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By joelopez101 Posted in DC Comics Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #4, Adventure Comics #4 review, Blackest Night, Clayton Henry, Geoff Johns, Jerry Ordway, Michael Shoemaker, Sterling Gates, Superboy, Superboy Prime by Geoff Johns, Sterling Gates & Michael Shoemaker (writers...

By Travis Booster Gold 26, Green Lantern Corps 42, JSA vs. Kobra 6, R.E.B.E.L.S. 10, Titans 19, and the Unwritten 7 Booster Gold 26 by Dan Jurgens, Mike Norton and Norm Rapmund Green Lantern Corps 42 JSA vs. Kobra 6 R.E.B.E.L.S. 10 Titans 19 by J. T. Krul and Angel Unzueta the Unwritten 7 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

By Travis Action Comics 883, Batman 693, Batman and Robin 6, Red Robin 6, and The Shield 3 Action Comics 883 Batman 693 by Tony Daniel and Sandu Florea Batman and Robin 6 by Grant Morrison and Philip Tan Red Robin 6 by Chris Yost and Marcus To The Shield 3 by Eric Trautmann and Marco Rudy

By Travis The Great Ten 1, Secret Six 15, Superman: World of New Krypton 9, and Warlord 8 Wow, it�s almost as if the Blackest Night took a week off. (I didn�t get Doom Patrol) The Great Ten 1 Secret Six 15 Superman: World of New Krypton 9 Warlord 8 by Mike Grell

By Travis Justice Society of America 32 � The team starts to understand that the All-American Kid may just be innocent, but only to fall for the idea that King Chimera may be the culprit. This, even though Obsidian has been attacked, and a large group of villains tried to ambush the team, etc. They seem a...

By Travis Bagley�s art is his usual standard, and even if I prefer Ed Benes or Howard Porter, he does an okay job. It�s mostly the writing that makes this comic the worst JLA I�ve read in years. The editors are messing up all over the place, and let�s face it, this is one writer who needs a lot of babysitting....

By Travis Batman: Streets of Gotham 5, Blackest Night: Superman 3, The Brave And The Bold 28, Outsiders 23, Supergirl 46, and Superman/Batman 65 Batman: Streets of Gotham 5 Blackest Night: Superman 3 Outsiders 23 Supergirl 46 Superman/Batman 65

By Travis Blackest Night: Batman 3, Detective Comics Annual 11, JSA vs. Kobra 5, Secret Six 14, The Shield 2, Titans 18, and the Unwritten 6 Four good, three bad. Look inside and see if you agree which ones! Blackest Night: Batman 3 Detective Comics Annual 11 Titans 18 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

By Travis Action Comics 882, Adventure Comics 3, Batman 691, Booster Gold 25, Green Lantern Corps 41, R.E.B.E.L.S. 9, and Red Robin 5 Action Comics 882 by Greg Rucka, Sterling Gates, and Pere Perez Adventure Comics 3 Batman 691 by Judd Winick and Mark Bagley Booster Gold 25 Green Lantern Corps 41

By DS Arsenault Posted in DC Comics Tagged: Adventure Comics #3, Adventure Comics #3 review, Brainiac, Brian Buccellato, Brian Reber, Clayton Henry, Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, Elizabeth Gehrlein, Francis Manapul, Geoff Johns, Legion of Superheroes, Lex Luthor, Michael Shoemak...

By Travis Batman Dude, the annual opens with Starro killing Despero! Talk about shaking things up a bit. The framing story serves to kick different characters into flashbacks, allowing us to get a glimpse of the origins of these powerful foes. The art is different with each tale, yet close enough to f...

By Travis The final two pages are static again, with a spread of the JLA. Hawkman is included, and that’s a big mistake. The recent reunion of Atom and Hawkman in Blackest Night was simply amazing, and it was supposed to be their first contact after a while. To have both characters here in a pre-Blackest N...

By Travis We do get a good reveal for one of the Science Police, who turns out to be a Legionnaire undercover. The march of general Lane through various special divisions is a neat trip down memory lane (pun unintended) for those who love continuity, although at this point a lot of people are calling th...

By Robert Greenberger Gallaher had this notion for years but managed to earn one of the inaugural slots when Zuda went live in late 2007 and the strip won the first reader contest. It has since received plaudits from around the field and now DC is releasing the first three stories in a trade paperback.

By Travis The move might be wonderful for Levitz himself. He has had a wonderfully lengthy career in his position as CEO and Publisher of DC Comics. Originally in the DC writing stable, he handled the big characters, but was most beloved for his excellent abilities on the Legion of Super-Heroes. As mos...

