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4 on Batman: Arkham: Scarecrow reviewHe's the Pharaoh of Phobias, the Duke of Dread, striking fear in the hearts of Gotham's citizens. Ostracized as a boy for being bookish and shabby, Jonathan Crane grew up determined never to be victimized again. As the Scarecrow, he is one of Batman's oldest and most dangerous foes, a brilliant mind ever eager to…
In 1985, the publishing company known as DC Comics was celebrating over fifty years of comic books, characters, and history. In that fifty years, they had introduced such characters as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash, as well as Robin, the template for any and all young sidekicks, and the premier super-teams the Justice…
I'm dipping my feet into graphic novel reviews, and I'm going to focus on some of Batman's greatest allies. To kick things off, I figured I would start with Tim Drake. This might seem like an odd place to start - I mean, any sensible person would start with Nightwing or Batgirl - but considering…
What's the worst that could happen if Red Hood and Arsenal took their heroing skills and used them to pay the bills? What's the worst that could happen if DC published a book that attempts to answer that question? What's the worst that could happen if I wrote a review that answers the first two…
One of several comics to spin off from the final installment in the Arkham series, Batman: Arkham Knight: Genesis turns its eye on the game's big villain. Who is the Arkham Knight, and what made him? Spoilers for the game follow. What's included? Inside the Genesis trade, you'll find all six issues of this miniseries. We covered…
It's the team-up you never asked for, featuring the status quo changes that nobody wanted! In a stroke of uncannily bad fortune, Bruce Wayne has died and Superman has lost most of his power and had his secret identity exposed at what is effectively the exact same time. But what happens when the new Batman…
He's one of Batman's oldest foes, but he was once a friend. Scarred by abuse and acid, Harvey Dent (née Kent) was once Gotham's promising young District Attorney. A criminal's retaliation rendered his face divided, but even reconstructive surgery could not repair his damaged psyche. And so over the years, Two-Face has proven to be…
Agent 37 returns for his third act as an agent of Spyral in Grayson Vol. 3: Nemesis. Collecting the "DC You" sneak preview, issues nine through twelve of the series proper, and Grayson Annual #2, Nemesis contains what may be the best singular run of issues over the course of the series. There's certainly a…
Now all but defunct, DC's Elseworlds imprint was a line of out of continuity stories that allowed creators to try some different and, occasionally, truly bizarre things with established characters. Beginning with 1989's excellent Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, which is sadly missing in this collection, the line ran for the better part of a decade…
I appreciate the advice, Viceroy, I do. And I hope you can appreciate that I reject your distinction. That somehow they're savage and you're not or we're not. I've been a Lantern for years, served with every race and species. Everyone is savage. Everyone is civilized. We're all the same. In the end. I'm not…
Who is Superman's Joker? Who would target those closest to him just to cause him pain? Batman/Superman Vol. 4 explores one possible answer to these questions, as the World's Finest face a deadly threat with designs against the Man of Steel. Batman works against the clock to track down the villain and counter his methods, but can…
Let me tell you a story about a girl named... let's call her Dana, changing it for propriety's sake. A few weeks ago, my family and I were having breakfast at Chick Fil A and my son wanted to play in the play area. I was in there, playing Batman and Robin with him (in…
When Darwyn Cooke passed away at the all-too-young age of 53 back in May, he left behind a legacy of great stories and even greater artwork. In the wake of his passing, DC has wisely opted to re-release several of his most beloved stories so fans can experience them anew. While he was best known…
Think about all of the comics you've read, and all of the knowledge you've acquired over the days, weeks, months, years, or decades you've been a fan. Think about the characters, events, powers, and personalities you've encountered in the funny pages. Now, think about the most horrifying thing that could possibly happen in comics, the…
Like its immediate predecessor, Batman/Superman Volume 3 is a collection of several self-contained stories. One serves as a New 52 origin story for The Atom (or at least for when Ray Palmer started calling himself that), one ties into Doomed, and the last two tie in (somewhat) to Greg Pak's original arc for the series. What's included Inside, you'll find…
All earthly things--good or bad--must come to an end, and Scott Lobdell's run on Teen Titans is no exception. In many cases, the end is a good thing: threads are tied up, points are made, and characters find resolution as the looming finish forces a writer to find focus. The Trial of Kid Flash is Lobdell's final…
Who is Killer Croc? What motivates him? Is he just a primal beast, or is there more to one of Batman's strongest, most brutal foes than meets the eye? With Rebirth recently begun and new creative teams plotting out the next few months and years in Gotham, now is the perfect time to get to know…
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? This is the essential question at the heart of DC Comics/Dark Horse: Aliens, a universe-melding collection of crossovers that bring everyone's favorite family of cuddly, face-sucking, toothy-tongued xenomorphs into the worlds of Batman, Superman, and the WildC.A.T.S. Throw in some 14,000 year-old Predators and a few…
The final volume of the original The Batman Adventures series is here, collecting the final run of issues and a few one-shots and annual's for good measure. Like previous installments, it's a great collection by itself and a perfect introduction to both Batman and the classic animated series. The first issue in the collection is…
If you're a Batman fan, chances are good that you're also a Paul Dini fan. Batman: The Animated Series, Detective Comics, Rocksteady's Arkham franchise—even Harley Quinn herself—all are properties where Dini has left his mark. But even if you're coming to this book without those contextual markers, I dare you to read Dark Night: A True…
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