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2 on Red Hood: Outlaw Annual #3 reviewI’m just going to come out and say it. This is a weird story. It’s not bad, but it’s definitely not great either. It’s just ok. Weird and ok. And underdeveloped. Look, it’s a plethora of things, but it’s really just a sign that Bizarro and Artemis are making their way back to the title……
The first issue of Last Knight on Earth is a fantastic and intricate comic book, and it sets a high bar for this 3-issue miniseries. This book takes Batman into unusual directions, which makes this story fresh and exciting. Additionally, it’s also a trippy and convoluted story, because we jump from scene to scene and…
This is it—the conclusion of the 7-part The Batman Who Laughs miniseries. Snyder, Jock, Baron and Cipriano have been crafting a dark horror story that, despite a few missteps along the way, has been scary and a lot of fun: every issue has been a page turner. When the news came out that DC Comics…
Just looking at the creators involved, you'd think that Batman Secret Files #2 would be one of the best books of the year: you've got Mairghread Scott, Tim Seeley, Patrick Gleason, Andy Kubert, Carlos D'Anda, Steve Wands, John Workman, Eduardo Risso, Steve Orlando, Tom Napolitano, Dave Stewart, and on and on and on. That's quite…
I'm not quite sure why, but I love the Green Arrow. Maybe it was my childhood affection for all things Robin Hood, maybe it's something else, but regardless, I just do. So when I saw this puppy at Toy Fair this year, I knew it had to be mine. Diamond was kind enough to send…
I first saw Diamond's Comic Gallery Batman at Toy Fair 2018. At the time, I was happy that DST was bringing Batman to the affordable gallery line, but I wasn't nuts about his head—especially the face, with its teeth gritted in constipation. I kind of felt the same way at this year's Toy Fair—after all,…
The Babsgirl of Burnside is something I would rather forget. 30-something issues into the New 52, DC went all silly with Barbara Gordon, and it took a long time for her to get anywhere close to serious again. Don’t get me wrong—I like fun; but DC had turned Barbara into something of a caricature of…
Batgirl #37 delivers a new creative team in Cecil Castellucci and Carmine Di Giandomenico. As much as I’d like to say I enjoyed this book, I didn’t. It’s not terrible, but I found it to be quite average. There are aspects I enjoy, but the overall execution leaves me unsatisfied. The Story The big question…
You know what I love most about reading collections of older Batman comics? Like, say, the old Brave and the Bold series or even material from the Grant/Moench/Davis/Breyfogle era? It's that, even though you could see a sense of progression over the course of each story, the stories themselves were remarkably standalone. You could flip…
The Murphyverse is back! Following up on the smash success of Batman: White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy is back with a tale as old as Gotham, as deadly as the Joker, and as gorgeously-rendered as the first one. Does this book live up to the hype? Find out, in Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1. A…
I wasn’t the biggest fan of Dark Nights: Metal—but I’m probably repeating myself. I still did enjoy a number of the designs and backstories of the Dark Batmans, though. But not The Drowned. Honestly? I think it’s all about names for me: “Bryce Wayne” and “Sylvester Kyle” just sound dopey. Gender-swapping our well-known characters? Sure.…
Okay. This doesn’t happen often, but I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news: this one isn’t very good. Say it ain’t so If you’re making a statue replicating a famous actor from a film, so much of your success depends on how well you replicate the likeness of said actor. Diamond did it will with…
Ripped from the pages of DARK NIGHTS: METAL comes the Batman Who Laughs, a striking version of the Caped Crusader who makes nightmares shudder. The BATMAN BLACK & WHITE line brings to life interpretations of the World’s Greatest Detective and select Gotham City characters from the comics industry’s brightest stars. Limited Edition of 5,000 Measures approximately 7"…
Since the first announcements that work was beginning on a Batman prequel series based around Alfred, there has been a lot of head-scratching as to what exactly this series would be. What I can say with a fair amount of certainty is that what we ended up with is not what any of us envisioned.…
The misadventures of Ric Grayson continue in Nightwing #62. Now, if you’re like me, then you were excited with the tease of the Court of the Owls for this issue… Unfortunately, we barely get any of that here. Instead, we get more repetitive nonsense and filler. We got Ric'd y'all. We got Ric'd... The Story…
Well… At least we only have to endure another ten issues of this instead of dredging to Batman #107 (or whatever number Tom King was originally supposed to end on). The Story Batman #75 debuts Tom King’s “City of Bane.” The first page is a splash page featuring the text “Later.” This is clearly here…
J'onn J'onzz meets up with an old friend! Hawkgirl tags along! Qward is an inhospitable hellscape, and you didn't really think it was going to be that easy, did you? One story ends, and another begins, in Justice League #28! SPOILERS AHEAD Some welcome restraint I said two weeks ago that Justice League #27 was James Tynion's…
Based on the art of Greg Capullo Sculpted by Djordje Djokovic Rocking into our world from the pages of DARK NIGHTS: METAL is DC’s most powerful villain. Except this time he’s a little different. Emphasis on little. In the twisting, nightmare-and-rock-and-roll-infused plot of METAL, Scott Snyder has the Dark Knight capture the newborn Darkseid to…
Bryan Hill proves two things here. First, when he’s on his game, he’s incredible. Second, the quality of his writing is better when he’s exploring character rather than pushing the plot. Regardless, there are some really nice moments here, and some that just felt a little… odd. The Story We’re only three issues into this…
Believe it or not, I actually enjoyed Batman #74. The Story Put your pitchforks and torches down! I’m allowed to like a chapter of Tom King’s Batman if I want to. Despite what many of you may think, I don’t hate Tom King. I’m also not going to lambaste every issue of his Batman run…
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