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Poison Ivy
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31 on DC Pride: 2023 #1 reviewDC Comics is back to kick start pride month with DC Pride: 2023 #1, which follows the same format as the last two years with several short stories featuring some of DC's most prevalent LGBTQIA+ characters. Before reading the stories, I urge everyone to read Phil Jimenez’s foreword which is exceptionally well done and reminds…
I have mixed feelings about this issue of Poison Ivy. On the one hand, I like the overall idea of the story and where it is going. On the other hand, I think that the execution is really off. What Works The overall plot of this issue is that Ivy finally makes a decision to…
Last month, Poison Ivy’s powers got out of control and wound up turning an environmentalist's retreat into a love fest. Will Ivy get her powers under control and right the wrongs she had unintentionally caused? Let’s take a look! On the Right Track This series went from being my highest rated book, to becoming one…
Last time on Poison Ivy, Pam reunited with Harley and accepted an offer from her to return to Gotham. This issue sees Ivy begin to make the journey back to her hometown, with an unfortunate detour along the way. I’ve been very up and down with my feelings over this series. With Poison Ivy, unsurprisingly,…
"It's the issue you've ALL been waiting for!" said the solicitation for today's Poison Ivy chapter. I imagine it will be, IF you are a person who never tires of seeing Poison Ivy hook up with Harley Quinn. Anyone who follows my reviews, meanwhile, will know that I’ve been quite critical of these two as…
The last issue of Poison Ivy was the first time we got to see the titular character in her superhero form. The comic followed the traditional structure of having a main protagonist fight the big bad corporate CEO. The comic ended with our hero in peril with the question of how she would overcome her…
Solicited as the grand finale to the DC Vs. Vampires spin-off, All-Out War #5 ends the same way it began. Licking their wounds from a bittersweet battle, the team desperately attempts one last Hail Mary before giving up completely. Where we last left off, the survivors had entirely botched Constantine's plans to bring the sun…
I found the last issue of Poison Ivy to be a major letdown. The series went from an overall good exploration of Ivy's character to, once again, trying to straddle the line between making her a hero while maintaining her iconically evil traits. That change for Ivy came too quickly for me to buy into…
This is it. The issue I’ve been waiting for since the Poison Ivy series began. The issue that will answer the question, is Ivy a hero or a villain? What direction does DC want Ivy to go in next? Will that direction disappoint? Well, I unfortunately have to say that it does disappoint. How could this…
I’m not going to beat around the bush (pun intended), I really loved today’s chapter of Poison Ivy! It’s like all of my criticisms during the middle of this series were responded to, and G. Willow Wilson is making her turn on Poison Ivy the very best it can be. I’ll waste no time in…
I had a lot of complaints with the writing of Poison Ivy #3, so much so that I wrote several paragraphs on how I thought the story could improve. With this chapter, I'm pleased to say that it looks like most all of the problems I gave have been fixed! Is there a moment in…
To be honest, I've kind of been struggling to figure out how to properly introduce this thing. Lee Bermejo is one of my favorite Batman artists, and certainly one of the most prolific ever to touch the character. As such, a book that serves as a showcase for his work is a surefire hit. Every…
Comic books are, at times, deeply mature stories that use superheroes and villains to dive deep into the human condition. At other times, they're soap operas about team dynamics, clones, and surprise children. They're also created by dozens if not hundreds of artists and writers, and are rife with one-shot characters and plot holes. HBO…
In today’s chapter of Poison Ivy, we get more great artwork, more scenes to remind the audience that, yes, Ivy loves Harley, and we get to explore the dueling sides of Ivy’s personality. But we, unfortunately, still don’t have a lot of plot progression or a clear sense of where this storyline is going to…
[Review is currently without visual aid; images will be added as soon as possible.] "The plot thickens!" If you think about it, the phrase is kind of amusing. I've heard it so many times that I've never really taken the time to decipher the meaning of it, but it's a particularly interesting choice of words.…
When I received my copy of Poison Ivy #2, I was very cautious. I’m not saying the first issue was the best thing I’ve ever read in comics, but it was really a breath of fresh air-- in a day and age when comic book characters have gone through so many changes and mischaracterization-- to…
I love Poison Ivy. I think that she’s been one of Batman’s most underrated rogues for decades, with most of her stories being overlooked for some reason. It’s unfortunate because Ivy actually has some fantastic comics like the “Hothouse” story arc in Legends of the Dark Knight and the 1997 Batman: Poison Ivy one-shot, which…
Hey everyone! ICE to see you! The holidays are here, and who better to spread some holiday cheer than everyone's favorite Batman News Authors, Cam and Matina (with a little guest appearance from Jay, of course)? Well, don't tell Nick we said anything, but no one! That's why we've teamed up to skate through what's personally…
Catwoman #37 deftly manages to raise tensions across separate plot threads that culminate in a satisfying conclusion for Alleytown’s scrappy defense against Fear State and the Magistrate threat. Ram V’s script wisely chooses to keep most elements of his main narrative and intertwine them with this event tie-in arc. This helps smooth over the lack…
I found out I was bisexual some time during 2018. There were signs, of course. I'm sure if you talk to enough of my friends, you'll find a few who said they kind of figured - I certainly had a few employers who thought I was flat-out gay, which was a funny conversation to have.…
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