Haven’t had enough Quilts or Condiments? Tom King’s begs the question of “The Better Man” in this one-shot that plays hard on nostalgia, is two-thirds tongue-in-cheek, and yet still serving up a big ol’ heaping help of Batman’s self-pitying drama-rama. It works, though, for the most part, if you can just push to the back…

Tom King’s third installment of “Cold Days” has perhaps left me feeling disappointingly cold myself. In this issue, we will see the culmination of the sequestered jury deliberations as the fate of Victor Fries (and by extension Bruce Wayne himself, it seems) hangs in the balance. SPOILERS will follow, folks. Apologies in advance, but the…

Bruce Wayne has been sequestered in the Mr. Freeze triple-murder trial with a jury of his peers (if you believe Batman has peers).  The jury is tired, cranky, and dead set on a quick verdict of guilty based on what appears to be overwhelming cur circumstantial evidence: cold bodies, a brutal take down of Victor…

Bruce Wayne is summoned to serve jury duty, but what happens when the case he is assigned to is also one that the Batman was involved in?  And worse yet, what if it's a case the Batman may have actually goofed up on?!? Initially, I was thinking about starting off this review with a quick…

Did you get an invitation to the wedding? If you’re still trying to avoid spoilers, you’ll want to skip this review since it’s just ONE BIG SPOILER (there might be very little to talk about otherwise). But if you’ve already got your hands on your own copy, or else had your fun wrecked by major…

It's Catwoman to the rescue!  Will the Clown Prince of Crime come out on top and ruin the soon to be wedding nuptials of DC's hottest power couple, or will Catwoman prove to the Joker that you simply don't mess with a woman's wedding? The basic synopsis of this issue is as follows; Catwoman and…

It's Batman and The Joker trading blows in a Gothic Cathedral with shattering glass windows, moody lighting, and The Joker's penchant for completely erratic ramblings.  I'd say that alone sound like it's worth the cost of admission.  But as usually, I'm going to break it down for you with a fine tooth comb to see…

Booster Gold is stuck in a futuristic hell of his own making where everything is a twisted version of its rightful self and all the characters are crazier than loons...including Booster.  All this was done to show Bruce how messed up the world would be if his parents were to have survived, and surprisingly, Bruce…

This week, in Batman #46, it's more time traveling high jinks with that lovable goofball Booster Gold.  If you thought he made a mess of things in The Gift part one, just wait till you see what he does this time out... Before getting onto Batman #46, I wanted to take a moment to revisit…

If you want to read a really unusual issue of Batman, well, you've come to the right place.  However, Batman #45 isn't so much a Batman story as it is a Booster Gold story featuring Batman.  That sentence alone might be all that some of you need to know in order to opt out of…

It's time to go shopping for a wedding dress with Catwoman!  But seeing as how this is Selina Kyle, I really don't think anyone expected this process to follow the norm....and it doesn't.  But enough of me trying to be catchy in an intro paragraph.  Let's just get to it! First thing's first.  I have…

Batman #41 was a creepy psychological thriller. Then, Batman #42 did a 180 and gave us silly slapstick mixed with unexplainable scenarios. With Batman #43, we've yet again flipped in a completely new direction, poignant social commentary. To be honest, I was dreading this issue. I simply couldn't fathom how King could possibly pull out…

Two weeks ago, in the pages of Batman, Ivy took over the entire world in order to make it a better place....and I found the opening act to "Everyone Loves Ivy" absolutely intoxicating. Ivy is one of my favorite Bat-villains, so bonus points are already awarded just for using her.  But that doesn't mean I…

Batman #41 is the first chapter of the three-part arc, Everyone Loves Ivy. The premise of the arc is that Poison Ivy, through the elemental force of the Green, enthralls the entire planet, including the Justice League. The stakes are high and only Batman and Catwoman have found means to stay out of Ivy’s control.…

Batman #40 is the conclusion of the Super Friends arc, and it picks up right where #39 left off. In the previous issue we were introduced to the Gentle Man and the realm where he has been fighting a horde of demons for a thousand years. Batman and Wonder Woman fought by his side once,…

The premise of Batman #39 is fairly simple.  Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight an endless horde of monsters in a parallel dimension.  But seeing how this is written by King, things are never quite as simple as they initially appear.  While you're certainly welcome to see the story as nothing more than…

Batman #38 is, simply put, wonderful. I've literally been waiting to get a story like this for the last 6 years.  Back in 2015, there was a flashback scene from Batman&Robin Eternal early on in the story that involved a murder at a penthouse apartment in the middle of a thunderstorm with the victims lying…

Batman #37 is all about the comedy.  If you're looking for crime fighting and super villains, you won't find that here. As the title on the cover implies, this issue features a double date between DC's two most prominent power couples.  But where oh where does one go on the rare off-night from busting heads…