Thank goodness for Talon #17. The first two comics I reviewed today were awful, but this here was highly enjoyable. Not a single page is wasted in this ambitious 2-parter that sees Calvin Rose attempt to infiltrate one of Ra's al Ghul's infamous Lazarus Pits so he may once again live a normal life. At…

The original creator of the series is gone, the whole Calvin Rose epic that began with issue #0 felt like it was nicely wrapped up 2 months ago, the last issue that was also written by an all-new writer was utterly pointless, and now we have what appears to be a totally unnecessary 2-part storyline…

The Court of Owls: a terrifying, mysterious organization believed to be the true lords of Gotham City. But ever since about issue #6 of Batman they've only gotten less and less scary as we've learned more about them and just how limited they really are as villains. They have the resources and the look, but…

It's the end of James Tynion IV's run on the series he created and if I could say one thing about this issue it's that it's definitely not dull! Last month's episode set up a pretty explosive finale with Calvin Rose (partially) injected by a Talon-killing serum, Felix ready to torture him to death, brainwashed…

Talon #13 is the penultimate chapter in creator James Tynion IV's run on the series so, of course, it's not a new-reader friendly issue. If you haven't ever read a Talon comic before but plan on it, then I recommend you exit out of this window now, go pick up Talon, Volume 1 and start…

It's a new arc, a new artist, and the beginning of the end for writer and creator James Tynion IV, who will be leaving the series in January. Last issue saw the conclusion of Calvin Rose and Casey Washington's assault on Santa Prisca, Bane's own private island. In the final pages Casey had been rescued…

Plainly put: if you liked the sewer beat-down scene from The Dark Knight Rises, then you're going to enjoy Talon #11, but more importantly it's a really solid ending to yet another entertaining arc with some very important developments for this series. Now, I promise I'll get a review up soon of Talon, Vol. 1.…

The title is called "All Sorts of Fun" and I think that's exactly what you'll have when you buy this comic (I imagine every reviewer is going to have some variation on that line, just watch). Talon is a great series to follow but there have been a few bumps in the road ever since…

How big of a role does last week's Birds of Prey play in today's Talon? Not much of one at all. You don't need to read Birds of Prey #21 to read Talon #9. In fact, this whole crossover is pretty pointless and disruptive to what was shaping up to be a really fantastic arc.…

Witness the resurrection and all new status quo for Talon! Surprisingly, this issue is actually a pretty good jumping on point for new readers, especially those who have been eyeing this series after all the Bane-hype. But I can't stress enough how fun of a series this has been from the start. If you haven't joined yet,…

Since Bane was hyped up to return in a big way in Talon #7, I made sure to add the book to the review rotation this week. Not only that, but I spent the entire evening reading every issue of Talon #1-6 (I already read #0 and reviewed it months ago) so that I would…