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2 on Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #30 reviewEvery time a major arc concludes in this series, we get a smaller-scale story exploring some significant "first" for the World's Finest. These are often my favorite stories of the run. Unbeholden to any world-shattering plot, it allows for a tight adventure told over the course of one or two issues, which is where I…
Damian Wayne is still grieving about the death of Alfred and has his sights set on Bane to enact his revenge. His warpath has led him and Batman to Dinosaur Island where Bane has retreated to. Will Damian actually kill Bane and proceed to go down a dark road from which he can’t return? Issue…
A fast food chain rereleases an old menu item. You have good memories of the first release so you go to pick up a new one. You open and it seems pretty much as you remember it. However, when you start eating you realise it's full of rubbish you don't want and it's so incredibly…
DC's Absolute Power: Task Force VII continues to explore the state of Amanda Waller's new enforcers. This time, we rejoin the sociopathic brain child of Chip Zdarsky's Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, Failsafe. Yet, Failsafe isn't just another one of Waller's obedient Amazo androids. Like the Batman Who Laughs, Failsafe is the latest horrifying inversion of everything…
Well well well. Here I was thinking it was 2024 but here we are back in 1988 with the release of Death In the Family: Robin Lives #2. Last month, we were given a surprisingly in-depth issue, examining the Dynamic Duo in a world where Jason Todd survived his attack at the hands of the…
Nearing the end of the series, Lanzing and Kelly decide to tie all their loose story threads into a bow. Instead of the seemingly random episodic format of the series, Outsiders finally frames its finale on the big picture. Just as soon as the team gets back together, Outsiders #10 puts them odds for the…
I’ve recently been spending a good deal of time with somebody who likes to describe things as “camp”. As in, a lot of things. At first, I had no idea what exactly he meant when he used the word. After my strategy of waiting around to see if any sort of pattern revealed itself failed,…
So here’s the much-awaited (?) sequel to the hit (?) mini-series DC vs. Vampires - the kind of cleverly named DC vs Vampires: World War V. While I was one of the few people who was initially ok with the liberties being taken in the first part for the sake of the story, even I…
Damian Wayne faces off against Ra's al Ghul in the fourth issue of what is shaping up to be one of the best miniseries about Batman’s son. Issue #4 recovers from a weaker third issue to deliver a strong emotional exploration of Robin’s struggle to fit into both his biological and chosen family. This is…
Last month, I had plenty to say about the opening issue of this event. As far as I’m concerned that’s a good thing. But now as we reach the halfway point, with the remaining heroes joining forces to try and find a way to fight back, I’m left with not nearly as much to say……
Absolute Power is in full swing, and you know what that means: tie-ins! Last month only the backup was connected to the event, but now everything is related in some way or another to the plan to rid the world of superheroes. More specifically, Batman recruits Catwoman to help him steal a Mother Box from…
🎶And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain🎶 Well, Jason’s latest mini-series - set before Gotham War, so ultimately, any developments here are rendered moot - comes to a close. My biggest complaints about this series were a) not using Jason enough despite him being the title character and b)…
If Amanda Waller was counting on her overpowered robots to win the day, she may have another thing coming. Following the so-called blitzkrieg in Absolute Power #1, Waller's Amazos continue to hunt down the world's metahumans. Like the others, Jadestone seeks to capture the members of the Justice Society of America. Unfortunately, once Jadestone gets…
Well, that was predictable, now wasn’t it, Officer Pulaski? Last month, a semi-rogue GCDP Detective tried to cut a deal with one Harley Quinn, hoping she’d trade information on the Bat-Family in exchange for punitive leniency for those inevitable moments when she traipses back over to the wrong side of the law. But Officer…
DC’s Absolute Power crossover event has kicked off and with Origins, this three-issue miniseries goes over the backstory of the event’s linchpin and main antagonist: Amanda Waller. Waller is on a warpath against heroes and vigilantes, and this series is suppose to explain her motivations. Does the first issue give a clear picture on why…
One of my recurring complaints about this series has been that it never quite managed to escape the shadow of its predecessor, making it feel like an unnecessary sequel. Superman: Space Age had already devoted plenty of time to its version of Batman. Does that change, or is Pariah going to show up for another…
So I just read Tom King’s The Human Target recently and have some thoughts. And those same thoughts came up while I was reading this issue of The Brave and the Bold. Namely, how much a character can end up defined by a few stories that people remember, even if they have grown out of…
After months of setup while the Orghams and Batman's allies shifted all their pieces into position, this issue finally feels like the climax that everything's been building towards. Well, the beginning of it at least. It's a far more action-packed story than we typically see from this run, and just about every player has something…
Welcome back to the revolution! Last issue, Amanda Waller sent out her army of Amazo androids to hunt down the world's heroes. Sadly, the villains are able to capture their quarries uncontested for the most part. Now, we join the Doom Patrol and the Aquaman family as they band together to defend Atlantis. Let's take…
Titans #13 is an unredeemable slog. Six issues into the ‘Dark Winged Queen’ arc, writer Tom Taylor has completely lost me. This time around, Nightwing continues to grapple with Raven's split personality while Beast Boy and Cyborg go on a side mission to a sovereign nation to fight Apex Ava. What I find so frustrating about…
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