1970.  The Batman television series, which revitalized public interest in the character, has been off the air for a few years, and "Batmania" has cooled.  The show was successful enough that, along with the editorial gaze of…


  • Diamond Select Laughing Fish Joker figure review

    It’s a good year to be a Batman: the Animated Series fan. We just got Mask of the Phantasm in HD home release, the whole series proper is coming to Blu-Ray soon, and there’s more merchandise available than ever before. Some of the best stuff is coming from Diamond Select, whose figures, busts, and such capture…


  • Batman: Crimson Mist review

    It's Halloween, so what better time is there to read some spoooOOOoooky Batman stories?  And really, when else should you read about a guy who dresses up like a vampire bat and then literally becomes one? Such is the concept behind the second Elseworlds: Batman volume.  Collecting the Batman/Dracula trilogy of Red Rain, Bloodstorm, and…


  • Review of Amanda Conner's Batman Black and White Harley & Batman statues

    Your favorite monochromatic collectibles line expands this month with two new statues inspired by the artwork of Amanda Conner. Back in June we talked about the Kim Jung Gi Batman Black and White statue, which is a really wild re-imagining complete with robot parts, a machine gun, and roller-blades. However, if you're been hankering for…


  • Suicide Squad #28 review

    In this issue of Suicide Squad, Katana is looking for proof, Deadshot is looking for backup, and Harley is looking for… sex. I’m just going to come right out and say it. I’m not a fan of this issue. Everything that surprised me with the previous issue is nowhere to be found here. After a…


  • Detective Comics #967 review

    You want an emotional feel good hug-fest?  Well, look no further.  Detective Comics #967 delivers the goods in some major ways. But nothing is ever perfect, so I'm just going to put my biggest gripes up front and center before we move on to the positives. During the course of this story; Future Tim has…


  • Batgirl #16 review

    Hope Larson pushes her Batgirl and Nightwing team up into a new level of mystery as “Summer of Lies” hits its third installment. We’re still on the trail of the elusive Ainsley, connecting the dots of nanotechnology and addiction and revenge leading back to one fleeting summer when Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson took their…


  • Justice League of America #17 review

    I’m just going to come right out and say it… Justice League of America is a waste of time. I’ve struggled with JLA since its debut, and finally felt that we were going to receive a good story with “Panic in the Microverse.” I fully believed this story would meet the quality we’d expected from…


  • Batman Beyond #13 review

    Be prepared, Batman #13 is a difficult issue to follow. There are apparently three separate stories here, but I struggled to find one single, cohesive narrative that was done well… And, honestly, when you take the time to break everything down, there’s actually an attempt to tell five different stories... So that alone might clear…


  • Teen Titans #13 review

    Will Kid Flash come home? After Wally assisted Deathstroke and nearly destroyed everything, Damian kicked him off the team. But Damian isn't in charge anymore, and Starfire and the rest of the crew want to bring their exiled friend in from the cold. Does Wally want back in? Find out in Teen Titans #13, as "The…


  • DC House of Horror #1 review

    Group Editor Marie Javins, Associate Editor Jessica Chen, and “Creepy Uncle” Joey Cavalieri put a book together by essentially throwing an eye of newt and tongue of frog into a giant inky cauldron and pouring out 80 pages of naked crazy face-peeling terror. And because somehow that doesn’t = win in my book, you know…


  • Batman: The Merciless #1 review

    Wonderbat! It's the romance you've demanded here at last, just long enough for it to be broken by a dead Diana and a Bruce who's let the guano go to his brain! How did the Dark Knight of Gotham become the Prince of the Dark Knights? Find out in Batman: The Merciless #1! Spoilers ahead!…


  • The Flash #33 review

    Cue up the shredding guitars, the double-kick drums, and the poorly-mixed bass: we've got us a Metal crossover. Those Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse have come and set their sights on the Justice League, and the only way they can be stopped is a Smackdown. So yes, this issue of The Flash kicks off…


  • Nightwing: The New Order #3 review

    Alright, Kyle Higgins.  Now you have my attention. After a shaky debut and second issue, Nightwing: The New Order is finding its footing and becoming a truly compelling work.  It's crazy what a simple change in concept and direction can do. Now, that's not to say this installment of the miniseries is too far removed…


  • Batman: Bloodstorm review

    It's Halloween, so what better time is there to read some spoooOOOoooky Batman stories?  And really, when else should you read about a guy who dresses up like a vampire bat and then literally becomes one? Such is the concept behind the second Elseworlds: Batman volume.  Collecting the Batman/Dracula trilogy of Red Rain, Bloodstorm, and…


  • Break from the Bat: Sithrah, Book One: Kingdom of the Air review

    What is a children's story? Is it a watered-down view of the world, told through watered-down prose? Does it soften the edges of reality in an attempt to preserve the innocence of the young? Jason Brubaker may not have set out to write a children's story, but I would contend that he has; and, in…


  • Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day review

    Remember Goodnight Batcave, that Batman-inspired loving riff on the beloved children's book Goodnight Moon?  Well the idiots (as they call themselves) over at MAD Magazine are back with a brand new parody starring another of DC's classic heroes: Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day. This time, the book is based off…


  • Harley Quinn #30 review

    It’s no secret how much I dislike the character of Mason Macabre. I cheered when he was originally written out into the witness protection program, groaned when Harley Sinn caught up to him and his mother in the desert, and have been grinding my teeth ever since.  And now we have a whole book full…


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