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2 on Batman: Harley and Ivy reviewBatman: The Animated Series accomplished many things. Aside from spinning off several other series to create what is now known as the DC Animated Universe and serving as the introduction to Batman for an entire generation, the series also introduced quite a few ideas and characters that were so well received that they were brought into…
The fourth volume of Scott Lobdell's New 52 run on Teen Titans is right in character with the volumes that precede it. Whether or not you consider that a good thing will (obviously) depend on how you felt about 1-3. He is joined this time around by an assortment of artists, with Eddy Barrows handling the majority…
Dick Grayson returns for the second half of his first "season" as an agent of Spyral. In We All Die at Dawn, Dick's exploits with his eclectic supporting cast are further detailed as Spyral seeks to bring down a crazed cult, prevent Armageddon, and bring about their own possibly sinister ends. Content Collecting issues 5-8 and Grayson…
Less ongoing saga, more "Legends of the World's Finest", Batman/Superman Volume 2 collects three (largely) self-contained stories. Grek Pak, Paul Levitz, and a host of artists team up across nine issues from Batman/Superman and World's Finest to produce a loosely-connected, diverse collection of tales of video games, war, and lost worlds. What's included Game Over includes Batman/Superman #5-9, Batman/Superman Annual…
One is an extra-dimensional imp who causes no end of trouble for the Man of Steel. The other is an extra-dimensional imp who simply wants to prove he's the universe's biggest fan of the Dark Knight. They are Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite, respectively, and for better or worse they have been mainstays in the worlds…
Set in the larger Batman Reborn storyline, Hush Money collects a two-issue Detective-Batman crossover called Faces of Evil, as well as the first four issues of the Streets of Gotham series. What's included Faces of Evil Our tale opens on Hush, who prepares to end it all two months after trying--and failing--to take down Bruce once and for all. His plan was two-pronged:…
Batman: Impostors, a tie-in to the Gotham City Impostors video game, spanned the four issues of Detective Comics immediately preceding Scott Snyder's celebrated Black Mirror run. Fans expecting some sort of tonal continuity between Impostors and what follows will likely be disappointed, but how does it fare on its own? Read on, my friends. What's included This volume contains Detective Comics…
Batman: Blink is a collection of two arcs about Lee Hyland, a man born blind who nonetheles sees more than the unimpaired. Originally appearing in Legends of the Dark Knight in 2002 and 2003, these stories focus on nobody criminals and unimaginative crimes--facts that actually work in this book's favor. What's included Inside the covers, you'll…
Heart of Hush marks the return of Bruce Wayne's childhood-friend-turned-calculating-murderous-pyscopath Tommy Elliot to Gotham (again). Still filled with hatred (and jealousy) for his former pal, Hush enlists the help of an old mentor and enacts a plan to hit the Dark Knight where it hurts the most. Beware the man who can strike from a…
Batman: Long Shadows is a five-issue collection from the pre-52 Batman book, featuring a touching Battle for the Cowl epilogue and the four-issue Long Shadows arc, in which Dick Grayson learns that some of Bruce's long-time foes are harder to fool than others. What's included Only Batman drives the Batmobile The volume opens with A Battle Within, a short…
I take Batman comics seriously by default. And if it's hard for me to tell for certain that a particular story isn't meant to be interpreted in some other way, I struggle to enjoy it. I'm hesitant to call art and dialogue poorly-formed or ridiculous, because I don't know that it wasn't intended. But neither…
With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two. R.L. Stevenson, from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Hello, Harvey.…
To a modern fan, Batman in the Seventies might seem unappealing. If you've been weaned on the New 52 approach to the Dark Knight, this book will likely seem almost as foreign as the famous Batman television show from the 60's. If that's you, don't be discouraged. With an open mind, I'm confident you'll come away at least entertained, and at…
Some of the best Batman stories I've read deal with Bruce Wayne's response to failure. Whether it's the loss of a Robin, the loss of mobility, or the loss of a Robin, watching Batman come to terms with his own fallibility tends to make for good reading. Batman: Venom considers the lengths to which the…
Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are the Big Three at DC Comics, if not for comics in general. When Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 back in 1938, an entirely new genre was born: the superhero comic. Soon after, Batman appeared in 1939 and bridged the popular pulp tales of old with this new medium of…
The Batman Adventures, Vol. 3 Written by Kelley Puckett Illustrated by Mike Parobeck Inked by Rick Burchett Colored by Rick Taylor Lettered by Starkings/Comicraft We can all agree that this series is great, right? Even if you don't think it's quite at the level of the animated series, it's still a worthy successor and companion…
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Written by Mike Mignola and Richard Pace Illustrated by Troy Nixey Inked by Dennis Janke Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Dave Oakley What would Batman be like had he been written by H.P. Lovecraft? That is the question that the recently collected miniseries Batman: The Doom That Came to…
Suicide Squad Vol. 2: The Nightshade Odyssey Written by John Ostrander Illustrated by Luke McDonnell Colored by Julianna Ferriter Inked by Bob Lewis Lettered by Todd Klein Task Force X, or the "Suicide Squad" as it's more popularly known, is one of the crazier concepts in comics that has found unlikely, long-running success. Beginning as…
The Batman Adventures, Vol. 2 Written by Kelley Puckett Illustrated by Mike Parobeck Inked by Rick Burchett Colored by Rick Taylor Lettered by Tim Harkins Batman: The Animated Series was one of the most influential television series of all time, spinning off into a half-dozen other shows, introducing characters that made their way into the…
Written by Kelley Puckett Illustrated by Ty Templeton Inked by Rick Burchett Colored by Rick Taylor Lettered by Tim Harkins Unless otherwise noted, this was the creative team for each story in this volume. We all love Batman: The Animated Series, right? I mean, it still stands as one of the greatest representations of Batman…
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