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8 on Gotham by Midnight #6 reviewWhen we left the Midnight Shift back in March, a cataclysm had occurred. The team had come up against the evil consciousness of the wronged early inhabitants of Gotham who had been systematically destroyed by early settlers to make way for the colonists. Though they managed to save Gotham from the wrath of both the…
Digital chapters 7 & 8, “Bargains” and “Broken” combine to bring full light to the underhanded dealings that will set the major action of this Year in motion. We finally see what’s motivating Lex Luthor, Batman’s deal with Ares, Hera and Hippolyta’s contretemps concluded, Diana’s negotiation for a Death by Combat to resolve the problem…
Batgirl confronts Livewire and, in turn, is confronted by the “new” Batman in this issue titled “Interference”, which picks up in the muddle that is post Endgame, post Convergence. Does Batgirl know that Batman is allegedly dead? If she does, she doesn’t mention it--kind of like how she never mentioned her father during the entire…
Batman '66 #24: "Diamond Disaster!/Batman Moves Faster!" Written by Ray Fawkes Illustrated by Jon Bogdanove Colors by Roberto Flores and Omar Estevez Letters by Wes Abbott Sometimes, a villain just needs the right story. I've never been a big fan of the Ventriloquist as a Batman villain (who isn't in this, but bear with me).…
With the last installment of Dan Abnett’s prequel series to the Infinite Crisis video game, we see a prime example of something that was intended as an explosion, only to die a whisper. Where Injustice can be seen as the pinnacle of a comic book/video game crossover series, this is what not to do. No…
Secret Six #3 "The Nine Levels of Suburbia" Written by Gail Simone Art by Dale Eaglesham Colors by Jason Wright I’m torn on how I feel about this issue. Very torn. It isn’t bad. Let me just put that out there. In no way do I think this issue is bad! Even in its weakest…
Justice League of America #1 "Power & Glory" Written by Bryan Hitch Art by Bryan Hitch Inks by Daniel Henriques, Wade von Grawbadger, and Andrew Currie Colors by Alex Sinclair and Jeromy Cox There have been quite a few questions and reservations surrounding Justice League of America. To be fair, these questions and reservations haven’t…
Batman and Robin was one of my favorite titles and was one of the main reasons I got into monthlies. I was heavily invested in Grant Morrison's entire Batman run and stuck with B&R even after the change from Morrison to Tomasi and Dick to Bruce. Batman and Robin was a colorful exploration of the relationship between…
Somewhere in the Galaxia Del Sombrero, Harley Quinn and Power Girl are having “Extrastellar Exploitations”. If you haven’t been reading the regular Harley Quinn series and just picked this up on a lark, writers Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Justin Gray sum up the predicament pretty efficiently in two panels on the first page (with…
I have to admit, after reading the preview for Black Canary's solo book, I wasn't too thrilled about her new adventure. The premise and the art style let me know that I was in for a story with a lighter tone than most of the books that I read or review, but I just wasn't…
Teen Titans Go! Digital Issue #20: "Last Pizza" Written by Amy Wolfram Illustrated by Dario Brizuela Colored by Jeremy Lawson Lettered by Wes Abbott We've all been there: you're hanging out with your friends, eating some pizza, when you get to the last slice and have to engage in a no-holds-barred tournament where only the…
Spoiler alert, this sucked. A lot of people saw that sentence coming weeks ago when the sneak peek was released, but I had tried to avoid it in order to prevent any biases from bubbling up before I had a chance to read the premier issue of Red Hood/Arsenal. The streets spoke, and I should…
New Suicide Squad #9 “Monsters” Written by Sean Ryan Art by Philipe Briones Colors by Blond Oh… my… God… I didn’t think this issue was complete crap… I didn’t feel the need to throw my iPad out the window after reading it… I wasn't rocking back and forth from insanity upon reaching the last page……
With everything Earth 2 has been through – the original New 52 run, an Apokolips invasion in World’s End, the confusing jettison of continuity in Convergence – it’s nice to have a literal reset button to start the whole thing over. All I have to say is…I loved this. Sure, maybe I’m biased because I’m…
This issue of Detective Comics is NOT illustrated by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato!!! Usually I save the art talk for the last paragraph in my reviews, but opening this book up and finding out that Fernando Blanco did the art and not Manapul & Buccellato was a huge let down. For those of you who…
Did I mention last issue that Injustice feels like the good old days? Because it bears repeating. Whatever plot points took us far afield in Year Three, we’ve returned to (literal) solid ground here in Year Four and it’s great to feel the thrill of picking up each new Digital First issue again. This time…
Catwoman #41 “Caesar or Nothing” Part 1 Written by Genevieve Valentine Art by David Messina Colors by Lee Loughridge I’ve missed this book, and I’m glad to have it back from its two month vacation. As most of you know, I’m a huge fan of Valentine’s work on Catwoman, and I’ve praised her for writing…
It’s hard to be believe it’s been two months since Harley first started putting together her Gang of Harleys and the regular lineup went into deep-freeze, but we’re back and the gang’s all here in this latest installment titled with spectacular obviousness “The Gang of Harleys” (what, no pun? Ah well). To recap: Harley’s life…
There's been some incredible changes to the status quo of DC's two most popular heroes as of late. Batman and Superman have a lot on their plates with the current shake ups in their lives, respectively. On one hand, Batman has gotten "stronger" along with a new identity. Over yonder in the bright city of…
Damian Wayne!!!!!!!! That's right, Damian Wayne is joining the cast of Gotham Academy! Oh wait....no he's not....he's just here for this one issue. (sniffle sniffle) Way to kill my buzz man. For those of you who are regulars here at Batman-News, I'll be the new reviewer for Gotham Academy, taking over from Joshua McDonald. And…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com