REVIEW: JLA Rebirth – The Ray #1: A Bright Return
Justice League of America Rebirth – The Ray #1 is another one-shot in a series leading up to a new Justice League of America title. Like the one-shots before it that have focused on the Atom and Vixen,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Superman #15 – Crisis With Multiple Supes
Superman #15 is the second chapter in the “Multiplicity” arc, a storyline that sees Supermen and Superwomen from across multiple Earths under threat from mysterious forces for as yet unknown reasons....
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: Wonder Woman ’77 Meets the Bionic Woman #2 – The Plot...
The first issue of this series was a fun and well-constructed action-packed exercise in both nostalgia and straight-ahead adventure. With Wonder Woman ’77 Meets the Bionic Woman #2, I was looking...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Kamandi Challenge #1 – A Bold Challenge Worthy of the King
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack Kirby, legendary comics creator and a figure so influential he is known by comic book fans and professionals the world over as the King. To honor...
View ArticleAffleck Steps Down as Director of “The Batman”
In an exclusive report from Variety today, Ben Affleck revealed that he and Warner Brothers have made the “mutual” decision to have him step down as director of the upcoming film “The Batman”. Affleck...
View ArticleREVIEW: Batman #16 – Brotherly Love
So far, writer Tom King‘s run on “Batman” has been a bit uneven. For every triumphant moment, for me there’s been some baffling ones as well. The “I Am Suicide” arc, for instance, left me cold as I...
View ArticleRECAP/REVIEW: Legends of Tomorrow 2×10 —“The Legion of Doom”
Hey everybody, I’m back with this week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow, aptly titled “The Legion of Doom.” While I’m not as excited by this episode in terms of writing as I wish I was, this episode...
View ArticleREVIEW: Midnighter and Apollo #5 —“You answer to ME.”
In what’s becoming a regular monthly trend, Midnighter and Apollo is exactly the comic I need this week, two weeks into the most dangerous administration my country has ever elected. Point blank, Steve...
View ArticleREVIEW: Wonder Woman #16 – Watching the Gods
With Wonder Woman #16, writer Greg Rucka continues with the alternating system that forms the foundation of his most recent run on the character, with each issue alternating between one story arc set...
View ArticleREVIEW: Mick Rory Gets Some Glory at Last in Legends of Tomorrow 2×11 “Turncoat”
This week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow gave me some really good stuff and some stuff I really don’t think I approve of. I think it was better-written than last week by a significant margin, but...
View ArticleREVIEW: Super Sons #1 – World’s Finest Teens
I’m not sure you need a better indicator for how well DC has re-embraced fun after DC Rebirth than Super Sons #1, by writer Peter J Tomasi and artist Jorge Jimenez. If a book like this had been...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Wild Storm #1 – A Universe Re-Imagined
If you’re going to ask a creator to reimagine your universe of characters and concepts, revitalizing them into a going concern that is distinct and unique, then Warren Ellis is one of the best creators...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Kamandi Challenge #2 – Comic Book Improv
I was part of an improv comedy company in Manhattan back in the 1990s, and The Kamandi Challenge #2 really reminds me of that experience. For those of you unfamiliar with this recent DC series designed...
View ArticleREVIEW: Justice League of America #1 – Heroes Among Us
Justice League of America #1 proves that writer Steve Orlando has seized with both hands his place among the signature writers of the post-Rebirth era of DC Comics, and paired with Ivan Reis, the team...
View ArticleREVIEW: Savage Things #1 – High Concept, Troubled Execution
There’s a solid concept at the center of Savage Things #1, the debut issue of a new series created by writer Justin Jordan and artist Ibrahim Moustafa. The series centres around a shadowy organization...
View ArticleREVIEW: Superman #18 – Superman: Reborn Begins
It’s an interesting time for Superman fans, as Superman #18 proves. First off, the post-Rebirth era has seen the New 52 version of Superman killed off and replaced by the prior version of Superman from...
View ArticleREVIEW: Midnighter/Apollo #6 Provides Stunning, Inevitable Conclusion
Yep. This is it guys, my final review of my absolute favorite miniseries. Midnighter and Apollo #6 dropped on the first of the month, and it created the inevitable ending that I needed. Steve...
View ArticleDC Reportedly Investigating Amazon Prime Partnership
In the race for comic book market dominance, DC may be about to take a big step forward. According to a report by Bleeding Cool, the Burbank-based publisher of books such as Wonder Woman, Justice...
View ArticleRECAP/REVIEW: Legends of Tomorrow 2×13 “Land of the Lost”
This week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow takes us into two of the most dangerous places: the inside of the mind and the ancient past. The episode opens with the compass not really working too well....
View ArticleREVIEW: The Wild Storm #2: The Storm Stalls…A Little
The Wild Storm #2 has to follow its brilliant first issue, which made the most of hiring writer Warren Ellis as the mastermind for revitalizing the Windstorm Universe for DC Comics. That first issue...
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