I'm conflicted.  On the one hand, the transformation of Arkham inmates into animals is almost overwhelmingly silly, even by the standards of both of these properties.  It's not a deal breaker, but as much as I love comic book goofiness, even this is pushing it. Then again, Bane is now an elephant. Forget reading that;…

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Damian Wayne is a little turdburger.   -Jane Austen Not gonna lie, I hated the idea of Damian Wayne at first.  What it boiled down to, I think, was the idea of Batman being a dad just not sitting right with me for some reason. Needless to say,…

I love great character moments in comics.  Huge action scenes and well-staged fights are great when executed properly, but something that makes you feel for the characters you're reading about?  Things that make you understand a previous event or appreciate new connections made between characters?  That's something special.  The reader has to care enough to want…

The year escapes me, but I remember desperately wanting the Ninja Turtles sewer play set when I was a kid.  Like, the original toys from the late Eighties. I was probably five, six at the most, and my parents looked all over the place for it, to no avail.  Finally, one day, we visited my…