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20 on Batman #146 reviewLast month I said that the backup felt like an integral part of the story rather than anything supplementary. It followed up on all the plotlines from Joker Year One, and appeared to be setting up some important developments down the road. Well this month's story opens with the direct continuation of that backup, continuing…
The "Harley Show" has begun! The official tie-in to Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League continues with Harley Quinn's wacky escape from Arkham Asylum. Unsurprisingly, as a staple recurring character in the Arkhamverse games and comics, Harley Quinn makes herself at home regardless. Lets take a look! Where's Waldo When expectations are low, it's easy…
Anthologies are theoretically a great way to tell multiple stories, providing the reader with a wide variety of options and even getting them to read something they might normally pick up. On the flip side, one may end up with a collection of less than stellar stories that come bundled at a price higher than…
So, the creative team behind the critically acclaimed Superman: Space Age is back again to deliver their take on the Dark Knight. Except…if you have read said acclaimed story, they already kind of did their own take on Batman. But this is a chance to look at the world from what they perceive as Batman’s…
There are a lot of misconceptions about Batman. I'm sure you've heard the popular hot takes about how he'd be better off just donating to charity, or how he's a rich sociopath beating up the mentally ill. Sometimes writers will even indulge these ideas, further permeating them into the rest of the fandom. These readings…
Tom King’s love of flashbacks, non-linear storytelling, and other narrative tricks is well-documented. When he’s at his best (i.e. when he cools it with the allusions to classical literature), he’s a master visual and textual formalist, hitting soaring heights of drama and suspense by weaving timelines, points of view, and narrators either at breakneck speeds…
Harley Quinn #38 begins by giving us a day in the life of Professor Harleen Quinzel, living in romantic bliss with Poison Ivy and gleefully holding down a steady teaching job at Gotham Community College. It’s the type of quotidian, slice-of-life montage that passes by almost too rosily, leaving us to wonder when the other…
Last month the "Nine Lives" arc crashed and burned as we were treated to one of the worst issues I’ve read since I started reviewing this title. However, I know Tini Howard can write a good Catwoman story and I’m hoping last month was a fluke. So, let’s buckle in as Catwoman heads to the…
Raven is under the control of Trigon and manipulating her way toward world dominance in Titans #9. Writer Tom Taylor offers readers a solid second part of the "Dark-Winged Queen" arc in which the team navigates Beast Boy’s public relations nightmare while Trigon works to take control of earth. What I appreciated most about this…
Now that Casper has finally been sent to a farm upstate, it falls on me to take over Batman/Superman: World's Finest reviews for him. Anyone who has been reading my Upcoming Comics posts can tell you that this is almost always the title that I look forward to the most every month. The main reason…
Fresh off the heels of an Oscar win, will the King of Monsters be able to hold its ground against the Justice League and King Kong? Will we find out in this issue? Let’s see. Not so King Kong The situation is bleak. Superman is incapacitated. Monsters are everywhere. Our heroes must formulate a plan…
Well, here we go again with the sequel to the nostalgiabaiting breathtaking Batman 89, this time titled Echoes. I have no idea of the significance of this title but maybe the comic will tell us? Let’s find out. So You Were Expecting a Batman Appearance in Your Batman Comic? One of the rather glaring issues…
The second half of Nightwing's latest tale begins with a race to find a missing child. Initially, Nightwing and Batman assume Heartless is behind the sudden homicide, but truthfully, something worse happening. Let's take a closer look. Proud Of My Son Interestingly, Tom Taylor continues to tell this story from Batman's perspective. Batman's observations about…
Simone Di Meo is back on art this month as Batman looks into the Cult of Man-bat. This series has been rather disappointing as a whole so far but perhaps now that the recent subplots have been wrapped up, it can get down to business and Williamson can get things together. Let’s see! Well, I…
The Outsiders find themselves in yet another macabre scenario against their will. This time, the team explores an exclusive "gala for ghouls" for intel. Unsurprisingly, they do not end up having a good time. Let's take a closer look! Consensual Predation? Batwoman's weird vampire ex is back in the picture. Back in 2011, the vampire…
Red Hood: The Hill returns to its exploration of the eponymous neighborhood and the daily struggles of its people. Demetrius Korlee Jr. and the mysterious Grand Imperial gang's uneasy alliance threatens the lives of everyone in their way. At the same time, the hero group "The Watch" try and decide whether stopping them is worth…
Confession time: I didn’t know anything about Dylan Dog before I read this comic. Turns out he’s a paranormal investigator who plays the clarinet and has Groucho Marx for his sidekick. The duo originated in an Italian horror comic. Wow. I gotta say, the idea of a crossover between these characters is brilliant. Dylan Dog…
The new origin of Pamela Isely unfolds in Poison Ivy #20. As is the case with the rest of this series so far, writer G. Willow Wilson crafts a narrative which deftly weaves between sparks of relationship drama and pure biological terror. One of my favorite parts of this Ivy comic is that it seems…
Nobody asked for this, but Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum continues its prequel storyline. In this issue, an unexpected prison break causes Arkham's prisoners to take revenge on the Arkham guards. Now, Deadshot needs to team up with the other deadliest assassin in the asylum to make his escape. Lets talk about it! A Sadist…
Joker Year One is over, and a lot has happened while Batman and Joker have been talking in their cell. With the intermission out of the way, Batman #145 spends most of its time catching the reader up on everything they've missed. Namely, the fact that Zur-En-Arrh in the body of Failsafe (who, for brevity,…
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