By Travis Blackest Night: Batman 2, Secret Six 13, The Shield 1, Superman: World of New Krypton 7, the Unwritten 5, and Warlord 6 Blackest Night: Batman 2 Secret Six 13 The Shield 1 Superman: World of New Krypton 7 the Unwritten 5 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross Warlord 6 by Mike Grell and Chad Hardin

By Graeme McMillan With the second issue of DC Comics' Batman and Robin released today, we asked writer Grant Morrison why we need a new Batman, how sane Bruce Wayne really was, and whether Batman is actually sci-fi or not after all. Batman and Robin #2 is in comic stores now.

By Robert Greenberger One of the first questions posed regarding digital comics is just how you make any money from a strip available for free. The usual answer is that the strip, if it’s any good, will find an audience who will then happily pay for a print compilation. That seems to be the model for DC Comics’ Zuda Co...

By brucecastle 1. Detective Comics #853 Pretty even between Marvel, DC, and Indies, but DC did snag the top two. Then again, DC was also responsible for the worst book of the month. Overall, I’d say that April was a pretty good month for comics. All five of these books were a hell of a read.

By Travis The cover is fun, and that’s a good start. The Oans have taken notice of the new planet opposite Earth, setting up for some conflict with Green Lantern in a future issue, and the first couple pages show that the coloring is being given some good attention. I wish we had a separate inker, because...

By Travis Justice Society of America 25, Superman/Batman 57, Teen Titans 69, and Teen Titans Annual 1 Justice Society of America 25 Superman/Batman 57 Tpull is Travis Pullen. He started reading comics at 5 years old, and he can't seem to stop.

By Travis Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon 1, Oracle: The Cure 1, Top Ten Season Two Special #1, and Trinity 43 Okay, no Marvel reviews this week, because I had to go out of town, but here's all of the mini-series and specials from DC: Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon 1

By Robert Greenberger When a comic book gained a new writer, before 1983, they would either keep the status quo, as the writers succeeding Stan Lee did throughout the 1970s, or change the locale and supporting cast (see Supergirl and Wonder Woman’s various careers). Until 1983, no one really rethought the char...

By Travis The Brave And The Bold 22, Justice League of America 30, Outsiders 15, Supergirl 38, and Superman/Batman 55 The Brave And The Bold 22 Justice League of America 30 by Peter Tomasi and Lee Garbett Superman/Batman 55 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Rags Morales

By Travis There are so many titles associated with Batman, do we have to have a mourning scene in every one of them? Well, there are a lot of characters who can react to his “death,” so here we get a touching moment with Alfred. It’s a good setup, with Bruce leaving a message for Alfred to explain why he “re...

By Robert Greenberger Apart from that, though, was an afternoon session with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.  Alan’s work with Swamp Thing had already proven captivating and I was an instant fan.  Dave’s work was newer to me but I immediately liked his style.  Interestingly, Dave’s first issue as penciller of Green...

By Travis The ending is pretty good, with Batman offering to adopt Cassandra, and a little of what would be foreshadowing (if this issue had come out a month or two ago), with Batman saying he will always have family… as long as he’s around. There’s a little shadow gravestone with R.I.P. on it, which ties a...

By Johanna This should have been a great book. There was a tremendous amount of effort put forward to update it. There are at least 50 new pages of material spread throughout the book, including at least 60 new entries. Most of the major characters have one or two pages added to their entries, and the Encyc...

By Travis Bottom line, for a series that sounded like the concept could have made it another Superman/Batman title with a little Wonder Woman thrown in, we have a very intriguing story that is single-handedly helping DC out major time on the sales charts, and deservedly so.

By Travis Birds of Prey 124, Legion of Super-Heroes 48, Superman 682, Teen Titans 65, and Wonder Woman 26 Birds of Prey 124 Superman 682 Teen Titans 65 Wonder Woman 26 Tpull is Travis Pullen. He started reading comics at 5 years old, and he can't seem to stop.

By Ryan Crisis on Infinite Earths and the fall-out thereof Superman: For Tomorrow? Broken Bat? Ryan is an Op/Ed columnist for Comic Fodder. He keeps his comics and himself in Austin, Texas where he manages the long running blog League of Melbotis. He likes Superman.

By Travis Batman and the Outsiders 13, The Brave And The Bold 19, The Flash 246, Robin 180, and Supergirl 35 Batman and the Outsiders 13 The Flash 246 Robin 180 Supergirl 35 Tpull is Travis Pullen. He started reading comics at 5 years old, and he can't seem to stop.

