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48 on First Details: The War of Jokes and RiddlesLet me tell you guys, FAN EXPO Dallas was great. Tons of great comics information was revealed over this past weekend, including the upcoming re-teaming of Snyder and Capullo on Dark Nights: Metal. Tom King himself was present as well, and he revealed lots of details about what he has in store for Batman. The…
In the last issue, King spent a considerable amount of time illustrating the similarities and differences between Bruce and Bane. This time, there is an entirely different parallel at play, but it's not at all overt like before. And quite frankly, much stronger in my opinion. In the original "Knightfall" story, Bane invaded Gotham. He…
I don't like how King forces characters to fit into a mold they don't belong in just so he can tell the story he wants to tell. To be honest, I think it's kind of lazy. Instead of forming his stories around the characters, he comes up with a theme he wants to explore and…
Details are scarce, but DC Comics just shared a pretty cryptic blog post: Stay tuned. Jonah Hex. Yosemite Sam. Martian Manhunter. Marvin the Martian. Lobo. The Road Runner. Batman. Elmer Fudd. Say what you will about corporate synergy, but... that actually sounds amazing. I mean, Jonah Hex and Yosemite Sam? I'd read 75 issues and four…
Tom King's work can be very polarizing, and likewise, unpredictable. I used to be someone that could simply say, "I love Tom King's work". But after the highs and lows I've witnessed on his Batman run, I must now resort to saying, "I like this issue or that issue". I can't even say I've liked…
What an opening! A crash of lightning during a rain storm that back-lights the gates of Arkham Asylum. This is some quintessential Batman iconography right here. I was so happy I couldn't help but crack a smile at so perfect an image. I found the opening of this story, depicting a break-in at Arkham Asylum, equally…
As I type up this review, this is still the official solicitation for this comic that appears on DC's website: "STREETS AND SWAMPS! Swamp Thing comes to Gotham City with a mysterious request for Batman—but these longtime allies will have to make up for lost time and work together in order to confront a growing…
This is it—the final volume of Batman from The New 52. Its heights were higher than its depths were low, and there were stories that will be talked about for years to come. Epilogue doesn't contain any of them, but that's okay. Filled with one-offs—all but one of which stand perfectly well on their own—this last word…
With all of its changes and returns to status quo, one of the most enduring mysteries of Rebirth has been "the button." The Comedian's blood-smeared smiley-face pin, one of the most indelible images from Watchmen, was discovered in the Batcave and has been mysterious since. This April, the Batman and The Flash titles will cross over…
The Dark Knight returns to take on Mr. Bloom! With Gordon and Gotham against the wall, Bruce's blank mind is jogged by a robin and a choo-choo, and the city that never gives back gives back Batman, reborn (not to be confused with that other time Bruce died and came back). What's included? Bloom collects…
This issue is essentially Catwoman's last night of freedom on the town before getting sent off to the big house...being shipped up the river...submitting to the slammer...(insert your own preferred jailhouse terminology here.) What could the woman who has stolen everything that her heart desires possibly still crave? Any Batman fan worth their salt knows…
Batman is dead! A final showdown with the Joker in Endgame has left Gotham City without her greatest protector. But in a place where crazy new villains grow up like weeds, the powers that be must make their own symbol to stand against the evil sprouting in the shadows. What's included This volume contains Batman…
He's baaaack! No doubt disappointed by the events of Death of the Family, the Joker returns to Gotham with a vengeance, determined to wreck Batman and his beloved city for good. Faced with his own mortality, and the seeming immortality of his greatest foe, the Dark Knight pulls out all the stops in the showdown…
After defeating the monster at the center of the dungeon, our brave heroes sail off into the sunset on a bubblegum boat and live happily ever after. Oh...you think I'm kidding... For the last several weeks I've gone through a gamut of emotions over the current story arc, "I am Suicide". Anger, confusion, sadness, and…
The New 52 run on Batman is best known for its big story arcs: Court of Owls, Death of the Family, Zero Year, Endgame, and Superheavy. These five stories (largely) carried the Dark Knight through five years and brought much critical acclaim. Yet, there are a number of smaller, simpler tales that found their way into the run. Some were…
Lights out! At the end of Batman vol. 4, the Riddler crippled Gotham's power grid and cut short any celebration Batman might have had planned after defeating Red Hood. Never one to rest on his laurels, the Dark Knight is back on the case in Batman vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City. What's included?…
The fourth installment of "I am Suicide" hits shelves today, and with that comes the realization of what the title actually means. (And here we all thought it was because Batman was forming his own Suicide Squad.) Like everything from King's current arc, some people are going to love it while others will be cursing…
DC's New 52 initiative was a quasi-reboot of the publisher's fictional universe. Certain events and character histories were preserved, but other elements were changed as editorial and creators saw fit. After two smashingly successful arcs on Batman, the team of writer Scott Snyder, artist Greg Capullo, and colorist FCO Plascencia turned its gaze backward. Zero Year was to…
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! The weather—at least here on the East Coast—is finally getting nippy, and there are only a few weeks left before many of us will see our heads given over to visions of sugar plums. Or something. While it's still November (for another few hours, at least), this…
The Joker has returned! After enlisting the Dollmaker to remove his face back in the New 52's first volume of Detective Comics, the Clown Prince of Crime has been AWOL. Batman should know better than to expect peace in Gotham, though, and with the Court of Owls defeated, Mr. J is back to fill in…
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