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51 on Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #5 reviewBatgirl, Black Canary, and Huntress are now face-to-face with Oracle. It’s what we were promised in the previous issue, but never received. I’m well aware that some people will like what takes place in this issue, but I’m definitely not one of those people. The same problems that have plagued Batgirl and the Birds of…
Previously in Detective Comics, Batman and his band of allies have been squaring off against the Victim Syndicate—a group of enhanced assailants who share an unfortunate categorization: they are, each of them, victims of the collateral damage caused by Batman's crusade. When we left off at the end of Detective Comics #945, the Syndicate had infiltrated the…
Things have been strange in Gotham Academy lately. I don't just mean the school, either, as things have always been strange there. No, this title has been in a bit of a tough spot recently, and it's difficult to pinpoint exactly why. Aside from a few changes, the celebrated creative team stayed mostly intact, and…
These title cards are awesome. In fact, the whole visual aesthetic of this series is pretty outstanding so far. Save for a few notable exceptions, I downright love the look of this crossover and will keep insisting that Jon Sommariva be given a new animated series-style Batman book and soon. It's a match that makes…
If you're just joining us, Jason Todd is having a bad day. Black Mask has injected Bizarro with a techno-organic virus, and now the crime lord can control the imperfect super-clone with his mind. How am Red Him going to get out of this one? Mild spoilers ahead. A big fight, a big axe, and a…
This is dumb. I can appreciate dumb. This is also really silly. To that point, I can also appreciate silliness. Problem is, nothing ever really meshes. This is a prime example of a Teen Titans Go! installment that is just... there. The plot: Beast Boy's longtime pet fish Sven (that nobody is aware of) is…
Lights out! At the end of Batman vol. 4, the Riddler crippled Gotham's power grid and cut short any celebration Batman might have had planned after defeating Red Hood. Never one to rest on his laurels, the Dark Knight is back on the case in Batman vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City. What's included?…
You don't need a ton of action or a breakneck pace to have an engaging comic. With great teamwork between the writer and artistic team, even a story without an awful lot going on can be thoroughly engrossing. Such is the case with Nightwing #10, a pretty solid little story made even better by the…
“Butt Maiming & Mind Gaming” may be my favorite title for a Harley comic yet. Writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti bring Harley back to Coney Island for more bizarre dream sequences, more psychotherapy with Frank Frank, more roller derby, and more momentum towards Harley’s inevitable tet a tet with her old purple pants wearing…
The fourth installment of "I am Suicide" hits shelves today, and with that comes the realization of what the title actually means. (And here we all thought it was because Batman was forming his own Suicide Squad.) Like everything from King's current arc, some people are going to love it while others will be cursing…
Injustice: Ground Zero offers a launch point for anyone completely new to the Injustice world. “All Bad Things Must End” (Digital Firsts 1 & 2) spends it’s whole first half recounting five sprawling years of Injustice intrigue through Harley’s eyes. She narrates the tale of how it all began and why she is where she…
The Justice League has been getting its bottom beat pretty hard. A mysterious digital devil has been making life difficult, wrecking the Batcave and commandeering Baz's ring for nefarious purposes. But the team has caught up with this evil e-villain, and it's time for he, she, or it to pay. The bill comes due, in Justice…
DC's New 52 initiative was a quasi-reboot of the publisher's fictional universe. Certain events and character histories were preserved, but other elements were changed as editorial and creators saw fit. After two smashingly successful arcs on Batman, the team of writer Scott Snyder, artist Greg Capullo, and colorist FCO Plascencia turned its gaze backward. Zero Year was to…
Boom's Warlords of Appalachia is a four-issue mini set in a broken future where the "Affiliated States of America" have rebelled, started a religious civil war, and were then beaten into submission by the union. Our hero is Kade Mercer, a Kentucky man whose attempt at a peaceful life is upset by the contentious relations between…
The people of Belle Reve have lost their mind… except for Harley Quinn. She’s sane, and she’s encountering a world of insanity. Go figure. Typically, I would find this concept interesting. Having a psychopath turn normal isn’t exactly a new concept – they’ve done it with the Joker – but changing the character that experiences…
Three stories from writer Brian Buccellato that take us back to Year Five--and possibly push us forward in some ways. This is a nice little surprise, like an extra feature on a DVD boxed set where there is extra footage or alternate scenes not included in the original presentation format. Are these bon bons monumental…
It's finally here! After months and months of delays, the long-awaited final showdown with Rao has arrived. No matter how you feel about the delays, or what Hitch has been doing on Justice League in the meantime, if you were a fan of this book, then you are probably excited to see how the story…
DC's New Talent Showcase is a great idea: get some brand new writing talent, pair them up with some rising stars from the stable of artists, and tell some short stories starring beloved DC characters. It's a great experiment that at the very least gets some names out there and shines a spotlight on a…
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! The weather—at least here on the East Coast—is finally getting nippy, and there are only a few weeks left before many of us will see our heads given over to visions of sugar plums. Or something. While it's still November (for another few hours, at least), this…
The Joker has returned! After enlisting the Dollmaker to remove his face back in the New 52's first volume of Detective Comics, the Clown Prince of Crime has been AWOL. Batman should know better than to expect peace in Gotham, though, and with the Court of Owls defeated, Mr. J is back to fill in…
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