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3 on Nightwing, Vol. 2: Night of the Owls reviewThe first volume of the New 52 Nightwing's adventures relied pretty heavily on readers knowing all about the Court of Owls storyline going on in Batman. This volume still requires you know a bit about The Court of Owls, but rewards you for your effort with the best Night of Owls tie-in as well as…
The time for preparation is over. Batman is done globetrotting and recruiting new agents for the war with Leviathan. The war is here in The New 52 Batman Incorporated and with a story that takes place primarily in Gotham City and focuses mostly on the relationship between Bruce and his son, this volume has more…
I know I said I wasn't going to do any reviews this week but I have a few minutes free right now, DC sent me JLA #6 early and I was able to read it before I left to catch my plane (I'm in LA now and I'll be in San Diego for Comic-Con from…
I have reviewed a lot of books since the battle for who owns Gotham ended. The Court of Owls' attack on Gotham City that dominated bat-comics for nearly all of 2012 felt like a distant memory when it came time to review Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls. So I went back and read…
This deluxe-sized edition is a celebration of all the Batman work that creative team Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso produced, but Azzarello doesn't get any credit in the title because this is about Risso's ink first and foremost. You'll quickly notice that all pages have been stripped of color to better showcase Eduardo's original work…
It exceeded my expectations. I think we all heard the collective groan when it was announced that Young Justice would be canceled and replaced by a computer generated Batman show featuring a gun-toting Alfred Pennyworth. This new Batman wouldn't fight alongside Robin, but instead would partner up with a younger version of Katana. Perhaps even…
The review is a day late and I'm sorry for that, but chances are you were going to pick this book up no matter what anyway, right? Secret City: Part Two is an excellent continuation of what we saw last month. The plot doesn't seem to be moving very quickly, but I think that what's…
Always a good one for the kids an usually an enjoyable read for the grown-ups too, Li'l Gotham is back again and this time the holiday theme is St. Patrick's Day and Easter. St. Patrick's Day This one has a an unusually high character count for being such a green-themed holiday. There's even a surprise…
New series writer Karen Traviss provides the video game inspired comic with an all new voice and a new direction. This is a very different Arkham Unhinged than you're used to and I'd say it's definitely something worth checking out if you're a fan of police procedural and enjoy a slow burn. Issue #16 is…
Trinity War begins and after two years of hype this better be good! Note: If you want to know the full Trinity War reading list, I made one and you can read it by clicking HERE. Well, I can say that Justice League #22 is definitely an important comic to read if you're a DC…
I have mixed feelings about Batgirl #22 but overall I think readers will enjoy it and it's a step in the right direction so I want to lean more on the positive. For one, it's got a funny opening that picks up where last month's issue left off. There's a knock at the door and…
I'll address the #1 concern first: the art. Almost everyone seemed to be in love with Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund's new look for the Nightwing series and there was a great deal of outrage when it was revealed in an interview that Booth and Rapmund would be abandoning Dick Grayson's adventure for the higher…
It turns out I was saving the best for last and didn't even know it! "Targeting The Shield," marks the first chapter of an all new 3-part arc (I'm very happy to see a short arc for a change in any of the bat-titles!) and it's my personal favorite of not only John Layman and…
Batman, Inc. #12 delivers the big awesome fight scene we all wanted to see last month but didn't get. However, with only one issue left, you've got to wonder how the heck Morrison is going to wrap all of this up in a satisfying manor. There really aren't any big surprises in this issue nor…
This comic begins and ends with a great back-and-forth between Batman and Alfred. Writer David Tischman wrote some fun dialogue between the two that really made me smile. Heck, a brief 1-page scene in which Alfred suggests that he and Batman race each other home would've made an entertaining short story on its own. But…
Do you like really over-the-top sci-fi stuff in your Batman comics? Then you're going to like the new Batwing that Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray are writing. I thought that the series might pull away from the more fantastical elements that made up the latter half of Zavimbe's tenure as the Batman of Africa, but…
The prequel to Trinity War essentially sums up the events of FCBD The New 52 #1 and all of Pandora's meatier appearances throughout several other DC Comics over the past two years. If you've been keeping up with her story so far then this issue is likely something that you can skip but if you're…
Six chapters down and Injustice: Gods Among Us is still holding my attention. It bears repeating that Tom Taylor's storytelling is much better than what was shown in the actual video game's cutscenes. Comics definitely have the advantage over fighting videogame cutscenes, however. With a fighting game you have to actually make time for fights--…
How big of a role does last week's Birds of Prey play in today's Talon? Not much of one at all. You don't need to read Birds of Prey #21 to read Talon #9. In fact, this whole crossover is pretty pointless and disruptive to what was shaping up to be a really fantastic arc.…
If you've been keeping up with the Shazam back-up stories from the start and love them then this is a must-buy. If you haven't been reading those then I suggest you hold off and pick up the graphic novel when it goes on sale in a couple of months because it really has been a…
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