Batman is engaged...and he hasn't told his bestest bud Superman yet. The issue consists of both Lois and Catwoman trying to get their men to call the other.  In turn, Batman and Superman tell their significant others why they haven't, and then proceed to discuss the other man's defining characteristics.  That's pretty much the gist…

In the last issue of Batman, we were left with a cliffhanger that teased a climactic sword duel between Catwoman and Talia Al Ghul....and that's exactly what this issue delivers! This isn't the only similarity between their fight and the one from Robin Hood.  It's just the one I choose to highlight.  If you don't…

Batman and Catwoman enter a forbidden zone and are met with opposition in the form of Talia Al Ghul.  Being one of the Dark Knight's former lovers, Talia seems to be taking offense by the recent engagement of the happy new couple.  And as most things in comics go, internal turmoil is resolved by external…

Whether I love what King is doing or hate what King is doing, there is always one thing that I find consistent in his work, and that is his penchant for taking things in directions I simply didn't expect. If you are one of the individuals that reads solicitations, you've know for awhile now that…

Did Selina say, "Yes".  Did Selina say, "No".  That's probably the biggest question on everyone's mind right now.  But before we get to that, we need to evaluate the rest of the issue. In my last review, I brought up the fact that it felt as if the story was being spread out.  As if…

This issue is pretty straight forward and predictable, which isn't something I've come to expect from King.  Even when I've disliked a route he has chosen to take, it's still been fresh.  He's also typically shown himself to be much more about exploring ideas instead of straight up offering a story that revolves almost entirely…

We've come to Batman #30, which is our second interlude in "The War of Jokes and Riddles" and the conclusion to "The Ballad of Kite Man"... ...hell yeah. If I had to pick my favorite thing from this issue, it would definitely be the way that Kite Man is portrayed as a "fish out of…

You are cordially invited to attend a dinner at Wayne Manor on the evening of the 16th with the explicit purpose of bringing a resolution to the ongoing war. Rest assured that neither the Batman nor the GCPD will be in attendance. This dinner is being solely hosted by mister Wayne with the greater good…

Gordon goes for a walk, Catwoman dons her Jim Balent apparel, and Deathstroke and Deadshot engage in a deadly duel to the death.  All in this weeks exciting installment of Batman! Upon opening this issue, the first thing I thought was, "Oh no, this isn't the second part of the Kite Man story!"  I really…

"The Ballad of Kite Man", HEL....  Hmm...?  Is it too early in this review to start dropping "Hell Yeahs"?  Na, I don't think so.  "The Ballad of Kite Man", HELL YEAH!!!! If you've ever read any of my reviews, you know I'm a huge huge huge stickler for keeping the facts of the universe straight. …

Part two of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" is little more than a preamble to the main event.  But can I just say, if the story is already this awesome and we are only in setup mode, well then, I believe we can expect some truly great things to come from this arc. Let's…

This was a really great issue.  And I'm not even talking about the insane cliffhanger.  (Spoilers, there's an insane cliffhanger.)  I'm talking about everything leading up to it.  Sure, some people are going to fixate on the ending at the detriment of the rest of the issue, and I think that's really sad.  Especially when…

This comic is a hoot and a half!  I didn't really know what to expect going into this story, but I was quite pleasantly surprised with the outcome. The first thing that I noticed was that this story has detective work in it.  It seems odd to have to call this out every-time it happens…

Here we are with part 3 of "The Button", a continuation of the story that began 11 months ago in DC Universe: Rebirth #1.  We've already seen an epic battle between Batman and Eobard Thawne in the pages of Batman #21, and Batman and The Flash traveling across the boundaries of time and space to…

It's been 11 long months, and I'm sure that many of us have been patiently waiting for DC to continue the story that began in their epic DC Universe: Rebirth #1 that premiered last May and kicked off the entire Rebirth label.  But has the wait been worth it? If you were hoping to get…

Batman #20 is the climax to the "I am Bane" story arc, but it's also the climax to King's entire sprawling Batman trilogy.  It started with "I am Gotham", transitioned into "I am Suicide", and finally brought us to "I am Bane".  As such, this story has a lot of shoes to fill.  Not only…