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11 on Year of the Villain: Black Mask #1 reviewWhen DC’s Year of the Villain was first announced I found a great deal of promise in the idea, but wasn't sure exactly what the vision and end goal was. With Tom Taylor and Cully Hamner’s Black Mask: Year of the Villain, I hoped to gain a better idea of what DC’s vision is for…
This month the Teen Titans get a new start. Lobo has been taken care of (at least temporarily) and the secret prison isn’t so secret anymore, so what happens next? The Teen Titans have been busy since they came together as a team. In addition to searching for The Other and trying to get a…
The last issue ended with Talon William Cobb on a rooftop, using a drone to shadow Ric. Lex Luthor appeared on the rooftop to make Cobb an offer, but we don’t see the specifics of it. [spoiler] The solicitations say he offers Cobb what he’s always wanted, a chance to get Dick Grayson into the…
Well crap… After a slight improvement in the last issue, we’re now back to every character talking like Tom King. *Sigh* Well, at least Damian gets some kick as moments in this issue… The Story Let it be known, Damian Wayne is the best thing about this issue! In fact, I would say that this…
Batman and his Outsiders return for another chapter, but this is, unfortunately, starting to feel less and less like a team, action book, and more like a teenage melodrama… Heavy on the melodrama. The Story Ra’s al Ghul has kidnapped a metahuman named Sofia Ramos and is brainwashing and grooming her to be one of…
I love movies and books, including comics, where lots of stuff blows up. That’s not because a well-rendered explosion, whether in CGI, graphics, or verbal description, is just really cool. It is, but the more important aspect of explosions is that they change things. What happens in the aftermath usually sends the characters in a…
This may sound weird, given that this is a Batman site and all, but I think my favorite thing about Detective Comics #1009 is how little Batman there actually is. Truly, other than the first few pages, Batman is not in costume much in this issue at all. Instead, Bruce Wayne gets the focus, and…
Cinematic. That’s the first word that came to mind as I read through Catwoman #14 written by guest writer Ram V with art by Mirka Andolfo. There is a lot of energy contained within this book’s pages, much to the credit of V’s well-paced script and Andolfo’s expressive art. But despite a high level of…
So far in Batman: Universe, we've seen the Dark Knight (or, rather, the Caped Crusader, as he's more swashbuckling adventurer than grim avenger of the night as presented here) fight a crapload of Riddlers over a Fabergé egg, meet the descendant of a cowboy, beat up Deathstroke, and be polite to a citizen on a…
Jason Todd has been accused! Attacked! Pursued! But has he been caught? Find out in Event Leviathan #3! Spoilers ahead! A mess of dialogue and confusing visuals Unfortunately, Event Leviathan’s third issue is a lot more like the first than the second. Bendis returns his focus to a room full of characters talking, and this…
Diamond Select just added another evil Batman to its lineup of Dark Nights: Metal Dark Multiversal madmen, and this time, it's the Dawnbreaker—a nightmare Bruce Wayne who—on that fateful day in Crime Alley—acquired a Green Lantern ring and used it to exact vengeance on Joe Chill and, indeed, the world. I've been fairly impressed with each of…
I wasn't able to make it out to SDCC this year (or any year, for that matter), so I was left watching and newsgathering from thousands of miles away. But the good folks at NECA were good enough to send a little San Diego my way, and about a week or so after the show,…
Those who’ve been reading my Harley Quinn reviews know that I’ve been rather critical of the book. It’s not a secret that I dislike various elements of the book. The main elements that I’ve disliked are the, in my eyes, unnecessary fourth wall breaking and the character’s jarring, sudden shift from villain to hero. However,…
Although I’ve criticized elements of DCeased, it’s, on the whole, been consistently good, and the Superman scenes—particularly the emotional scenes in the previous issue involving Pa Kent—are outstanding, making me wish that Tom Taylor was either the main writer on Superman or Action Comics or both. This issue picks up where the previous one left…
Buckle up and hold on to your butts, kids… I’m about to give this book a good review. The Story Tom King delivers the second chapter of “City of Bane” this week, and while there’s still a plethora of problems stemming from past stories, this issue, within its own confinement, is quite good! This chapter…
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, I guess: this story is starting to feel a little long. It’s an issue that afflicts all too many series, especially ones that are “trade length.” To its credit, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III kept a pretty solid momentum for a lot longer than some books,…
Ask any Batman fan which story they most want adapted as an animated film, and only behind maybe The Long Halloween, the most common answer will be Hush. And really, it makes sense: it's an incredibly popular book with a fairly cinematic story, along with appearances from tons of beloved Batman villains. Now, at long…
The greatest Robin of all time comes into his own! Come see Jarro swing the pendulum for Justice and Batarang Doom in the face, in Justice League #29! Some so-so recap Justice League #29 is billed as a Justice/Doom War prelude, and as such, a good chunk of it is dedicated to catching us up on…
As fun as it is to read about the amazing feats of our favorite heroes, we can't help but have questions about them. Is Superman always super, or is he capable of messing up? Does Green Lantern feel constrained in his fashion choices by his limited color palette? Besides having wings, does Hawkgirl share other...…
Gotham is a dense, sprawling city with tall buildings, busy highways, and dark alleys. In his quest to protect the city, sometimes he needs a vehicle which can go where the Batmobile cannot. Enter the Batcycle. It’s maneuverable, stylish, and capable of tremendous speed – what more could a crime fighter hope for when taking…
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