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4 on New 52 - Justice League of America #2 reviewI wasn't going to do a JLA review this week but there was simply too much Scarecrow and Catwoman in it for me to ignore. It's also just a damn good comic that I enjoy reading anyway so I might as well say a little something about it. And by a little something I mean…
With 8 Batman related comics up for review today I'm going to try and keep all articles at around 300 words in length. I think if I went for the usual 1000-2000 word piece it could very well kill me. So here we go. Short and sweet: First of all, you're probably wanting to know…
After feeling like I was in the minority for my appreciation of the fun that was Suicide Squad Volume 1 I feel like I sunk right down with the rest of the crowd with Basilisk Rising. The laughs and surprises just weren't there this time around and the bad guy left a lot to be…
So going into this I had a pretty good feeling that it would be better than Volume 1. I liked Volume 1, those stories didn't quite resonate with me as monthly issues but it worked really well in trade format. Looking back at The Villain's Journey, I felt as though I enjoyed those episodes more…
It's a step down in quality from Volume 1 to Volume 2 for Catwoman, but if you've seen the recent issues by Ann Nocenti then Judd Winick's final arc will read like the works of Bill Shakespeare. Content Volume 2 collects issues #7-12, wrapping up the last of Judd Winick and Guillem March's year-long run…
This was alright. It had its moments and features some attractive and exciting artwork. Seeing as how the 2nd Azrael isn't going to be showing up in the New 52 anytime soon this is pretty much your only opportunity to see that character in action ever again. Other than getting one more adventure with Azrael,…
I can't say I cared much for this one and now that this short 2-part story is over it definitely looks like it was all little more than filler. It's as if we were supposed to get a Barbara vs. James Jr. arc but that simply wasn't possible so instead that concept was merely teased…
I suggest you read Batman & Robin before reading this one. Batman's emotional state flows better if you follow that order. However, a side-effect of following that sequence might be that with Batman & Robin #18 being totally silent, Batman #18 could come off as looking really wordy by comparison. But...Flipping through the book a…
Talk about heartbreaking! The only other time I was this glassy eyed by the end of a Batman comic was Neil Gaiman's Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? I'll tell you right now that this is an absolute, 100% must-buy issue. Not only is it an incredibly important comic to own because it deals with…
I don't think there's ever been a crossover event that's been wholly good. Whenever you bring too many cooks into the kitchen you're always going to end up with a less appetizing meal. In the case of the Night of the Owls you have a group of vastly different writers and artists coming together to…
The final issues of the now canceled Justice League International are collected in Breakdown and while it's not a very good read or a decent send-off for these characters it at least sets up a few interesting plot points that will be explored in future DC titles. If you've seen the Channel 52 News segment…
Jason Fabok is killing it! Detective Comics #18 looks great and it's a fun story but it would be a whole lot better if it didn't try so hard to tie into so many other titles and just focused on doing its own thing. I appreciate when the Bat-titles try to connect to one another…
It's hard to get invested in Batwing right now because I know that in the next couple months the series is getting new writers, a new artist, and there's going to be a completely different Batwing with an all new mission in life. I have been enjoying Fabian and Fabrizio's take on the character but…
We have one story that's as grounded in reality as it gets for a Batman story followed by two other tales that dive headfirst into the supernatural. It's an odd mix, that's for sure, and one of these tales is just flat-out bad making Legends of the Dark Knight #6 far and away the weakest…
For a little over a year now the series Arkham Unhinged has been going up online as a digital first and then collected in print copies that show up in stores a few months later. The story of Arkham Unhinged is based on the Arkhamverse, the Batman universe created by Paul Dini and Rocksteady Studios,…
Harbinger, Vol. 1 A powerful telepath travels the world finding teens with remarkable powers and brings them back to his secret school for the gifted. Sound an awful lot like X-Men? That's because it is... on the surface. But trust, me by the time you reach chapter 5 that notion gets thrown out the window…
Batgirl Volume 1 dealt pretty heavily with Barbara's lack of confidence and struggle to re-adapt to the cape and cowl again while pitting her against villains that reflected her own inner demons. Volume 2 continues that pattern but it goes bigger. Much bigger. Not only do we dig deep into The Killing Joke, but we take a…
Before we get into the comic itself let's take a moment to appreciate how cool this cover is. Ethan Van Sciver really put a lot of detail into this so take a few minutes to note all the mushrooms, the white rabbit holding a gun, the skull flowers, the Cheshire cat that is now a…
More than just a marketing gimmick, Injustice: Gods Among Us might just be the most awesome superhero comic you can read right now. Think Kingdom Come without Alex Ross' art but with more laughs, more shocks, and a way faster pace. Since this comic takes place within its own universe it doesn't have to abide by…
Even if you don't usually read Batman Incorporated, issue #8 is required reading. Like it or hate it, what happens here is going to resonate in all other Batman comics for (ideally) years to come. I tried to stay quiet about what happens in this comic all week. People have even been emailing Batman-News saying we…
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