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1 on Harley Quinn 2024 Annual: ReviewI wish I could say I’m a sucker for a cruise ship mystery. It’s just that I can’t think of any. Luckily, writer/artist Erica Henderson is here to set sail on an absolute winner of an annual for Harls. This vacation adventure begins with Harley, after scoring big on a robbery that she wishes had…
Contrary to the title, this is not a Nightwing book. In actuality, Nightwing Annual 2024 surrounds the mysterious life story of Bea Bennett. Unexpectedly, Grayson's ex-girlfriend and Pirate Queen has a more complex backstory than initially thought. Let's explore further! The Streets Need A Body Like most characters in DC, Bea's story begins with a…
Every now and then, even the most immersive story can occasionally remind its readers that they are reading a work of fiction. This usually happens when something unlikely to happen in the real world occurs in said story…like a rich trust fund kid actually spending any amount of time in jail. Welcome back folks, to…
Say what you will about Tom King, but he does know how to have a good time on a comics page. Even when the reader is not necessarily having a great time. One of King’s signature stylistic choices is the interplay of dialogue and text boxes. He can match their rhythms and themes in order…
When last we left the fantabulous Miss Harley Quinn, she was torn. Torn between a straight-and-narrow life of quasi-marital bliss with Ivy and a life of adventuring with some of Gotham’s less domesticated criminal element. It felt like both this title and the character were at a bit of a crossroads. Leave it to a…
Batman has been gone for a long time, and Gotham has suffered in his absence. Well before his "execution", Batman's mind had been the victim of psychological attacks, leaving him helpless to stop the Orghams' slow infiltration of the city's power structures. Now he's back and ready to retake Gotham. At the dawn of Ram…
Catwoman #64 follows up the ending of the previous issue with Veronica Viceroy’s crime coalition planning to take down our feline protagonist. Meanwhile, she's plotting a way to avoid their surveillance. That means it’s time to go to space and knock out a spy satellite. Ludicrous? Sure. Entertaining? Let’s find out! I’ve definitely soured on…
Raven’s brother Trilogy goes after the team in the hopes of winning Trigon's approval in this issue of Titans. I'll start off by saying what I like here. It's fun to have an issue that mostly centers on the interplay between Trilogy, Trigon and Raven. This isn't really a story about the Titans so much…
If there's one opportunity for comics at DC to get really crazy, it's when 5th-dimensional imps show up. Starting with Mr. Mxyztplk way back in 1944, they can show up and use their near limitless powers to create havoc and mayhem for their respective hero. Bat-Mite added a twist on things by framing all of…
As Tom Taylor's run nears its end, Nightwing #113 works as a makeshift anthology for its #300 issue milestone. Somewhat feeling like an annual, it features three consecutive stories told by Tom Taylor, Marv Wolfman, and Richard W. Conrad. The issue honors the spirit of the run so far, and ominously teases what's to come.…
This month Batman and Robin continues to spin its wheels with a story that probably should have been told in one six-issue arc. Batman does indeed team up with Shush and Robin continues his adventures with Flatline, but nothing is really moving forward. So, the question is whether it was entertaining. Well, let’s get into…
When I took on this book as an assignment, one of the first things I looked up was the issues people had with it. One of the most common ones I saw was that Red Hood felt like a guest star in a book where he is supposed to be the main attraction (a practice…
Here we are folks, it's time! What time you may ask? 1939, of course! Yes, we're diving back into Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins' The Bat-Man: First Knight. Last we saw, our beloved caped crusader was strapped into the electric chair about to get fried. How will he escape? Read on and find out. Pulp…
Batman and Robin and Howard returns for the repurposed part two of four of Jeffrey Brown’s acclaimed graphic novel. Damian Wayne had just transferred to a new school after messing up while on patrol with Batman, and he meets a fellow student named Howard. A rivalry between the two boys starts to develop and part…
The series title Batman/Dylan Dog gives the Italian nightmare investigator second billing, but this is increasingly his comic with Batman as a secondary character. I have no problem with that, because this comic makes full use of Dylan Dog in a delightfully spooky way. Batman and Dylan Dog manage to cure Catwoman and Groucho from…
The new Squad has been assembled and tasked with infiltrating the island nation of Gamorra to stop some insurgents from taking over the island’s weapons and defense systems. But not all is what it seems as Amanda Waller obviously has an ulterior motive, and Nia Nal, a.k.a. Dreamer, is caught in Waller’s warpath. Does the…
In spite of the name, Kelly & Lanzing's Outsiders are unlike any before them. Disturbingly, the series has far more in common with Wildstorm's late 90's series Planetary. This includes blatantly recreating the team structure, Wildstorm cameos, and Luke straight up copying Elijah Snow's outfits. As the Wildstorm mystery continues to come together, it isn't…
Sorry I’ve been missing out on a couple reviews here and there! My life is about as much of a mess as the writing in these past two issues of Birds of Prey. The second half of this fashion adventure fails to weave together a satisfying story. Everything feels rushed and unfunny with even the…
Mystery Inc. are back at it again this month. It's one of the books I most look forward to, as most of the time the issues are pretty solid. Even if they don't end up being amazing, they're pretty harmless little romps that don't make me, say, actively hate comics, which is more than I…
As Poison Ivy experiences an agonizing brush with death, her mind continues to flash back to her origin. Issue #21 wraps up this arc, giving readers their promised explanation of how Pamela Isley became Poison Ivy. From a plot perspective, this new origin is pretty simple: Ivy is experimented upon by Dr. Jason Woodrue, gains…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com