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17 on New 52 - Batman #29 reviewNot to cause a scandal or alarm anyone in any way, but I wasn't blown away by the conclusion to "Dark City." Yep, I'm the guy. I'm the guy who is going to be giving this one a "good but not great" review. In fact, now that "Dark City" is over I can say that…
"Gotham Eternal" is a clever approach at the notorious "filler issue." Quite simply, Batman artist Greg Capullo needed more time to complete the next installment of Zero Year but rather than delay the comic or submit something that wasn't up to the team's usual stellar quality the folks behind Batman hired James Tynion IV as…
Before we get started, I just want to point out how hilariously different the New 52 Batman #27 cover is from the original Batman #27 from 1945: You could not ask for two things more opposite from one another. Anyway, moving on to the actual review: I could write one of my enormous 2,000+ word…
It's odd to see the Gotham blackout and Riddler take such a backseat, but the idea of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo reimagining Batman's first supervillain, Doctor Death, has managed to be a rather enjoyable (and disturbing) distraction. At the end of last month's issue, Lucius Fox jabbed a syringe into Bruce's neck and as…
Edward Nygma has thrown Gotham into blackness and there are riots in the streets, but still the only thing on the GCPD's mind is the apprehension of the vigilante known as Batman. Batman #25 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and FCO Plascencia begins the 2nd part of the Zero Year saga, "Dark City."…
At 64 pages, this isn't a comic book, it's a novella. And while the $6.99 price might sound high at first, I assure you it's well worth every penny. Issue #24 is an important milestone for the New 52 because it showcases not only the birth of the Batman, but his arch enemy as well…
The architect behind the upcoming Arkham War event, Peter J. Tomasi, gives us his last Villain book of the month and it's about one of the most popular Batman villains of our time, Bane. Another cool thing about this issue is that it's illustrated by Bane's original co-creator, Graham Nolan. But is it actually a…
"Bullies" by Frank Tieri and Christian Duce is a pretty satisfying Penguin story for those who loved Gregg Hurwitz's portrayal of the character back in Penguin: Pain & Prejudice. It doesn't try and tie itself into the larger Forever Evil epic at all, in fact Gotham feels even more normal (or as normal as Gotham…
It has very little to do with Zero Year and Scott Snyder didn't write it, but Batman #23.2 "The Riddler #1" is one of the best Villains Month books you can buy. Ray Fawkes (who is working from a story he crafted with Scott Snyder-- also, Fawkes' name is misspelled in the book's closing credits...or…
Many readers are going to hate this one. Joker #1 is a Villains Month comic that doesn't acknowledge the events of Forever Evil whatsoever. That is, unless Jackanapes will play a larger role in that saga. Who's Jackanapes? He's the primate nemesis of Batman 666 Damian Wayne, a potential caped crusader of the future that…
Visually it's one of the most impressive comics you'll read this month, story-wise Scott Snyder's Zero Year has never opened itself up to more comparison to Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. In fact, if Red Hood One does indeed turn out to be the Clown Prince of Crime one day then Batman #23 will serve…
The score you see for Batman Zero Year: The Director's Cut #1 is the same score from Batman #21. Coming up with a grade for a regular comic book is already bothersome enough so I took the easy route on this special edition. Batman Zero Year: The Director's Cut #1 is a reprint of Batman…
Yes, I really do think that this is the weakest issue of the New 52 Batman series so far and here's why... First of all, the cover by Jock is awesome. It's so damn gritty and moody and you just look at it and know you're in for something heavy, but unfortunately you're not. And putting…
There was no downtime after the Matt Kindt interview. In fact, I was actually supposed to interview James Tynion IV first but things were running late on DC's end and the schedule got switched around a bit. Now I was set to be Tynion's final interview of the day. I had to talk to him…
I have reviewed a lot of books since the battle for who owns Gotham ended. The Court of Owls' attack on Gotham City that dominated bat-comics for nearly all of 2012 felt like a distant memory when it came time to review Batman, Vol. 2: The City of Owls. So I went back and read…
The review is a day late and I'm sorry for that, but chances are you were going to pick this book up no matter what anyway, right? Secret City: Part Two is an excellent continuation of what we saw last month. The plot doesn't seem to be moving very quickly, but I think that what's…
Zero Year begins and I'm happy to say that all the talk about it being something we've never seen before isn't marketing hype BS. I read issue #21 early this morning a little wary about every page-turn, afraid that some major change to the mythology might ruin it for me forever. But when it was…
And so ends a fun and simple story with really amazing artwork. Part 2 of "Nowhere Man" gives us a Clayface who is quite the departure from the portrayal we saw just a few months ago in John Layman's Detective Comics. Clayface isn't sympathetic at all, but is instead a rather sleazy blackmailer. What does…
What's with all the supernatural stuff in my Batman comics lately? At first the ghostly business was confined to the last 2 month's worth of Legends of the Dark Knight but today we will see not only DC's version of a classic movie monster and a Will-o-the-Wisp, but apparently Clayface is now made from a…
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…
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