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27 on Batman: Fear State: Omega #1 reviewJames Tynion wraps his run on Batman with Fear State: Omega, or as I’m going to refer to it: “clean up your crappy mess and get out.” Yeah, that’s a little harsh, but seriously… It really feels that way. After spending months building a story, only to rush to a conclusion, we now get an…
This annual serves as a prelude to the upcoming “Shadows of the Bat” event that will run through Detective Comics. It remains to be seen how essential this issue will be to that event but, really, it doesn’t matter because I don’t recommend buying "Shadows of the Bat" anyway. The reason is that, for the coming…
It’s no surprise Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 is a predictable, yet wholesome tale of familial bonding since it’s written by Tom Taylor. That’s not a dig at Taylor’s writing prowess, but it is what he’s best at and he appears to know it. While Taylor’s script offers few surprises, it’s accompanied by handsome art courtesy…
This annual takes readers back to just after issue #6 and gives us a collection of short tales about the series supporting cast. It focuses mostly on Flatline, Ravager, and Respawn, but includes most of the other new characters Williamson has introduced in the series. The story in this annual is very light. Damian has…
In this annual, Matthew Rosenberg joins James Tynion to take a step away from the present day tale going on in The Joker to focus on one further back in Gotham's history. The narrative here takes a look at an early case where Gordon and Joker faced off, close to the start of both their…
If a hero is only as good as his villains, then Batman is a pretty good hero. He’s one of the few characters in pop culture whose antagonists are just as popular with the general audience as he is, to the point that you could ask practically anyone to name five Batman villains and they’d…
It's the countdown to Christmas! The time for cold weather (or "slightly chillier weather," depending on where you live), Christmas lights, carols, peace on Earth, and goodwill toward men is here, and I couldn't be more excited. And really, what better way is there to welcome the Advent season than with Batman? ...okay, there are…
Can Batman dive into the belly of the beast, and yet live to tell the tale? Will I be glad that he did? Good intentions I told myself I would read back through the entire series, give the book a second chance. But Reptilian was a book that had my excitement before it had earned it,…
Catwoman #37 deftly manages to raise tensions across separate plot threads that culminate in a satisfying conclusion for Alleytown’s scrappy defense against Fear State and the Magistrate threat. Ram V’s script wisely chooses to keep most elements of his main narrative and intertwine them with this event tie-in arc. This helps smooth over the lack…
Last month Task Force Z’s mission more or less failed and Jason was about to get eaten by Arkham Knight—it was one hell of a first issue. The series is off to a strong start, but can the creative team keep this up? Let’s have a look. This book’s strength is that it doesn’t take…
So far I’ve been enjoying Tec’s “Fear State” tie-ins more than I thought I would. Last month we got a great horror sequence, where Nakano was trapped in a sewer and attacked by parasites, and Batman had to find a way to get to him in time. As much as I hate Hue Vile, the…
The Lazarus Tournament is down to the final two: Damian versus Connor in a battle to find out just who is the stronger of the two. Plus, Mother Soul’s plans are still in motion, and underneath it all a demon waits to rise! As I’ve come to expect from Robin, this issue once again is…
As you guys might know, this series has been on less than sturdy ice with me. You might also know that the premise for this issue is a heist episode set on Oa. Now, you should know that all has been forgiven. That's awesome. OAceans Eleven Don't say it. I know it was a stretch.…
As soon as I heard this book's pitch during DC's Round Robin contest, I felt sick. Not because I don't like the idea, the Robins are my absolute favorite part of the Batman mythos, and a book of them just hanging out sounds absolutely wonderful, but because of where it was positioned in the bracket.…
Well, we’ve finally made it folks. We’ve reached the end of Fear State… Well, sort of. We still have Fear State: Omega, but considering the “story” – or lack thereof – has already wrapped, I really don’t see the point of a one-shot special. I doubt many people will either, because, let's face it, there…
Nightwing #86 is a fine ending to Tom Taylor and Robbi Rodriguez’s three issue tie-in arc to Fear State even if its final moments solidify it as a mere digression from the series’ main narrative. While there’s no true attempt to bridge the gap between Taylor’s Blüdhaven storyline with Fear State, the character work between…
Full disclosure: Tynion has not managed to make me care about The Gardener during his Batman run. The character was just kind of standing around in the background, not contributing much of anything to the story. Still, I’ve been looking forward to this Secret Files issue because one of my favorite artists—the great Christian Ward—is…
I love Batman '66. This is known. Because of that love, I am all in on any merchandise we can get based on the West/Ward series, so of course I love this wave of action figures from McFarlane Toys. I'm not even going to try and bury the lede, because that would be an insult…
This week, we'll be uploading two reviews for the latest issues of I Am Batman: a catch-up for last month's issue #2, and one for this month's issue #3. Both will cover different scenes, praises and critiques, but you'll find that each of them have a similar score. Let's get a positive out of the…
This week, we'll be uploading two reviews for the latest issues of I Am Batman: a catch-up for last month's issue #2, and one for this month's issue #3. Both will cover different scenes, praises and critiques, but you'll find that each of them have a similar score. Before I continue, I'd like to quickly…
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