REVIEW: Batman #3
Batman is one of the most iconic characters ever created. Some of the best comic book stories ever written revolves around Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, so it’s a nearly impossible task to write...
View ArticleREVIEW: All-Star Batman #1 – The Dark Knight Out of His Element, and Under...
All-Star Batman #1 comes with a lot of baggage. First, it’s written by Scott Snyder, who just completed a five-year run on the main Batman title which could be best described as seminal and may...
View ArticleREVIEW: All-Star Batman #1 – Running the Gauntlet
All-Star Batman #2 continues to deliver on its promise of presenting stories with Batman out of his element, against his biggest foes. The second instalment of the “My Own Worst Enemy” arc ups the ante...
View ArticleREVIEW: All-Star Batman #4 – Over The Top
All-Star Batman #4 is kind of a crazy book. Sometimes I’ll mean that in a good way. Sometimes I won’t. This is leaning a bit more towards the latter, I’m afraid. I’m not sure what it is about the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Batman Annual #1 – Holy Holidays, Batman!!
Look, I’ll admit I’m a sucker for Xmas issues of super-hero comics. I can’t really explain why. Maybe it’s because I once owned a DC Digest book called “Christmas With the Super-Heroes.” In any case,...
View ArticleComic News Roundup 12/26/16
TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2016 Details Emerge About Snyder and Capullo’s Batman Reunion Comic Con Coming to Saudi Arabia Rogue One Box Office Update CBLDF Joins Fight Against Censorship in...
View ArticleREVIEW: All-Star Batman #6 – Those Who Favor Fire
All-Star Batman #6 kind of exemplifies the unique approach writer Scott Snyder is taking to this unconventional Batman series. With one arc already under his belt (a hellish road-trip with collaborator...
View ArticleREVIEW: Batman/The Shadow #1: Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Men?
Batman/The Shadow #1 may not be the first time that the Dark Knight has met his more direct literary antecedent, but it may be the flashiest and most high-profile team-up of the two legendary...
View ArticleREVIEW: Dark Days – The Forge #1 – Impenetrable But Intriguing Metal
DC’s big summer event for 2017 has been announced as “Dark Nights – Metal”, which sees “Batman” superstars Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo re-team to tell a big story involving all the heroes of the DC...
View ArticleREVIEW: Dark Nights – Metal #1: Maddeningly Arcane, But With Promise
This isn’t just a review, it’s an admission. I’m afraid I have to tell you all that I’ve contracted an illness. And DC’s latest event title, Dark Nights – Metal #1, by Batman superstars Scott Snyder...
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