By Travis Batgirl 4, DC Universe: Decisions 3, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds 2, Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge 3, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special 1, and Trinity 20 Batgirl 4 DC Universe: Decisions 3 by Bill Willingham, Judd Winnick, and Rick Leonardi Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special 1

By Deamentia Stuff like the fabled Action Comics #1 ashcan has its cover reproduced along with the original ads for the book before its release. All of DC’s major characters, from Superman to Batman are all represented, while gems like New Fun Comics and Star Spangled Comics get their day in the sun, too.

By Travis Action Comics 870, Detective Comics 849, Green Lantern 35, and Green Lantern Corps 29 Action Comics 870 Detective Comics 849 Green Lantern 35 Green Lantern Corps 29 Tpull is Travis Pullen. He started reading comics at 5 years old, and he can't seem to stop.

By Travis All Star Superman 12, Checkmate 30, Rann/Thanagar Holy War 5, Tangent: Superman’s Reign 7, and Trinity 16 All Star Superman 12 by Chuck Bruce Jones and Manuel Garcia Tangent: Superman’s Reign 7 Trinity 16 by Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Fabian Nicieza, Mike Norton and Jerry Ordway

By Travis Wonder Woman should be dignified, but Simone keeps injecting her quips as if Diana would use them. It is too much of a writer imposing her own voice and pretending it is the character’s, and not enough of allowing the Amazon’s true character to lead the writer. DC is throwing everything at the...

By Travis Okay, this series will probably not win any comic awards, but considering the dearth of funny stuff in comics, you have to appreciate that somebody is giving it a try. Giffen has the best use of the Source Wall in recent history, and from there we take a romp through Giffen’s chaotic mind. He mi...

By Travis Batman and the Outsiders 10, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds 1, Rann/Thanagar Holy War 4, Superman/Batman 51, Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6, and Trinity 12 Batman and the Outsiders 10 Superman/Batman 51 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Rafael Albuquerque Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6

By Travis Freddie Williams again?!? I feel sorry for the writers. Taking place after Batman R.I.P., but before R.I.P. is over in the other titles, we get to see Tim Drake, Jason Todd, AND a new Red Robin in play. Willaims messes up in his positioning of characters in the fight with Todd and Robin, and we have to s...

By Travis The next five pages throw all of DC continuity out of whack, since Lana Lang just about killed Superman over in Superman/Batman last month, hurling kryptonite missiles at him. She was under someone’s control, but here she automatically leaps to help Supes, and gets fired. Not a bad scene, j...

By Travis Busiek gets his characterization down pat, all the way down to this: he manages to include Superwoman and Owlman flirting, and causing Ultraman great annoyance, even in the middle of a super stand-off. Superman continues his great role of protecting all life, even the scumbags, and catc...

By Travis Is it a coincidence that the only editorial help also comes from the one magazine with a newly-arrived writer to the title, who links together other issues and events, and has a better handle of the nature of the characters than most other contemporary writers in the Batman universe? Or is...

By Travis Green Lantern Corps 26, Justice League of America 23, Legion of Super-Heroes 44, Robin 175, and Superman 678 Green Lantern Corps 26 Justice League of America 23 Robin 175 Superman 678 Tpull is Travis Pullen. He started reading comics at 5 years old, and he can't seem to stop.

By Johanna If they don’t care, why should we? And why should I have to have a computer handy just to enjoy a comic book story? Consider this, publishers: if your comics can’t be understood without resorting to the internet, don’t be so surprised when readers decide to stop buying the book and just down...

By Vichus Smith Before you learn if Renee Montoya is successful in her quest to find The Question a miracle cure, we peek in on John Henry Irons’ niece, Natasha, and her realization that working for the evil Lex Luthor might not have been the best idea she’s ever had. Too little, too late, I’m afraid. This entr...

By Bill Sherman The first entry in DC Comics new Minx line, Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg's The Plain Janes is a well-intended piece of adolescent lit whose modest charms threaten to be overwhelmed by its status as a Significant Publishing Event: DC Comics' much-touted attempt at snagging the long e...

By Vichus Smith When this much carnage is happening in the world of the Black Marvel family, the action back in America has to be dull in comparison, right? Uh-uh. John Henry Irons is closer to the truth than ever before, The Question is fighting to hold on to life, and oh yeah, it’s the countdown to the New Yea...

By Vichus Smith I’ve never read a Flash comic book until now, and I don’t really think that this is the best representative of what a Flash comic book should be. I heard rumors that the new fan-derided Flash series is making its way back to being good again, so I wanted to take a look. I’m not that impressed. This i...

By Vichus Smith This week’s DC universe Bio is a bit different from most of the others because it’s about one of the newest characters in the DC universe. It’s the new Blue Beetle, who was given the mantle after, well, the previous one had his head blown off.